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March 6, 2012

2012 Chi-Town Shootout report

The 2012 Chi-Town Shootout was held this past weekend at Leisure Hours Raceway. Top drivers were in attendance from all over the country making for some great racing and a combined 340 entries made this event a record breaking year. In the 2wd Modified Buggy class, Chad Due started 5th but it wasn’t long before he was well in contention. At the start of the A-main event, Castellano and Hartson got into each other right away letting Root and Horne battle it out for a couple laps in the lead position. Root made a pass and led for several laps until he made a small mistake. Horne and Due were on the move and after Root’s mistake they were now battling for the lead. Due had a small bobble which put him back about a straight-away from Horne. Mid-way through the race the battle for the lead really started to heat up. Due charged up on Horne and applied some pressure and the leader made a small mistake. Due took the lead where he relied on his experience and technique to finish the race off in style. Chad Due crossed the line just before the 6 minute mark to finish on his own with a victory lap.

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March 6, 2012

Niclas Nilsson wins, Michael Nilsson champion

The sixth and final round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup was held in Gothenburg and 30 drivers attended in the Modified class, which is quite good for this time of the season. The track saw some low grip and a tight and very technical layout making it very hard to go fast. After three rounds of qualifying Niclas Nilsson took TQ followed closely by Michael Nilsson and super talented Niklas Johansson, normally driving 1/8 onroad. After some nice qualifying we made it into the finals.

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March 6, 2012

Mckune Design MD-FGX carbon fiber conversion

Mckune Design is pleased to announce the release of the much anticipated MD-FGX carbon fiber conversion kit for the 3Racing FGX Formula 1 RC car. The MD-FGX conversion kit allows the use of either standard or shorty 7.4V LiPo batteries. Other features include tunable chassis flex with a regular and stiff tie plate, carbon front wing mount, new standoff location for motor clearance and the ability to run the FGX optional aluminium motor mount, front weight and aluminium steering rack. MD-FGX is available as a complete kit or the chassis and top deck assembly can be purchased separately. Both the chassis and top deck assembly are a direct replacement for stock FGX parts.

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March 6, 2012

Xtreme Racing XO-1 carbon chassis

Xtreme Racing has produced a replacement 3mm thick carbon fiber chassis and top plate for the Traxxas XO-1. Save 16 grams with this replacement, which works with the aerodynamic elements of the original kit part, while keeping a stiffer chassis for more consistent handling over those 100mph+ runs.

Source: Xtreme Racing [xtremercracing.com]

March 6, 2012

Serpent Cobra-B Team edition

Serpent have released a Team Edition version of their S811 Cobra buggy. The new kit include the pro-version 5.5mm machined aluminium shock towers in 7075-T6 alumnium front and rear and hard coated shock-caps front and rear. The use of larger, stronger bearings on all 4 corners of the car makes the Cobra even more reliable combined with new spring-steel wheel-axles. The new V3 diff-coupler and pinion system with 2 larger bearings also improves reliability a lot. The lower rear wing, as already in use on the E-Cobra is now also fitted to the GP Buggy. Finally the machined lowered pockets of the chassis plate have been revised to reduce flex, creating a stiffer / stronger chassis.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 6, 2012

Arrowmax MTX5 titanium steering turnbuckles

Arrowmax have released this pair of steering turnbuckles for the Mugen MTX5 and other similar vehicles. Made from high quality titanium, they are super lightweight yet very strong.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

March 6, 2012

Xray RX8 optional brake disk adapter

For serious racers concentrating on weight savings, Xray’s new optional RX8 brake disk adapter is CNC-machined from tough 7076 T6 aluminium and has been strategically lightened compared to the standard adapter. Rotating mass is reduced without sacrificing strength or durability. Includes factory-pressed pins which are non-replaceable.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 6, 2012

Arena Delrin TC spur gears

New from Arena, is this range of lightweight and durable CNC machined Delrin spur gears for touring car. Available in 48P only from 80 to 87 teeth, they fit the Xray, Tamiya, Serpent, Hot Bodies and Yokomo chassis’.

Source: RC Market [rcmarket.com.hk]