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March 8, 2011

JR Mitch takes Mod SC at 2011 Bigfoot Extravaganza

JR Mitch, fresh off his success at round 2 of the Super Cup series, took his talent to Dallas, TX to compete in the 2011 Bigfoot Extravaganza. Located at the famous Mikes Hobby Shop, the Bigfoot race attracts racers from all around and with over 200 entries the race is a continued success. JConcepts Team Associated driver JR Mitch was the driver to beat all weekend in the Modified Short Course class by first taking the overall TQ over Quincy Hughes and Gary “Bigfoot” O’Brien. JR continued his roll into the mains where he used the TQ position to get a clean start and pull away from the competition earning wins in A-1 and A-2 to pad his lengthy resume. JR used the popular JConcepts Raptor body, Double Dees and Bar Codes tires and Rulux wheels all weekend long.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

March 8, 2011

Kazuya Tanaka signs for TecnoPower

Rody Roem’s emerging engine brand TecnoPower has signed big name driver Kazuya Tanaka from Japan. The deal, brokered through national distributor Hirofactory, sees the reigning Japanese National champion and Kyosho factory driver run the Italian made engines. Having already run the motors in testing he is happy with the stability, reliability and believes there is much more torque and top speed than his previous engines.

Source: TecnoPower [tecnopower-motor.com]

March 8, 2011

HPI Blitz aluminium rear hub carrier set

New from HPI, this aluminium rear hub carrier set replaces the stock nylon rear hub carriers on HPI Blitz, Firestorm and E-Firestorm trucks. They are heavy-duty parts that provide the extra strength needed for high performance driving. 0.5 degrees of toe-in is machined into the hubs so you can tune your rear toe angle to 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 degrees to help dial in the suspension feel to track conditions. These rear hub carriers are machined from billet aluminium to exact HPI factory dimensions for a perfect fit, anodized and laser etched for easy identification. Each set includes left and right hubs, high efficiency ball bearings, bearing crush washers, pivot balls and washers for suspension geometry adjustment.

Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]

March 8, 2011

ROAR amend saddle pack height rule

ROAR

ROAR have announced that 2S Saddle packs in excess of 25.1mm tall are no longer permitted. “The 2008 ROAR rules originally permitted saddle pack batteries with a maximum height of 32mm based on the batteries available at the time. The rule was change in late 2009 to a maximum of 25.1mm to make them consistent with the majority of battery packs available on the market. The batteries in excess of 25.1mm were grandfathered for a period of one year to allow drivers to use packs already purchased under the original rule. The one year period expired in late 2010, so batteries legal for ROAR competition for the 2011 season and beyond will need to be in compliance with the existing rule. The battery packs in question will be removed from the approved list.”

Source: ROAR [roarracing.com]

March 8, 2011

Hot Bodies 21XZ-B Hara Edition engine

As revealed at this year’s toy fair Hot Bodies have released their new 21XZ-B Hara Edition engine. Based on the O.S. Speed motor that Hara used to take a close 2nd place at last year’s World Championships in Pattaya this limited edition engine features a new lighter crankshaft, modified to improve response and improve torque. It has then been DLC coated for better fuel flow and increased durability. The low center of gravity cooling head is also new, featuring limited edition graphics and finally the latest version black anodised carburetor is included, with a 6mm venturi it gives an excellent balance of power and fuel economy.

View more engine images here

March 7, 2011

Pro-Line Suburbs SC tires updated

Pro-Line has released a sneak peek at their new Suburbs SC tires that have received an update over the originals. The new tires will feature a wider carcass for improved contact patch and a deeper tread for longer life. Grooved and softened inserts are included for better compliance and additional sidewall ribbing gives extra stability. More information and images as we get them.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

March 7, 2011

Mugen Racing sign JJ Wang

Mugen Racing are excited to have JJ Wang signed up for their 2011 race team. The 13-year old from California is an up and coming young driver who recently qualified into the A-mains on his first trip to the Winternats. JJ also finished the 2010 racing season in sedan ranking 34th at the IFMAR World Championships held in Texas. JJ had this to say:

I am very excited about the 2011 season with Mugen Seiki and I look forward to racing with Mugen at the upcoming World Championships in Miami as well as to the new MTX5 when it launches later this year.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

March 7, 2011

Adrian Bernsten dominates Norwegian Winter Series Rd4

The 4th round of the Norwegian Winter series was held at the big sportshall in the small village of Spydeberg recently, which is 50 km south-east of Oslo, and Adrian Bernsten sent us this report. We saw a 600m2 big track with same layout as was used at the Nordic Championship held earlier this season (November 2010). The only difference was that we now used white and red corner dots to mark the corners better. There were 43 drivers over three classes; 1/10 touring modified, 1/10 Pro Stock and 1/12 scale and we drove three qualification rounds with the best out of three-system.

Continue reading the report here