Available soon from Pro-Line are hard rear foams for 2.2″ 1/10th buggy tyres. Used by Ty Tessmann to TQ and win at the 2015 Pro-Line Cactus Classic the hard foams are of a solid closed cell design with no internal grooves for maximum hardness and durability. They offer maximum support for the tyres, are ideally used on high-bite surfaces and come in pairs.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Coming from Radtec and made for the Xray T4 line of touring cars are aluminium differential outdrives. Machined from high-quality 7075 material and finished with a hard-coated surface the cups reduce the drivetrain’s rotating mass for improved acceleration and braking while offering low wear characteristics at the same time.
Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]
The 2015 JConcepts Indoor National Series made its way to the popular RC Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Just outside of Boston, with the fall weather beginning to slowly creep in to cooler temperatures in the mornings, and the leaves beginning to change into the bright fall colors that are well known for the region. Inside the facility however, the racing was hot on the fast flowing layout. This year’s circuit had a good flow and feel, with elevation and enough jumps to keep even the experienced drivers on their toes. Todd Anderson and his staff had the track, pit area and shop ready for the weekend full of visitors.
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New from Flashpoint R/C Products comes the Racing Grip tyre sauce and a fuel measuring syringe. Starting with the traction compound, the additive was developed with both on-road and off-road racing in mind. Formulated for foam and rubber tyres the sauce enhanced grip and traction and it comes in a 4oz. can with applicator. Also new is the fuel measuring syringe that is best used for checking runtime of nitro cars as described by Mugen Racing’s Adam Drake here.
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Round three of the Greek National On-road Championship was held at the Zorri RC track near Athens with many of the country’s top drivers in attendance. Sunday started out in nice weather and with the usual warm-up runs ahead of the qualifiers. With four qualifying rounds of which the two fastest counted and a tyre limit of two sets for the day, tyre strategy was important. In the opening qualifier John Doucakis (Awesomatix) dominated the proceedings in the Touring Modified class by scoring a 17 laps 5:13 run, two seconds clear of reigning champion, Nick Georgiadis (Xray) and touring car veteran, Dimitris Mitropoulos (Yokomo).
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Mckune Design have introduced a new locking battery brace for the Yokomo YZ-2 2WD buggy. The battery brace features a unique 3-piece design that locks into the waterfall to eliminates the common problem of the stock battery brace coming out from chassis flex. The locking brace is made from high-quality carbon fibre and it weighs just 9.6 grams and will tilt up to allow removal of the battery.
Pro-Line have several new products for a range of 1/10th scale trucks available in the form of bodyshells and tyres. First up is the pre-painted Flo-Tek Fusion body for 1/10th short course trucks. The recently introduced body is a performance-oriented blend of the Flo-Tek and the Evo and it comes pre-cut and pre-painted to get you on the track even faster. Fitting many of today’s popular trucks the body just needs body post holes and off you go.
Available now from Motiv is the HV Super Fan with fan guard. The high-speed super fan features dual ball bearings and is rated to handle 8.4 volts with ease but is still strong enough to have good air flow running off lower voltage. Included is a 3D-printed fan guard to save that precious pinky from the threat of annihilation.
Source: Motiv RC [motivrc.com]
