Motonica have introduced an upgrade kit to update the P81 Pro to the latest P81 RS. The kit includes the floating radio plate, aluminum sway bar mounts, shock towers for more mounting points and aluminium parts to stiffen the rear of the car.
Source: Motonica [motonica.com]
Andernach in Germany plays host to the finale of the 2010/11 Yokomo Euro Tourng Series this weekend (8-10th July) with a world class entry of almost 300 drivers from around the globe set to descend on the home town of reigning World & ETS Modified Champion Marc Rheinard. 13 of the Top 14 finishers from last year’s World Championships will compete in the sixth & final round of the series’ fourth season with a massive 27 nations being represented. The 21st running of an ETS event, the championship regulars will be joined by former World Champion Atsushi Hara and American ace Paul Lemieux, setting the stage for a thrilling three days of competition.
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Much More have released a new Mini-Z tire truer for preparing your tires to match track conditions and setup. The motor that drives the device is powered by a separate power supply or 5 ~ 8V battery. The truer comes supplied with the DC motor, sandpaper and rubber belt.
Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]
Last Saturday was round four on Southern California’s JBRL Nitro Series, sponsored by TLR, held at Palm Desert Raceway. The event turnout was light with around 100 entries due to the Holiday weekend and the extreme temperatures of 118 degrees with a track temp of 166 degrees. In qualifying it was Team Losi Racing / Novarossi driver Adam Drake who set the pace in both of the expert 1/8th classes, the extreme temperatures making chassis and engine tuning difficult for most of the racers. At the start of the truck main Drake began to pull away and at the end of the 25 minute main Drake took the win followed by Brad Wintermantle in 2nd, who was also driving a TLR 8ight T 2.0, with Jessie Robinson in 3rd for Mugen.
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TLR and Losi’s Frank Root, Matt Schreffler, Drew Moller, Trevor Adamo and Colby Poh raced the 7th Round of the West Coast Championship Series this past weekend at WCRC Raceway. In 2wd Buggy, the TLR crew put on a clinic with 22’s in the top 5 spots on the grid led by Trevor Adamo’s TQ. The main would be all 22’s again with Trevor leading the field off from pole, with Drew Moller in the 2 and Frank Root in the 3. Frank made a move to the 2 spot, then got by Trevor for the lead when Trevor had a bobble in the woops section. A daring attempt by Trevor to quickly regain the lead would not work out and drop him from 2nd to 4th where he would finish. Up front, Frank would put in clean laps and take the win ahead of Drew Moller and a hard charging Matt Schreffler giving TLR a clean sweep of the podium! Pro2 (Modified SC) was all Frank Root. Frank’s Losi XXX-SCT with the TLR Tuned Kit was on point in qualifying taking an easy TQ. The single 5-minute main started with Frank pulling out to an early lead, and he would nearly lap the field by the end of the race taking a dominant win and his second of the day.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
On one of the largest tracks a 1/10 Short Course truck will ever see, Andrew Smolnik won the 2wd Open SC class with his Viper powered TQ SX10 SC at the 2011 AMS in Alabama. Only running a 10.5 motor on a track large enough to run the best 1/8 racers in the world, the steady consistently handling of the SX10 SC let Smolnik drive to the win in the two final race combined format.
Source: TQ Racing [tqracing.net]
The new Core RC LiPo battery range is designed to provide low cost racing or RTR fun with all the advantages of LiPo battery technology. These rounded batteries are an ideal replacement for older technology 7.2v NiMh and NiCds, fitting into most RTR and sport vehicles alike. Available in 4000mAh and 3000mAh 20C packs fitted with Deans Ultra Plug for extreme high current load and JST-EH Balance type plug.
Serpent have released this complete tube set for their S120L 1/12th scale chassis. Supplied with all the hardware to make the change, it is mainly to be used in the modified class in place of the central monoshock with through shaft.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
