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May 11, 2012

TeamSR TLR 22T front shock tower

For the highly popular TLR 22T TeamSR have released this 4mm thick carbon fiber front shock tower. This functional yet aesthetically pleasing hop up is manufactured from true quasi-isotropic chassis grade carbon fiber and comes with pre-glued wet look edges to cut down on the much dreaded preparation time, recessed holes for the body mounts as well as all the necessary hardware required. This tower is a direct replacement of the stock tower and intended for the use with the TLR 22T only.

Source: TeamSR [teamsr.co]

May 11, 2012

SMP MRX-5 lightweight 2-speed axle

Swiss company SMP Racing have released this ultra lightweight 2-speed gearbox axle for the Mugen MRX-5. Made from titanium it is very strong and to increase durability the surface has also been hard coated. To achieve the weight of 25 grams, the centre of the axle has also been drilled out.

Source: SMP [smp-slide.ch]

May 11, 2012

Short Course Showdown Rd3 report

On back to back weekends JConcepts keeps its winning streak alive by TQ’ing and winning all 3 expert classes at round 3 of the Short Course Showdown. The Trackside Hobbies crew did an amazing job with this year’s track layout and surface prep. With plenty of elevation changes, off-camber turns, rhythm sections, and high-bite conditions, the racing was tight and super exciting.

Continue reading the report here

May 11, 2012

Polish TC Champs Rd1 win for Blazej Orlowski

The first round of the Polish touring car championships took place in Warsaw last weekend at a track in Bemowo. This one day event saw 4 rounds of qualifying along with finals on the same day and traction from start to finish was in the low/middle level making driving with the strong wind on the track very difficult. The event was dominated by Team Dualsky/Xray driver Blazej Orlowski who won the Modified class in the front of top Pro Stock driver Michal Orlowski driving a Tamiya chassis and Mateusz Ogonowski in third place with a Yokomo chassis. Blazej made the best lap of the race with a 15.6 second lap using the brand new XC850TF ESC from Team Dualsky along with the Z5 motor.

Image: APR-Foto

May 11, 2012

T-Work’s glow plug holder

T-Work’s have introduced this glow plug holder featuring a compact circular design. Able to hold more plugs than any other glow plug holder of the same size, its uses plastic inserts with o-ring means you will no longer need to worry about leaky fuel guns or dirty tools and tires contaminating your spare glow plugs in your Pit Bag or Tool Box. This convenient caddy comes in 4 anodized colors, red, black, orange & Tamiya blue and will each hold 6 turbo or standard glow plugs.

Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]

May 11, 2012

Nick Cattuna takes double at Cape Fear series Rd2

This past weekend was round 2 of the Cape Fear Championship Series at Cape Fear Raceway in Fuquay Varina NC. The Track was in prime condition and with the track taking a groove very early on Nick Cattuna went to Pro-Line’s Newest tire the Tazers which were up to the task of propelling him into a solid TQq in Pro Buggy and starting 2nd in E-buggy. Even after 25 minutes of hard racing in the Nitro A main final the tires continued to set the pace giving Nick Cattuna the win in Pro Nitro Buggy. He then went on to back that up with a win in the E-buggy class with some Revolver 2.0 M4 compound tires.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

May 11, 2012

Phend wins Factory Tracks Midwest series Rd1

The first round of the Factory Tracks Midwest series was held last weekend at AMS Raceway in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Over 180 entrants competed in every electric off-road class imaginable, from 2wd buggy to 1/8th E Truggy. The AMS facility provided an excellent venue for the event, which is the only indoor race on the FTMS calendar. The layout provided some high flying action for the fastest classes, but was still very manageable for all skill levels. Electric 1/8th buggy has become one of the more popular classes in the Factory Tracks Series, and the large number of entries in this year’s season opener is a good indicator of things to come. After overcoming some mechanical issues early in qualifying, TLR/Horizon driver Dakotah Phend put his TLR 8ight-E 2.0 on the pole position. Once the A-main began, there was no looking back for the TQ, but there would be plenty of action in the rest of the field. Mike Sontag would take the second spot and Chris Peterson would take the final podium position.

Source: RC Races [rcraces.com]

May 10, 2012

Traxxas Rob MacCachren Edition Slash

Desert-racing legend and Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame member Rob MacCachren has one of the longest and most storied careers in motorsports—he won his first off-road championship at just 8 years old. In his nearly 40 years of racing, Rob’s long tally of wins includes three Borg Warner Cup wins, three Governor’s Cup wins, three consecutive Pro 2WD championships (2008-2010), and ten SCORE Baja victories (five each in the Baja 500 and Baja 1000). And now, Rob’s signature Mopar/RAM Pro 2WD is the latest Traxxas Slash Race Replica model.

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