May 30, 2018

2018 Lonestar Nitro Challenge – Report

This past weekend was the 2018 Lonestar Nitro Challenge at Thornhill Raceway put on by Joey Christiansen and directed by Jimmy Babcock. The three day event was pretty standard with Friday practice, Saturday qualifying, and Sunday mains plus the always popular horseshoe tournament. As far as the racing went, Team Associated’s Jake Dellinger would take the TQ honors in Pro Buggy and Pro E-Buggy with Dillon Caldwell taking TQ in Pro Truggy. In Pro Buggy Jake Dellinger and Dillon Caldwell would break away from the field early with Tekno’s Tyler Hooks not far behind, but with Tyler having a DNF early on, the race for 3rd was seemingly Team Associated’s Austin Jeffries until Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre mounted a late race charge to take over the spot. Jake Delligner would come out victorious after a lengthy battle with Caldwell which ended in a flame out for the HB Racing privateer, Caldwell would rebound to finish 2nd.

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May 30, 2018

Tekno EB410 front & rear swaybar sets

Tekno RC have announced two new swaybar sets for the EB410 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. They make it easier to fine-tune the setup depending on the traction level, from loamy low traction surfaces to high grip carpet. The front set includes wires thicker than those found in TKR6623 and are best used on higher grip surfaces such as carpet or blue grooved clay. They provide a great tuning option to reduce steering sensitivity and prevent traction rolling on high bite surfaces. Included are five 1.5mm to 1.9mm wires. The rear set includes thinner-than-stock swaybars, making them a useful option for low grip surfaces. They will help generate additional rear traction and can also aid in stabilising the rear suspension on very bumpy surfaces. Included are five 1.0mm to 1.4mm wires.

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May 30, 2018

RC Cars Cavalieri S35-3 carbon shock towers

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced their new front and rear carbon fibre shock towers for the SWorkz S35-3 buggy. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the towers are a direct fit and they are available separately or as a complete set.

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May 30, 2018

T-Works MP9 TKI4 brass & alloy +0.5° toe-in RR blocks

Coming from T-Works and made for Kyosho’s MP9 TKI4 and TKI3 kits are new brass and aluminium +0.5 degree toe-in RR suspension blocks. Increasing the rear A-arm’s toe-in angle compared to the standard setting, using the block can be beneficial in certain track conditions. The item is available in heavy brass or lightweight alloy specification to fine-tune the buggy’s weight distribution and both feature a black surface coating and etched markings for wear and looks.

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May 30, 2018

Ielasi Tuned .28 3 & 7-ports monster truck engines

Hot on the heels of Ielasi Tuned’s new .21 off-road engines come the 3 and 7-ports .28 nitro monster truck power plants. Developed after many requests especially from the United States, the engines come with pullstart or rotorstart systems and they are a drop fit for most 1/8th trucks.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

May 29, 2018

Flash Point R/C FP01 nitro off-road engine

Flash Point R/C have announced the release of their new FP01 nitro off-road engine. The power plant uses a long stroke design that provides exceptional power and fuel consumption, making it the ideal choice for use in nitro buggy and truck applications thanks to lots of low to mid-range torque. The 3-power engine is fitted with a lower centre of gravity cooling head, a silicone-filled crankshaft with tungsten counterweight and a reliable 21J carburettor with 7mm restrictor. The engine is available in several configurations including variants with full steel ball races or ceramic main bearing and it comes as engine only or including the FP2500 tuned pipe.

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May 29, 2018

JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals – Report

HobbyTown USA’s HobbyPlex played host to the 2018 JConcepts 1:8th Spring Nationals this past weekend. The HobbyPlex is no stranger to big races. In year’s past, HobbyPlex has hosted some of the biggest, elite-level races in the nation including the 1/10th ROAR Electric Nationals in 2016 and in July the 2018 ROAR 1/8th Electric Nationals in July. Without a doubt, the versatile HobbyPlex is a genuine racer’s favorite hosting multiple tracks including scaling, 1/8th offroad, 1/10th offroad, carpet on road, and even drone racing. Now in its 9th year, the JConcepts Spring Nationals always adds excitement to the Plex with regional, top-level talent racing for the win in 1/8th scale nitro, electric, and 1/10th 4×4 SCT. This year’s layout was a slightly modified layout of the existing layout to better suit the bigger 1/8th buggies and truggies and one thing for sure, it didn’t disappoint.

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May 29, 2018

Ielasi Tuned Hummer 5T & 7T V2 off-road engines

Ielasi Tuned have introduced their new Hummer 5T and 7T V2 nitro off-road engines. Starting with the Hummer 5T, the newly developed engine was designed with optimised run time in mind, ensuring exceptional mileage while providing amble power for a variety of track layouts and conditions. As for the updated Hummer 7T V2, the 7-ports power plant received an updated backplate for increased bottom end power while retaining the top speed and mileage of the previous version. Both engines are available now.

View the Hummer 7T V2 engine here

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