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November 6, 2018

Kyosho Fazer Mk2 Rage 2.0 4WD RTR SUV racing truck

Kyosho have introduced their new Fazer Mk2 Rage 2.0 1/10th scale 4WD ready-to-run SUV racing truck. The all-new FZ02L-BT chassis has been designed for pure enjoyment on all kinds of terrain. While keeping the cost-performance advantages of the original, the Rage 2.0 has been redesigned with this full-model makeover incorporating the latest racing tech. Core strength has been increased through new materials and ribbing with stiffeners on front and rear, while the simplified chassis design uses less parts to deliver maintenance efficiency and chassis rigidity. In addition, the symmetrical chassis design provides excellent front-rear balance through the suspension and tires with consistent driveability, irrespective of power source. Featuring a slipper clutch, front and rear gear differentials, oil shocks and full ball bearing specs, the high durability and impact resistance of the Rage 2.0 means drivers don’t need to hold anything back over rough roads. The Readyset package comes fully assembled and includes everything except charger and battery for the chassis, and batteries for the transmitter.

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November 6, 2018

Exotek roll out new AE 6.1 series optionals

Coming from Exotek are several new option parts for the Team Associated 6.1 series off-road kits. First up is the Flite top shaft for the Flite spur gear mount. Made for the 6.1 series of laydown and layback transmission kit, but not for the standup transmission, the ultra light top shaft has been drilled and the teeth narrowed for increased acceleration and a cooler running motor. The top shaft teeth are 6.5mm wide which is wider than the lightweight Associated top shaft teeth which helps prolong the life of the plastic idler gear. Substantially lighter than the stock shaft and slipper assembly when combined with Exotek’s optimally available special lightened spur mount, the assembly weighs in at only 9.2g complete with hardware and 69 spur. The shaft is made in Germany and comes black anodised for wear resistance.

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November 6, 2018

Brunson & Zeck win at Super Cup Championship Series

The final round of the JConcepts Super Cup Series was held at Southside Raceway in Lake City, Florida. The race was held in several 1/10th electric off-road classes and in 2WD Modified Buggy it was Lee Setser with the overall TQ from Jackson Brunson. In the single 5-minute A-main final however it was Jackson who would hold the upper hand, taking the win some 4.6 seconds in front of Lee as Paul Wynn rounded out the top 3, coming from the 4th spot on the grid.

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November 6, 2018

Champion Ronnefalk TQs first qualifier

World Champion David Ronnefalk has got the defence of his 1:8 Offroad title off to the best start possible by the TQ’ing the opening round of qualifying in Australia. Running in the second heat, the HB Racing driver topped the 10-minute qualifier by a significant margin, more than 5-seconds from Naoto Matsukura in turn was 6/10ths quicker than Bruno Coelho, the two onroad World Champions also in the same heat as Ronnefalk. The big surprise of the first of the six scheduled qualifiers was that of young American CJ Jelin who took his Xray to the fourth fastest time for the round ahead of team-mate Ty Tessmann, the Canadian being the highest place driver from Heat 1. Seeded in Heat 3, Joern Nuemann would complete the Top 6 just ahead of Ryan Maifield and Dakotah Phend.

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November 5, 2018

Kaden & Mason Fuller win at Tekno Winter Series Rd1

The Hobbyplex indoor track in Nebraska, Omaha played host to round 1 of the Tekno Winter Series last weekend. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Mason Fuller with the TQ from his brother Kaden (both TLR) on the 2 spot. The two would run 1-2 on the 30-minute A-main event, however with three minutes to go Mason had a technical and would only finish in 7th as Kaden was able to bring home the win some ten seconds in front of Chris Marrant (HB Racing). Ashton Abdul (JQRacing) would round out the top 3 results.

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November 5, 2018

Ongaro Top Seed at 1:8 Offroad Worlds

Davide Ongaro is the top seed at the 1:8 Offroad World Championships in Australia. The young Italian star produced the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the second of the day’s two controlled practice rounds to top the times from Ryan Maifield with Ty Tessmann completing the Top 3. Initially it was Tessmann, who ran early in the round, who set the pace bettering Dakotah Phend’s CP1 topping time by 1/10th of a second. Third fastest in CP1, Ongaro, who ran 9 heats after Tessmann, set a blistering new pace to go over 1-second quicker than the former World Champion. Two heats later saw the first serious challenge to that time as Maifield got to within 0.315 of the time to set the second fastest time of the day. Unable to better his CP1 time, Phend would end up 4th fastest ahead of Bruno Coelho, who also couldn’t better his opening time, with Robert Batlle completing the Top 6 ahead of the reigning World Champion David Ronnefalk.

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November 5, 2018

Cragg Racing KWF 1/10th off-road tyre inserts

UK Cragg Racing distributors Schumacher have introduced two new KWF 1/10th buggy tyre inserts. They are a bit softer than the Schumacher mediums but slightly larger. Therefore they fill the tyre more, giving different support, enabling drivers to tune to different track conditions. The Mick Cragg developed KWF inserts are used by UK’s Neil Cragg with great success and they are available as 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear inserts.

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November 5, 2018

Samix SCX10 II aluminium steering knuckles V2

Coming from Samix is the V2 aluminium steering knuckle set for the Samix SCX10 II trail truck. Updated for strength the hubs feature POM bearing inserts to ensure easier bearing changes in the event of a failure and less stress on the steering knuckles while also allowing to adjust the height of the outer toe link ballstud height. The parts come anodised in three colour choices.

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