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March 13, 2012

April Fool’s Championship Series – Announcement

JConcepts and West Coast Raceway are proud to announce the 1st Annual April Fool’s Championship Series. This is a 6 week series with 3 that count towards your final standing. JConcepts has gone above and beyond to donate a pair of tires for all of those that compete in 4 of 6 races in the series. But it doesn’t end there, the TQ of each class will also receive a free JConcepts body for their vehicle. With awards given to the top 3 in each class, and cash payout to the top 8, this should be a very competitive and fun series with tons of prizes and cash to give out.

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March 13, 2012

Serpent RCM onroad shock absorbers

Serpent have released their new RCM onroad shocks with membrane system, following the same shock principles as used in the Cobra offroad shocks. The threaded aluminium shock bodies have been hard teflon coated and a super smooth o-ring / bushing package helps guide and seal the spring-steel piston rods. Three different precision molded pistons are included. 1/10 cars are fitted with short versions front and rear, while the 966-TE-v2 uses long versions in the rear.

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March 13, 2012

Xceed foam pit mats

Xceed have released their new 120x60cm pit mat. These super lightweight and strong mats are made from a quality washable foam and come in bright green or black with the Xceed logo pattern printed across the surface. The set includes roll-bands and a bag to store and carry the mat.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

March 13, 2012

Romain Picard wins French 1/8th national opener

The opening round of the French 1/8th on road national championships was held in Neuville le Poitou last weekend. There weer 30 drivers in the Elite Class and 47 in the National Class and dry but cold and windy conditions greeted all the drivers. In qualifying for the Elite class it was former World Champion Adrien Bertin that took the pole position ahead of Stéphane Bouche in 2nd, while in the National class it was Nicolas Rosado with the fastest time. Adrien Bertin once again failed to make it into the final after problems in the semi final. At the start of the Elite final there was a close battle between Romain Picard and reigning French champion Arnaud Mathieu, but Arnaud retires after only a few minutes after an engine flame out. Stephane Bouche would take second position just behind the leader but he too hit problems. In the end it was Mugen racer Romain Picard that took the win.

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March 13, 2012

Alberto Garcia joins Highest RC

Highest RC have announced that top Spanish racer Alberto Garcia has decided to use their products in the 2012 National Championships and other races. In the past, Alberto used other well known servo brands but after testing Highest servos, Alberto has decided to exclusively use them in 2012.

Source: Highest [highestrc.com]

March 13, 2012

Arrowmax MBX-6 radio plate mounts

Arrowmax have released these radio plate mounts for the Mugen MBX-6. Made from CNC-machined 7075 T6 aluminium, the parts allow for a more solid radio plate mounting, while reducing the chance of stripped threads and also help to keep the centre belt more precisely tightened.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

March 13, 2012

Associated SC10 4X4 upgrade kit

Now you can upgrade your SC10 4×4 short-course truck to the latest competition spec. This new kit allows the use of a saddle-pack battery to optimize the weight distribution of the chassis. With the addition of the Factory Team carbon-fiber chassis brace rod, the chassis flex has been made more consistent and predictable for an overall improvement in handling and traction. One of the more radical features on the SC10 4×4 Factory Team kit is now available to you, the VTS4 slipper clutch, a variable torque, multi-plate slipper clutch with four drive surfaces. The VTS4 slipper clutch provides increased torque capacity in addition to finer resolution adjustments. It all adds up to more consistent power transfer to the ground.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

March 13, 2012

Rodríguez & Chalas win Nitro On-Road Series Rd3

The third round of NOS was held last Sunday at Barceloneta RC Track. In the Sedan Class was Guillermo Camacho set the TQ in the seven minutes qualifiers with a 19L 7:04.457. However at the tart of the A-main Camacho asked for a 5 minutes grace to fix mechanical problems and lost his starting position. The battle started early in the race when Xray Driver Juan Rodríguez took the lead but Andy Báez driving his MTX-5 took the lead until 3 minutes to go when he stripped both gears and this allowed Juan, who was on the same lap, to retake the lead until the finish of the race. Guillermo Camacho was second and Fernando Méndez third.

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