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June 18, 2010

Team C Short Course TS2 truck

Further to our post earlier in the week about the SXSC10, Hong Kong based Team C have announced that they will be releasing this same car under the name of ‘Short Course TS2’. Made to ROAR specifications, it features a large battery tray, full ball bearings throughout, adjustable turnbuckles, aluminium shock absorbers, 12mm hex hubs, a realistic front/rear bumper and a short course style lexan body, which we saw in the original post. We are told it should be ready for release in 2 weeks time.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

June 18, 2010

HPI Racing Blitz T-shirts

HPI have released these official Blitz T-shirts, which are made from 100% cotton and feature a vertical ‘Blitz’ logo centered on the front. There is also a grey HPI Racing logo located on the lower front of the shirt, while the back of the shirt has a small white www.hpiracing.com logo printed high above the shoulder blades. Available in S, M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL sizes.

Click here to view the back of the tee

June 16, 2010

Hudy Super Diff Grease

Hudy’s new Super Diff Grease is a high-performance, model racing car general-purpose silicone-based grease. With a thicker viscosity than standard diff grease, it stays on the diff plates longer, prolonging diff lifespan. It is especially well-suited for use in ball differentials and thrust bearings and is recommended for any heavy-duty application where high pressures or loads are present. The silicone grease operates within a large temperature range and works under extreme conditions over 100°C.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

June 15, 2010

JConcepts Super Cup Rd5 short course report

With a reported weather storm on the radar, a quick change of itinerary from Coral Springs to Treasure Coast Raceway made round 5 of the Super Cup even more exciting. With this being a make-up and additional race to the 2010 series, drivers were hyped and ready for action on the technical Treasure Coast track. Huge thanks to both the Coral Springs club and Treasure Coast Speedway for their constant effort and support of the racers in Florida. In the Pro 2 stock SCT class, it was a battle between the points leader Jimmie Cooper and Craig Lowe. Cheston VanAlstyne put his Kyosho truck in the TQ position but a problem forced him out of contention early leaving Jimmie and Craig to battle things out. Craig reigned supreme and earned his 1st win on the 2010 Super Cup series. Jimmie Cooper finished in 2nd with Aaron Wood rounding out the top 3.

Continue reading the report here

June 15, 2010

TQ Racing SXSC10 photos?

Having brought you the first CAD images of the new SXSC10 from TQ Racing, we have come across the first photos of what we believe is the new truck. Shown online by the cars OEM, it doesn’t have the final body shell but the rest appears to be exactly as it was shown in the CAD images.

View more images of the truck here

June 15, 2010

RPM Traxxas shock wrenches

RPM have introduced shock body and cap wrenches for the Traxxas line of 1/10th scale shocks. Molded from one of their secret blends of nylons, it makes them a perfect choice to keep those expensive aluminium shocks from getting scuffed up from metal tools. The Body Wrench slips effortlessly over the body of the shock while the hex of the shock body seats in an upper recess. The Cap Wrench then slips over the shock cap and with a simple twist of the wrist, the cap easily unscrews off of the shock body. No extra tools required and virtually no possibility of scuffing up or damaging the body or shock cap. RPM Shock Body and Cap Wrenches are designed for use on most 1/10th scale Traxxas shocks including the aluminium ‘Big Bore’ versions. However, they will not work with Traxxas Revo or Jato shocks.

View the tools in action here

June 15, 2010

Open Short Course race in Celle/Germany

Last weekend saw an open class short course race at the astro turf out door off-road track in Celle, Northern Germany, which took place as part of a northern division regional electric off-road race. The class was dominated by Lennart Sulzbach and his Associated SC10 as he not only TQ’ed but also won the first and second A-main. Second place went to Ulrich Wartmann (Associated SC10) in front of Jörg Heise (Associated SC10). The next three places all went to HPI’s Blitz SC truck with Stefan Wolter, Matze Axmann and Marina Maiwald on 4th to 6th place. Young Matti Breitrück grabbed 7th spot with a Losi Strike SC truck. The high traction astro turf surface made set-up crucial and most of the drivers opted to use harder compound stock tyres in combination with a reduced ride height.

View more images from the event here

June 14, 2010

2010 SCT Jamboree at Dirt Hills Raceway

The first annual SCT Jamboree was held at Dirt Hills Raceway in Marion, Ohio on June 12, 2010. Despite rainy conditions, the race drew over 70 entries and the usual SCT classes were held including stock SCT, mod SCT, and 4×4 SCT. The race also featured an 12 and under SCT class. Rob Mangold took the win in the stock class, while Rodney Black was the winner in Mod. Don Goins took victory from the TQ in the 4×4 class and in the 12 and Under class it was Mike Bowling that emerged the winner.

View the different class winners and videos from the event here