CSO have released more new parts for the Mugen MRX-5. All machined from 7075 T6 aluminium and then hard coated for extra durability, the new parts include the front upper suspension bracket, the rear lower arm mount, the lightweight 51T rear belt pulley and finally the 2 speed shaft brackets.
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CRC driver Tom Firsching took TQ and 1st place in the hotly contested 1:12th 13.5 Superstock division in Cleveland last weekend. Firsching used the complete CRC package; CRC Gen-XL 1:12th scale car, CRC Pro Cut tires and CRC Maxxcell 1s LiPo to dominate the class. Andrew Knapp once again took his CRC Gen-XL car to the 17.5 title using the awesome new CRC Maxxcell Lipo (processed by Power Push) and CRC Pro Cut 1:12th tires. Finally, Wayne Gerber proved that the older guys can still go fast, setting the fastest times in 17.5 1;12th scale. Wayne used CRC Pro Cut tires and the multi-Champ Gen-XL to take a solid victory.
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DE Racing continue to extend their line of chassis skid and bump skid plates. The original manufacturer of this type of chassis protector, there is new skid plates for the Agama A8 Evo as well as the Hobao/OFNA Hyper 9 and bump skids for the Agama A8 Evo and the Serpent S811 Cobra.
The best drivers in the US converged upon Cleveland, Ohio over Thanksgiving weekend to compete at the 2010 U.S. Indoor Championships. Reedy factory driver Keven Hébert has been on a hot streak lately and was looking to maintain his winning form. Driving a Reedy/LRP-powered TC6, Keven was able to capture the top qualifying position in the 17.5 Expert class with a strong performance on the high-speed carpet circuit. Starting on the front row for the A-Main event, Keven shot into the lead and never looked back on his way to victory.
Source: Associated [rc10.com]
Team Losi have introduced the all-new “22” 1:10 Electric 2WD Racing buggy which they claim redefines the norm and raises the standard that all 1:10 electric off road racing buggies will be marked by. For the past few months, the TLR team have quietly been gathering data, testing prototypes and accruing information about the 1:10 off-road global race scene. The 22 is the result of many months of hard work and countless hours and thousands of laps of testing. Testing in the hot sunny climate of Southern California and the wet and often uncompromising weather of the UK, the TLR design team have encouraged and supported input from our global team drivers in the quest to deliver the most complete competition buggy in the world.
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Agama USA has announced that 31 time ROAR National Champion Josh Cyrul has joined their racing team. Josh is world renowned in the on road racing scene and will now be competing in the premier 1/8th nitro class on behalf of Agama USA joining the likes of Gene “The Machine” Hickerson and Levi Jackson in the team.
Source: Agama USA [agamausa.com]
Sweep Racing USA’s very own Mike Haynes took the Mod Sedan win at the 31st annual Cleveland Indoor Champs. After qualifying in third place on mains day Mike was in prime spot to start as Paul Lemieux and Keven Herbert had been battling it out during qualifying. They continued in the finals where they left off and at about the 2 minute mark they tangled which let Mike take the lead. Mike was able to defend the lead for 4 full minutes under hard pressure from Keven Herbert and while Keven seemed to have the faster car Mike clearly was a man on a mission closing the door hard many times on Keven. Mike was also on the podium in 2 other highly contested classes with 2nd in Superstock sedan and 2nd in 13.5 12th.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracingusa.com]
Racing in Southern California is always very competitive and it was no different at last weekends Kyosho Fall Classic hosted by Revelations Raceway. The event had over 120 entries. Adam Drake and newly crowned 1/8th Buggy World Champion Cody King were on hand and battled in the 1/8th buggy class. Adam Drake driving his Novarossi powered Team Losi Racing 8ight 2.0 and 8ight T 2.0 was in top form all weekend and TQ’ed every round in both classes. In the 1/8th truck class Drake lead from start to finish and took home the victory by two laps in the 30 minute final. The final event of the weekend in the 1/8th buggy class, Drake got a clean start and Cody made a few mistakes early in the final which allowed Drake to pull away early. Cody continued to push hard during the final, but Drake’s pace and consistency paid of and Drake won the 30 minute final by just over one lap.
