January 21, 2014
Exotek Racing now have this direct spur gear hub for Team Associated 2WD vehicles available. The slipper assembly eliminator spur gear mounting hub fits all B4, T4 and SC10 with the stock layshaft and is great for stock class and oval racing. The machined aluminium part is lighter for increased acceleration and a cooler running motor and allows the mounting of any standard spur gear for increased gear ratio options. The part weights 3.8g and comes blue anodised. Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]…
January 15, 2014
MachoCave is a new company from Minnesota and one of their first projects are these sturdy looking aluminium shock towers for the Team Associated SC10.2 short course truck. They are designed to mount to the stock plastic chassis and optional carbon fibre rods can be added for stiffening the chassis if needed. Other features include an additional upper shock mounting position and attachment points for the rear bumper assembly. It is planned to release the shock towers separately and a 2-piece set. Also the chassis stiffening rods will become available. The shock towers will be up for grabs sometime in…
January 7, 2014
…supply and moisture was plentiful. Stock Buggy was up first. JConcepts Team Driver Peyton MacDonald paced his Team Associated B4.2 on the top of the 25 car field with a time of 15/5:04.468. At the start of the C-Main, many racers made changes for a showdown to fill the 10 car B-Main. Robert Molina and Tracey Proctor sat atop as the first 2 across the line and bumped into the B. Cody Wiles and Jovan Cruz held off a hard charging Matt Bradford, for the final 2 positions into the show. 10 of Florida’s best stock Buggy drivers had their…
December 10, 2013
…by 1.7 seconds for their spots in the A-Main. Charles Parson made the right adjustments and found himself in the lead early as Peyton MacDonald gave chase. The action was fierce mid pack between Mark Papero, George Mecardo and Tilar Pollack all battled it out. As the tone sounded Charles Parson was able to maintain his truck for the win. Peyton finished in 2nd, Riker Gatenby 3rd, Mark Papero 4th and George Macardo went from the C-Main to 5th. JConcepts Team driver Paul Wynn paced the field with a TQ time of 12/5:08.875. Paul’s Team Associated SC10.2 was on point…
December 9, 2013
…with Craig who blazed away from the start to go straight second and kept the pressure up for the whole race just loosing out by 5 seconds. Graham drove a fine race to keep Ryan at bay to come in third but the youngster was very unlucky and missed the podium by just two hundredths. In the 2WD class Ash Owen’s Associated B4.2 set the early pace from Craig Collinson with AE young gun Mitchell Booth taking third spot. Round two and again the Pro-Line driver Ash set the pace and improved on his own TQ, with Mitch putting in…
November 26, 2013
New from RPM comes this gear cover for the use with VTS clutch equipped Team Associated B4, T4 and SC10 vehicles. The part is modelled after RPM’s iconic gear cover but features additional clearance for the taller VTS clutch while maintaining a sleek and sturdy overall appearance. It is made from hard-wearing nylon material, comes with a super soft slipper access cover and the cover greatly reduces the chance of dirt and debris entering the delicate main and pinion gear area. The cover is available in standard black or blue colour. Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]…
November 25, 2013
…A1 and A3 to take the title. Denney banked his two second-place finishes to earn second overall while fellow Team Associated teammate Spencer Rivkin finished third overall, completing the second podium sweep for Team Associated. Riding his performance in the 2WD main events, Kevin Motter turned his second qualifying position in to victory in A1 and A2 of the Truck Modified class and secured the title with his T4.2 Factory Team. The victories just kept on coming for Team Associated as Tanner Denney and his Reedy-powered SC10.2 Factory Team started from the TQ position and won A1 and A3 to…
November 22, 2013
Pro-Line have three new off-road body shells available in the form of the SC-compatible Desert Raid as well as two Ford F-100 bodies. Starting with the Desert Raid, it is modelled after the prototype SU vehicles used at endurance rallies such as the Dakar and it fits many of today’s short course trucks such as the Pro-2 SC, the Slash 2WD and 4×4 as well as the SC10. Mounting the body requires the use of extended body mounts and you can even dare to race it as Flo-Tek air escape vents reduce the so called parachute effect often associated with…
