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May 6, 2014

Spec-R XB4 graphite A-arm stiffeners

Spec-R now have a graphite A-arm stiffener set for the Xray’s XB4 buggies available. Including a total of four carbon fibre plates to reinforce the front and rear suspension arms the set comes in handy when running the XB4 line of buggies on very high-bite tracks or in high ambient temperatures as using stiffer suspension arms results in a more precise handling especially in chicanes. Included with the set comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

May 6, 2014

Xray Challenge Grand Final – Report

The Xray Challenge Grand Final was held last weekend at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. Racers from around Europe joined the race, which saw some 60 entries in the 5 different classes of 1/10 nitro, 1/8 nitro, 1/10 Touring Car Modified, 1/10 Touring Car Stock and 1/10 World GT. The racing weekend started on Friday with open practice for all drivers with the good weather allowed for running on the big outdoor track.

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May 6, 2014

Imbue 1/8th tapered brass shock pistons

Inbue introduce 16mm tapered shock pistons made from brass, made for many 1/8th off-road shock absorbers. Made from a brass alloy, these pistons are 7 to 8 times heavier than their plastic counter parts and offer a smoother, easier handling ride in the rough and better control during jump landings. Initial offerings will be limited to 16mm sizes, however 15mm pistons are currently in testing and will be available soon. Available in both 6×1.3mm/4×0.9mm “rough” and 4×1.15mm/4×1.35mm “all-around” hole configurations, these pistons open up a wider range of tuning options for the racer. A set includes 4 standard o-rings and 4 tight fit o-rings for under-diameter shock bodies.

Source: Imbue [imbuemotorsports.com]

May 6, 2014

AKA Gridiron Evo & Impact SC tyres

AKA have two new 1/10th off-road tyres available in the form of the Gridiron Evo buggy and Impact short course tyre. Starting with the Gridiron Evo, the 2WD/4WD buggy rear tyre is designed to excel on low-traction hard-packed tracks and it comes in AKA’s soft and super soft compounds. Coming as pairs the Evo line tyre is available including a red colour insert or pre-glued on white or yellow Evo rims.

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May 5, 2014

Kurzbuch & Gruber win at EFRA GP Lostallo

The famous Lostallo track played host for an EFRA nitro on-road GP. Free practice got underway on Friday afternoon after rain brought the proceeding to a halt during the morning. The event saw only a small number of entries but the quality of the field was very high with drivers of the like of Simon Kurzbuch, Merlin Depta and Toni Gruber. After the qualifying rounds Mattia Pesenti (Xray) took TQ from his Xray team mate Claudio Pasquin with both scoring 15 lap runs. Simon Kurzbuch, Merlin Depta and Toni Gruber completed the top 5.

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May 5, 2014

Dakotah Phend dominates ROAR 1/8th electric nats

The 2014 ROAR 1/8th Electric Offroad Nationals took place in Houston, Texas last weekend. Team Losi Racing’s Dakotah Phend made a clean sweep in qualifying by taking TQ in all three classes – Buggy, Truggy and the supporting Pro4 4WD short course class. In 1/8th E-Buggy Jared Tebo and Drew Moller rounded out the top 3 while in E-Truggy Jared Tebo and Cody King filled the top 3 spots. In Pro4 Ryan Lutz and Adam Drake put their trucks in 2nd and 3rd position respectively.

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May 5, 2014

ProTek Surpreme Power 100C square LiPo pack

A Main Hobbies introduce the 7.4V 5600mAh 100C square LiPo hardcase battery out of their Supreme Power series of high-performance packs. The “Square” style battery pack is an option for applications that use a side by side saddle pack setup, such as 2WD buggies and stadium trucks. When compared to a saddle pack, the square design eliminates the need for a jumper wire for increased efficiency, and at the same time cleans up the charging station by eliminating cluttered charging cables. The battery pack uses 5mm bullet connectors that can be accessed from either side of the case, allowing you to position the battery terminals in the direction that best suits your application. The battery is not yet ROAR approved, but uses the same hard plastic case that is required for use at ROAR sanctioned tracks and events.

Source: A Main Hobbies [amainhobbies.com]

May 5, 2014

Korgae Scales takes WCICS World GT Championship

The 2013/14 Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series consisted of eight rounds at a variety of tracks in the provinces of Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta. Now in existence for over 20 years, the series has become the premier road racing championship in North America. In the 13.5 World GT class, Reedy factory driver and reigning champion Korgae Scales sought to make it two in a row in the highly competitive class. Thanks to four wins and three TQs, Korgae collected 403 points out of a possible 404 to win his second consecutive title.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]