Arrowmax have introduced their new camber gauge for 1/10th scale applications. Machined from high-quality aluminium and sporting the company’s signature black and golden honeycomb design the tool helps to easily and precisely measure and adjust the wheel camber of 1/10th electric on-road and off-road cars. Laser-engraved markings add looks and help to conveniently read the chosen setting.
Pro-Line have announced the release of three new carpet and astro turf tyres for 1/10th scale buggies. First up is the Wedge LP 4WD front tyre that uses the popular Wedge tread that provides lots of steering without being too grabby while the lower profile tyre shape provides better corner speed and faster lap times. The tyre is also more user-friendly because it doesn’t require any hand trimming of pins for optimum performance. The overall size of the low-profile 4WD front Wedge is a better match to Pro-Line’s new low-profile Prism 2.0 and Pyramid rear tyres so drivers don’t have to worry about unequal tyre runout front to rear.
New from HB Racing is an option aluminium steering rack for the D418 buggy that allows a wider range of set-ups and a special new “all-back” position optimised for carpet track racing. The new steering rack is machined from high-quality aluminium for improved steering response thanks to higher rigidity and it comes anodised black for looks and wear. The part also includes a set of bushings and it fits both the D418 and D413.
Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]
Last weekend the inaugural JConcepts NCTS kicked off at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Testing the waters a few years back, JConcepts launched the JConcepts Turf Nationals in Enfield, CT and the growth and interest has been well received as entries now hover around 350. Last year, JC joined up with Northwest Hobbies in Albany, OR and created the NW Carpet Nationals, which also saw a lot of positive feedback. After a few emails and phone calls with a couple of different tracks, the JConcepts NCTS was born and the United States’ first-ever national carpet and turf series was created.
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Empire RC Raceway of Brentwood, California recently held their St. Patrick’s Day Hangover Race and it was Kyle Turner with a clean sweep in the 1/8th Nitro and E-Buggy classes. In the 30-minute Pro Buggy main Kyle managed to clinch the win over TQ Mason Eppley after a back and forth battle throughout the 30-minute main. Chet Miller would round out the top 3 results. Mason then top qualified in the E-Buggy class and ended up winning in the end. Zach Sievert and Andrew Herring came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Round 3 of the Xray Racing Series Greece Off-road was held at the Fanatix Racing Track near Athens last weekend. Ioannidis Dimitris (Xray) would take the overall TQ in the sole 2WD Modified Buggy class following wins in Q1 and Q3, setting his best time with a 9-seconds margin on his best run. With clean wins in the opening two A-mains Ioannidis then also secured himself the overall win with one round to spare. In A3 the young man would win again, however he had to defend himself from Manolis Kalantzakis (Xray) with whom he had a close and clean run. Team Associated driver Dimitris Kouretas would round out the top 3 after the finals.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The opening round of the popular NRW Off-road Cup was held at the Racing Aren Limburg recently. After the three qualifiers and in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes it was Marcel Schneider who would hold the upper hand, TQ-ing both classes. In the finals it was again an all-Marcel show and with victories in both categories he made a clean sweep to round out a perfect weekend.
New from Xray are these precision-ground polished aluminium pins for internal satellite gears used in both the large front & rear differentials as well as for the centre differential. Mounted in steel inserts instead of directly mounted in the differential case increases the lifetime of the part, especially in high temperatures. 30% lighter than the standard steel pins, they come in a set of 2.
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