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May 18, 2011

Exotek TEK-SCT chassis conversion

Exotek have released the ultimate conversion for your Losi Micro SCT or Micro Rally. The set includes a special 1mm small weave carbon fibre top plate and bottom plate for a more scale appearance, while the conversion also lightens the overall truck by 20%. Other features include alloy bolt-in servo mounts, adjustable finned alloy motor mount with sliding 2 piece design and adjustable position battery mounting. It also comes supplied with carbon battery strap and alloy posts, receiver mounting plate for the stock unit for a secure bolt in design and stainless steel hardware.

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May 17, 2011

Exotek Blitz rear chassis brace

New from Exotek Racing are these heavy duty alloy rear chassis braces for the HPI Blitz. This brace strengthens the known weak point in the chassis and protects the rear of the chassis from cracking or snapping off. A special lightweight design allows for side to side flex for proper rear traction but eliminates front to back flex to strengthen the chassis and rear shock tower. Sold in a pair with fasteners.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

May 17, 2011

Venom Team wins St Ives 6-hour SC Enduro

Last Saturday, Venom Team drivers Darryn Johnson and Michael Harlow, together with their teammates Antony Geerno and Tom Clifford, assembled for the inaugural running of the St. Ives 6-hour Short Course Enduro. This punishing 6-hour race was run at the St. Ives track in Sydney, Australia. With some of the best drivers of short course trucks in the state of NSW entering the event, the competition was hot to say the least. 8 teams entered, with all of the leading 2wd short course truck brands being used at the event.

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May 16, 2011

Nathan Waters takes SC at Mid East Rd1

Broxtowe MCC held the opening round of the 2wd Mid East Regional Series this past weekend. With good weather forecast for the day the entry topped 90. However, the forecasters got it wrong and to start the day off we had light drizzle. The Broxtowe club had recently spent a lot of time money and effort getting their venue to a more permanent and ‘all weather’ standard. The track coped excellently with the persistent rain and gave an excellent racing surface in both the wet and dry. In the Short Course Open class the Durango DESC410R once again was the most popular truck and took TQ in all four rounds with Adam Skelding taking the first 3 rounds and Nathan Waters taking the last round. The final was a no holds barred affair between the two DESC410R’s, contact was plenty and some elaborate pursuit style maneuvering allowed for some close racing with Nathan eventually taking the win from Adam.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

May 13, 2011

STRC SC10 option parts

ST Racing Concepts have released some new option parts for the popular Associated SC10 that feature precision CNC machined high-quality aluminium material for the best fit and tightest-tolerance. The steering bell cranks has been a common weak spot on the SC10, T4 and B4 and their new aluminium multi-piece steering bellcrank set greatly increases the durability and take out any flex in the kit plastic bell crank system providing a more precise steering feel. New aluminium heat sink finned motor plate helps dissipate heat from the motor and also adds great looks to your Associated off-road vehicles. STRC have also released upper shock mount bushings, servo mounts, front hinge pin brace as well as the gun metal only battery brace. All other parts are available in anodized blue, gun metal, red and silver.

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May 11, 2011

Rockstar Short Course Series

The 2nd Annual Rockstar Short Course Series was held at Portland R/C Raceway in Clackamas, Oregon. This 8 race series began in November of 2010 and went through May 2011. Each drivers 5 best points out of the 8 races were used to determine the Champion for each class. This years series grew by more than a 25% from last year averaging over 60 entries per event. The single largest race of the series reached a staggering 75 entries! This year AKA stepped up as the official Tire Sponsor for the series. The spec tire for all classes was AKA’s Grid-Iron in Super Soft Compound.

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May 10, 2011

STRC Losi Ten-SCTE option parts

Greatly reduce the flex and prevent bending of the stock towers on your Losi Ten-SCTE 4×4 with these new CNC Machined aluminium HD Front and Rear Shock Towers from STRC. They not only add great looks to your Losi 4×4, but it will eliminate the flex in your shock tower, keeping your truck’s suspension operating true to its design and greatly increase the durability. Available in anodized Blue, Red, Gun Metal and Silver.

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May 10, 2011

STRC Slash 2wd Universals & lightweight LCG Conversion

Carrying over design and material selection from their HPI Blitz and Associated SC10 universal kits, STRC’s Slash 2wd universal kits feature large diameter universal driveshaft bone for more durability against the power of today’s LiPo battery/Brushless motor combo, the heavier weight of short course truck and larger diameter of short course truck tires. They also used the same carbon steel material for axles, which features two sets of universal pin holes so you can get twice the life out of the same set of axles. The universal joints and joint pins are of carbon steel material as well and the pins features a “step” for the setscrew to have a flat spot to more securely hold the universal driveshafts together. Lastly, even the universal shaft roll pin at the end was not over looked. Carbon steel at the pin although strong will unfortunately add excessive wear to the diff outdrives, thus a different material was selected just for the shaft pin for durability and ease of wear on the diff outdrives.

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