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October 22, 2018

Jon Howells wins at Ledbury Winter Series Rd1

This past weekend Ledbury held the first of its Winter Series races and also the first round to count towards the joint Ledbury/Brookthorpe inter club series. The event was well attended. A mixture of 43 nitro, ebuggy and truggy drivers turned up on an initially foggy Sunday morning. Thankfully, the fog lifted giving the track blue skies and sunshine for the majority of the day. Team Associated driver Jon Howells took TQ, having taken three from four rounds. Tekno driver Jake Knight would line up 2nd with CML driver Lloyd Pitt 3rd. On to the main event, Lloyd Pitt had a great start to take the lead, and maintained that for the first part of the race. Jon Howells then regained control to pull away from Lloyd. Back in third and fourth Jake Knight and Chris Lovell were having a good battle until Jake was taken out by back markers allowing Chris to chase down second. He managed to catch and pass Lloyd with only a couple of laps remaining, so Jon took the win, Chris was 2nd and Lloyd 3rd.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

October 22, 2018

Davide Ongaro wins at FastRace Trophy

The FastRace Trophy was held at the Italian Balocco track this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the TQ and win in the 30-minute A-main event. Young Leonardo Valente (SWorkz) came in 2nd, some two laps down, while Kyosho’s Mattia Polito rounded out the top 3 results some 2.5s behind Leonardo.

Source: AKA Europe [racing-experience.fr]

October 22, 2018

T-Works RC8B3.1 skid plates & upright nut spacers

T-Works have introduced new optionals for the Team Associated RC8B3.1 buggy. First up are stainless steel front and rear chassis protectors. They are a direct fit and help to prevent the chassis from becoming overly scratched for damaged when running on abrasive surfaces or on tracks with high jumps. The add to the chassis bottom using the stock hardware and they come in sets of two front or two rear. Also new are front upright adjustment nut spacers made of high-quality POM material. The blue-colour items are usable on the RC8B3 and B3.1 and they offer great precision and durability.

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October 22, 2018

Vision Racing introduce new 22 & B6.1 optionals

Coming from Vision Racing are new option parts for the TLR 22 series kits as well as the Team Associated 6.1 buggies and trucks. First up is a carbon fibre motor mount for the TLR 22 4.0 and TLR 22T 4.0. The 3mm carbon fibre motor plate knocks off four grams of weight and a threaded aluminium insert is pressed into place for the one threaded portion of the plate. This eliminates weak treads into carbon fibre. Also new are the CFCS slipper pad sets for the TLR 22 4.0, 22T 4.0 and 22-4 2.0 vehicles as well as Team Associated B6.1 based kits. The plates offer a more consistent slipper action throughout a run as they are more resistant to heat. Each set contains two slipper plates.

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October 22, 2018

PowerStar PL-8509 HV servo

Available now from PowerStar is their new PL-8509 HV high-voltage digital cordless standard-size servo. It features a plastic case and with up to 8.4V input it offers 10.5kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.085s. A metal gear train ensures exceptional durability and the black composite plastic case keeps the weight down.

Source: PowerStar [powerstar-racing.com]

October 19, 2018

Novarossi Mephisto.21 3.5cc off-road engine

Coming soon from Novarossi is their new Mephisto.21 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The square stroke power plant is of a 4-port design for linear power output and low fuel consumption and it features a DLC-coated crankshaft, the new R4/18 conrod for improved durability, a three-needle carburettor and an O-ring-sealed combustion camber insert. Also part of the features list is a steel-filled rear cover for reduced friction and improved durability ad well as a new cooling head for improved airflow and cooling and an optimised centre of gravity. The engine will become available as standard variant with front and rear steel bearings and also as ceramic variant with steel front and ceramic rear ball race.

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October 19, 2018

PowerStar PL-1207 HV low-profile servo

PowerStar have introduced their new PL-1207 HV high-voltage digital cordless low-profile servo. It features a plastic case and with up to 8.4V input it offers 14kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.074s. Metal gears ensure exceptional durability and the black composite case keeps the weight down.

Source: PowerStar [powerstar-racing.com]

October 19, 2018

Pro-Line Mud-Terrain T/A & Krawler T/A tyres

Coming from Pro-Line are two new 1.9” off-road truck tyres in the form of the Class 1 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 and BFGoodrich Krawler T/A KX Red Label Predator rock terrain tyres. Starting with the KM3, it is BFGoodrich’s Off-Road Maximum Traction tyre with aggressive tread lugs that bite into loose or muddy surfaces and climb over slippery rocks. Based on the BFGoodrich Krawler T/A KX symmetric tread design, the Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 features deep, self-cleaning independent tread blocks and linear transverse flex zones to provide the grip that you need to get over the toughest obstacles. The tyre is moulded from G8 compound and it fits most 1.9” crawler wheels.

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