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March 1, 2016

Munn & Hadley win at Cabin Fever Indoor Supercross

The Pacific Northwest 1/8th racing season kicked off this past weekend in Lewiston, Idaho at the annual Cabin Fever race. This year’s event spanned 3 days with Friday being practice, Saturday three rounds of qualifying using your best two rounds in a qual point format and main events on Sunday – 30 minute nitro mains and triple A-Mains in electric. Drivers from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Canada were all in attendance, itching to get racing after a long and wet winter up there with approximately 240 entries making for a very long but very fun weekend. In the Nitro Truggy class a great battle was on between Jesse Munn and Shane Pruegschat in round one with Shane getting Jesse on the last lap by 0.5 seconds. Jesse then would TQ rounds 2 and 3 to wrap up the overall TQ while Austin Azure would complete the top 3.

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February 28, 2016

3rd Annual Lonestar Challenge – Announcement

The 3rd Annual Lonestar Challenge will be held from April 22nd to 24th at the Thornhill Racing Circuit. Recent renovations turned the track into was is possibly the largest covered off-road facility in the World. The event will be held in the usual array of 1/8th off-road as well as 4×4 Short Course classes and it acts not only as the ROAR Fuel Offroad Nationals warm-up but it is also a round to the U.S. Pro Cup. More information and sign up can be found here.

February 23, 2016

Super Cup Rd2 – Report

For the second race of the Super Cup series racers headed South to the Coral Springs RC Track. The second round had 234 entries, another great turnout and even with Friday’s practice only going to 5pm, the day had a very large turnout of racers getting ready for Saturday’s event. On Saturday morning, registration went pretty smoothly and things kicked off right at 9:30am. A slightly damp but packed track greeted the morning qualifiers but with the sun shining throughout the day the track started drying and grooving up quickly.

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February 22, 2016

MIP Ten-SCTE Roller Pucks shiny drive system

MIP have introduced the Roller Pucks shiny drive system for the Losi Ten-SCTE short course truck. Building on the design features of the MIP Pucks system the Roller Pucks utilise large diameter metal bushings in favour of the standard small diameter pins to make for improved wear characteristics as the Roller Puck material is softer than the hardened steel outdrives. Included in the set are a pair of shiny CVD bones, two Pucks outdrives, metal pucks and it is usable with the Losi Ten-SCE 1.0, TLR Ten-SCTE 2.0 as well as the Losi Ten-Rally X.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

February 20, 2016

Axial 2.2″ Method Beadlock & Method 105 wheels

Axial 2.2" Method Beadlock & Method 105 wheels

Coming from Axial are the 2.2″ Method Beadlock IFD and 2.2/3.0″ Method 105 wheels. Starting with the 2.2″ Method Beadlock IFD wheels, the officially licensed Method 12-spoke rims are easy to assemble and they work with most 2.2″ tyres. The hub design allows this wheel to mount to any Wraith, 1/10 Yeti, RR10 Bomber, AX10 Ridgecrest/Deadbolt, and SCX10 while Axial’s Interchangeable Face Design wheel system makes it easy to dress it up with a new look. The 3-piece beadlock wheels utilise new 2x11mm pins for added strength, the updated plastic hub adapter eliminates slop and capture the 2x11mm pin and they feature adjustable breather holes for fine tuning tyre performance. The wheels come in pairs and in orange, green or white colour.

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February 19, 2016

Pro-Line Pro-Spline HD rear axles

New from Pro-Line come the Pro-Spline HD rear axles for the Pro-2 SC and Slash 2WD with ProTrac kit. The Pro-Spline HD technology debuted on the Pro-Line Pro-MT kit and is designed to handle some serious power. Made from hardened black oxide coated steel, the drive shafts have a true 6-sided spline that slides smoothly throughout the suspension travel without having to worry about stripping out like the stock plastic drive shafts. The pins are held in place by zinc coated snap rings and M3 set screws on both ends. The drive shafts also fit the Stampede and Electric Rustler kits.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

February 19, 2016

Axial Score Trophy truck bodyshells

Coming from Axial are two new Score Trophy Truck bodyshells for the Yeti Score Trophy Truck. First up is the TT-380 Score Trophy Truck body that is modelled after current OEM truck styling trends. It sports a sweeping roof line, flowing surfaces defined by crisp edges, pronounced wheel arches and geometric defined undercuts in the lower rockers, giving the body that modern day look. The front grill and light bucket assemblies continue with the modern look with sharp distinct lines and integrated LED mounts within the light buckets. The body can used with or without rear roll cage assembly but running the body without roll cage assembly requires the use of optional rear body mount included in the Yeti Score Trophy Truck along with not cutting out the back of the body. The body comes clear, including decal sheet and moulded cage details.

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February 19, 2016

Novak NX4 4-pole sensored brushless motor

Novak have introduced the new NX4 540-size 4-pole sensored brushless motor. Made for the use in 1/10th scale on-road and off-road vehicles the 3900kv motor offers a lot of bottom end torque thanks to its 4-pole design, making it ideal for heavy vehicles such as 2WD and 4WD trucks. The heatsink can lowers the operation temperature while ABEC 5 bearings and a Kevlar-wrapped rotor make for maximum performance and reliability. Rubber gaskets and a closed motor design help keeping dust and dirt away from the delicate internals. The motor comes pre-wired with 13AWG wire and gold-plated 4mm bullet-type connectors and it will become available soon.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]