Venom Factory Pilot, Jesse Munn, put on a show with his Gambler SC Truck at the Great Snake Shootout in Lewiston, ID by taking TQ and the win in Pro Modified SC after the Triple A Mains against some stiff competition. Munn battled it out with factory pilots from Associated and Kyosho. Local driver Pat Rode piloted his Gambler SC Truck, powered by Venom batteries, to the win in the Sportsman SC class.
Source: Venom [venom-group.com]
This past weekend Orange County Radio Control Raceway (OC/RC) held their 4th Annual Surf City Classic. This year was the biggest turnout in the history of the event with 310 entries. Big time players were in attendance at this year’s event, including JConcepts Team Drivers, Steven Hartson, Brian Kinwald, Josh Numan, Jake Thayer, Zack Rogers, Jimmy Barnett and from Florida, Felix Law. Track conditions were amazing all weekend. It took 3-4 runs to get the JConcepts Gold Compound Bar Codes, the tire of choice for most, to break in. There was talk in the pits of the track going to slicks and it surely did by the time qualifying was coming to an end and main events began. Felix Law ended the weekend with 1st Place in the Short Course 4×4 class. Felix’s Losi SCT-E was covered with JConcepts all weekend including the newly released Raptor X-Flow body, Bar Codes tires in gold compound, JC Profiled closed cell inserts, mounted on Rulux wheels.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Round 3 of the Short Course Showdown Nation Wide Tour was held at West Coast RC. Racers from California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida attended to enjoy the fun that is Short Course racing. The SC Showdown is all about the fun that SC racing has brought to the hobby. The race program is run different than most normal races as we run heads up racing in the qualifiers and do bump ups in all classes for the mains. Since we were in Southern California it was no question we would have some factory drivers attending the event and put on a great show and we were not disappointed. Names like Kinwald, Truhe, Hartson,Thielke, Root, Wachter and others joined in the fun.
RPM have released their shock shaft guards for Associated 1/10th scale shocks. A simple design, they replace your stock shock spring cup with one that has a thin but tough shield rising up to the base of the shock body, completely blocking debris from striking the shock shaft. The back and sides are open, which prevents debris from building inside the guard as well. The kit comes with replacement oversized shock rod ends, improving durability and consistency on the shock pivot ball. Additionally, we redesigned the top of the rod end so it is square. That square end keys the shock shaft guard for directional control. The front shield of the guard covers over 100 degrees of frontal exposure. Available in black and blue, they work with the SC10, T4, B4, GT2 but not with the SC10 4×4 shocks.
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The third leg of the Short Course Showdown series stopped at West Coast R/C Raceway in La Mirada, CA, this past weekend, just a few miles from many of the top manufacturers in the world. Team Associated sent out Steven Hartson, Brian Kinwald, Clint Wachter, Jonny Wachter, Sean Cochran and Team Manager Brent Thielke to represent and compete for the titles. With other top pros from multiple companies in attendance, the event was stacked with a deep level of talent.
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Also new from Losi is the MSC-MXPro brushless controller for 1/10 designed for Short Course trucks and any other application that allows the use of slightly larger controllers. The Fwd/Brk/Rev speedo is usable with an input voltage of 5.5 to 25.4V, has no motor limit when used with 540-size motors and sports an adjustable BEC voltage. The controller comes pre-wired with 13 Gauge wires, EC3 battery and 4mm bullet type motor plugs.
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Losi have released the Ten-SCTE 4WD electric Short Course truck as Ready-to-run variant with new JS Motorsports/Discount Tire/IronClad Energy body shell design. The truck features a black anodised aluminium chassis, 4WD drive train with three sealable differentials, large oil-filled big bore shock absorbers, 12mm wheel hexes and realistic beadlock-style wheels as well as a 550-size 4-pile 2800kv motor, adjustable SC speed controller, digital high-torque steering servo and DX3E 2.4GHz Spektrum radio system.
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Pro-Line have sent out a sneak peak of their new Blockade SC tire. Having been very successful at the 2011 ROAR Gas Nationals the new tire has been transferred across to this new SC form. Notable Features include revolutionary long lasting tread pattern which generates exceptional forward and side bite on a variety of surfaces and latest generation V2 SC wide carcass for increased contact patch.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
