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October 12, 2011

JConcepts Official Worlds t-shirt

The 2011 IFMAR Worlds was a big moment for JConcepts by virtue of being awarded the honor of official tire of the World Championships. The JConcepts Racing Team sported a new t-shirt during the event which commemorated the event and occasion. The bright blue t-shirt pops with excitement with combined imagery showing the Finnish traditional Coat of Arms in the background and streaking JConcepts.net logo as the main front logo. The back of the t-shirt shows an even larger logo detailing the chosen tires and displaying the tag, official race tires of the 2011 IFMAR World Championships, Vaasa, Finland.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 12, 2011

Axial AR60 OCP Universal Axle set

Axial have released their new universal joint axles that increase steering angle on the AR60 crawler to 50 degrees, that’s 60% over the stock dogbone/drive cup setup. These universals provide smoother action for a higher performing, efficient drivetrain. The universal is also oversized a design you’d see on 1/8 scale vehicles, and it’s made of hardened steel so it’s capable of handling extreme power.

Source: Axial [axialracing.com]

October 12, 2011

Entry to open for DHI Cup 2012

The organizers of the 2012 DHI Cup have been in touch to tell us that entry for next January’s event starts this Thursday at 20:00 o’clock CET on MyRCM. Many of today’s top drivers have won this race as one of their first big victories on the international scene. Starting with Andreas Myrberg in 2001, to Jilles Groskamp and Juho Levanen. Current world champion Marc Rheinard, European champion Ronald Völker and former World Champion Atsushi Hara, to mention just a few, are some of the great drivers that have participated and won in the past. This year DHI-CUP has renewed itself with an offroad track alongside the traditional onroad track, so now offroad drivers can join be part of this great event.

October 12, 2011

SRC range of tungsten weights

Italian brand SRC have released a new range of tungsten weights for rc cars. First up is this battery plate for the Xray RX8 and NT1. Weighing in at 145 grams it puts the additional weight in the most beneficial spot in the car. Also available are a set of round weights 15x5mm with a 3mm thread weighing 29 grams each and a square weight 8x15x15mm adding 18 grams each to your car.

View the square weight here

October 12, 2011

Montech Nazda 6 3.0 touring shell

Montech have released their Nazda 6 3.0 touring car body shell. Featuring new lines that makes this already efficient model faster in the corners with excellent corner entry. The new shell is also much lighter than its predecessor, weighing in at only 86 grams thanks to the 0.7mm polycarbonate used. The shell includes light decals and window masks.

Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]

October 12, 2011

HPI D8S RTR 1/8th buggy

The new HPI D8S combines everything you can want for top-level buggy racing into one convenient package, just add fuel and batteries and get on the track. With the World Championship-winning heritage behind the HB D8 combined with the ready to run flexibility of HPI radio gear and the bulletproof Nitro Star F3.5 engine, you can easily get the best of both worlds as soon as you open the box. Because the D8S chassis and suspension parts are exactly the same as the HB D8, the D8S is ready to upgrade with Atsushi Hara Edition parts from HB.

Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]

October 12, 2011

Jared Tebo wins big at Reedy Truck ROC

The 2011 Reedy Truck Race of Champions was held October 7th-9th at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, California. The last Reedy Truck Race was held in 2009 where Team Orion’s Jared Tebo Won both the Modified Truck and Pro Truggy Classes. This years Reedy Truck Race would be back in a big way topping over 170 entries! The weather was picture perfect all weekend long staying consistently in the lower 80’s. In the Modified Truck Class it was Team Orion’s Jared Tebo who would dominate qualifying to take the Overall TQ. Also in the A-Main for Team Orion was: Dakotah Phend starting 3rd, Ryan Cavalieri starting 4th, and Dustin Evans starting 5th, Mike Truhe starting 6th, Shaun Dunlap starting 7th, Zack Rogers starting 8th, and Matt Castellano starting 10th.

Continue reading the report here

October 12, 2011

Seyong Oh wins Korean 200mm title

The 2011 Korean National Championship for 1/10th 200mm was held this year at the Kirina RC Circuit located near the capital city of Seoul. With a lighter turnout than previous years there was still plenty of competition at the front. Qualifying saw Capricorn racer Hyunho Ahn take the top spot from team mates Kiyong Hong and Seyong Oh with Mugen driver Yeonchul Kim rounding out the top 4. In the final electrical problems for Hyunho and engine problems for Kiyong saw the pair retire promoting 3rd place starter Seyong Oh to the top spot where he would hold on for victory and the title. Yeonchul Kim would take the runner up spot for Mugen, while Serpent racer Yeongjun Kim would complete the podium.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]