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January 24, 2020

Ellerbrock, Donath & Schulz win at BWS Rd3

Round 3 of the popular Berlin Winter Series was held recently in several electric on-road classes. In the competitive Touring Stock class it was Lukas Ellerbrock with the win after showing great pace in A2 and A3 as Simon Lauter followed on the runner-up spot. Christian Donath came in 3rd to round out the the podium. Over in the Touring FWD class Stefan Schulz took the day’s win from Henrik Heitsch and Dennid Fadtke. The Fun class had 11-years old Jasmin Donath walking away with the silverware after a very mature drive, leaving behind veteran racer, Ebi Beck in 2nd and Stefan Israel in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

January 23, 2020

STRC Limitless/Infraction graphite shock towers

ST Racing Concepts have introduced their new 5mm graphite front and rear shock towers for the Arrma Limitless and Infraction speed bash vehicles. The machined shock stays helps reduce the car’s overall weight while improving the rigidity of the front and rear suspension. In addition the carbon fibre parts add great factory looks overall to the main chassis. The towers are available separately or as combo pack.

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January 23, 2020

Jeff Hamon joins VP PowerMaster international team

VP PowerMaster R/C Hobby Fuels have announced the addition of world caliber driver Jeff Hamon to the VP Racing Fuels PowerMaster on-road international race team. Hailing from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Hamon has earned an impressive collections of titles, including Australian and FEMCA Championships, as well as many top ten finishes at the IFMAR 1/8 and 1/10 World Championships. In the search for additional power, fuel mileage, and engine efficiency, VP Racing Fuels’ PowerMaster team developed VP PowerMaster’s 16R and 25R to meet IFMAR specifications. Both “R” blends utilize a high performance castor-based oil packages for additional engine protection. Hamon will compete as part of the VP PowerMaster International team, while extending his expertise for those in need of product support for both Australian and International customers. This is what Jeff had to say about the deal:

I am super excited to join such an iconic international motorsport team! After testing the VP PowerMaster blends, I am positive adding VP to my package will help me grab those great results. VP Racing is the market leader in RC fuels and I look forward to working with them for the future.

Source: VP PowerMaster [vpracingfuels.com]

January 23, 2020

Arrma dBoots Hoons optional compound tyres

Arrma have introduced optional rubber compounds for their dBoots Hoons 42/100-2.9 tyres. Designed for the use with the company’s Infraction and Limitless speed bash vehicles, the range now also includes the hard silver and soft gold compound tyres that add to the already existing white rubber compound. Having an impact on overall grip and tyre life the different hardness tyres can also be used to adjust the overall speed available with the hard compound silver rubber offering the most amount of straight line speed followed by white and gold. The tyres are supplied pre-glued on black 5-spoke 17mm hex rims, their are colour-coded for easy identification and come as pairs.

View the silver compound tyres here

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.

View the other new parts here