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October 26, 2011

P1 Brand ‘Drive and Destroy’ graphic tee

Presenting another new design from the P1 Brand Trackwares line, the ‘Drive and Destroy’ graphic tee. Whether you’re gridlocked in a frustrating commute, or just determined to better your previous hot lap, this shirt makes your case clear. It’s high contrast, street-inspired style captures the spirit of the asphalt jungle. Next time you’re behind the wheel, just ‘Drive and Destroy’. Designed and screen printed in the USA using 100% preshrunk, 5.5oz. ringspun cotton. The custom, P1 Brand tagless design ensures superior comfort around the collar. On the back of the shirt, the P1 Brand logo is printed between the shoulder blades and a woven P1 Brand label on the outside, lower hem, completes the look.

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October 26, 2011

Michael Bruce & Austin Harrison win FSEARA Rd2

The Florida State Electric Auto Racing Association (FSEARA) hosted their 2nd race in their 7 race series in FL at Strickland RC Raceway. This track is famous for its tire wear and so tire strategy is the key to win and many racers conserve their limited control tires in qualifying. The new tires only last one qualifier, which mean you only have one chance to set your fastest time. Most racers end up saving the 2nd set of tires for the final and it helped create some fast & exciting final to watch at this event.

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October 26, 2011

Motonica P8F Club Race Kit

Motonica have introduced their P8F Club Race Kit, a further step towards a structured product offering for those approaching this hobby for the first time, allowing them to find in a single package everything they need to get the car complete. The kit includes the P8F, suspension-free 1:8 scale with four wheels drive chassis, a VOX Otto V1 Rally Tech engine with exhaust, a set of Motonica tires, a RX battery pack and finally an unpainted GT body shell.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]

October 26, 2011

Team Associated RC8.2e Factory Team Kit

Team Associated has taken all of the refinements from the RC8.2 and have applied them to their electric-power platform, creating the RC8.2e Factory Team Kit. The RC8.2e has already been proven as a winner after TQing and winning the 2011 Sidewinder Nitro Explosion in the capable hands of Ryan Cavalieri. The RC8.2e Factory Team Kit has a long list of new performance parts, making for the best and lightest Associated EP 1:8 scale buggy to date. The RC8.2e starts with the Factory Team +3mm 7075 hard anodized chassis. The new chassis and side-guards shed over half an ounce along with adding 3mm of length to optimize weight distribution and overall handling.

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October 25, 2011

Brian Kinwald dominates 9th Annual SIGP

The 9th annual Southwest Indoor Grand Prix, hosted by Tucson, AZ’s Competition Hobbies, should be re-named as the BK Invitational. Team Associated’s Brian Kinwald owns this track and went on a tear, TQ’ing 14 of the 16 rounds of qualifying among 2WD Modified, Modified Truck, Pro2 and Pro4. Starting from pole position in everything but Pro4, Kinwald showed the fluid, effortless driving style that helped him win two World Championships in the 90’s. Now, almost twenty years later, he’s still winning.

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October 25, 2011

Serpent S411 option parts

Serpent have release a number of new option parts for the S411 touring car starting with these spring steel double joint cardan shafts with double cvd joint. To be used with a front spool, they reduce vibration, increase steering, and offer smoother operation due to less binding. Also new is a CVD shaft combo with spring-steel axle and hard anodised 7075-T6 aluminium shaft. Lighter than the full spring-steel version but more prone to bend or break in the event of a crash. There is a new belt tensioner with bearings, shims and hardware to be mounted to the top of the top deck. A LiPo battery holder in carbon helps keep the LiPo battery in place even during heavy crashes and it is used in combination with the original nylon parts to guide the glass tape through. Finally there is new lightweight machined aluminium steering shafts with hard anodizing, to replace the standard steel ones giving a weight saving of 70%.

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October 25, 2011

Core RC silicone oils

Core RC have announced the launch of their high grade 100% pure silicone oil for shocks and gear diffs. Available in a massive range of 28 viscosities from the lightest 100cSt shock oil to the heaviest 300,000cSt diff oil, it is extremely temperature resistant in both warm and cold conditions. Fully sealed bottles for best transport without leakage and super easy to use lid for easy precise pouring. Large capacity 60ml bottle features a colour coded label.

Source: Core RC [racing-cars.com]

October 25, 2011

Kwon Chanwoo wins Korean Stock Nationals

The KMRCA Korean nationals for 1/10 Electric Sedan was held last weekend at the Gyungsan onroad track. TOP/Acorn driver Kwon Chanwoo led qualifying in Stock and secured the TQ with a big margin of almost one lap over second position. In the finals he would take the win in the first and second legs to be crowned the 2011 Korean national champion. Kyosho driver Hwang Kyongwon would take 2nd with Choi Ikjoon driving a Tamiya 417 in 3rd. In the modified class it was an all Yokomo podium with Lee Jungduk winning from 2nd place Ahn Jonghyun, with Ahn Junghyun completing the podium.

Source: TOP [top-racing.jp]