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August 18, 2015

JConcepts Smoothies for Stadium Truck & SCT

JConcepts Smoothies 1/10th off-road slick tyres are now also available in stadium truck and short course versions. Released as a 2.2” and 3.0”/2.2” bead mounting diameter respectively, the tyres mount straight to the latest generation wheels for that all important reactive feel. The carefully profiled tyre carcass rolls through the turns with efficiency while the maximum smooth surface area grips perfectly on surfaces such as prepped “indoor” clay. The Smoothies include Dirt-Tech grey inserts and are available in gold and green compounds.

View the Short Course variant here

August 18, 2015

Team Associated RC8B3e Electric buggy

Having released the RC8B3 back in April, Team Associated have today released the electric version of the buggy, the RC8B3e. The RC8B3e Team Kit was designed specifically for brushless power that uses a unique, proprietary, hard-anodized 7075-T6 aluminium chassis designed for optimum weight distribution and superior handling. Additionally there is the two-piece sliding motor mount for easy gear mesh adjustment and motor removal, while the majority of the rest of the buggy remains the same as its gas powered counterpart.

View the chassis shot here

August 18, 2015

Xceed 1/10th buggy stand & small tool bag

Xceed have introduced two new items for your pit table, the first which is this lightweight aluminium car stand to use with 1/10 offroad cars. This durable unit features holes in the top surface for shock maintenance, is held in place with 4 rubber feet and sports the Xceed logo laser etched on 3 sides. Also new from Xceed is this smaller size tool-bag, perfect for the race classes which don’t require a large selection of tools. The durable bag uses a large strong zipper and has soft padding inside to protect your tools. The Xceed logo is of course prominent on the front and inside.

View more product images here

August 18, 2015

Marc Fischer is German ISTC Champion

The German electric onroad Nationals were held last weekend at AMC Hamm. The event started dry but rain on Sunday made things difficult for everyone come finals day. In qualifying it was Tamiya star Marc Rheinard who took to the TQ spot in front of Yokomo driver Yannic Prumper in 2nd and Serpent’s Marc Fischer in 3rd. Come the finals and only Fischer, Prumper and Krapp had a new set of tires left over which would prove beneficial in the very wet conditions. In A1 it was Yannic that took the win from Fischer in 2nd, Fischer would win by 7 seconds in A2 to set up a 3 way battle for the overall win in A3. The deciding main would see the two main title protagonists Prumper and Fischer pull a gap on the field and when the Serpent driver made a pass for the lead he made it stick and would pull a 5 second gap by the finish. Marc Fischer is German National Champion with Christopher Krapp in 2nd and Ronald Volker talking 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 18, 2015

Teamsaxo carbon camber gauges

Teamsaxo have introduced this new camber gauge in two different versions, for 1/10 touring cars and 1/8 off-road cars. Similar to others already on the market, they allows you to perform quick camber checks for 3 of the most frequently-used wheel camber angles in each class, 0.5, 1 & 1.5° and 2, 2.5 & 3°. Lightweight, compact and easy to use it has been precision machined from carbon fibre material and individually inspected to verify angle accuracy.

Source: Team Saxo [saxoracing.com]

August 17, 2015

JConcepts Striker body for RC8B3

New from JConcepts, the Striker body for the Associated RC8B3. A drop-fit design which wraps the B3’s chassis layout like a glove, the offset of the race proven shell provides a compact fit for fuel tank, linkage and air filter assembly. The heavy channeling on the front windshield and upper cab keeps the Striker aligned at high-speed while the side-pods have multiple hard-edge angles that spill off neatly into 90 degree side-panels. The clear body set includes window templates, decal sheet and is backed by JConcepts’ customer support and racing team lineage.

View more images of the Striker here

August 17, 2015

Bell wins 2015 Vancouver Summer Challenge

The annual Vancouver Summer Challenge was held last weekend at RRR Raceway in beautiful Vancouver Canada. Racers from around Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest USA congregated at the RRR Raceway in Vancouver for two days of racing action. The track is built on airport grounds in a large flat parking lot which allowed ample room for the 200’ straightaway. The infield featured an intricate layout with some very tight 180 degree corners. Finding the correct transmission package was tricky on this track.

Continue reading the report here

August 17, 2015

Xceed 1/10 set-up wheels

From Xceed come these stylish, green anodized, CNC machined set-up wheels for 1/10 onroad and offroad cars. Featuring a 5 spoke design with machined edges, the green surface sports laser engraved Xceed logos. Coming in a complete set of 4 they come pre-mounted with the outer rubber o-ring and compliment the Xceed set-up station and full range of other set-up equipment and hand-tools.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]