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2018 ROAR Carpet On-road Nationals – Report

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 01:04 PM PDT

The 2018 ROAR Carpet On-road Nationals were held at Apex RC and Hobbies in Murfreesboro, Tennessee last weekend. In the Modified Sedan class, Sam Isaacs and Mike Gee were battling the entire weekend for the top spot and after four rounds of qualifying Sam Isaacs would retain the TQ with Mike Gee in 2nd. Sam then was able to put down two dominating runs in the first two mains to secure the overall title with Mike Gee finishing 2nd overall from Keven Hebert 3rd.

17.5 sedan is always a popular class which brings in some serious competition and this year was no different. Mike Gee was the man to beat all weekend. His car was super quick and was setting the pace through qualifying. A couple of close battles with fellow teammate Eric Anderson meant those two would start 1st and 2nd on the grid. In the End Mike Gee was able to win both A1 and A2 to take the overall National Championship in the 17.5 Sedan class with Eric Anderson finishing 2nd overall followed by Matt Lyons 3rd.

21.5 Sedan was very close and competitive all week. Qualifying was very close and saw multiple drivers vying for the top spot. In the end Cory Parsons was the man on top. He put together a great run in the third round of qualifying to take the TQ position. The mains saw a couple of different winners with Bill Sydor taking A1 after a great drive from 3rd on the grid and A2 going to Luke Pittman. A3 was a battle to the end in which Bill Sydor was able to capture the overall title and secures the ROAR National Championship in 21.5 Sedan. Art Scrimo from 5th on the grid was able to put in a couple of great runs in the mains to capture 2nd place overall as Luke Pittman rounded out the podium.

USGT again was a very popular class and Art Scrimo took the TQ from Dustin Layne 2nd and Chris Kemper 3rd. After a rough start for the field Johnny Carey put in a great drive to capture A1. A2 and A3 went solidly for Art Scrimo who put in two great runs to capture the overall title and crowning him as the ROAR National Champion. Dustin Layne finished 2nd overall with a couple of solid runs.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatixusa.com]

2018 Speed King Tour Rd1 – Report

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 10:07 AM PDT

The sixth season of the Japanese Speed King Tour kicked off at the Rajiten Nagoya indoor tarmac track in the Aichi prefecture last weekend. The event offered Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Oval class racing and saw the Super Pole format being used for the Mod class, a special 1-lap race that sees the top 5 after the third qualifying round battle it out for the overall TQ spot. The 1-lap time attack race was won by ARC driver Yusuke Goto while the TQ after Q3, Infinity’s Akio Sobue, had to settle for a lower starting position.

Yusuke then also made the hole shot at the start of the single 5-minute A-main as a multiple car crash meant Akio lost even more places. Up front Yusuke kept his position till the finish line as Kazushige Tomita finished 2nd with his Tamiya. 2017 Speed King, Yugo Nagashima, took 3rd for Destiny.

In the Touring Stock main it was 2017 Japanese Stock Touring National champion Takuma Sasaki with the win as the oval class was won by Toshihiro Naito. The next round of the 2018 Speed King Tour will take place at TM circuit Wakayama in the Wakayama prefecture on April 22nd.

Source: Speed King Tour [facebook.com]

DE Racing Speedline slim 2WD buggy front wheels

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 09:37 AM PDT

New from DE Racing are the Speedline series slim 2WD buggy front wheels. Designed for the use with narrow carpet and turf tyres, the wheels are available in Team Associated B6 and Kyosho RB6 as well as TLR 22 3.0/4.0 specific offsets. Each set contains four rims that are available in fluorescent yellow, white or black colour.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

Monaco RC sign brand ambassadors Hagberg & Coelho

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 07:21 AM PDT

New online RC boutique Monaco RC have announced that they are teaming up with Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Bruno Coelho. The two IFMAR World Champions will not only be the 2018 brand ambassadors for the new company founded by Francesco Martini, but will also share their extensive product and set-up knowledge in order to maximise the customer’s on and off track experience.

