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April 26, 2012

Drake wins 1/8th BL at 2012 Silver State

TLR, Pro-Line and Tekin driver Adam Drake took TQ and 1st in the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy class at the Silver State Nitro Challenge in Boulder City, NV. The 10 minute final saw an amazing battle between Drake, Kortz, Moller, Lutz, and Wernimont. In the final Drake and Kortz exchanged the lead multiple times in the closing laps, but Kortz made a mistake on the final lap that allowed Wernimont to take second place. Drake came home with the victory followed by Wernimont and Kortz in third.

Many thanks to Adam Drake for sending the report.

April 26, 2012

TLR Ten-SCTE bleed shock caps & Ti-nitride parts

TLR introduce new option parts for the Ten-SCTE truck in the form of titanium-nitride front and rear inner and outer hinge pins, shock shafts and bleeder shock caps. The hinge pins and the front and rear shock shafts are titanium-nitride coated for added durability and less friction meaning a better performing suspension. Also new are the aluminium bleeder shock caps. They make building and rebuilding of the shocks easier and come with O-rings and screws.

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April 26, 2012

TLR 22 & 22T aluminium bleeder shock caps

Team Losi Racing have released these aluminium bleeder shock caps for the TLR/Losi 22 and 22T. They do away with the need to use the plastic shock caps of the RTR vehicles if you wish to make your life easier when (re)building your 22 shocks. Included in the set are two caps with hardware with the screws and washers are also available separately.

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April 26, 2012

DE Racing Borrego 8 wheels

DE Racing has just released a new line of 1/8 scale buggy wheels. Making use of the already known 1/10 scale Borrego wheels the 1/8 scale siblings bring a touch of scale realism and style adopted from the pro buggy class of short course racing, and incorporate a simulated bead lock ring and foam mud plug to their design. Available in black, silver, white and yellow colour the wheels feature a rigid sidewall, larger diameter and width, 17mm hex and a glue channel to make mounting easy. The rims are sold in packs of four and also sport extra internal clearance for modified Losi 8ights.

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April 26, 2012

Víctor Peláez wins Spanish 200mm Champs Rd2

The second round of the Spanish 200mm National Championship was held in Gijón, with the weather forecast expecting rain for all the three days. This meant that all drivers had to adapt both their cars and their driving skills to all kind of situations, foreseeing that all qualifiers and all finals will be completely different one to another. Friday was useless, with the track completely wet there was no point on risking the car in free practice. Without being able to test one single minute, qualifiers started and as it was predicted they weren’t going to be easy at all. It was all about which tires worked and at what time. With the track being in a somewhat in-between state, nor flooded, nor dry, the window to choose between different tires was wide open and to make it even more interesting short moments of sun and showers took turn. TQ then went to Edu Escandón who opted for the right set of tires for the last qualifier, which strangely enough were dry tires, despite the track was still humid. Jonnhy Pastor took the runner-up sport with Luis Cayetano and Raul Casado following in third and fourth place.

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April 26, 2012

Bittydesign A8 Force body & mudguards

Bittydesign introduce the Force body for Agama’s A8 buggy. Designed in cooperation with Italian Agama drivers Riccardo Perin and Stefano Cantoni the body produces improved front end grip in both low and high speed corners while maximising rear downforce due to the redesigned side pods. The roof section sports a small fin to add engine protection. Made from 1.0mm Lexan material the body comes clear with outer protective film, window masks and decal sheet. Also available are suitable rear mudguards. They are made from clear 1.0mm Lexan and protect the wishbones, driveshafts and shock absorbers from becoming excessively dirty in muddy racing conditions.

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April 26, 2012

RPM Ten-SCTE rear bumper, mud flaps & number plate

RPM introduce the rear bumper and mud flaps and number plate kit for Losi’s Ten-SCTE truck. Available separately the redesigned rear bumper adds protection to the bodyshell by being relocated compared to the stock part. Added material around the screw holes make for a more rigid bumper. The mud flaps and number plate kit is an accessory item that adds a scale look to the truck. The mounting holes of the mud flap support arms place the mud flaps at an angled 15 degree, mimicking a few renegade full-sized short course trucks currently in popular racing series. Both the rear bumper as well as the mud flaps and number plate kit are sold separately and come with mounting hardware and instructions.

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April 26, 2012

KM World Cup Hong Kong selection race Rd5

The fifth round of the KM World Cup Hong Kong selection race took place last weekend at the HK-based ACO track. KM H-K1 driver Nicolas Lee from Singapore dominated the qualifiers and took TQ in front of Dirty Tiger and Hung Cheung Hang, both also piloting H-K1 chassis. Come the finals Nicolas had a slow start with Dirty Tiger and Hung Cheung Hang putting pressure on him and eventually overtaking him as the result of two errors made by the pole-sitter. Around the 15 minutes mark Hang made a mistake leading in a flame out meaning Nicolas was able to grab second place. Only a minute later disaster stroke for Dirty Tiger who broke his car making way for Nicolas, with Hung Cheung Hang finishing two laps down in second and Vincent Tang (KM H-K1) in third place.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]