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Team Associated RC8B3 HRC arm mounts

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:27 AM PST

Team Associated have introduced the high roll centre HRC suspension mounts for the RC8B3 series of kits. The parts offer increased ground clearance for greater durability, since the pivots sit 1mm higher off the ground. Additionally, they allow the racer to run a higher roll centre for increased stability on faster, high-grip tracks. Both the A and B mount are also narrower for added side clearance and durability. All of these mounts are made of blue anodised high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they fit the RC8B3 and RC8B3e and require the updated #81050 arm mount insert set.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

Hadley & Munn sweep Cabin Fever 2017

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 11:13 AM PST

Widely considered to be the official kickoff to the outdoor season in the Pacific NW, the annual Cabin Fever race was once again hosted by the RC Car Club of Lewiston, Idaho. The highly anticipated event drew 296 entries despite adverse weather conditions that closed mountain passes in the region, causing many racers to travel much longer distances than normal. Racers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada were all in attendance. Ironically the “outdoor kickoff” is held inside a covered arena at the Lewiston, Idaho Rodeo Grounds. The track is a bit larger than most tracks in the area, and while made to allow the smaller 1/10th scale cars to have great racing, the tracks for the Cabin Fever race tend to feature large obstacles and cater more to the 1/8 vehicles. The cold temperatures and changing track conditions made a lot of racers rethink tire choices throughout the weekend as the building was not heated. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Keith Hadley too the TQ and win with Taylor Wonders and Jason Hunt coming in second and third respectively.

Nitro Truggy saw Jesse Munn walking away with the win from Jason Hunt and Austin Aszure who rounded out the podium result.

The E-Buggy class was again TQ’d and won by Keith Hadley with Mike Dana in second and Travis Kendall third.

E-Truggy had Jesse Munn taking his second title of the weekend, coming from the TQ spot. Andy Pokorney and Jason Walters ended the day in second and third respectively.

Finally in Pro4 Short Course, Jesse Munn snatched his third title of the weekend with Shay Goodlund in second and Daniel Price third.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

Ielasi Tuned Nitro.21 9WCE & Nitro.12 WCE engines

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 08:49 AM PST

Ielasi Tuned have introduced two new engines, the Nitro.21 9WCE 9-port on-road and the Nitro.12 WCE 2.1cc touring car engine. Both are based on Novarossi power plants, they feature WIB ceramic and steel bearings, hand-tuned ultra light pistons, hand-tuned sleeves and crankshafts and they are assembled by Daniele Ielasi himself to ensure the best possible quality and performance. As usual all engines are built using modified and selected parts, allowing the customers to get their hands on the same engines as the factory team drivers.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

Picco sign Takehiro Terauchi

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 06:17 AM PST

Picco Micromotori have announced the signing of Japanese front runner Takehiro Terauchi to their factory racing team. Current Japanese 1/8th on-road vice national champion, Takehiro will be an important addition to the team and he will be competing in the Japanese Championship, the FEMCA Championship and the World Championship later this year.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

Joel Eaton wins at Addiction RC Raceway club race

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 04:56 AM PST

Addiction RC Raceway recently held a club race and in the 2WD Buggy class A-main Joel Eaton, coming from the 2 spot on the grid, fell back to third due to a bobble on new tyres in the opening stages. A mistake by Jenkins put Brady Anderson to the point with Joel in close pursuit. A clean pass for the lead by Eaton on Brady was the last time the lead would change hands just a few laps in. Brady was able to keep toe for a few more laps until Joel’s tyres finally broke in and he was able to click off high 14 second laps repeatedly to the end to bring home the win.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Xray welcome Philipp Guschl

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 04:33 AM PST

Xray have announced the signing of Germany’s Philipp Guschl to their factory team. The former German National Champion and Euro B podium finisher will campaign Xray’s XB8 platform at regional, national and international events including the German Nationals and the European Championships B. Philipp says:

