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June 6, 2012

JConcepts LP wing mount & chassis weights

Wing height is an important adjustment on all vehicles and remains important to jump and cornering characteristics. JConcepts introduces this aluminium, low-profile, rear wing mount specifically for the B44 buggy, allowing the racer to lower the rear wing by a full 7mm. The low-profile rear wing mount is machined from heavy-duty 6061 T6 aluminium to the exact and unique B44 specifications which allows for easy attachment, use and maintenance. The wing attachment platform maintains the stock angle and geometry and accepts the standard plastic wedge shim used to adjust tuning angle. The low-profile design gives the vehicle a more sleek appearance and maintains more consistent jump characteristics and during wind gust activity.

View the other new product details here

June 6, 2012

Adam Drake triple at JBRL Rd3

Last Saturday saw the 3rd round of the JBRL Nitro Series at Hemet Competition Raceway in Hemet, California. It’s been a while since the JBRL Series visited the track formally known as “The Dirt”. The layout was very technical and got bumpy late in the day. All three mains went really smooth for TLR / Novarossi / Pro-Line driver Adam Drake. Adam was able to settle into a comfortable pace and win all three mains.

View the final results here

June 5, 2012

Dustin Evans wins Top Gun Challenge

The Top Gun Challenge in San Diego, CA, brought out many of SoCal’s best drivers including Ryan Cavalieri, Matt Castellano and Brent Thielke. Arizona driver Brian Kinwald and Denver’s own Dustin Evans were also in attendance to challenge a fast group of local drivers at SDRC Raceway. TLR / JConcepts driver Dustin Evans was on point during the late stages of qualifying. During round 2 of qualifying Dustin built some confidence after taking TQ in a round in the 2wd modified class and then taking overall TQ in the modified truck class. During a changing track condition Dustin settled on the trusty JConcepts Bar Codes in blue compound to tame the SDRC track conditions.

Continue reading the report here

June 5, 2012

Alessio Mazzeo wins Cassino International race

The Circuit Lamberto Collari in Cassino was the host last weekend to top drivers from across Europe including Pietsch, Wischnewski, Spataro, Balestri, Tironi and others, as they took the opportunity to test ahead of August’s 1/10th 200mm Euros on the same track. Qualifying was dominated by KM driver Dario Balestri followed by another Italian driver Biagio Spataro in 2nd while reigning 1/8th scale World Champion Robert Pietsch was 3rd. On Sunday the two semi-finals were won by Serpent driver Alessio Mazzeo and Xray driver Dirk Wischnewski while problems for Pietsch, Spataro and Balestri in the semis meant they failed to make the final. After an initial battle in the main final between Mazzeo and Wischnewski, it was the Max powered Serpent 747 of Mazzeo that took the win followed by Francesco Tironi (Capricorn) in 2nd and Claudio Culoma (Xray) 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 5, 2012

Avid Satellite buggy wheels in white

Avid have announce that the white version of their Satellite buggy wheels are now available for B4.1, RB5, and TLR 22. The release was delayed a few weeks behind the yellow wheels because they wanted to get the white color perfect, and they are really pleased with the bright white color of the production wheels. The goal was to have the white wheels match the white paint on your body without looking yellowed or dull.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

June 5, 2012

Martinho & Cardoso win Portuguese Nationals Rd2

The second round of the Portuguese electric touring car series took place last weekend in Coimbra. In the modified class, the pace throughout the day was extremely fast, with drivers changing positions every lap. Hugo Miguel TQ’d the first round followed closely by Bruno Coelho, João Martinho and Bernardo Cosme. In the second round the top 4 drivers from the previous round made some errors, but in the end João Martinho successfully TQ’d the round in the last lap from José Figueiredo who took second place with an error free run. The third TQ run was set by Hugo Miguel. The final and fourth TQ run was set by Bruno Coelho.

Continue reading the report here

June 5, 2012

PHD MBX-6 reinforced motor mount

Pure Hobby Distribution launches its new line of products with the release of this reinforced motor mount for Mugen’s MBX6 Eco & MBX6-T Eco. Made from durable F39 aluminium, it is designed with an angle of 20° to cover all usual electric motor brands without touching the car’s components, even with larger diameter electric motors. The reinforced structure guarantees lower vibration, durability and offers a better heat dissipation. The motor will be mounted with just one screw and pinions down to 12 teeth can be used without problem. The PHD motor mount fits also in Mugen´s MBX6T truggy conversion kit.

Source: PHD [purehobby.net]

June 5, 2012

Kyosho MP9 driveshafts & R4 RU bulkheads

Kyosho have released a number of new items for the MP9 and the V-One R4. Firstly for the MP9 there are these 3.5mm thick driveshafts which have been designed to increase reliability and to handle the increased power of today’s engines. Included in the TKI3 kit these driveshafts are available as a spare part now. For the R4 there is a new aluminium upper rear bulkhead set to strengthen and stiffen the rear of the car for increased handling and performance. Kyosho have also introduced 200000 CTS high quality silicone diff oil for the diffs of the V-One R4.

View the R4 parts here