Together with an appearance standard for body shells and a clarification on rules for 1/8 scale brushless motors ROAR also introduced 550-size brushless motor specifications for the 1/10 scale 4×4 Short Course class. The specifications for 550 motors are only legal in the 4×4 Short Course category.
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The 2nd visit of the 2011 Short Course Showdown tour took place the weekend of June 18-19 2022 and was hosted by S&N Trackside Hobbies and Raceway in Brookfield, Wi. This world class event featured a vendors row, exhibition XXX-SCB race with the Top Qualifiers from each class and free giveaways to racers and spectators which included everything from hats to full kits. It was Losi Driver Dustin Evans who dominated qualifying with both his Losi XXX-SCT and Losi 4wd Ten-SCTE by taking the TQ position in both classes. Dustin found himself in a little trouble early in both mains but came from behind in an amazing driving demonstration to eventually win both classes. Dustin used Orion ESC’s, Spektrum DX3R Pro transmitter, Xcelorin batteries and AKA Wishbone tires on both of his trucks. In the 2wd Stock Short Course class it was Brian Lutz who took the win from the 3rd Qualifying position with his Fantom powered Losi XXX-SCT.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
TLR and Aaron Lane took home a solid win at the recent fourth round of the 2011 Jimmy Babcock Racing League in Racer’s Haven Bakersfield/CA. Aaron Lane (Losi Ten-SCTE) rocketed to TQ, with Doug Nielsen (Losi Ten-SCTE) in 2nd and Ryan Dunford (Losi Ten-SCTE) in 3rd. Throughout the race, the 3 Ten-SCTEs had a very close battle. Ryan had a few bobbles and dropped back, but made a hard charge to pass Casper for 2nd, and even got close to Lane for the lead. Lane responded with quick laps to take the win. Dunford finished 2nd and Nielsen in 3rd made this an all-Losi podium.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Venom release a full line of aluminium and titanium option parts for the Gambler RTR Short Course truck. Increasing both performance and durability the parts also give the truck a factory-sponsored look. Available is a full range of suspension parts including aluminium swing arms, pivot and toe-in blocks, steering arm set, steering knuckles and rear hubs, wheel hubs and 1/8 scale wheel adapters, titanium hinge pins, turnbuckles and option motor plates. Also on the extensive list of parts is an adjustable heavy duty ball differential.
Click here to view the other option parts
ST Racing Concepts release the CNC-machined 0.5 deg. toe-in rear hub carriers with oversized outer bearings for HPI Racing’s Blitz RTR and ESE kits. CNC Machined from high-quality aluminium, these rear hub carriers features set-screw over hinge-pin design, non-anodised bearing location to ensure the tightest tolerance and fit for the bearings, and an oversize 5x11mm outer bearings for more durability. The 0.5 deg. toe-in adds a bit more stability and rear traction to your Blitz. Available in anodised Gun Metal, Orange, Silver and limited edition web only Red.
Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]
Dynamite is proud to offer new stainless steel screw upgrade sets for Traxxas trucks. They are resistant against rust or corrosion and the hard steel makes it nearly impossible to strip heads. The sets include socket, button, flat head and set screws and comes in a quality, reusable plastic pit case. Available for the Traxxas Slash 4×4 and Slash, Stampede, Rustler and Bandit.
Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]
DE Racing release their famous Trinidad Short Course wheels in new fluorescent yellow colour. Available with ten model specific offsets for trucks like the Associated SC10, HPI Blitz, Jammin SCRT10, Team Durango DESC410R, Team Losi Ten-SCTE and XXX-SCT/SCB as well as the Traxxas Slash, DE Racing suits all your SC truck and buggy needs.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
The innaugral “European Short Course Masters” took place last weekend at the MC Welden track near Munich, Germany. A total of four classes were on the cards with “Pro2” 2WD SC and “Pro4” 4WD SC being the main classes along with 2WD “RTR” SC and 1/8th 4WD SC also featuring. The track is a mix of surfaces with the majority of the track being split between dirt or astroturf. Saturday’s qualifying was dominated by Team Durango’s Hupo Hönigl followed by Martin Achter (Team Durango DESC410R), Jörn Neumann DESC410R (Team Durango DESC410R), Robert Hart (Team Associated SC10 4×4) and US superstar Ryan Maifield (Team Associated SC10 4×4). Come the finals Hupo, Martin and Jörn swapped places with the better end for Jörn winning the first ever European Short Course Masters ahead of team mate Hupo and Martin. Austria’s Gerd Pfeiffer claimed fourth place from Robert Hart who finished 5th at the end. The 2WD class was dominated by Hubert Hönigl followed by Jörn Neumann and Ryan Mayfield (all Team Associated SC10).
Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com] & savys.de [savys.de]
