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May 31, 2012

SpeedMerchant pan car steering blocks

SpeedMerchant introduce their new pan car steering blocks for all on-road chassis with standard 1/8″ king pin. They sport the same geometry as company’s delrin blocks and are slightly lower in height than most of the available blocks for more variety in ride height and roll centre adjustments. Additionally the 4.40 ball stud is moved away from the king pin for more Ackermann options while a different axle trail takes away a bit of the twitchiness around the centre of the steering. They are designed for the use with SpeedMerchant’s machined front axles, come with 4-40 set screws and are available in black or blue anodising.

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May 31, 2012

Avid RC8.2 Titanium shock pins

The newest release in Avid RC’s 1/8th scale lineup are these titanium shock pins which fit all RC8.2 and RC8.2e buggies. The parts not only shed weight and add “bling”, but also have a center-drilled locating hole to allow for easy shock length measurements.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 31, 2012

Boss Z7 Nds-Tech tuned engine

The Boss Z7 7-port on-road engine is hand-tuned and assembled by Nds-Tech and features a coated crankcase, hand-tuned ABC liner and specially treated backplate to increase the overall performance of this 3.5cc on-road engine. Other features of the Z7 include a crankshaft with silicone insert and two Swiss-made ball bearings with the rear one being a ceramic type.

Source: Boss Engines [boss-engines.com]

May 31, 2012

Henrik Steiner wins German Nationals qualifier

The 3rd round of the Northern Germany nitro off-road championship took place in Wolfsburg with 58 racers in attendance. Henrik Steiner racing with a Sonic V.21B 3.5cc engine took the fourth place after qualifying and stated from second place in the semi final in which he secured the pole position for the 30 minutes final. After a turbulent start Henrik could increase the gap on the field lap by lap. At the end of the race he was nearly one lap in front of the rest of the field and crossed the finishing line in first position.

Source: Sonic [sonic-engines.com]

May 31, 2012

Cortez & Gaio win Madeira regionals Rd3

The third round of the Madeira Island nitro and electric on-road regionals was held at the Cancela track. In the 200mm 1/10 scale nitro class Luis Cortez (Mugen Seiki/Novarossi) took TQ with former national champion Luis Angelo (Serpent/Novarossi) in third and André Gonçalves (Mugen Seiki/Novarossi) in third place. Luis was able to open a gap within the first 10 minutes of the race that he was able to keep until the end of the main final securing him the win with Luis Miguel Angelo in second and Paulo Rodrigues (Xray/Novarossi) in third place.

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May 31, 2012

Durango 408 series lightweight diff ring gear

Team Durango release this lightweight 34T differential ring gear for the 408 series electric and nitro buggies. The gear is machined from a solid piece of steel and strategically lightened to reduce the weight over the stock part. Being 3g lighter means a weight saving of 16 percent per gear.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

May 31, 2012

European Nitro Challenge attracts capacity entry

The European Nitro Challenge takes place at the Hockenheimring in Germany next weekend (7-10 June) and has bucked the trend for nitro events by attracting a capacity 120 entries made up of some of nitro racing’s fastest drivers including current 1:8 World Champion Robert Pietsch. Created last year by Shepherd, the German manufacturer selected one of Europe’s most appropriate venues for a nitro event allowing 1:10 & 1:8 drivers to race within the grounds of the home of the German Formula One Grand Prix.

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May 31, 2012

Adam Drake double win at Grass Roots Rd6

Round 6 of the Grass Root series was held last weekend at the Proline facility in Beaumont, CA. The event had a great attendance and may top drivers present including Adam Drake, Cody King, Dustin Evans, Colby Poh, Drew Moller and Matt Schreffler. The gates opened bright and early at 6:00am with an hour and a half of controlled practice for the competitors. In buggy, Cody King TQ’d round one followed by Adam Drake but in round two Drake improved his time and took the overall TQ. In the 20 minute final Drake was able to control the race from start to finish, but there was a good battle for second and third between Evans and King. King had a problem leaving the pits and this opened the door for Colby Poh. In the end it was a TLR sweep of the podium with Drake taking the win, followed by Evans and Poh.

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