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November 3, 2014

EFRA releases 2015 race calendar

EFRA released 2015 race calendar

Following last weekend’s EFRA AGM, the European governing body have announced the (provisional) dates for next year’s European Championships. A busy Summer season starts with 2 ‘B’ championships, while next year the 200mm nitro on-road class sees a combined A and B championship being run in Turkey. The 2 40+ titles round out the season along with the usual ‘A’ titles that are up for grabs in the Summer. New is a dedicated European Championship for the growing 1/8th E-buggy class that will be held in August at the Austrian Fehring track. Beside the introduction of the 1/8th E-buggy class, EFRA will also try and establish the 1/8th nitro GT class with the governing body trying to evaluate a sensible set of rules based on existing GT/Rally rules. Several classes also saw clarifications on existing rules with the electric classes are not allowed to run “hybrid” motors built from the parts of different manufacturers anymore. The 1/12th scale Stock class will run 13.5T motors in the future and 1/8th nitro buggies will have to use 16 percent nitro fuel from 2016 on. Full AGM details can be found here.

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November 3, 2014

Imbue 12mm brass shock pistons

Hot on the heels of the 1/8th scale brass shock pistons Imbue announce the release of 12mm 1/10th variants. The pistons are meant to improve bump handling, they make for plusher landings and smoother vehicle response. Initially available in 3×1.35mm hole configuration, the hole selection works well on both outdoor and indoor tracks, with tapered holes on one side to allow tuning for faster rebound or dampening. Included are standard and tight fit sealing bands for a perfect fit and to eliminate blow-by and friction. The pistons fit TLR, Associated, and Kyosho vehicles as well as and other brands that utilise a 3mm mounting shaft.

Source: Imbue [imbuemotorsports.com]

November 1, 2014

JConcepts TLR 22 & 22-4 Fin titanium turnbuckle sets

JConcepts introduction the Fin turnbuckle sets for the Team Losi Racing 22 2.0 and 22-4 buggies. The base of the shafts’ design is centred around a .143″ titanium hex size which gradually tapers down into a 3.5mm thread base design which accepts the TLR HD ball-cups. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment hex area and the “finned” cuts that rotate about the centre. The turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation.

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October 31, 2014

Fast Race 1/8th buggy tyre cutter

From Fast Race and made to cut 1/8th buggy tyres off their wheel is this tyre cut device. The simple yet clever tool is usable with most of today’s 1/8th rims, made of sturdy aluminium and it makes re-using rims easier. An adjustable holder takes a standard scalpel blade so no unusual blades are needed once they need to be replaced. Using the device is pretty simply as you can see from the video that can be found after the break. The tyre cutter will become available by beginning of November.

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October 31, 2014

Oscar Baldo wins at Levante regional champs Rd1

The first round of the Levante regional championship was held in Alicante, Spain with more than 60 drivers in attendance. The A-main saw Xray’s Ignacio Candel chase Mugen driver Oscar Baldo hard for the whole race but at the end Oscar took the win with Ignacio in 2nd. Jose Tomar Escudero (Bergonzoni) rounded out the podium in 3rd place.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 31, 2014

Active Hobby Products WR-02 alloy motor guard

Active Hobby Products WR-02 alloy motor guard-1

Coming from Active Hobby Products and made for Tamiya’s WR-02 2WD wheeler chassis is an aluminium motor guard set. Included is a machined motor guard with numerous slots for cooling and weight reduction as well as all needed mounting hardware. The assembly protects the somewhat exposed motor of the WR-02 chassis during on-road and off-road abuse while adding a bit of visual impact at the same time. The set is available in four colours including blue, black, red and silver.

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October 30, 2014

Xray XB8 steering knuckle brass adjusting nut

Xray now have a brass adjusting nut for the steering knuckles of the XB8 buggy available. Made to capture the pivot balls of the steering assembly the nut is three times heavier than the stock part and made to fine-tune the handling characteristic of the buggy.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 30, 2014

Slovakia Cup Rd1 – Report

The 1st round of this Winter’s Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. Run in the six classes of Touring Car Modified and Stock, Formula, Pan Car as well as 2WD and 4WD Buggy the race attracted a good turnout of racers. In the Touring Car Modified class Martin Hudy soon set the benchmark with David Nemcek and local driver Tomas Liptak battling for 2nd and 3rd spot in qualifying. The triple finals were then again dominated by Martin with David coming in 2nd and Tomas rounding out the podium in 3rd.

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