Reds Racing have announced the addition of UK’s Jamie Clancy to their team for the 2018 and 2019 racing season. Jamie will be using Reds Racing engines and accessories during his campaign and he had the following to say:
I am very excited to race for Reds Racing for the seasons ahead, thanks to Marco and Mario for this opportunity to race for such a great team with great engines and accessories.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
Available now from Team C is the TM2 V2 2WD off-road buggy kit for racing on high to very high bite surfaces. The vehicle uses a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis with composite side rails, a low centre of gravity motor mount, and a newly designed slipper assembly. Also included are optionals such as a rear swaybar, carbon fibre front and rear shock towers, 12mm big bore shock absorbers and 7075 aluminium rear arm mounts with inserts. The kit is rounded out by a new design body shell.
Coming soon from Axon is a clear protection film that was designed to fit in the battery area of the chassis plate. Only 0.1mm thick and offering moderate slip, the protection decal is virtually invisible while ensuring exceptional protection from scratches and damages that can occur when dust or dirt collects under the battery pack during a run, ensuring the chassis will look like new for a long time. Due to not sticking to the battery pack, the protective film also only has minimal influence on the natural chassis flex. The product will hit stores about mid-April.
Source: Axon [team-axon.com]
BMT from Italy have introduced their new range of shock and gear differential fluids. Manufactured and bottled in Europe the pure silicone oils are calibrated to ensure consistency from batch to batch and they come in convenient 80ml bottles as 300cps to 1,000cps shock and 1,200cps to 2.000.000cps diff fluids.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
The 2018 edition of the Psycho Nitro Blast was held last weekend with the event now being in its 10th year. One of the most monumental events of the season, that mixes the lines of spectacle and competition, it is never an easy race. The organisers always create one of the most unique track layouts that provides a special experience for all that attend. The track is huge and feature-rich and filled with the signature wood jumps that create consistent jump faces and unimaginable flow. The massive straightaway requires monster horsepower and the large venue requires accuracy and technical precision. Combine with the near 24-hour racing format from Thursday on, the PNB is not just a race, but an RC experience unlike any other.
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The first round of the Czech Open Series took place this past Saturday at the Kolin club in 1/8th Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. Through the whole day it was a fight between Jirka Mara and Max Gotzl for the nitro win. Jirka tested some setups in qualifying and because of that, he ended on P3 behind Jiri Benes and Max. In the semi-final run Jirka secured the 1st place on the grid for the main final. There he showed amazing performance and won the final one lap lead in front of Max.
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Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced a new aluminium wing mount for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4WD buggy. The item is machined from a single piece of aluminium and its sturdy construction greatly improves the wing support especially at the high speeds experienced in modified racing. The mount is of an updated design compared to the kit’s composite part and thanks to heavy machining it is both durable and lightweight at the same time while the black anodised surface makes for a factory look.
The Pro-Line Raceway of Banning, California played host to the SoCal Nitro Shootout that attracted a total of 189 entires for the three-day race. The track had a sand section and an option lane with a metal jump on the inside or go to the outside without a jump. Practice was Friday and the track was really new. This made all the cars loose until later in the day. The more cars that ran on the track the better the grip was getting. Saturday saw three ten minute heads up races and the time was what really counted because at the end race control would add all three of the timed runs to put drivers into a main. There were also ping pong balls in a bucket that had numbers on it. Before every qualifying race drivers would pick a ball and that is were they would start. If a driver picked the number 1 ball he would start first on the track but go up to the driver stand last, or if a driver had the last number he would start last and go up on the driver stand first. Ultimately it was Colin Herzig with the overall TQ in Pro Buggy as Cj Jelin TQ’s Open Truck and Open E-Buggy.
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