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August 10, 2021

Schumacher Outdoor Off Road Masters Rd3 – Report

This past weekend was the third round of the fantastic SOOM series, there was once again a great entry of drivers present. The race format was round by round qualifying, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. Then everyone has 1 final except for the 3 legged A finals. The Herts team had designed a fantastic track layout for the event, many racers were pleasantly surprised to see such a great track and facility. The layout was changed quite substantially between 2wd and 4wd. In 2wd qualifying it was Lee Martin who would take TQ in 3 rounds to line up on pole. Jamie Hall would be 2nd and his brother Tommy Hall would line up 3rd.

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August 10, 2021

Daniel Kobbevik double at Norwegian Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the Norwegian Nationals was held at the technical and bumpy astro track ‘Radoy Raceway’. This is on the west coast of Norway, so weather can change fast and be pretty bad, but this weekend was warm and nice weather. Every thing was organised well and it was good amount of drivers and fun in the pits. 2wd qualifiers started Saturday morning and Daniel Kobbevik was in his own league, taking the TQ in all four rounds. That meant Daniel could start from pole with his Hobbywing/Sunpadow powered Xray XB2. In A1 Daniel pulled away right away and lapped the whole field. In A2 Daniel was hit by a car in the start and when Daniel tried to get passed, he was taken out again, falling down to 5th place, and had to work the way back to the front but still managed to take a comfy win. This gave Kobbevik the overall win ahead of Yokomo driver Adrian Sognestad in 2nd and Vincent Rûger with his Xray in 3rd.

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August 10, 2021

Associated DR10, SR10 & RB10 complete shock kits

Associated released these complete shock kits to upgrade your DR10, SR10 and RB10 RTR. Featuring hard anodised threaded bodies, machined Delrin pistons, TiN-coated shafts and low-friction X-Rings, these shock kits will transform the performance and look of your DR10, SR10, RB10, or any other compatible vehicle. Team Associated’s proven race shock construction ensures a leak-free, silky smooth operating shock, time after time. These 12mm complete shock kits can replace your stock RTR shocks. Kits contain parts for two shocks. Springs are not included.

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August 9, 2021

Element RC Enduro Knightrunner 4×4 RTR

Aimed towards the serious RC rock crawler enthusiast, the new Enduro Knightrunner 4×4 RTR from Element RC is packed full of performance features and concourse scale realism that are sure to impress. The body shell features injection moulded grill, mirrors, door handles, wipers and more to heighten the scale realism of the thermoformed polycarbonate body designed by James Knight of Knight Customs. The extra decal sheet includes additional overlanding graphics and sponsor logos to outfit the Knightrunner 4×4 for a custom look. Element RC has partnered with industry-leading aftermarket manufacturers including DeMello Off-road, Front Runner, Magnaflow and General Tire to provide the highest level of scale realism possible.

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August 6, 2021

1up Racing pink ball diff grease

Formulated with extensive testing from their Factory Drivers and made for modern high-grip indoor racetracks, 1up Racing are excited to introduce their pink ball diff grease. This super tacky ball diff grease gives you the on-power steering and high-speed stability needed to push your buggy with confidence and shave away at your lap times. Supplied in a 3 gram container.

Source: 1up Racing [1upracing.com]

August 6, 2021

Ninja JX21-B06 offroad buggy engine

Mugen Seiki have presented their new Ninja JX21-B06 offroad buggy engine. The innovative JX21-B06 includes the easy to tune 22E carburettor with 6.5mm reducer which provides smoother, easy to drive, power and increased fuel efficiency. The B06 has a square bore and stroke which has smoother power characteristics and improved fuel consumption. Internally, the DLC coated crankshaft is tungsten weighted while on top, the lightweight cooling head provides exceptional cooling and stable operating temperatures.

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August 5, 2021

Exotek B6.3 black & blue bulkheads & mounts

More new black and blue anodised options for the Associated B6.3 from Exotek Racing. First up is the heavy duty 7075 alloy front camber mount that has been intricately machined to reduce its weight to only 15 grams, only 4 more than stock, while insuring its heavy duty construction. Also up front is the 10 gram bulkhead that has 2 settings for kick up 25° and 30°, depending on which direction it’s mounted. The customised polished black base with blue chamfered accents goes great with your stock plastic parts or after market blue parts. At the rear there is the 7075 alloy rear ball stud mount and alloy wing mounts which are extra durable, but machined to be lightweight (10gr total) and use the stock wing spacer and hardware to mount your wing. For the transmission of the car there is a new lightweight polished titanium slipper bolt that is almost half the weight of the stock bolt at 2.2 grams. This titanium bolt lightens your rotating mass and lowers your CG and is a direct fit on the stock laydown top shaft and slipper and uses the stock slipper pin and hardware.

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August 5, 2021

Hudy dark grey set-up boards

Hudy have released new dark grey versions of their lightweight set-up boards, available in 4 different sizes to fit all the different RC scales. A must have pit board accessories for every RC car racer, the new thinner set-up board is significantly lighter and more compact and so is very handy to pack for travel. Hudy set-up boards are the true and original set-up boards with exceptionally flat, warp resistant surface that allows precise set-up adjustments.

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