Source: Monaco RC [monacorc.com]

Vision Racing Products V2 shock stand

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 07:02 AM PDT

Coming from Vision Racing Products is their new V2 Shock Stand for both 1/10 and 1/8 off-road vehicles. The 3-piece shock stand features a carbon fibre top and base, along with an aluminium centre post and it sports slots to hang the shocks upside down to drain, as well as small pegs to hang the shock caps from to keep them clean. The carbon base features cutout pockets with felt pads and a small magnet on the front to hold items like shock nuts. The rear section of the base shows off a holographic VRP logo embedded within the carbon. The logo has a neat effect to it as it changes colour at different angles, providing the ultimate bling. The V2 shock stand comes including a felt storage pouch and it is available now.

Source: Vision Racing Products [visionracingproducts.com]

6mik Axium 4WD 1/10th buggy front tyre

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 06:49 AM PDT

6mik have introduced their new Axium 4WD 1/10th buggy front tyre for artificial surfaces such as carpet and astroturf. The tyre uses the company’s Optimized Control Concept design with softer inner and harder outer carcass for improved steering precision in both low and high bite track conditions, depending on the mounting direction of the tyre. The tread makes use of rounded outer pins for great balance between steering aggressiveness and bite while the inner blocks ensure good traction. The tyre will become available in green soft and blue medium compound.

Source: 6mik [6mik-racing.com]

Xray XB2 35g stainless steel battery weight

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 05:35 AM PDT

Coming from Xray is a 35g stainless steel battery weight for the XB2, XT2, and XB4 range of vehicles. The weight was developed for the use with lightweight standard or low-profile shorty LiPo battery packs as it ups the vehicle’s overall weight for improved handling, better landing and an easier to drive car. The weight places underneath the battery, it comes laser-etched for easy identification and is available now.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Yokomo YZ-2caL2 2WD high-grip spec buggy kit

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 05:27 AM PDT

Yokomo have introduced their new YZ-2caL2 2WD buggy kit that was designed especially for high-grip carpet and astroturf surfaces. The fully equipped kit uses the DNA of the successful YZ-2CA with subtle updates further increasing performance and durability on high to very high traction tracks. The kit will hit stores by end of March and will include parts such as front gullwing and rear S4 suspension arms, new 5.5mm HD ball ends, a aluminium centre link, alloy bellcranks, a 3-gear laydown gearbox with 3-pad slipper clutch, a high-capacity gear differential as well as a graphite battery plate and a new gearbox support. The kit is topped off by a JConcepts YZ-2 lightweight body shell and a LMR rear wing.

Features:
– New front gull suspension arm/new HD 5.5mm ball end
– New S4 rear suspension arm/nNew HD 5.5mm ball end
– New aluminium centre Link
– New high precision aluminium steering bellcranks
– New lightweight 3-pad slipper for laydown 3-gear gearbox
– New high capacity gear differential
– New graphite battery plate
– New gearbox support
– JConcepts S2 YZ-2 bodyshell (light weight)
– New LMR rear wing
– Allround shock springs

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

Arena 0.5mm carbon fibre touring car wing endplates

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 02:42 AM PDT

Arena RC Racing have released a 4-piece set of 0.5mm carbon fibre touring car wing endplates. The parts are made from high-quality carbon fibre and measure 20x40mm, making them race legal in most races. While adding visual impact the parts also add stability to the outer portion of the wing while still being very light of weight. The 4-piece set equips two standard touring car rear wings and it is available now.

Source: Arena RC Racing [facebook.com]

Awesomatix A800FX FWD touring car – Prototype images

Posted: 14 Mar 2018 02:11 AM PDT

Awesomatix’s Max Mächler has released a couple of images of the company’s A800FX touring FWD prototype. The car builds on the A800X 4WD tourer, however a new chassis layout and belt-driven front wheel drive gearbox greatly change the appearance compared to the previous prototype that saw an unconventional “behind the front wheels” motor position. The new prototype is now a lot more up to date with current designs in terms of weight balance while the Awesomatix’s signature rotation dampers make for the very low overall centre of gravity that the original 4WD tourer takes profit of. The car is still in prototype stages with a lot of ideas still in the pipeline.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]