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July 19, 2016

Reno Savoya confirmed for Dragon Stone Champs

Having already confirmed, TLR’s Ryan Maifield, he will be joined by his newest teammate Reno Savoya at the inaugural 2016 Dragon Stone Asian Nitro Buggy Championship race in Liaoyang City, China. Reno’s long list of incredible accomplishments includes being a 2-time Worlds finalist, 3-times French National Champion, and 3 times European Champion. With his race experience and world class speed, Reno adds his name to the growing list of international talent to the event. For more information, check out the Dragon Stone Asian Buggy Championship on Facebook.

July 19, 2016

RC-Aurora Mini-Z rim and motor pinion indicator gauge

RC-Aurora have introduced a multi-functional gauge to determine the rim offset and motor pinion size of Mini-Z cars. Made from carbon fibre the tool helps to measure the wheel offset and it also does away with the need to tooth count pinion gears as four different grids allow to measure the pinion gear size of popular mini-size cars such as the ones from Kyosho and Atomic/AMZ. Printed graphics help to easily read the different settings and at 32x130mm the gauge is also easy to carry and store.

Source: PPM [ppm-rcracing.com]

July 19, 2016

Texas Electric On-Road Series Rd4 – Report

The final round of the Texas Electric On-Road Series was held in San Antonio, Texas this past Sunday. 55 entries were present between five classes for the fourth round of the series. Conditions were extremely hot under the Texas sun. The track was large and flowing with two tricky chicanes that would catch many drivers out through the day and the asphalt surface provided for medium-high traction. Qualifying points from the driver’s best two out of three qualifying rounds would be used to setup the main. There was two bump-ups from each lower main. After more technical tracks in the previous three rounds, the Touring Modified drivers were finally able to open up their powerful motors around the large track. Qualifying would be close between Chris Adams and Chris Kemper; Adams edging Kemper out and earning the TQ on pace. The conditions during the main would prove to be tricky as the low setting sun created glares and long shadows on different corners; causing the drivers to make some minor mistakes. Adams was able to build a 5 second lead through the race over Kemper. Guillaume Herve made his way up to the third step of the podium.

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July 19, 2016

Active BD7 & YD-4 adjustable rear suspension mounts

Active Hobby Products have introduced adjustable rear suspension mounts for the Yokomo BD7 and YD-4 on-road cars. The RF mount is of a multi-piece design, utilising an inner solid block to which split outer suspension pin hangers attach. Different thickness alloy shims allow to adjust the toe-in angle in a range of 0 to -3 degree with a 48.7mm RR hanger and from -2 to -5 degree with a 51.7mm RR hanger. The adjustable RF suspension mount sets are available in four different colours including black, blue, red or silver. As for the needed RR parts, Active Hobby Products have introduced two new suspension mounts machined from heavy brass material. They are available separately in a 48.7mm variant, weighing in at 16.4g and as a 51.7mm version, weighing in at 17.2g. The parts come with a black surface and sport laser-etched markings for easy identification.

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July 18, 2016

WRC Pro2 LM16 1/10th pan car bodyshell

Italian company WRC has introduced the new Pro2 bodyshell for the LM16 1/10th pan car. Offering a different front fender and nose section as well as an updated side pod design comrade to the original Pro1 body the shell offers slightly different handling characteristics. It is usable on the LM16 pan car and other 190mm pan car kits.

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July 18, 2016

California Touring Series Rd5 – Report

Round five of the California Touring Series was held this past weekend. The “Rehab” again attracted a good amount racers including local talent and internationally experienced drivers and in the Touring Modified division, it was Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano who had TQ set early in Q1 followed closely by Brandon Clements’ Awesomatix and Team Associated driver Randy Caster in P3 with a 100th of second separating the two. Team Associated ace driver Rick Hohwart had some bad luck in Q1 with a strong finish in Q2 but puts him on P4 for the show. With traction decreasing by the mains, racers made sure to adjust car setups to gain maximum performance. From start to finish Albano finishes first place with Hohwart closing the gap on the leader but not able to capitalize as time ran out with Caster securing third. The CTS finale, the “Judgement Day” is coming up on August 7th at Warm Springs Raceway in Fremont, California.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]

July 18, 2016

Graham Alsop wins at Northern Regional Series Rd2

This past weekend was the second round of the Northern Regional Series. Qualifying provided some great racing with Graham Alsop taking TQ with Ashlee Owen in second. Going into the finals Graham Alsop convincingly took the win in the main and lead from start to finish. Ashlee had a terrible start and was promoted to dead last after a couple of laps. With a solid fuel strategy he was able to work his way through the field, setting fast laps to take a solid second from Colin Brennan in third.

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July 18, 2016

Revolution Design Racing Products Buggy Wing Buttons

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their all-new buggy wing buttons designed to improve wing fitment on both 1/8th and 1/10th scale buggies. Machined from aircraft-grade aluminium the buttons help to securely fasten both polycarbonate and moulded wings, prolonging the life of both the wing mount and wing. Machined holes for countersunk screws make for easy and convenient wing mounting, with the buttons being usable with most wing mounts that use screws over the standard body clip solution. The buttons come in the five different colours of light blue, dark blue, black, orange or red.

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