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March 31, 2014

Chris Banham wins 2014 North Island Champs

The New Zealand 2014 North Island Champs took place at the Taranaki Radio Control club. In the Nitro Buggy class Chris Banham managed to TQ 5 out of 6 qualifiers to take the overall TQ and also in the Nitro Truggy class he pretty much dominated the qualifiers by taking 3 round wins which in turn also gave him the overall TQ for the finals. Following the semifinals Chris than would also take the pole positions for the finals of both classes.

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March 31, 2014

Pollet-Villard wins Stock class at French Nats opener

Walter Pollet-Villard wins Stock class at French Nats opener

The opening round of the French electric on-road nationals took place at the MRC Longwy track. The Touring Car Stock class had Walter Pollet-Villard taking the win from Pierre Delorme while Valentin Lehmann completed the podium in 3rd position.

Image: MRC Longwy

March 31, 2014

Team C orange M3 screw sets

Team C Racing have several new M3 screw sets in orange colour available. Coming as 12mm, 10mm, 8mm and 6mm button head as well as 10mm, 8mm and 6mm flat heat variants the screws are supplied in sets of 6 and are ideal to replace the standard black fasteners with items of more visual impact not only on Team C cars but all orange-themed chassis.

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March 31, 2014

Kyosho Mini-Z Buggy aluminium option part sets

Kyosho Germany introduce two aluminium option part sets for the MB-010 Mini-Z Buggy. Available in red and gold colour the sets include a range of performance and durability enhancing parts such as front and rear shock towers, steering knuckles and C-hubs, suspension mounts, front bumper and small parts. The parts are available separately for some time already with the now introduced set being a cost-efficient way to get the most important of them in one kit.

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March 31, 2014

Exotek B5 & SRX-2 aluminium topshafts

New from Exotek come aluminium topshafts for the Team Associated B5 and the Serpent SRX-2 2WD buggy. The B5 shaft weights in at around 5g and is 8.5g lighter than the stock shaft while the SRX-2 part scrubs around 6.4g of weight. The lighter weight makes for less rotation mass in the drivetrain, quicker spool-up and better braking resulting in an overall improved transmission performance. The shafts come hard-anodised, polished and are a drop-fit solution.

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March 31, 2014

Ryan Maker wins at Victoria State Titles

Last weekend the Victoria State Titles took place at the Adrenalin Arena, host of round 2 of this year’s AOC Champsionship. The indoor asphalt facility was well prepared and the Touring Car Modified field was tightly contested with some of Australia’s best drivers in attendance. VBC’s Ryan Maker made a clean sweep in qualifying taking TQ by winning 6 out of the 6 qualifiers. Behind him Kyosho’s Simon Nicholson and Awesomatix driver Tom De Nardis battled for the 2nd spot with the better end for Simon. In the triple A-mains Ryan again was the man to beat and he took an early overall win by coming in 1st in the first two mains. Sitting out A3 Ryan made way for Simon whose win handed him the runner-up spot while Tom had to settle for third despite scoring two 2nd place finishes.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

March 29, 2014

StickIt1Racing tyre ID decals

StickIt1Racing now have these tyre ID decals available. Coming for all important tyre manufacturers such as AKA, JConcepts, Panther and Pro-Line, the decals include specific dots for each of the manufacturer’s compounds and inserts plus general arrow dots to mark the direction of rotation. The decals are made from long-lasting vinyl and laminated for durability and they help to indicate the compound and foam used in a wheel set so you never end up with using a wrong set again.

Source: StickIt1Racing [s1racing.net]

March 29, 2014

Smokem 418-IIX chassis for the TRF418

Smokem’s latest performance chassis is the 418-IIX for Tamiya’s TRF418 touring car. Developed and tested with the help of a top TRF team driver, the 418-IIX chassis utilises a proprietary 2.0mm thick “Pro-Weave” 100 percent carbon fibre construction – which is stiffer than conventional weave but softer than a quasi weave. Together with its flowing contoured design, the 418-IIX chassis provides increased flex and a lowered centre of gravity, improving corner speed over a wider range of track conditions as the chassis already prove with a Smokem equipped car set the fastest overall time by a TRF418 in the modified class during the finals at the 2014 TITC race.

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