RCX 2012 – Interview with Ronda Drake
Ronda Drake stops by the Pro-Line booth at the 2012 RCX Expo in Long Beach, CA. Interviewed by none other than The Dirt’s Joey Christensen
RCX 2012 – Interview with Cody King
May 2, 2012 Categories: RC Video, Team Associated, YouTube Comment
Cody King stops by the Pro-Line booth at the 2012 RCX Expo in Long Beach, CA. Interviewed by none other than The Dirt’s Joey Christensen
HobbyKing Haul May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012 Categories: JConcepts, RC Video, Team Associated, Ultimate RC, YouTube Comment
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May 2, 2012 Categories: RC Video, Team Associated, Ultimate RC, YouTube Comment
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Recap Of RCX 2012 [Video]
May 2, 2012 Categories: RC Car Action, RC News Comment
It was an amazing time this year at RCX and the crowds were unbelievable! Everyone had a great time and we’re looking forward to next year. Below is a video recap of this year’s event. See you all in 2013! RC Car Action –
O.S. Engine 12TG VII(P) engine
New from O.S. Engine comes the 12TG VII(P). Featuring a new two-piece head, slide valve carburettor and ROAR-legal rear exhaust design the .12 engine is designed for competition level stadium trucks and the like. Specifications – Displacement: 2.10cc – Bore: 13.8mm – Stroke: 14.0mm – Practical RPM range: 5,000-30,000 – Output: 0.7 hp @ 28,000RPM – Weight: 227g Source: O.S. Engine [osengines.com]
Tekno M6 driveshafts for Losi SCTE
May 2, 2012 Categories: RC News, The Big RC Comment
Add another hit to Tekno RC’s growing list of performance upgraded driveshafts. This time we bring you the most efficient and most durable driveshafts available for the Losi SCTE. We started with new ‘Big Ball’ shafts. The bigger ball on the end provides smoother suspension action and prevents the axle from hitting the outdrives on full compression. This required us to design some new outdrives as well – no problem. They are hardened for durability and ultra light for the best acceleration. We didn’t stop there, we made new stub axles too. The new stub axles allow for more steering …
Exotek F104 adjustable arm set
Exotek Racing introduce this multi adjustable upper arm set for the Tamiya F104 formula chassis. The heavy duty CNC-machined arm set allows to make quick and precise camber and caster adjustments without having to remove the body. The arm set also has better clearance to avoid hitting and jamming the steering turnbuckles. Included in the kit are two 7075 aluminium castor adjusters, delrin camber adjusters, hardened steel turnbuckles, heavy duty nylon ball cups and hardware. Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]
European Nitro Challenge – Announcement
Shepherd announce the European Nitro Challenge for nitro on-road cars. The race will be held from the 7th to 10th of June at the Hockenheim Formula 1 circut’s RC race track. The race is open to 1/10 and 1/8 scale nitro on-road cars and will see Open and HobbyCup classes with the latter need to run Novarossi N12T1 or Sonic .12ProStock engines and Novarossi N21-5T or Sonic .21ProStock engines respectively. The race which is organised by Shepherd with cooperation partners Serpent, Mugen, Picco, Sonic and LRP will not allow for tyre additives and already received entries from pilots like Robert Pietsch, …
DB1 Kyosho 2WD off-road conversion kit
Rudebits are proud to introduce the DB1 Kyosho 2WD buggy conversion kits. Designed by David Burton, an experienced engineer and former BRCA nationals winner, the kit combined the front end of Kyosho’s Ultima series buggies with the rear end of the Lazer ZX-5 line of cars. The result is a low centre of gravity buggy with front motor and rearward placed saddle packs, driven by an inertia propshaft to overcome the disadvantages often associated with an inline motor placement. The kit includes seven carbon fibre parts such as the 2.6mm chassis, top deck, U-shaped support, LiPo battery braces and …
Race 2 the World winner to race LRP & Serpent
Virtual Racing Industries is proud to announce the full backing of the Race 2 the Worlds contest winner by industry leading companies Serpent and LRP. Serpent and LRP are now confirmed to be the official partners for the Race 2 the Worlds contest where one racer or gamer can win an entry for the IFMAR Worlds 1:10 ISTC in Heemstede, the Netherlands. The winner will race the Serpent S-411 with full factory back-up with the likes of RC racing legend and Serpent designer Michael Salven. Serpent international team ace Marc Fischer will share important setup information to optimise the chances of the R2tW winner to …
