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June 21, 2011

ROAR region 2 electric on-road paved regionals

This past weekend’s electric on-road paved regional in region 2 brought racers to Jackson R/C, site of the upcoming electric paved on-road nationals at the end of July. Mother Nature cooperated nicely with a warm, breezy day and the event finished under the lights when the track is fastest. In 17.5 TC, it was Jerry Perez who took TQ honours. The past IIC amateur champion nipped a field of hot shoes for the top qualifying spot and put it to good use avoiding the A-main’s first turn melee. Unfortunately, his cushion was erased by a mechanical failure causing his car to spin in front of Jeff Cuffs. The two collided and Cuffs showed great courtesy by waiting for Perez to get going again. Perez got away just as the main pack swarmed over Cuffs causing a massive accident which kept producing more accidents as the field steadily clocked in their first timed lap. At the beginning of lap two there was another massive, field consuming accident that ironically spit Cuffs back out into the second running position with Perez still limping around in first. Perez eventually had to retire and Cuffs never looked back, taking the win with a 6 second margin of safety. Scooby Horton finished second, the only other driver on the lead lap. Mike Herald Sr. survived a slew of door banging incidents back in the pack to claim a well deserved third.

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June 21, 2011

Serpent Cobra-Be electric buggy

Serpent got in touch to show us first pictures of their upcoming Cobra-Be 1/8 scale electric 4WD buggy. With the Serpent Cobra nitro buggy got launched in middle of 2010, followed by the Serpent Cobra-T Truggy in May 2011 now World Champion Billy Easton created another masterpiece, based on his longtime experience in top-level off-road racing. The Serpent Cobra-Be follows the same design philosophy as the nitro-powered Serpent buggy and shares many of the same components as well. The whole central section with battery-slots, speed controller and receiver holder, servo and motor mount, chassis plate, rear wing/wing mount and the body shell are the key design elements of the new Cobra-Be.

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June 21, 2011

Aaron Lane wins Pro 4 @ JBRL Rd4

TLR and Aaron Lane took home a solid win at the recent fourth round of the 2011 Jimmy Babcock Racing League in Racer’s Haven Bakersfield/CA. Aaron Lane (Losi Ten-SCTE) rocketed to TQ, with Doug Nielsen (Losi Ten-SCTE) in 2nd and Ryan Dunford (Losi Ten-SCTE) in 3rd. Throughout the race, the 3 Ten-SCTEs had a very close battle. Ryan had a few bobbles and dropped back, but made a hard charge to pass Casper for 2nd, and even got close to Lane for the lead. Lane responded with quick laps to take the win. Dunford finished 2nd and Nielsen in 3rd made this an all-Losi podium.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

June 21, 2011

Miguel Fernandez wins Spanish EP regionals Rd2

Last Sunday the second round of the Spanish electric off-road regionals took place at the circuit Tobarra in Albacete. Miguel Fernandez (Kyosho RB5 SP2) took TQ after winning three of the five qualifying rounds followed by Raul Solano (TLR 22) and Gabriel Lopez (Kyosho RB5 SP2). Come the finals Miguel was able to conserve his qualifying performance taking a clear win from runner up Raul Solano and Hector Albarracin (TLR 22).

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June 21, 2011

Shepherd Velox V10 rear aluminium drive shafts

Shepherd Micro Racing release the optional rear drive shafts for the Velox V10. The super lightweight shafts are CNC-machined from high-quality German aluminium and hardcoated to increase durability. Compared to the standard CVDs they are about 35 percent lighter and help to reduce the rotating mass of the drivetrain. To make use of the parts optional wheel axles for dog bones are needed. The drive shafts are available separately or as set including the needed wheel axles.

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June 21, 2011

TRCCA Taiwan on-road nationals Rd2

Last weekend the second round of the Taiwan on-road national championship series took place in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. The race was held at the large and technical Er-Chong Public RC Race Track with its 90 metre long straight and great combination of curves and hair pin corners that make it very high speed and challenging. The weather was sunny and perfect for the race but the high ambient temperate together with the difficult track made it extremely tough on both man and machine. The event attracted a total of around 90 hobby enthusiasts to participate in the three different race categories 1/8 GP, 1/10 GP and 1/10 EP. In 1/8 GP it was local phenomenon Wang Sang-Chun who took the TQ honour and went on to win the 30 minutes final at his home track. His only challenge came from second placed driver Jones Chu, but only for the first 16 minutes before Jones stripped the front belt of his RX8. Afterwards Wong cruised to the victory followed by Chi Hwa-Sheng 1 lap down in 2nd and Chang Jia-Ming another 6 laps down in 3rd position.

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June 21, 2011

TQ flatwire sensor cables

TQ flatwire sensor cables are constructed from black soft PVC insulated wire with high quality crimping at the connector for greater durability. They are slightly stiffer than the company’s silicone wire/tube cables but provide a cleaner look and neat wire management. Available in nine sizes from 50mm up to 275mm covering most applications ranging from touring cars up to buggies and trucks.

Source: TQ Wire [tqwire.com]

June 21, 2011

STRC Slash 4×4 GT-8/rally cross conversion kit

We showed you first pictures of STRC’s GT-8 rally cross conversion kit for the Traxxas Slash 4×4 before and now it is here. Designed to keep the general layout of the Slash and retaining a certain ground clearance the converted truck is able to run both in the parking lot and backyard, given the correct tyre choice. Due to the lightweight design the GT-8 offers a huge weight saving compared to a converted 1/8 scale buggy as the STRC converted vehicle weights at around 2320g to 2440g depending on the battery whereas a converted buggy easily breaks the 3600g mark. The kit contains a CNC-machined aluminium HD front bumper, bumper posts, front and rear lower hinge-pin block, bumper/gearbox brace, 17mm wheel adapters and nuts, as well as a 3mm graphite upper bumper hold down plate as well as all needed screws and hardware. Additionally needed are 1/8 scale GT/Rally Cross tyres and a suitable body shell. The conversion kit is available in blue, gun metal, silver and red anodising. Also available is a graphite low profile front body mount for bodies that have a lower profile front nose. The plate drops the front body mounting height by 6mm and using Traxxas Rustler/Stampede battery hold down posts by more than 10mm.

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