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February 8, 2013

2013 JConcepts Indoor National Series gets underway in Missouri

The opening round of the 2013 JConcepts Indoor National Series got underway in St.Louis, Missouri, this morning with SmacTrac playing host to the ‘JConcepts Winter Indoor Nationals’. The first race on the 5 round calendar, the event has attracted a quality 300+ plus entry with all of last season’s champions in attendance as they look to defend their titles but they face increasingly strong opposition from Kyosho’s Jared Tebo and Associated’s Ryan Maifield, two big names drivers who have declared their intentions to go for the title in this the 3rd running of the series.

View our complete event coverage here.

February 8, 2013

Protoform on-road body teaser

Protoform have sent us this teaser picture of an upcoming on-road body shell. No details are known yet but the front details, cab design and overall appearance suggests that it very likely is a new 1/8th nitro on-road body. More information to follow.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

February 8, 2013

Reedy Sonic 540 Mach 2 motor

At the JConcepts Winter Indoor Nationals Reedy are debuting their new Sonic 540 Mach 2 motor. Small modifications were made to enhance performance, reliability and user-friendliness. A new alloy end cap replaces the plastic version to prevent accidental timing movement and to provide better bearing alignment. Strategically placed vent holes are now slightly smaller to reduce the chance of debris entering the motor while still maintaining excellent airflow. Internal changes include new bearing sizes to increase maximum RPM and to improve reliability as well as silver plated solder tabs to reduce power robbing resistance. The precision balanced high-strength sintered rotor remains the same as in the original model with a variety of optional rotors available to fine-tune for specific applications and tracks. New 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 models are now available for greater fine-tuning for specific conditions.

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February 8, 2013

Taylor Petersen joins Xray Factory Team

Xray announce the signing of top US off-road racer and World Championship A main finalist Taylor Petersen. He will race in all the off-road categories using Xray’s XB9, XT8, 808E and the new XB4. Taylor says:

I would like to thank Xray & RC America for the opportunity to better my racing career. I look forward to getting to the track and start racing with the team. It is the start of what i hope will be a great relationship together. I’m super excited about the new opportunities they have asked me to pursue with 1/10. The quality of the product was apparent on my first kit build. Can’t wait to hit the track.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 8, 2013

Spec-R LED pit light

Spec-R introduce the new ultra thin LED pit light with 30 super bright LEDs. Sporting an aluminium cover, 15 white and 15 yellow LEDs the lamp offers three modes to adjust the colour temperature to your liking. Mode 1 gives a white light while mode 2 gives a more yellowing light. Mode three is a mixture of both as all LEDs are in action. The light comes with a built-in Lithium battery and 5-step dimming.

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February 8, 2013

Donny Lia wins 13.5 Pro Stock @ Snowbirds

SpeedMerchant team driver Donny Lia brought home the hardware in 1/12th 13.5 Pro Stock at this year’s Snowbird Nationals held in sunny Orlando Florida. The unique 24-hour format race features Road Course and Oval broken up into 12-hour intervals and has attendance of up to 500 race entries every year. Due to work commitments, Donny wasn’t able to fly down to the race until Wednesday evening, missing all of the organized road course practice. Using the race qualifiers for gathering your set-up information is never ideal, but sometimes it’s your only option. Donny’s Rev.7 was quickly on pace and his SpeedMerchant ‘New School’ front suspension was carving up the track. After some small tweaks early Sunday morning, we knew we had the car to beat in the A-main later that day.

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February 8, 2013

Tresrey DEX210 +10mm chassis

Tresrey introduce the +10mm chassis for the Team Durango DEX210 buggy. Designed in collaboration with MotogoSeiki the chassis is machined from 7075 aluminium, sports a 10mm longer wheelbase and is 1mm thicker than the stock alloy chassis. Compared to the kit item the new chassis is 17g lighter and offers better rigidity and durability for better rear traction and stability. The chassis is made in Japan and includes the needed inserts for the side rails.

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February 7, 2013

Magi Re-signs with Reds Racing

Reds Racing announce that 2012 EFRA European Buggy Champion B Alessandro Magi has re-signed for the racing season 2013. It will be Magi’s third consecutive year with the Reds Racing team. Alessandro will be working with Mario Rossi in order to develop the company’s off-road line of engines.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it] / Photo: Neo Buggy