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October 5, 2010

RC4WD Hardcore Slash G10 upgrade kit

New from RC4wd is this Hardcore Slash upgrade kit, which is a beast when it comes to scalism and performance. Radically engineered from the ground up with the purest racing breed in mind, this kit is the first production Short Course upgrade that comes with a CNC machined short course straight axle and G10 graphite chassis. Rear racing inspired suspension setup allows optimal and precision cornering at high speed. Hardcore axle comes with full differential and a custom made spool for the transmission provides better stability and control in lose dirt and offroad track conditions.

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October 5, 2010

JJ Wang & Howard Zou win at King Power Cup

The King Power Cup EP & GP touring car race was held at the RCP track in Southern China over the October Chinese National Holidays. King Power, makers of electric motors and batteries as well as other racing parts was the main sponsor for the race and racers from around China participated in the two day event with race organizer Energy-DL in Guangzhou managing the event superbly. In the EP Open class, JJ Wang took TQ and won the race with his HB TCX. In the GP touring class, Taiwanese Xray driver Howard Zou TQ’d and won the event edging out Shanghai Mugen driver JJ Wang in a heated battle that saw some very exciting qualifying strategies and racing displayed by both drivers.

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October 5, 2010

Davis & Underwood win NZ Offroad Nationals

Jerry Davis and Craig Underwood took the top podium spots at the GO Racing 2010 New Zealand IC Offroad National Championships, which was held in Hamilton on a completely redesigned track, featuring a unique cross-over section. The Buggy final was full of action and a few lead changes but Jerry (Xray/MMods) who suffered from a tyre issue for a small period of the race held onto a 1 lap lead over 2nd place Chris Banham (Mugen/Ninja) with Dave Edhouse (Losi/Ninja) in 3rd. In Truggy, Craig Underwood kept his Mugen/GO MBX6T going through a race with a high attrition rate to take the win by 3 laps over Chris Banham (Mugen/Ninja) with Pearce Stephens (HB/Ninja) in 3rd position.

View the truggy podium here

October 4, 2010

Pro Circuit Sweet Shot, Square Impact & Marathon buggy tires

Spanish brand Pro Circuit has been in contact to tell us about their new line of 1/8th buggy tires. Starting with the Sweet Shot, this tire offers drivers a tread pattern for the most challenging track conditions, while maintaining incredible grip across a wide variety of track surfaces. It offers drivers consistent handling on outdoor racetracks with a little bit of loose dirt and really stands out in loose to loamy track conditions. With the centre bars you can expect this tire to deliver the power to the ground. The Sweet Shot are a specialty tire that when matched to the appropriate track can provide amazing results. It provides awesome forward traction, fantastic response as well as quick corner speeds.

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October 4, 2010

Smokem Mi4 Upper Link plate

Developed with leading local Schumacher drivers, the Smokem Mi4 Upper Link plate provides Schumacher Mi4 racers with additional, longer upper link positions to dial in their cars. By incorporating multiple link positions, racers can alter the length of the upper link without changing the upper link plate. Apart from the standard 39.2mm spacing, there are 2 additional spacings of 31.7mm and 24.2mm. A longer upper link provides greater roll resistance for a given spring rate and less camber rise. The design is also ideal when running harder carcass control tyres by maximizing tyre contact patch and maintaining consistent tyre wear.

Source: Smokem Racing [smokem-racing.com]

October 4, 2010

Yokomo BD5 chassis plate & gear diff

Seen at the European Championships in France during the summer, Yokomo have finally released the BD5 chassis plate that won the Euros, as well as German and Japanese Nationals in the hands of Ronald Volker. Made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre it is aimed for use on asphalt and low grip surfaces, giving more flex to help improve overall grip. Also now released from the Japanese company is their gear differential. A direct replacement for the standard ball diff, it gives consistent cornering, no slipping as well as longer times between rebuilds. The diff features lightweight plastic bevel gears which drive the coated aluminium ball cups and the sealed case means you can easily tune to tension with different viscosity oils.

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October 4, 2010

King & Fischer win Byron Off Road Challenge

To beat the heat at The Nitro Pit in Phoenix this past weekend, racing for the Byron Off Road Challenge started at sundown and ran past midnight. The first under-the-lights racing format was a huge success for drivers and their fans. Despite a late announced practice schedule in Thailand for Worlds drivers, that kept the majority of Byron Team Drivers out of the race, Byron Fuel still took 3 of the top 6 podium spots in the race, with the absolute highlight of the event being a 0.4 second win in Expert Truck for Kyosho / Byron driver Cody King over Losi man Billy Fischer with Levi Jackson taking 3rd. In the buggy class it was Billy Fischer that won over Associated team driver Ryan Maifield in 2nd with Cody King rounding out the podium in 3rd.

View the buggy podium here

October 4, 2010

VRC Column – Retro, Multiple screens & Beta testing

VRC is planning to offer you some other r/c racing experiences than just the latest and fastest that’s on the market today. Vintage r/c cars are one of them. We have already modeled a PB9 International, one of the last generation of simple non-suspension cars from the late seventies. We are now looking into the physics of such models in order to make them drive like they did in those days. The vintage cars may draw old school racers back into r/c and perhaps even inspire them to get their kids involved in radio controlled model car racing. Who knows what this will bring to r/c, and if for nothing else, we at VRC will be proud of bringing these old cars back to life again.

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