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May 16, 2013

Xtreme Racing D812 & SCTE 2.0 carbon fibre options

Xtreme Racing introduce two new option parts for the Hot Bodies D812 buggy and TLR’s SCTE 2.0 truck. First up are the carbon fibre A-arm inserts for the D812. Machined from 1.6mm carbon fibre material the parts are designed to increase the stiffness of the buggy’s lower arms by replacing the kit inserts with a more rigid solution. Included in the set are two front and two rear inserts. The next new part is the carbon fibre battery strap for the TLR SCTE 2.0. The part is designed to replace the stock plastic strap with a stiffer and cooler looking item.

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May 16, 2013

Yeah Racing on-road droop gauge

Yeah Racing introduce this on-road droop gauge with 1mm increments. Machined from aluminium and coming in blue, purple or orange colour the gauge measures the downstop value from -3.5mm up to 9.5mm. The gauge is designed to be used with 15mm chassis support blocks that are available separately.

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May 16, 2013

Barry Baker doubles at DE/Panther Racing Series

San Diego RC Raceway has been host to the 1st annual DE/Panther Racing Series this year and it has been a huge success. Tekno RC’s Barry Baker finished the series with a 1st place overall in both 1/8th Buggy and Pro4. Josh Bertrand and Pres Ilog continued the series podium sweep in 1/8th Buggy, finishing 1st and 2nd overall with their Tekno EB48 electric buggies. In Pro4 the results were similar and Tekno RC would claim the entire podium again. Pres Ilog finished 2nd place and Charles Dunn finished up the series in 3rd. All podium finishes were made with the Tekno RC SCT410.

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May 16, 2013

Avid XB4 machined 2+2 shock pistons

Avid introduce these 2+2 hole shock pistons for the Xray XB4 buggy. They are machined for best possible precision and feature a 2+2 hole design to fine-tune high speed and low speed damping separately. Available are two variants with 1.5mm/1.1mm and 1.6mm/1.1mm holes. The pistons help provide the traction and bump handling of running lighter shock oil or larger piston holes, while still maintaining the control of running heavier oil or smaller hole piston when taking on jumps.

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May 16, 2013

Yokomo B-Max2 option parts announced

Yokomo announce the soon release of a handful of new parts for the B-MaxMR and RS line of 2WD buggies. First up is a new hybrid material chassis set that combines an aluminum chassis plate with composite plastic side rails. Designed for both the MR and RS kit the set is meant to increase chassis stiffness and therefore handling and on-track performance. The second new part are aluminum steering bellcranks with integrated ball bearings. Machined from high quality alloy the parts improve steering response and durability. Next up is a new front upper arm mount with improved stiffness and a higher weight compared to the stock part. Designed to improve the front end feel the narrow-wide part is a direct replacement. Also new is the lower suspension out, again a reinforced part with increased weight for added tenability. Next up are two new battery mounting kits for mid and rear motor cars. The parts save weight and improve pitch stiffness for improved handling characteristics. Also new come aluminium bleeder caps for the ‘X’ shocks. The part come as pairs including screws and seals. Last but not least are two drivetrain parts in the form of an aluminum idler gear and die-cat steel gear diff internals. Both part are meant to improve drivetrain durability.

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May 16, 2013

JConcepts B44.2 aluminum bulkhead cap

New from JConcepts comes this replacement bulkhead center cap for the famous B44.2 buggy kit. The machined aluminum component, anodized in blue, is a handy replacement for the stock plastic unit and is a drop-on to the center slipper assembly. With the motor mount and bulkhead as one assembly in the B44 vehicle, temperatures peak out and transfer through the entire center assembly allowing the new cap to act with heat-sink capability. The stout design with external ribbing has increased strength over the plastic unit, is symmetrical in design and adds a higher level of detail and aesthetic appeal to an already championship vehicle.

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May 16, 2013

ROAR paved on-road nats – report

The 2013 ROAR paved on-road nationals was held in West Palm, Florida and was hosted by Tim Potter and Village raceway with help from ROAR Race management team. The format for the race was one day of practice on Thursday, two rounds of qualifying on Friday, two more rounds on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. The qualifying format was qualifying points with best two rounds out of 4 counting for final qualifying position. Everyone showed up early Thursday morning with hopes of getting in a full day of practice, soon it became apparent that was not going to be the case, most drivers were able to get in a run or two before the downpours came. With the track so was fresh in the morning and lower than expected grip all teams were scratching their heads not knowing whether to change their cars or not. Due to all the rain on Thursday ROAR allowed for some extra practice on Friday which was nice. In the Mod TC class it was Andrew Hardman, Ralph Burch, Paul Lemieux along with Keven Hebert who looked to be the fastest in the limited bit of practice. In the 17.5 TC division it was Scotty Gray leading the way, Scotty is most known for his talents in nitro racing but with the Nationals close to home he came out and was impressively fast in the 17.5 division. In the 13.5TC division Kory Parsons , Josh Cyrul and Andrew Knapp were all looking fast.

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May 16, 2013

Yokomo BD7 option parts announced

Following the announcement of the BD7 RS touring car Yokomo introduce several new option parts for the BD7 competition kit. First up are the aeration shock caps that are designed to improve the car’s handling on bumpy tracks. The bleeder screw caps allow rebound adjustments and come including screws and new O-ring seals. Next up are 2 degree and 6 degree C-hubs to adjust the corner entry and corner exit steering characteristics. The 2 degree hubs improve the initial steering reaction and are best suited for tight tracks and also high grip surfaces where traction rolling is an issue. The 6 degree variants though improve mid and corner exit steering and are best used on tracks with high speed corners.

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