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October 23, 2013

Scorpion XXL 1/7 scale EP/GP kit

Kyosho introduce the Scorpion XXL EP and GP kit. Both the electric and the gas powered variant are based on the ReadySet vehicles and feature a 3mm aluminium chassis, a ball-raced heavy duty drive train with adjustable slipper clutch, and a widely adjustable suspension with large volume shock absorbers. Included in the kits are also some bonus parts such as high grip tyres, universal driveshafts, steel main gear, aluminium servo steering servohorn and as well as limited edition parts in fluorescent blue colour such as rims, air intakes, front A-arms, chassis side pods and small parts. Not included in the kit, that will hit stores at the end of November, are the radio, electric and electronic components or the nitro engine.

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October 23, 2013

Danni Eyde-Nielsen wins at DRCMU race

Last weekend saw the first round of the PileCup and DRCMU championship series at the indoor track in Broendby, just outside of Copenhagen. 50 drivers attended the race and had a fantastic weekend, with a lot of close racing, good food, big trophies and good fun. In the SuperStock class there was a comeback for Danni Eyde-Nielsen, who had been on “maternity leave” for some years, but he is now back together with his mentor Soeren Boy Holst in the T.O.P. racing team. The class was packed with good drivers, and it was obvious to see after practice that the fight for the 8 A-final places would be really tough.

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October 23, 2013

Arrowmax 64 pitch hard-coated pinions

Arrowmax have released a range of hard-anodised 7075-T6 aluminium pinion gears specially designed for stock racing classes. They are both tough and lightweight thanks to the specially treated alloy material and are available in a range of 53 teeth to 63 teeth.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

October 23, 2013

JBRL Electric Series Rd 8 – Report

The 8th and final Round of the JBRL Electric Series finished off at Jimmy’s home track – Hot Rod Hobbies. In 2WD Modified Buggy Team Associated’s Cody Numedahl came in first, followed by Kyosho’s Cody King and Kevin Motter (Team Associated). Cody also wrapped up the overall 2013 JBRL series championship.

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October 23, 2013

Team Associated Worlds T-shirts & hoodie

New from Team Associated come these World T-shirts and hoodies. They sport the red, white and blue Team Associated logo set with the 100 percent cotton shirts being available in blue and black colour and the hoodies coming in black colour only.

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October 22, 2013

Phillip Atondo wins at Octoberfest

Central Valley R/C Raceway hosted the Octoberfest this weekend. TLR’s Phillip Atondo TQ’d the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class and was the only one to go the extra lap in qualifying. Race went deep into the night and track changed a lot with the moisture coming up and under the lights. At the start of the 30 minute buggy main Atondo made early mistakes as he dropped back to about 5th witch allowed Tyler Vik and Austin Blair to get out front. Vik and Blair were battling which allowed Atondo to reel them in. Atondo got by Blair and was setting his sights on Vik who was running a smooth race. Just after the halfway mark Atondo caught Vik and they would swap positions with a great battle and Atondo being patient to get around Vik. In the last 5 minutes of the race Vik crashed in the big rhythm section witch allowed Atondo to get by and pull away for the win.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

October 22, 2013

MIP Pro8 E-buggy conversion kit

Seen in prototype stages for a good amount of time; now MIP finally released more information on their upcoming Pro8 conversion kit for the SCTE short course trucks from Losi and TLR. The set includes all needed parts to convert the 1/10th 4WD short course truck chassis into a veritable Pro8 lightweight buggy as there are front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, 17mm hex wheel adapters, suitable shock pistons and springs, body mounts, front bumper and rear wing mounts as well as an assortment of small parts. The kit, that will also see a special variant for MIP Pro4mance converted trucks, is meant to hit the stores at the end of October and it will work with a wide range of body shells including TLR 2.0 gas and 2.0 electric, JConcepts and Pro-Line shells as well as the Pro-Line Bulldog RC8.2 gas body.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

October 22, 2013

JQ Products THE White Edition

During the last couple of weeks JQ Products released a 3-part video series of their upcoming THE White Edition 1/8th nitro buggy and now also have first photos available. The forthcoming evolution step of THECar features a new front end with long lower arms and a conventional C-hub suspension that, according to JQ Products mastermind Joseph Quagraine, offers the best compromise in nearly all track conditions making THE White Edition easy to set-up and to run for intermediate and pro level drivers alike. Beside a new front end the buggy also received revamped rear end components such as aluminium hubs that allow for outboard toe-in settings in order to maximise traction. In order to make maximum use of the new geometry JQ included 16mm shock pistons and the kit comes with a large range of option parts such as front aluminium knuckles, aluminium centre bulkhead and reinforced shock towers. To find out more about the buggy feel free to have a look at the 3-part video series after the break.

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