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October 13, 2012

Avid RC8.2 rear hub & chassis brace support

Avid introduce two new option part for the Team Associated RC8.2 platform in the form of adjustable aluminium rear hubs and a rear chassis brace support. The aluminium rear hubs incorporate many adjustments available for the first time on the RC8 platform. First, the hubs feature 3.5mm thick carbon fibre mounting towers which can be flipped to have a total of 8 possible upper link locations for fine-tuning. Secondly, the rear hinge pin pivots on machined delrin inserts which can be flipped or changed to get 1 of 4 possible axle height locations in 1mm increments. The hubs are made of 7075 aluminium and then machined with the signature machined highlight. Each set includes two aluminium hubs, four hub towers, four standard hub inserts, four mid hub inserts, mounting hardware and an Avid mini decal sheet.

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October 13, 2012

Volker TQs first qualifier at ETS season opener

Defending Yokomo Euro Touring Series Champion Ronald Volker got his 2012/13 campaign off to the perfect start on Day 1 of the season opener in Germany as he backed up his practice topping pace with a TQ run in the first round of qualifying. The German was one of the few drivers to keep his car on four wheels for the 5-minute run and took the round by a comfortable 2.5 seconds from Team Associated’s Juho Levanen with Yokomo team-mate Yannic Prumper completing the Top 3.

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October 12, 2012

Avid SC10 12mm hex conversion kit

The Avid SC10 12mm hex conversion kit is designed for the Team Associated SC10 FT and RTR in order to use 12mm hex wheels. The set comes preassembled and includes genuine Team Associated steering blocks and front axles, Avid 12mm clamping hex adapters, Revolution bearing and solid axle pins. The conversion kit also includes solid axle pins, 12mm clamping hexes for the rear axles, and it is is capped off with a set of 4 black anodized aluminum wheel nuts.

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October 12, 2012

JConcepts B-Max2 Finnisher body

JConcepts introduce the Finnisher design body shell for the Yokomo B-Max2 buggy. The cab forward body is a direct replacement for the kit shell and features an increased windshield angle for better jumping characteristics and an increased steering feeling. The side-pods have been simplified and JC chamfered to remove unwanted changes in height to neutralize the at-speed handling. The rear of the cab has a new step feature which allows the placement of a secondary side window and also a louver which can be trimmed to allow air to escape at the top of the body. Included come two 6.5″ wide hi-clearance wings window masks and decal sheet.

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October 12, 2012

Video – Pro Pit Tip with Dustin Evans

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Following on from our Pro Pit Tip video with Steven Hartson earlier in the week we have now released the video with Dustin Evans. Filmed at the recent Fall Indoor Nationals at RC Excitement in Fitchburg MA, we teamed up with Jason Ruona of JConcepts to talk to the pro drivers at the event to get some insight into their indoor clay setup.

October 12, 2012

Volker sets early pace at ETS season opener

The sixth season of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series got underway today in Muelheim-Kaerlich, Germany, with defending champion Ronald Volker laying out his intentions early as he set the pace in the first round of timed practice. Having had two free practice runs in the morning, in the first of the two timed practice runs from which the fastest three laps will determine the reseed for this evening’s opening round of qualifying, Volker put his new Yokomo BD7 top of the time sheets ahead of the new Xray T4 of Norwegian Adrien Bernsten.

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October 12, 2012

VP Pro 1/8 GT belted tire announced

VP Pro is working on a belted 1/8th GT tire as this rendering reveals. Currently in testing stages the on-road tire will come with an inner reinforcement for added stability and durability and comes with a unique black or white wheel. No word on an exact release date yet but we were told the tire will become available soon.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

October 12, 2012

CRC wins big at 2012 IIC

Calandra Racing Concepts drivers John Tortorice, David Ehrlich and Andrew Knapp have won their respective classes at the recent 2012 International Indoor Championship. In the 1/12th 17.5T class John Tortorice swept the competition and was sidelined by his CRC team mates Mark Smyka and Kenny Lambert who took the remaining podium spots. The World GT podium again was an all-CRC affair with David Ehrlich, Mario Ficco and Brian Bohlman taking the Top 3. In the 1/12th 13.5T class Andrew Knapp took the win with the brand new XTi car that had a strong first showing at the on-road World Champs earlier this year.

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