April 26, 2012

Víctor Peláez wins Spanish 200mm Champs Rd2

The second round of the Spanish 200mm National Championship was held in Gijón, with the weather forecast expecting rain for all the three days. This meant that all drivers had to adapt both their cars and their driving skills to all kind of situations, foreseeing that all qualifiers and all finals will be completely different one to another. Friday was useless, with the track completely wet there was no point on risking the car in free practice. Without being able to test one single minute, qualifiers started and as it was predicted they weren’t going to be easy at all. It was all about which tires worked and at what time. With the track being in a somewhat in-between state, nor flooded, nor dry, the window to choose between different tires was wide open and to make it even more interesting short moments of sun and showers took turn. TQ then went to Edu Escandón who opted for the right set of tires for the last qualifier, which strangely enough were dry tires, despite the track was still humid. Jonnhy Pastor took the runner-up sport with Luis Cayetano and Raul Casado following in third and fourth place.

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April 26, 2012

Bittydesign A8 Force body & mudguards

Bittydesign introduce the Force body for Agama’s A8 buggy. Designed in cooperation with Italian Agama drivers Riccardo Perin and Stefano Cantoni the body produces improved front end grip in both low and high speed corners while maximising rear downforce due to the redesigned side pods. The roof section sports a small fin to add engine protection. Made from 1.0mm Lexan material the body comes clear with outer protective film, window masks and decal sheet. Also available are suitable rear mudguards. They are made from clear 1.0mm Lexan and protect the wishbones, driveshafts and shock absorbers from becoming excessively dirty in muddy racing conditions.

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April 26, 2012

RPM Ten-SCTE rear bumper, mud flaps & number plate

RPM introduce the rear bumper and mud flaps and number plate kit for Losi’s Ten-SCTE truck. Available separately the redesigned rear bumper adds protection to the bodyshell by being relocated compared to the stock part. Added material around the screw holes make for a more rigid bumper. The mud flaps and number plate kit is an accessory item that adds a scale look to the truck. The mounting holes of the mud flap support arms place the mud flaps at an angled 15 degree, mimicking a few renegade full-sized short course trucks currently in popular racing series. Both the rear bumper as well as the mud flaps and number plate kit are sold separately and come with mounting hardware and instructions.

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April 26, 2012

KM World Cup Hong Kong selection race Rd5

The fifth round of the KM World Cup Hong Kong selection race took place last weekend at the HK-based ACO track. KM H-K1 driver Nicolas Lee from Singapore dominated the qualifiers and took TQ in front of Dirty Tiger and Hung Cheung Hang, both also piloting H-K1 chassis. Come the finals Nicolas had a slow start with Dirty Tiger and Hung Cheung Hang putting pressure on him and eventually overtaking him as the result of two errors made by the pole-sitter. Around the 15 minutes mark Hang made a mistake leading in a flame out meaning Nicolas was able to grab second place. Only a minute later disaster stroke for Dirty Tiger who broke his car making way for Nicolas, with Hung Cheung Hang finishing two laps down in second and Vincent Tang (KM H-K1) in third place.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]


April 22, 2012

Arrowmax 5.5mm & 7.0mm nut driver tips

Arrowmax release two new power tool tips in the form of these 5.5 and 7.0mm nut drivers. They are 100mm long, made from a special spring steel to ensure maximum strength and durability and are suitable for most power tools.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]


April 22, 2012

Mon-Tech Racing Sport RS body shell

Mon-Tech have announced their new Sport RS body shell for 190mm 1/10th scale 4WD touring and FWD cars. Moulded from 0.75mm polycarbonate the body resembles an aggressively styled 2-door sports car and will come with decals for headlights, mirrors and more.

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April 21, 2012

2012 JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals report

Round 2 of the 2012 JConcepts Indoor National Series took place at Mike’s Hobby Shop in Carrolton, TX on April 14-15. There was a great turnout for this event with just over 200 entries. JConcepts was well represented with Team Drivers Steven Hartson, Kody Numedahl, Taylor Larson and Cody Hollis in attendance. For Mod Buggy, TQ Steven Hartson went on to win the class with his JConcepts equipped B4.1, Steven lead the way all weekend running JConcepts Bar Codes in Green Compound. Kody Numedahl in the second spot also running Bar Codes in Green and Brent Thielke in third.

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April 20, 2012

Taylor Larsen & Cody Hollis join TeamSR

TeamSR is proud to announce the addition of two extremely talented drivers. TeamSR has always placed driver conduct, desire and talent as the foundation of the team. After watching several drivers during the most recent JConcepts Off-Road Spring Nationals held at Mikes Hobby Shop located in the heart of Texas, TeamSR would like to welcome Taylor Larsen, Cody Hollis and Trevor Nault to the team. Taking top honors after three rounds of highly competitive qualifying rounds racing with heavy hitters, Taylor Larsen quickly rose to the number one starting position on the grid for the 2wd Modified Truck A-main. At the sound of the tone for the start of the first A-main of three, Taylor Larsen used the momentum of his first qualifying position and never looked back to cross the finish line in first. In equally dominant fashion he drove consistently in the second A-main to gain the overall points to claim the class as his own.

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