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July 22, 2020

Alex Thursten wins at British Open Rd1

The opening round of the 2020 1/10th IC Track British Open was held at the Colchester Model Car Club last weekend. The event saw the running of 200mm Nitro Touring, 220mm, and GT8 classes and after qualifying on the Sunday the fastest qualifying time in 200mm was set by Alex Thurston, Mark Green in 220mm and Glyn Beal in GT8. The 200mm A-final ultimately was won by Alex Thurston from James Conolly in 2nd and Dev Mahatme in 3rd.

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July 22, 2020

T-Works 5mm allen wrench

T-Works have announced the release of their new 5mm allen wrench that allows for effortless building, adjustment and maintenance of pivot ball suspensions. The shouldered design ensures that the hex wrench only contacts the pivot ball nut but not the actual pivot ball underneath, providing protection for the suspension balls that are often made of delicate aluminium, ensuring smooth suspension movement. The tool uses T-Works’ lightweight aluminium handle and it is suitable for off-road and on-road pivot ball suspensions alike.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

July 22, 2020

Pro-Line introduce new apparel

Drivers, mechanics and RC enthusiasts can now show their passion to everything Pro-Line with three new shirts. First up is the Energy Navy Blue T-shirt. This poly and cotton blend T-Shirt provides the comfort needed while showing off love for Pro-Line. This new shirt features a large Energy design front and centre and a small P-L logo on the reverse side. The tee is available in adult S to 3XL sizes.

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July 22, 2020

Pro-Line Shadow 2.2” S3 compound buggy tyres

Pro-Line have announced the soon release of they new Shadow 2.2” buggy tyres in S3 soft compound. Designed for drivers that are tired of burning down brand-new Positrons into ghost pins or slicks in order to be competitive in several track conditions, the new Shadow tyres have the same Positron tyre shape but require much less grinding and burning in to get into the sweet spot. The tread of the Shadow matches the internal webbing exactly as if the internal webbing grew from the inside out. This provides consistent stability when running as ghost shadow tread while the short tread makes it easy to burn off when needing a full slick. The tyre is available as 2WD front, 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyre with the S3 compound adding to the previously introduced MC clay and S4 super soft variants.

View the 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyre here

July 22, 2020

Jesper Rasmussen teams up with ARC

Danish off-road and on-road frontrunner, Jesper Rasmussen has announced his new deal with ARC to run the company’s popular electric on-road kits. It is understood that Jesper will continue to run Team Associated off-road machinery, however after Team Associated scrapped their on-road program, Jesper had to look for alternatives that he now found in the form of ARC and German distributor LMI Racing. Jesper has the following to say about the deal:

I’m so happy to announce that I have teamed up with LMI-Racing and will be running ARC on-road cars. I will like thank Henrik Heitsch and Stephan Eberding for opportunity to be part of LMI-Racing team. I have been at Arena33 and do some testing over past 3 days, cars is felling great already but still some improvement on driver and car to get maximum out of it.

July 22, 2020

Pro-Line 1972 Plymouth Barracuda body shell

Made for drag racing converted 2WD short course trucks is Pro-Line’s forthcoming new 1972 Plymouth Barracuda body shell. The iconic body is specifically designed for the growing SC drag racing scene with the ultra-scale lid capturing all the signature details of the iconic ‘Cuda, perfect for no-prep drag racing. It includes an extensive decal sheet with Hemi quarter-panel livery graphics and optional add-on spoiler. To create the most scale look possible, the body is designed with a narrower track width than a traditional SC body. It is a direct fit on the Team Associated DR10, but drag racing converted Traxxas 2WD Slash trucks will require some modifications to fit correctly. The body comes moulded from high-quality polycarbonate material and also includes window masks and overspray film.

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July 22, 2020

Pro-Line Showtime 2.2” sprint car black wheels

Available soon from Pro-Line are their new Showtime 2.2” sprint car front and rear wheels made specifically for dirt oval racing. The Showtime wheel features a scale spoke pattern like full-size sprint car wheels and includes an optional dish wheel face cover if that is the look the driver prefers. The rims are made from lightweight and durable black nylon and feature a 12mm hex moulded into the wheel to fit as many applications as possible. Standard 2.2” buggy tyres glue directly to the Showtime wheel, so owners can choose which tyres will take them to the winner’s circle. The rims come as pairs for the front or the rear.

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July 22, 2020

Pro-Line Hole Shot 3.0 2.2” tyres

Pro-Line have introduced the latest incarnation of their ultra-popular Hole Shot tyre tread, the Hole Shot 3.0. It is featuring the latest generation race tyre carcass for maximum performance combined with longer-lasting waterproof closed cell foam included. The unique mini-pin Hole Shot design has remained virtually unchanged since it has already proven to provide the optimum level of traction in dusty, hard-packed, and grooved conditions. The tyre will come as 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear variant in M3 soft and M4 super soft compound.

View the rear tyre here