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August 9, 2021

Jefferies & Murray win Rd3 of BRCA TC Nats

With the track at Halifax being recently re-surfaced drivers arriving for round three of the BRCA Touring Car series were keen to test the new grip levels but the British weather scuppered that as rain fell for the entire day. Getting the best out of his Xray and mastering the wet conditions Olly Jefferies was fastest in all four rounds of qualifying and took a comfortable TQ. Despite dominating qualifying everyone was expecting close finals as the constant rain was leaving no margin for error. Early on Jefferies pulled a small lead ahead of second place man Chris Grainger, then around the two-minute mark the Awesomatix driver was on the back of the Xray.

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August 9, 2021

Valentin Hettrich joins Awesomatix Factory team

Awesomatix have announced another strong addition to their team with the signing of former ETS podium finisher Valentin Hettrich. Similar to Alexandre Kunkler he will also participate at the Euro Touring Series events as well as other well known regional events. On the deal, Valentin said ‘Thanks to Max for the trust in me joining Team Awesomatix. I am looking forward to getting back at the track again and working with the team and getting the most out of the car. See you at the track!’

Source: Awesomatix [facebook.com]

August 6, 2021

STRC 0° & 1° toe-in rear suspension block combo set

STRC’s new CNC machined aluminium 0° & 1° toe-in rear suspension block combo set for the Associated DR10 dragster allow racers to fine tune the amount of rear toe-in to find the ultimate balance between straight-line top speed and rear traction. These suspension blocks are machined from high quality aluminium and features machined Delrin pivot ball for the hinge-pins for the smoothest suspension movement while preventing wear to the suspension blocks. Available in anodised black, gun metal, blue and orange.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]

August 6, 2021

Fenix Racing F1 Gear Diff Mk2 & more

Fenix Racing have released a number of new items starting with the Mk2 version of their F1 gear diff. Originally introduced in 2016, it was the right time for an improvement. The new F1 version gets inspiration from the pancar version and now features a 1/4” new axle, in titanium, the spur gear is fully faced so the pinion working area is double when compared with normal spurs and the whole assembly runs on 3 bearings. Next up for the Mistral 2, G12 and G56, is a new side link support, which allow the user to set the side link inclination in a very easy and effective way. The main body is now threaded, which makes life easier when wrenching on the car. Finally, there is a new servo saver carbon reinforcement for the popular Kimbrough K201 made up of a set of 2 carbon fibre 1mm plates.

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August 6, 2021

1up Racing pink ball diff grease

Formulated with extensive testing from their Factory Drivers and made for modern high-grip indoor racetracks, 1up Racing are excited to introduce their pink ball diff grease. This super tacky ball diff grease gives you the on-power steering and high-speed stability needed to push your buggy with confidence and shave away at your lap times. Supplied in a 3 gram container.

Source: 1up Racing [1upracing.com]

August 6, 2021

Ninja JX21-B06 offroad buggy engine

Mugen Seiki have presented their new Ninja JX21-B06 offroad buggy engine. The innovative JX21-B06 includes the easy to tune 22E carburettor with 6.5mm reducer which provides smoother, easy to drive, power and increased fuel efficiency. The B06 has a square bore and stroke which has smoother power characteristics and improved fuel consumption. Internally, the DLC coated crankshaft is tungsten weighted while on top, the lightweight cooling head provides exceptional cooling and stable operating temperatures.

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August 6, 2021

Tamiya aluminium ride height gauge

Tamiya have released this new aluminium ride height gauge for onroad racing. Made from blue anodised for that TRF look, the gauge is stepped with differing measurements to allow you to set your car to the most popular heights between 4 and 7mm.

Source: Tamiya [tamiyausa.com]

August 5, 2021

Exotek B6.3 black & blue bulkheads & mounts

More new black and blue anodised options for the Associated B6.3 from Exotek Racing. First up is the heavy duty 7075 alloy front camber mount that has been intricately machined to reduce its weight to only 15 grams, only 4 more than stock, while insuring its heavy duty construction. Also up front is the 10 gram bulkhead that has 2 settings for kick up 25° and 30°, depending on which direction it’s mounted. The customised polished black base with blue chamfered accents goes great with your stock plastic parts or after market blue parts. At the rear there is the 7075 alloy rear ball stud mount and alloy wing mounts which are extra durable, but machined to be lightweight (10gr total) and use the stock wing spacer and hardware to mount your wing. For the transmission of the car there is a new lightweight polished titanium slipper bolt that is almost half the weight of the stock bolt at 2.2 grams. This titanium bolt lightens your rotating mass and lowers your CG and is a direct fit on the stock laydown top shaft and slipper and uses the stock slipper pin and hardware.

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