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August 23, 2010

Mike Truhe wins 2wd Mod at ROAR Nats

Team Losi are reporting that Mike Truhe added another ROAR Championship to his impressive list of wins taking home the championship in the 2WD Modified Buggy class at the 2010 ROAR 1/10 Electric Off-road Nationals last weekend. Mike was driving a Team Losi Racing XXX-CR powered by Xcelorin motor and batteries and the team had four XXX-CR’s in the 2wd mod A main. Dustin Evans also took the overall TQ in the truck class by TQing rounds 1 and 3. Losi had six XXX-T CR’s in the mod truck A main and also six XXX4’s in the 4wd mod A main.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

August 23, 2010

Ryan Maifield wins ROAR SCT Nationals

JConcepts have a brief update on their top driver Ryan Maifield winning the SCT class at last weekend’s ROAR Nationals. Ryan drove his JConcepts equipped Factory Team SC10 to victory, winning A1, leading A2 before a transmission problem took him out, and then wrapping up the title with the win in A3. Expect a full report later in the week.

View a video from JConcepts here

August 23, 2010

Associated V2 stamped multi tool

Team Associated have release V2 of their stamped multi tool. A simple and cheap tool, it can be used for assembling, disassembling and adjusting multiple parts for your 1:10 scale vehicles. The tool offers cutouts that can hold new V2 shock bodies, shock caps, 1/8” turnbuckles, 5mm AE ball cup hex and 3/16” shock bushings.

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August 23, 2010

Jefferies & Bowden win BRCA TC Rd4

Team Associated are celebrating the first major victory for their new TC6 touring car after team driver Olly Jefferies took TQ and a win at round four of the BRCA national series at the fast Halifax track. In the super touring class it was Elliott Harper that set the early pace with his Tamiya but it was Olly Jefferies that came through to take TQ ahead of Chris Grainger’s Schumacher Mi4 with Elliott lining up third. Andy Moore struggled a little in qualifying and ended up fourth but was hoping for a good result over the three leg finals.

Continue reading the report here

August 23, 2010

JConcepts Punisher B4.1 body

We’re a bit slow off the mark with this one but JConcepts’ all new Punisher B4.1 made its debut last weekend at the 2010 ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals in Joliet, IL. Used by factory driver Ryan Maifield, the body was completed just in time for the race and JConcepts decided to share these pre release photos with everyone.

View more images of the new shell here

August 23, 2010

JS Racing Hellfire DX-523R truggy engine

JS Racing have announced the upcoming release of their new .23 size DX-523R truggy engine, the latest addition to their engine line. Expected to be released in September, the ‘Hellfire’ has received extensive testing from EB Mods USA and the JS Racing team and are now happy with the final result, an engine that provides superb run time and massive power.

Source: JS Racing [jsracing-model.com]

August 23, 2010

Sweep Racing 6ix-Pak wheels

Sweep Racing have announced the release of their all new 83mm 6ix-Pak wheels, made for the growing 8th GT class. Fitted to the car with a 17mm hex, they are made out of indestructible Virgin Dupont nylon, the same as used in their V2 dish wheels. Available in black, white and yellow, they feature a lightened spoke design, special cavity design preventing wheel nuts backing off and rougher surface finish on the gluing surfaces for easier assembly.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

August 23, 2010

VP Pro S811 air filter

VP Pro have released this new air filter for the Serpent S811. Made from quality dense foam, it has been shaped for ultimate high-flow and comes with one outer foam and one inner foam element. Micro density foam helps achieve the high performance while provide maximum air filtration for extended engine life even in dirty and dusty conditions.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]