Italian tire maker ATS have confirmed the signing of front running Brazilian racer Eduardo Dulac. The Shepherd racer, and 2007 National Champion, will not only use the company’s tires on both his 1/10th and 1/8th scale cars but his company Dulac Automodelismo will also distribute the entire range into Brazil.
Source: ATS Tyres [atsmodel.com]
LRP have announced the latest addition to their VTEC buggy tire range with the release of the Harakiri. Joining the already released Kamikaze and Suicide, this tire features a big block thread with optimized large spacing between the pins for best performance and long lifespan on very dusty and loose tracks. Great for long and tough finals on broken up and rutted race tracks.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
Carbon Fibre specialists Xtreme Racing have released a full range of carbon parts for the Kyosho Inferno MP9. Available in the range are front and rear shock towers, centre diff brace, servo tray and radio brace with all parts made from both black or silver carbon. For strength during landings, the shock towers have been machined out of super strong 4mm thick carbon fibre. Similar parts are also available for the Mugen MBX-6, with only new shock towers available for the Associated RC8-T and SC8.
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Serpent have released their latest apparel item with the release of this high quality black cotton-mix Serpent hoodie. Featuring a larger orange/white logo print on the front and smaller white offset logo on the back, it has a large pocket on the front and the hood sports orange draw strings. Available in all the usual sizes from late January.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The JConcepts FSORS rolled into its second round at the East Coast RC Club after a massive first race with over 190 entries. The weather was in the 70s during the day and cooled off at night, but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky so the track saw plenty of sun. The Daytona crew provided a difficult layout with an abrasive surface which quickly grooved as cars hit the track. Saturday’s qualifying first round had former World Champion Billy Easton taking the top spot with a decent but beatable run. As the day progressed the track got faster and faster and by the second round the track was primed for a new TQ. Local young gun JP Tirronen posted the quick time until the last heat where JConcepts new signing JR Mitch threw down. JR used Cross Hairs to put a in a blistering 13 lap run taking the over all TQ. JR completed the sweep of qualifying by TQ’ing both rounds of 1/8th truck on the new Half-Ups Cross Hairs.
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New from the small Danish company RC Modifications are these 5mm 7075 aluminium shock towers for the Mugen MBX-6. Available for both the front the rear of the buggy, they weigh 62 grams together and have been light grey anodised.
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Serpent have released the front end of their S120 car to be used on other 1/12th scale cars. Featuring 11 different adjustments to help you get the most from your car, all of which are easy to adjust and measure. Fixed lower suspension arms are themselves damped by the central strut which uses rubber o-rings to take up the flex in this area, while the grey anodised aluminium front upper wishbone mounts are available in different caster angles, the car being supplied with 6 degree versions as standard. With the steering block king pins spring loaded, the cornering forces are channelled through the upper wishbone, which enable the car to corner at high speeds.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The 5th round of the FORGASS Florida State series took place last weekend at the tricky Fort Myers track. In qualifying Serpent racer DJ Apolaro showed everyone the fast way around the track bumping his teammate Paolo Morganti from the top spot in the last round with a very fast 25 lap qualifier. The start of the A Final did not go well for the top qualifier, his engine flaming out as the cars were staging for the start meaning he had to start from the pit lane almost a full lap down. Paolo immediately took the lead and began to pull away from most of the field. Meanwhile DJ was on a mission and by the second round of fuel stops had worked himself into 2nd position where he stayed until 2 minutes remaining when he crashed heavily in the chicane, ending his race. This left Paolo unchallenged to the end, coming home ahead of Shepherd racer Scotty Gray in 2nd, while DJ managed to still take 3rd spot, such was his advantage at the time of the crash.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