Jacky Siow wins MBA Cup 2012
The Minyak Beku Agrotourism Cup, an annual event held at the sea side resort in the southern part of Malaysia has attracted some of the best racers from Malaysia and Singapore, resulting in more than 50 racers participating in the 10.5T boosted class. The first round of qualifying saw Jacky Siow from Team Orca Asia taking the preliminary TQ spot with the fastest lap time of 12.281sec and completing 24 laps in 5:00.937. Michael Lo also from Team Orca Asia achieving 24 laps 5:02.352, with a fastest lap time of 12.291sec and Siow WoonFong achieving 24 laps 5:04.489 coming in 3rd. The second leg of qualifying was …
AVID’s carbon fiber hub towers
May 2, 2012 Categories: RC News, The Big RC Comment
The new AVID carbon fiber hub towers are a great upgrade for any Associated racer running blue aluminum rear hubs on their B4.1, B44.1, T4.1 or SC10. The AV1013 Carbon Fiber Hub Towers fit the aluminum rear hubs (#9864, #9865, #9866, #9867) and contain the standard setup locations used on the “A” and “C” towers. Typically the 2mm lower rear link position is used on the B4 rear for smooth indoor tracks. It is also commonly used on the T4 for all conditions. Features are: 2-in-1 High and Low Outer pivot locations: Without changing parts, racers can run the standard kit upper link location…
Team Associated’s CJ Greaves is the youngest driver to win a Pro2 race!
Congratulations to CJ Greaves for winning his first Pro2 race against a tough field of seasoned competitors! After winning two T.O.R.C. championships back-to-back in the Super Buggy class, the 2012 season has the 16-year-old CJ stepping up to the 800hp Pro2 class. It would seem that the Johnny G Motorsports camp knew…
Hartson and Numan JConcepts Stock Off Road National Champions
This year OC/RC Raceway played host to the 1st Annual Stock Nationals in Huntington Beach, California. With four rounds of qualifying on Saturday using qual points and two out of four rounds counting, an emphasis was placed on consistency. On Sunday, the event continued with the running of the…
Albano Wins at Traction Raceway Showdown
May 2, 2012 Categories: RC News, Team Associated, YouTube Comment
Traction Raceway in Reno, NV is a new facility in the state capital of Nevada. A successful debut event with 170 entries for the race meant great racing for all. With three rounds of qualifying on Saturday and one more round of qualifying along with the mains on…
Yannick Aigoin wins French nats Rd2
May 1, 2012 Categories: RC News, Red RC, Team Associated Comment
Yannick Aigion has won the second round of the French 1/8 the off-road nationals. The Team Associated driver also TQ’ed the meeting and left his brother Jerome (Kyosho) and Renauld Savoya (Xray) behind by winning one lap ahead. Jerome Sartel (Agama) and Rayan Medjoubi (JQ) finished fourth and fifth respectively. Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]
RCI hosts successful Horizon Hobby China Cup
On May 1st, a public holiday in China, RCI hosted the first ever Horizon Hobby Cup with the offroad event attracting an encouraging 55 entries to the impressive indoor facility situated in the Shanghai suburbs. Also housing an asphalt track which is set to host a round of the upcoming Asian Touring Series, the venue was the perfect stage for Horizon Hobby China to interact with racers in a sport that is still very much in the early stages of development in this potentially huge market. While Losi and TLR are renowned for their racing heritage in the rest of the …
Rino Lino wins GT @ Kosmic Shoot Out
The Kosmic Shoot Out was held this past weekend at the newly updated Blue Dimond Raceway in Delaware, USA. Over 70 racers attended this race which included Sedan, 1/8 Scale and GT. GT qualifying saw Paolo Morganti on the top spot. In the GT final, Serpent drivers Paolo M. and Rino L. where running first and second when Paolo had an electrical problem in his car that forced him to stop. Rino took over the lead and drove a mistake free race to take the win for the Serpent Team. Rino’s win continues the remarkable results for the Cobra GT. It has TQ’d every event it has…
Pirani RC precision tweezers
Pirani RC have released their new line of tweezers. Designed for high precision the steel instruments are ideal to pick up small parts, to remove C-clips or to clean pulleys. They are sold separately or as a set including a straight and angled versions. Source: Pirani RC [piranirc.com]