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November 4, 2013

JConcepts Super Cup Fall Session Rd2 – Report

Florida’s best racers made their way to Bashers RC Raceway in Palm Beach Gardens for the second round of the fall session. Many came early for practice and a club race on Friday. It was poised to be a great weekend with a feel of electricity in the air. 138 entries would fill the 20 heats to seed racers in the top qualifying spots. Stock 2WD buggy had JConcepts Team Driver Riker Gatenby on top of the field of 23 to a time of 20/5:12.692. Seven drivers would start the C-main for 2 bump spots to the B. After changing positions many times Nate Adair and Matt Bradford Jr., were able to hold off a hard charge from Ron Viesins to the B-main. Brian Buckley lead every lap of the B-main, but the show was put on by Matt Bradford Sr. Matt started in the 2 spot but fell to 7th after a multi-car pile-up on lap 2. Rich Schafer and Robert Molina would be back and forth for the final bump spot for many laps all while Matt was working his way back though the field racing clean and consistent laps. On lap 11 Matt made his final pass of the B-main into 2nd and the final bump spot. As the tone sounded for the 10 racers of the A-main, Riker set sail and never looked back. Glenn Worthington finished 2nd with Billy Bruce 3rd, Rick Jacobs in 4th and Jovan Cruz 5th.

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November 4, 2013

Mike Wilder victorious at the 2nd annual NEIC

Maximus RC Raceway located in York, Maine hosted the 2nd Annual Team Durango North East Indoor Championships. JConcepts’ Mike Wilder qualified 4th on the grid for the highly contested Mod Short Course class. He made his way to the front fairly quick during the main and after a late race battle with Matt Olson, Wilder was able to take the overall victory.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

November 4, 2013

JJ Wang joins Reedy

Reedy announce the addition of JJ Wang to its international racing team. As one of the top up-and-coming young drivers, JJ will be a valuable asset to the team at races and in the testing and development of new products. Based in China, he will also help promote the Reedy brand there and in the rest of Asia by using them in his on-road and off-road campaigns. JJ will begin testing with his new equipment immediately in preparation for the final round of the Asian Onroad Championship at Yatabe Arena later this month. Reeddy wish JJ the best of luck in his debut event and are looking forward to a long and successful relationship as he continues his climb up the racing ladder.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

November 4, 2013

Blacktarmac LSS on-road shock absorbers

Italian company Blacktarmac introduce the LSS shock absorbers for a wide range of nitro and electric on-road cars. LSS stands for Long Stroke Shock, a technology that allows the piston to work inside a window where it is away from the mechanical stops for better damping characteristics and virtually no rebound. The shocks feature 7075 hard-coated shock bodies, pistons that are fixed to the piston rods through a screw and the lower cartridge is equipped with a teflon bushing to improve precision and sealing characteristics. Included are also laser-etched spring preload nuts for fast and accurate settings, lightweight aluminium spring cups, as well as an assortment of pistons racing from 2, 3, 4 to 6 1.1mm holes. The shocks fit cars such as the Xray NT1 and RX8, Shepherd Velox V10 and V8, Capricorn C02 and C801, many Serpent 1/10 and 1/8h cars as well as the Mugen MTX5 and MRX5 and the Yokomo BD7.

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November 4, 2013

Reedy Sonic Mach 2 25.5T brushless motor

Reedy is now offering the Sonic 540 Mach 2 brushless motor in a 25.5-turn version for use in Vintage Trans-Am and other classes and series that require the use of a 25.5-turn spec class motor. Developed specifically for competition, the Sonic 540 Mach 2 25.5T motor incorporates all the same features found in other Sonic spec models such as a lightweight design, optimised airflow, a balanced sintered rotor, adjustable timing and silver-plated heavy-duty solder tabs.

Source: Reedy [reedypower.com]

November 4, 2013

Shepherd Velox V8 Pro camber link set

Team Shepherd announce the release of the optional camber link set for the Velox V8 Pro. The set replaces the standard upper suspension arms at the rear end offering additional setup options to fine-tune the car for different track conditions. The set includes a new CNC-machined suspension bracket made of high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, extra durable steel turnbuckles, extra light aluminium uniballs as well as the corresponding composite ball joints.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 4, 2013

Ronald Ström wins 1/12th at MSEC Rd1

The first round of the Middle Swedish Cup saw new Zen Racing driver Ronald Ström taking the 1/12th scale win. Having only received the conversion kit the Friday before the race Ronald still managed to leave Mickael Brandt and Magnus Hedlung behind.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

November 4, 2013

Picco Torque Edo Mod X-Type CER WC edition engine

Italian company Picco introduce their latest .21 on-road nitro engine in the form of the Torque Edo Mod X-Type CER World Champion Edition motor. Build to commemorate the victory at the recent 1/8 on-road World Championships the engine features an improved cylinder intake port, a rear ceramic ball bearing, an updated cooling head with special WC edition graphics and also a new aluminium carburettor. Included with the engine, that is available separately or with an EFRA 2033 pipe, also comes a suitable P7TC glow plug.

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