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January 24, 2020

Phend sets early pace as 26th Reedy Race gets underway

The 26th running of the Reedy Offroad Race of Champions is underway at the World renowned OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California, with 2016 Champion Dakotah Phend setting the pace in both 2WD and 4WD practice. In 4WD, the class which will kick off the racing action tomorrow, the TLR driver was quickest from Ty Tessmann over 3-consecutive laps with Ryan Maifield completing the Top 3 in front of Spencer Rivkin and World’s podium finisher Yusuke Sugiura. In 2WD, Phend was quickest over 2-time champion Dustin Evans with Associated team-mate Broc Champlin showing good pace in 3rd followed by Joona Haatanen, Rivkin and Maifield. For defending champion Jared Tebo, practice saw him post the 9th fastest time in 2WD and 15th of the 24 car field in 4WD.

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January 23, 2020

Reds Racing 721 Scuderia Gen2 – Coming soon

Reds Racing have announced the soon release of their 721 Scuderia Gen2 3.5cc engine. The power plant will become available in two cooling head colours; a black anodised and a red toned, allowing racers to choose their favourite colour or match the cooling head with the body shell colour. Check back soon for full details on Reds Racing’s latest 7-port competition off-road engine.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

January 23, 2020

Kyosho MP10 heavy duty front arms

Available soon are new heavy duty front lower arms for Kyosho’s MP10 buggy. Sturdier than the stock arms due to additional ribbing, the heavy duty variants will come in handy when the going gets tough or when running in higher ambient temperatures or traction conditions where the arms can increase steering precision. Included come a left and a right hand arm and the sets are available in hard and soft variants to further fine-tune the front end feel.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

January 23, 2020

Axial Yeti Jr. aluminium & steel optionals

Coming from Axial Racing and made for their Yeti Jr. off-road vehicle are several new aluminium and steel optionals. The range includes steering knuckles, C-hub carrier sets including king pin bushings, rear axle shafts with integrated 8mm hub, a steering rack set as well as rear aluminium lockers. All parts are machined from high-quality 6061 aluminium and they come with a hard anodised surface finish for wear and looks. Also new are 48.5mm front axle shafts and a steel rear driveline that replaces the stock plastic driveline parts for increased strength.

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January 23, 2020

Hipex EFRA 2135 Evo3 exhaust pipe

Just announced from Hipex is their new EFRA 2135 Evo3 exhaust pipe for .21 engines. The EFRA-homologated 3-chamber pipe is an alternative to the 2135 Evo2 and features a different position of the pressure intake, resulting in optimised fuel consumption. The exhaust is best used in combination with the Hipex 21 L50 manifold.

Source: Hipex [hipex.it]

January 23, 2020

Graham Alsop TQs and wins at AWS Rd4

Round 4 of the Astro Winter Series was held at the Deerdale Off Road club last weekend. Frosty winter weather made for challenging track and racing conditions and in Nitro Buggy it was Graham Alsop who made the best out of it, taking the TQ and win from Mitch Booth in 2nd while Chris Sharpe-Simkiss completed the top 3 result.

Source: BRCA [brca.org] | Image: Astro Winter Series [facebook.com]

January 23, 2020

Götzl & Zalewski win at Mibosport Cup Rd4

Round 4 of the popular Mibosport Cup was held at the Sport Hotel in Hrotovice, Czech Republic last weekend, attracting once again over 200 entries for the various electric on-road and off-road classes. In 2WD Modified Buggy the seeding practice was won by Ales Bidovsky while 4WD Mod Buggy was lead by Max Götzl. The 2WD Mod qualifying then saw Adam Izsay leading the way with wins in Q1 and Q2 with Q3 winner, Max Götzl in 2nd and Ales Bidovsky in 3rd.

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January 22, 2020

Ruddog RP541 540 sensored brushless motor

Ruddog Distribution from Germany have announced the release of their all-new RP541 540-size sensored high-performance brushless motor. Designed and engineered in Germany the motor utilises a completely new design with a lightweight aluminium can ensuring a low weight of only around 153g while the new slotless stack design ensures increased performance and efficiency due to the lack of performance-killing milling for the long motor can mounting screws. This was made possible by using a new can design with a 1-piece front section and a short rear can that uses vertical mounting screws. Also new for the RP541 is a machined collector ring that comes silver-plated for the modified variants while the stock motor specific ring is gold-plated for an even lower internal resistance. Other differences between the stock and modified motors include performance enhancing ceramic ball races for the stock motor while the modified motor is equipped with high-qualify steel ball bearings. Part of the package are also optimised magnets that are able to withstand higher temperatures for longer, ensuring less power fading during a run while increasing overall durability. The magnets are also optimised for the RP541’s new slotless stack design. The motors are rounded out by new low-resistance solder tabs and a flat 150mm sensor wire and they are available as 4.5T to 9.5T modified, 6.5T 1S 1/12th scale modified as well as 10.5T to 21.5T stock variants.

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