ZZracing have introduced a complete range of titanium screws in sets for some of the most popular cars. These high quality screws come in complete sets for the Xray T3’11 & 12, HB TCX, Yokomo BD5, R12, B-Max2 & B-Max4, Tamiya TRF 416, 417, 511, 201, 501X, 502X & 417X and Durango DEX210, DEX410 & DEX410R.
Source: ZZracing [zzracing.net]
Day 2 of the FEMCA champs is in the bag and in was the turn of the 4wd class to get some practice at the Yatabe Arena followed by 5 rounds of qualifying with 3 to count. A notable absentee is reigning Japanese National Champion and factory Yokomo driver Naoto Matsukura who is missing both qualifying days, having an important school exam this weekend, but will show up on Sunday and hope to bump up from the lower finals into the main. In today’s qualifying it was Thai Yokomo driver Meen Vejrak that sits on pole position with 3 round victories and will start ahead of 2wd top qualifier Akimoto Kota in 2nd driving for Kyosho, while Sugiura Yusuke completes the top 3 also driving for Kyosho. Kikuchi Kai (Yokomo), Maezumi Satoshi (Tamiya), whose wife just gave birth to their 2nd child overnight, and Kono Takayuki (Tamiya) complete the top 6 direct qualifiers. Tomorrow is finals day for both the 2wd and 4wd classes to determine the 2012 FEMCA champion.
View the top 10 after qualifying
L&C Racing, in collaboration with Capricorn, have produced a new type of MLC high performance nitro fuel. The ever increasing performance of the cars together with the tires, puts critical pressure on the engines. Capricorn has developed a new formula of lubricant oil for competition engines and gave the production to L&C racing, resulting in this unique blend of fuel.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
The Durango V2 radio box set is available now as an upgrade for the original DNX408 buggy. The new radio box features an updated design with more room for the receiver and wiring, a neat hinged door for quick and easy battery access and a relocated antenna mount to make access easier.
Source: Durango [team-durango.com]
The Monroe battery brace for B4.1 +8mm, T4.1 and SC10 by JConcepts is highly functional and aesthetic eye-candy, designed from genuine 2.5mm carbon fiber, it performs as good as it looks. With so much variety in today’s batteries and with most vehicles having a flexible mounting position forward and aft, functionality is always a top priority. With the Monroe battery brace, running different battery positions is possible while maintaining the necessary terminal clearance and providing a healthy holding force to keep everything in tact even in the most demanding conditions or the inevitable crash.
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Team Associated have released these new woven carbon-fiber shock towers for the RC8.2 buggy. The front tower is 5mm thick, while the rear is 4mm. These shock towers are lighter than their aluminium Factory Team counterparts, yet they maintain the same optimized geometry as the aluminium versions. Available in May.
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The FEMCA Championships for electric offroad are currently being held in Japan at the Yatabe Arena. The event is open to racers in the FEMCA region which includes all of Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. Friday saw the first action on the track for the 2wd class with 5 rounds of qualifying with the best 3 to count. The top 6 go direct to the main final and the remaining 4 drivers bump up from the lower final. Following the 5 rounds of qualifying it was Akimoto Kota that took the pole position for Kyosho ahead of Kikuchi Kai driving a Yokomo with Sanpei Tatsuya in 3rd for Kyosho. Meen Vejrak from Thailand is the only non Japanese driver in the top 16 sitting 4th with a Yokomo, Maezumi Satoshi (Tamiya) and Enomoto Keisuke (Yokomo) complete the top 6 direct qualifiers. Tomorrow sees the 4wd qualifying run before the finals are run on Sunday to decide the FEMCA Champion.
View the top 10 after qualifying
The organisers of the biggest annual Indoor Off-Road Race in Russia were in touch to tell us about their event. It will take place from the 13th to 15th of april as a part of the major Toy fair ‘Hobby Expo 2012’ in Moscow and attracts top pilots from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to battle it out in 11 classes covering OffRoad 1:18, OffRoad 1:10, OffRoad 1:8. The carpet covered track is 30X18 meters size and specially designed for this event and has so far attracted 170 entries, which is around 120 people. There are still places available so if you are interested you can enter here.
