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Enzo Albertoni wins at Summer Off-road Invitational

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 08:36 AM PDT

The 1st annual Summer Off-road Invitational was held at the Xtreme Race Park track in Puerto Rico last weekend. Jay Drakeford would take the overall TQ in the Nitro Buggy class, however in the 45-minute A-main event it was 3rd place qualifier, Enzo Albertoni with the overall win some 3.1 seconds in front of Jay with whom he had some very entertaining battles throughout the main, unfortunately Jay suffered a blown tyre in the closing stages which hampered his buggy’s performance. Runner-up after the qualifiers, Jose Colon would round out the top 3 result some four laps down.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

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Yokomo announce YZ-2DTM3 & CAL3 2WD buggy kits

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 07:30 AM PDT

Yokomo have announced the soon release of their latest YZ-2DTM3 dirt spec and YZ-2CAL3 carpet spec 2WD buggy kits. Starting with the DTM3, the kit builds on the IFMAR World Championship winning YZ-2DTM and it features a new shorter main chassis plate, a new bellcrank steering system, new bellcrank steering blocks as well as a 3mm lower rear shock tower. Also included are thinner pistons to go with the shorter shock absorbers, new front and rear 3.0mm outer and 3.5mm inner suspension pins, and the kit utilises a new adjustable shock mounting option for the 3S rear arms. Also part of the package are both LC and LD 3-piece split transmission cases, easy access diff and diff height adjustments, the JConcepts F2 body and wing as well as a front wing and suitable front wing mount.

As for the carpet and astro turf specific YZ-2CAL3 kit, the vehicle utilises a high-capacity gear differential, it comes with a lightweight JConcepts F2 body, a LMR rear wing as well as a 3mm low down front shock tower, a steel front suspension mount for improved front grip as well as front and rear anti-roll bars and a 3-piece split LC transmission case. Both kits will be released at the end of the month.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

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JConcepts RM2 Red O-ring grease and treatment

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 07:28 AM PDT

Coming from JConcepts is the RM2 Red O-ring grease and treatment. The grease helps seal the shock shaft to O-rings and prevents unwanted leakage while still smooth enough to maintain the plush action a race shock requires. Another added bonus of using a treatment in this area is additional protection against dirt, dust and built-up on the shock-shafts, this can lead to less damage on the shafts during heavy-usage. The high-quality, smooth consistency grease comes in a clean and simple container for application and storage.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

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Kyosho MP10 HD cap driveshafts – Coming soon

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 04:15 AM PDT

Kyosho’s Yuichi Kanai has released first images of the forthcoming new HD cap driveshafts for the MP10 1/8th scale buggy. The CV-style 94mm axle and 82mm and 116mm centre driveshafts are of a special design with red anodised caps ensuring the driveshaft’s cross pins will not coming loose during operation, ensuring greater reliability in long main finals. No word on a release date yet but as the parts look pretty much production ready they should become available very soon.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

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BRCA Touring Car Nationals Rd3 – Report

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 01:34 AM PDT

The 3rd round of the BRCA Touring Car Series headed to the Monaco of UK tracks, Bedworth this last weekend. In the Modified class Schumacher’s Olly Jefferies lined up on pole on the grid after qualifying ahead of Xray’s Elliott Harper and an excellent Andy Murray (Schumacher). In both legs of the finals Olly managed to sufficiently keep Elliott at bay winning both legs. This secures a back to back victory at this round and the previous one Halifax, leaving Olly in a strong position for the British Championship. Andy maintained his grid position from qualifying to grab a podium, his best touring car national result.

In the 13.5 Blinky class the tight Bedworth track would provide a different challenge to round 2. Schumacher’s James Hart TQ’ed two of the four qualifiers to line up on pole from Colin Jackson (ARC) and Billy Fletcher. Zak Finlay (Schumacher), Halifax winner, would line up 5th in the super tight qualifiers. Just like Olly, James drove two super solid legs to take the win with Colin 2nd and Zak getting up to 3rd in what might be crucial for the wide open championship.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

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PR Racing machined 2-hole shock pistons

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 01:12 AM PDT

PR Racing have announced the release of new 2-hole shock pistons for their 1/10th scale off-road shock absorbers. Of a 12.65mm diameter the precision-machined pistons are available as 2×1.8mm or 2×2.0mm hole variants, with the smaller holes being used up front while the 2.0mm pistons are used in the rear. Using the pistons will improve bump handling and jump landing especially on outdoor tracks and the pistons come in four-piece sets of each size.

Source: PR Racing [pr-rc.com]

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Samix SCX10 II 288mm wheelbase high-clearance links

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 12:58 AM PDT

Coming from Samix and made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are 288mm wheelbase high-clearance titanium links. Machined from high-quality titanium material the links are of a light weight and offer high rigidity, all while sporting a high-clearance design for increased ground clearance. The links are available as complete ten-piece set including two steering links, as eight-piece suspension link set and also as rear-only four-piece kit.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

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Vogl & Riedmann win at Austrian EP On-road Nats Rd3

Posted: 09 Jul 2019 12:15 AM PDT

Round 3 of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the MAC Mistelbach track last weekend. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Dominic Vogl (Awesomatix) with the overall TQ after a clean sweep in the qualifiers and he would also come out on top after the triple A-mains, however he was hotly contested by Xray’s Patrick Gollner who took the win in A2 to seal his overall runner-up spot. Helmut Frauenschuh came in 3rd to round out the podium in front of Toni Eder.

In Touring Stock it was Robin Riedmann (Awesomatix) with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifiers as Alexander Mayer (Team Associated/Rebellion-RC) came in 2nd, scoring a single round TQ. In the opening two A-mains Robin and Alexander shared a win each, meaning A3 would bring the decision and ultimately it was Robin with the win and the overall from from Alexander in 2nd and Awesomatix’s Philipp Stadler in 3rd.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

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Muchmore Impact LCG Max-Punch 4000mAh battery

Posted: 08 Jul 2019 11:59 PM PDT

Muchmore have announced the release of their new Impact Silicon Graphene Super Thin LCG Max-Punch 7.4V 4000mAh LiPo battery. The hardcase battery measures 92.5×46.5×18.5mm, ensuring a super low centre of gravity for touring car carpet, 2WD buggy indoor or 1/12th scale racing. The battery is build from high-quality 130C cells and it weighs in at only 164g.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

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