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May 18, 2013

P-S-R OT1 low-friction bearing sets

Power-Save-Racing introduce their OT1 low-friction ball bearing sets for many of today’s 1/8th off-road buggies. Available for the 8ight 2.0/3.0, RC8, MBX6/7, MP9 TKI2/3, RB One R and XB9 the sets include RS and ZZ shielded bearings with the RS ball races are used in very exposed areas whereas the low friction ZZ shielded bearings are used in protected parts of the chassis. The result is a drivetrain with less friction compared to a car running all-rubber sealed bearings.

Source: Power-Save-Racing [power-save-racing.de]

May 18, 2013

Paddy Piston Race – Announcement

Paddy Piston Race - Announcement

Our friends at 1:8 Offroad racing club BADMCC in Northern Ireland have been in contact to let us now about their upcoming (25-26 May) Paddy Piston Race which is now in its fifth year. Held at the club’s impressive track in Graigavon, on which they have carried out extensive work in preparation for the big event, former winners of the race include European Champion Darren Bloomfield, Richard Cree and Graham Alsop who returns this year in search of a hat trick of wins having won the event for the past two years. With the emphasis on offering drivers a great weekend of value, fun and hospitality, the race format will see all drivers get almost 2-hours of track time and on Saturday night the club will host a BBQ, which we have heard can run late into the night. Restricted to 84 drivers, the race uses a controlled tyre with a set, along with inserts and wheels included in the entry fee. A small number of places are still available for the Paddy Piston Race and interested drivers should contact the club at badmcc@talktalk.net.

Source: BADMCC [badmcc.com]

May 18, 2013

Pro-Line SC & monster truck tires

Pro-Line introduce new pre-mounted tires for short course and monster trucks. For SC trucks that use TRX Slash or ProTrac offset wheels Pro-Line presents the M2 compound Badlands SC and Sling Shot SC tires. Both come mounted on black Renegade wheels. For the monster truck side of things PL have the Trencher X 3.8″ and the all-new Shockwave 3.8″ all terrain tires available. Both come pre-mounted on black 17mm hex F-11 rims. Last but not least come the Road Rage 2.8″ street truck tire on Stampede and Rustler compatible Desperade black wheels.

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May 18, 2013

Meen V. doubles at KM World Cup selection race

The second KM World Cup race in Japan attracted some 100 driver to race in the nitro 1/10th and 1/8th classes. The 200mm category saw Meen V. taking TQ in front of Keisuke Fukuda and Hung Cheung Hang. Come the start of the final Meen took off and never looked back taking the win some six seconds ahead of Keisuke. Two laps down Hang managed to secure the remaining podium spot making for a KM Racing 1-2-3. The 1/8th class was again dominated by Meen, Fukuda and Hang with Fukuda chasing Meen hard for the lead but six minutes into the race Keisuke hit a track marker and he had to retire. Now it was on Hang to chase Meen but at the end the KM driver won the race some two laps ahead of Hung Cheung Hang with Trin securing the last remaining podium spot. This again meant an all KM podium with the KM H-K8 prototype filling all top positions.

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May 18, 2013

Overnight rain delays start of Day 2

Overnight rain forced a delayed start to Day 2 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in the Netherlands but with the Apeldoorn track surface having now dried off, helped by 2-hours of open practice, the second round of qualifying has just got underway. With each round of qualifying taking approximately 3 hours to run, the organisers hope to be able to get in two rounds of qualifying today which would then see the best two of the three qualifiers count for the grid for tomorrow’s finals, Sunday’s weather giving a clear dry day. With drivers getting only two rounds of controlled practice yesterday, no reseeding of the heats was made for the first qualifier as the limited running would not have been a true reflection of every driver’s pace and so now at the end of Q2 a reseed will be made for the final qualifier based on each drivers fastest time of the two heats completed.

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May 18, 2013

Johor Indoor Carpet Masters 2013 – report

Johor Indoor Carpet Masters 2013 - report

The inaugural Johor Indoor Carpet Master 2013 was held recently in a sleepy town best known for seafood in Pontian, Johor, a town located down south in Malaysia. The race was organised on a racer for racer concept by Ken Ng who managed to pull some resources as there is no indoor racing track facility in Malaysia. The response for the race was great with some 80 entries from Malaysia and Singapore. The track used was a rather big temporary carpet track and motors being limited to brushless 13.5T. The class was run on hand-out Ride 32R tires. The race saw five rounds of qualifying with the three best would be chosen to determine the final grid. The first four rounds were held on Saturday and recent TITC attendees PY Tang and Azri Amri proved to be very fast. Both secured two wins each round of qualifying however, due to tie break of two combined best rounds, Azri took TQ by 3 seconds over PY, thus handing him overnight TQ on Saturday evening. Come Sunday morning, it was time for the penultimate round of qualifying and everyone had high hopes to do better and staying in the A Main. So the pressure was high and it was PY Tang who came in first thus securing him the top qualifier honours.

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May 18, 2013

PSM MP9 TKI3 carbon shock towers

PSM introduce these carbon fibre shock towers for the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 buggy. Available for the front and rear of the vehicle the shock stays are CNC-machined from 5mm glossy carbon fibre, they are highly impact resistant and weight only 16g and 20g respectively. The parts are a direct replacement for the stock parts and offer additional mounting positions for the shock absorbers.

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May 18, 2013

Pro-Line Proton & Ion T tires

Pro-Line introduce the new Proton buggy indoor clay tire and the Ion T 1/10th truck tire. Starting with the all-new Proton tread, the tire builds on the successful V1 Suburbs design and features the same low tread but the tread is thicker front to back and is more spaced out for improved performance on loose and low traction indoor surfaces. The tire will become available soon in Pro-Line’s MC clay compound. Another addition to PL’s special range of clay tires is the Ion T 2.2″ for 1/10th racing trucks. Currently only available in the clay specific MC compound the tire will soon be also available in M3 soft and M4 super soft compounds.

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