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February 23, 2011

TopRC Special fuel

TopRC have introduced their new brand of fuel called ‘TopRC Special Fuel”. Produced by ROGA and developed with the help of former European 1/8th scale champion and ROGA team driver Jernej Vuga. The goal was to make a very special fuel, easy to use but with great performance and of course at an affordable price. The main features of the fuel are top performance, easy to tune while maintaining consistent engine settings through a race day, no rust in the engines, lower engine temperatures due to less friction on the moving parts, less wear and lower fuel consumption. They also plan to have a fresh batch of fuel at least every 2 weeks so they only give fresh fuel to their customers.

Source: TopRC [toprc.eu]

February 23, 2011

MIP high quality drives for Slash

New from MIP designs are their high quality drives for the Traxxas Slash, as well as a whole host of other Traxxas cars, designed to hold up to todayʼ’s power systems. Made from highest quality American alloy steel, they have been heat treated for excellent wear resistance and toughness. These MIP drives are a direct replacement, no modiﬁcation necessary and are completely rebuildable.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

February 23, 2011

Jaco Van Eeden wins opening SA buggy national

The past weekend saw the 1st round of the 1/10th off road electric SA National Championship held at Swartkops raceway. The track is a tricky one, with a tight and technical section on the inner field. Team Durango had the most cars in the field with a total of 5 out of the A main being TD cars with another two Team Durango DEX410R in the B main. Jaco Van Eeden took overall TQ in the 4WD Modified A-Main, leading a 1-2-3 procession in qualifying for Team Durango. Positions in the final didn’t change for the top three, with Jaco taking the win ahead of Neil Wanvig and Charles Hollander.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

February 23, 2011

Bittydesign Striker SR 200mm body shell

Bittydesign have announced the launch of their new 200mm TC body, the Striker-SR. Designed to offer superior steering responce while giving perfect downforce in high speed turns. EFRA homologated, it has been developed with top Italian driver Giorgio de Felici and top international driver Francesco Tironi. They worked to obtain the best steering efficienty togheter with highest rear stability. Supplied with a high downforce rear wing that you can quickly adjust, the body is sold with windows masks, 2 decals sheets, rear wing screws and protective film. Produced with high quality 0.75mm thick polycarbonate it is available from March.

View more images of the body here

February 23, 2011

Associated dominate Motorama event

Team Associated are reporting on the Motorama event which is hosted at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and is a total of 60 acres. Motorama is an all-inclusive indoor motorsports show that includes a wide variety of events including Arenacross, Go Karting, Sprint Cars, Car Shows, Battle Bots, and Remote Control car racing. Team Associated drivers Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri, and Brent Thielke dominated the event, taking home all six major championships in the Nitro Offroad and Electric Offroad events.

Continue reading the report here

February 23, 2011

Xray XB808 2.3 & 2.5mm rear ARB wires

Adding to the list of rear anti-roll bar wires of different thickness already available for fine-tuning the setup of your XB808, Xray have released a 2.3mm and 2.5mm version. These anti-roll bars are manually manufactured in-house from premium heat-treated spring steel wire using precision bending machines that ensure equal side angles. Manually measured, selected, and straightened to eliminate all tweak.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 23, 2011

JConcepts flat bill FlexFit hat

JConcepts has your apparel needs covered with the introduction of the new flat bill FlexFit hat. Available in S/M and L/XL sizes, the JConcepts hat is aesthetically pleasing and sports an embroidered JC front logo. Hats are premium fitted by Flexfit and made in a durable material to survive even the roughest days outdoors. Show the JC allegiance in style and flat bill it with JConcepts.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

February 23, 2011

JConcepts Profiled SC insert

Tire inserts are one of the most critical aspects of Short Course off-road racing. Racers have asked JConcepts for a firmer and more durable insert and after much deliberation the new JConcepts Profiled insert is ready. Having the insert with proper density for track conditions pays dividends to the racer and especially toward the end of races. Starting on too firm an insert, the driver feels ‘on edge’ during the first run or subsequent runs on a set of inserts. Starting on too soft an insert, the driver’s vehicle is not responsive enough or runs the risk of too much insert breakdown during the tail end of a tires life which creates a squirmy or inconsistent feel. Having the feel that is just right requires a bit of balance of durability and hardness. To add to the construction and performance, JConcepts has added cut / grooves into the profile of the inserts to add an even greater driver to track feel.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]