Since ever I have admired Xray for their highest quality products and the work the team puts into making their cars updated and faster every year. The professionalism of the company and the service they provide makes me safe for my further growth as a driver. I am very happy for this opportunity and trust that Xray and SMI put it me. I will do my best to represent the team in the races and of course to help everyone around.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Dominic Quek wins at Urban Touring Series Rd2

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 04:12 AM PST

Round 2 of Singapore’s Urban Touring Series was held this past weekend in downtown Singapore. With the Chinese New Year festivities still in the air, racers were looking forward to a great racing start in the Year of the Rooster. This time only a single Touring Car class, 17.5T Blinky, was run. In qualifying, run over four rounds with the best-2 points score to count, Dominic Quek (Xray) would secure an early overall TQ after three consecutive TQ runs. In Q4, Colin Tong (Xray) and Leonard Sim (Awesomatix) started Q4 in front, but a racing incident allowed Chee Lip Keong (Yokomo) to capitalise and secure a surprise TQ for the round. This shook up the final qualifying standings as Lip Keong secured P2 on the grid on the tie-break. Leonard would start in P3, with Colin in P4.

In the opening A-main, Dominic secured the win by a comfortable margin as a tight battle ensued between Lip Keong, Leonard and Colin. With post-race penalties applied, Colin took 2nd while Hasron Robana (Tamiya) finished 3rd. In leg 2, Dominic managed to convert his pole start to win and secure an early overall victory. Leonard made a quick start to go into P2 early in the race, and held on to finish 2nd. Lip Keong had to be content with 3rd. In Leg 3, Dominic would sit out after having secured the overall win. There was to be another close fight during the race, with several racing incidents allowing Colin to eventually take the win. Leonard finished 2nd while. Kamen Koh (Serpent) took 3rd. With his leg 3 win, Colin secured overall 2nd with Leonard in 3rd.

Final results:
1. Dominic Quek – Xray
2. Colin Tong – Xray
3. Leonard Sim – Awesomatix
4. Hasron Robana – Tamiya
5. Kamen Koh – Serpent
6. Chee Lip Keong – Yokomo
7. Joe Hwee – Schumacher
8. Danny Lim – Tamiya

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Serpent introduce updated 2-speed gearbox housing

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 03:53 AM PST

Serpent have introduced an updated 2-speed gearbox housing for the 977 and GT8 cars. With thicker walls the housing will not deform anymore, resulting in improved durability and reliability. Machined grooves keep the weight low while also increasing the surface which results in improved cooling over long runs. The housing fits all SL8 XLi gearboxes as they are standard on the Cobra GT8 and 977 Evo2 kits.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

Xray Racing Series Germany Rd3 – Report

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 03:38 AM PST

The third round of the Xray Racing Series Germany was held recently and it saw Jannick Namyslo sweeping the Touring Stock qualifying by taking all three rounds in style. Felix Reichold and Tobias Höfflin completed the qualifying top 3 and the order would stay the same after the A-main to make for an Xray 1-2-3. Luka Fecher and Thorsten Reichold (both Xray) rounded out the top 5 result.

In Formula it was a nose to tail fight between Daniel Schober (Xray) and Johannes Fecher (Xray). After the qualifiers Marcus Wende (Xray) completed the top 3 behind Johannes and Daniel on TQ. In the 8-minutes A-main Daniel kept his cool and took the win in front of Johannes and Alexander Olah (XRAY) who completed the Top 3. Behind the three, Rene Meißen and Marcus Wende (both Xray) came in fourth and fifth.

1/12th scale was all about Michael Holla (CRC) and Hartmut Rose (Xray). The two guys showed insane fights, but kept it clean all the time. Ultimately Harmut took the TQ and he would also bring home the win while Michael Holla and Alexander Olah (Xray) had to settle for second and third in front of Thomas Namyslo (Xray) in fourth.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Team Magic E5-series aluminium gearbox cover

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 02:01 AM PST

HRC Distribution have introduced a CNC-machined aluminium gearbox cover for Team Magic’s E5 and E5HX monster trucks. Ultra rigid and thus very durable, the cover reinforces the truck’s drivetrain while also adding visual impact. The cover is available in black or titanium anodising and it is a direct fit on all E5-series trucks.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]