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June 10, 2008

Jon Hazlewood wins BRCA Nats Rd4

The 4th round of the BRCA 1/8th scale buggy Nationals were run over the weekend at the Clanfield circuit, a very fast & technical dirt track. For the first time this year the racers in attendance had great weather all day with temperatures hitting 25 degrees. Qualifying saw Losi race Darren Bloomfield take the top qualifying spot ahead of Graham Alsop in 2nd Elliot Boots 3rd. The start of the main final saw a close battle between Alsop and Jon Hazlewood at the head of the field, with the pair pulling away from the field. After some mistakes from Alsop, Jon was able to stretch out a lead and left Alsop battle it out with Boots. A mistake by the young Associated driver meant that he would finish in 3rd, behind Alsop in 2nd, with Hazlewood taking the win on his return to Xray.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 10, 2008

Yaniv Sivan takes Israel League Rd6

The 6th round of the Israeli League took place at the Hot Wheels racing club last weekend under blisteringly hot conditions. Yaniv Sivan TQ’d the field and both 20 minute Semi finals provided some intense battles prior to the 30 minute A-Final. The final started with Yaniv Sivan opening up a gap on the rest of the field, which saw some interesting battles between Nir Sivan, Alon Maltzov, Dan Price and Yaniv Levi, all four racers battling for the runner up spot. Near the end of the race Yaniv Sivan had opened up a 20 second advantage on Nir Sivan, who was now comfortably in 2nd, but the 3rd spot had not been decided yet. The trio of Alon Maltzov, Dan Price and Yaniv Levi battled it out for the final podium spot all the way to the end and it was Dan Price that took the spot behind Nir Sivan in 2nd and Yaniv Sivan, who was for the 5th race in a row, the winner.

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June 9, 2008

HongNor at the Finnish Open Rd1

We received the following brief report from HongNor, on their teams results at the first round of the Finnish off road Nationals. In the buggy class it was Ari Heinonen that claimed 3rd position, just ahead of his team mate Petri Myllari in 4th, while in Junior Buggy it was Joonas Vuojolahti that took the win in front of Sami Sinisalo in 2nd. The truggy class saw HongNor claim a hat trick with class TQ Petri Myllari and Joonas Vuojolahti take the top 2 places with their brand new X2 truggies, while Joseph Quagraine finished 3rd, racing the X1X-CRT-Pro.

Source: Hong Nor [hongnor.com.tw]

June 9, 2008

Genova wins RCSignup/JConcepts SCS

Zack Genova wins RCSignup/JConcepts SCS

Round 1 of the RCSignup/JConcepts Super Cup Series was completed this past weekend and it was an great event, the blistering, 100 degree Florida sun made for some amazing track conditions. 11-year old Zack Genova showed experience and driving ability beyond his years and was able to take the win in both Stock Buggy and Stock Truck. He battled with another up-and-comer, Zach Mote, but in the end it was Zack ‘Zackinator’ Genova that took the victories.

Source: RC Signup [rcsignup.com]

June 9, 2008

Xray XB808 Alu Caster Blocks

Xray have released some 10° alu caster blocks for the XB808, which are CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminum and hard coated for extra durability and long life. Ultra-strong construction provides very long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. These lightweight blocks feature ‘zero kingpin’ suspension geometry and the pre-set 10° caster block is integrated and non-adjustable. Combined with the XB808 front kick-up of 10° this block gives a total caster angle of 20° for increased steering and precision.

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June 8, 2008

MID44 Associated B44 conversion set

Team Azarashi have announced that they have become the worldwide distributor for the new MID44 conversion set, available for Team Associated B44. Created by Olivier Langlet, the set is designed to make the car smoother to drive with the motor now mounted further forward and the batteries not so far to the rear. The kit mainly consists of a new chassis plate and the 2 upper plates, and by switching the front and rear CVA’s, all the other parts are re used from the stock car.

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June 6, 2008

Xray XB808 Matched Racing springs

Xray have released these high-performance racing springs for their XB808 buggy, that have been specially developed to give better balance and an additional range of choices to fine-tune your car. Developed through extensive testing and racing experience, these linear springs use the same thickness of wire for each spring, and stiffness is controlled by the number of coils. Softer springs have a lower “C” value and more coils; stiffer springs have a higher “C” value and fewer coils. Available as a pair of springs – to fit front and rear – the springs are individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. During the selection process, each spring is compressed in several fine increments and the values recorded, and then each spring is matched with another spring of identical characteristics.

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June 6, 2008

Associated Big bores & Reedy engine

Associated RC8 Big bore shocks

Seen at this weeks ROAR 1/8th scale buggy Nationals at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, California, are these big bore shock absorbers on the Associated RC8. Currently being used by the factory team at this race, they are close to release pending some final parts getting produced. Also seen on some of the team cars, is new steering geometry, which combined with the new shocks increase corner speed and improve rough track handling. New from Reedy is a yet unnamed proprietary .21 engine in the final stages of testing and is being run by Rick Hohwart and Scott Brown at this event.

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