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July 23, 2013

JJ Wang dominates 2013 Timezone Nitro Grandprix

Mugen Seiki Factory Driver JJ Wang wins both 1/10 Sedan Class and 1/8 GP On Road at the 2013 Timezone Nitro Grandprix in Battle Ground, Washington. Driving his Novarossi powered MTX5, JJ qualified 5th into the sedan A-Main. In the finals, JJ moved up quickly into the lead position and kept the lead to take the win. In the 1/8 GP class, driving the new MRX5 WC edition powered by Novarossi, JJ TQ’d the class with near track breaking lap times. In the 45 minute finals, choosing a tire change strategy, JJ built up enough lead for the tire change to seal the win and take a double victory at Timezone. The Timezone raceway is a European style track here in the USA and the annual race has been a popular event during summer racing.

Source: Mugen USA [mugenracing.com]

July 23, 2013

JConcepts Metrix 8th buggy tyre

JConcepts introduce the Metrix 1/8th buggy tyre that deputed during the 2012 IFMAR World Championships and won the 2013 Dirt Nitro Challenge. Utilising a stacked centre tread, with aspects carried over from the Crossbow tyre the Metrix is designed to give great forward bite on dusty and loose conditions while the directional outer lugs smoothly transition over rough terrain for an easy to drive feeling. The staggered and directional Bar Code inspired sidewall treatment offers a less agressive initial steering response but a balanced feel for more driver confidence on rutted, bumpy and wavy deteriorating track sections. Available in medium yellow, medium soft red, soft blue, super soft green and mega soft black compounds and including lightweight and durable profiled closed cell inserts. Also available are pre-mounted green compound tyres.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 23, 2013

Ghea Racing MBX7 hard-coated pivot balls

Available soon from Swedish company Ghea comes this set of 16 pivot balls for the Mugen MBX7 buggy. Made from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming hard-coated for wear resistance and a factory look the ball are lighter and more durable than the standard kit parts.

Source: Ghea Racing [ghea.se]

July 23, 2013

Tim Altmann wins RC Lemans Series Rd5

The fifth round of the RC LeMans Series 2013 took place at the EVMC track in Velp, NL. 28 drivers attended in the Pro10 class and after qualifying Rene Fischer took TQ in front of Nic Boon and Tobias Weist who put his car on the third spot in the grid. Qualifying was very close with the top five cars all being within 2 seconds. The overall win after the three finals went to Tim Altmann coming from fifth position and taking all three legs. Rene Fischer dropped one place and ended up in second position with Tobias Weist completing the podium. The lower finals went to Joachim Behnken who took the B final and Mathijs Hermens was successful in the C final.

Thanks to Frank Buesener for sending the report.

July 23, 2013

T.O.P. Photon EX double joint universal driveshafts

T.O.P. announce the release of double joint universal driveshafts for the Photon EX touring car. Intended to be used the front end of the car the design of the driveshafts reduces the angle of the U-joints resulting is minimised chattering at high steering angles and therefore a smoother and more efficient drive train. The shafts are made from high-quality steel, come hardened and include two ball bearings that are needed for completion.

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July 23, 2013

Xtreme Racing 8ight 3.0 carbon fibre shock towers

Xtreme Racing introduce these carbon fibre shock towers for the TLR 8ight 3.0 buggy. The front damper stay is made from 5mm material while the rear variant is cut from 4mm carbon fibre. Both parts are a direct replacement and retain the stock suspension geometry while scrubbing some weight for a lower centre of gravity.

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July 23, 2013

Team Losi Racing 22-series aluminium rear hubs

Designed for all 22-series vehicles such as the 22 buggy, 22T stadium and the 22SCT short course truck are these rear aluminium hub carriers from Team Losi Racing. They sport an updated design over the previous version and now feature four mounting positions for the outer camber rod ball stud instead of five. The new parts allow to run lower outer ballstuds without having to fear any interference issues when the suspension fully compresses.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

July 23, 2013

Spec-R R1 Pro Spec touring car kit

Spec-R introduce the R1 Pro Spec 1/10th electric touring car kit. Based on the already well-equipped competition car the updated kit includes a new 2.25mm carbon chassis plate, 2mm new style upper deck, 3mm front and rear shock towers, as well as a CNC-machined aluminium central servo mount, an aluminium fan mount and soft shock O-rings. Other features of the chassis like the all alloy bulkheads, standard length shock absorbers and front and rear alloy suspension mounts remain untouched.

Click here to view the standard features and a photo of the new parts