Kimley wins Inaugural East Coast X-mas Classic
Panther Team Pilot Mark Kimley wins the Inaugural East Coast RC Raceway’s X-Mas Classic! Mark TQ’d Won the 2wd Pro 2 SC A-main using Super Soft Boas front and rear. Mark also managed to take the Win in the Pro 4 SC division from 2nd place on the grid using Super Soft Panther Raptors! www.panther-rc.com
Drake wins Dirt Nitro Challenge in Italy
Neo Buggy reports – “He came he saw and he conquered the truggy and buggy classes at the weekend’s Dirt Nitro challenge in Italy. Adam Drake drove an unmatched final in buggy, early on he led with Batlle in 2nd until Robert retired, Boots ended up 2nd having had an engine flame out after 9 mins, a good drive through the field. Strong result as top Italian going to the maestro Davide Tortorici – the MBX6R buggy breathing new life into his driving. A solid debut for the new XRAY XB9 – Savoya taking 6th 5th (after being awarded a lost lap), he’ll…
Sigma Tires Get First International Success!
“New company Sigma Racing had a first taste of success last week in the Eastern Mediterannean island of Cyprus. Costas Agrafiotis won the Dirt Paradise race over there, using the Ace Sigma Tires, after a big fight during the qualifs and a great 35 minutes final. The tires never tired. The qualifs were 30 minutes long with the best times counting and Costas with the Sigma tires managed the second best time between a very good competition and the other brands mainly AKA and Proline. He decided to keep the tires for the 35 minutes long final and he actually won the race. The tires came out …
Thunder Alley RC Raceway 2012 Race Dates
The GRRS is in its 3rd year and with the great sucess of last years average attendance of 160 entries per event we have made some tweaks to please our racers and make the race days more enjoyable. Saturday dates will be ran with only the Short Course Trucks & buggys racing. Sundays will be the Nitro classes & 1/8 E-Buggy racing . Doing this will shorten up each race day and allow for some added skill levels & classes on both days. You can expect the same great end of series give-aways along with some prizes throught the series. TLR …
XRAY XB9 – All Details Revealed
Juraj Hudy and the XRAY Engineering and Racing Teams have conceptualized and built the all-new XB9 platform based on long-term experience and achievements. The XB9 is all-new, featuring innovative XRAY Multi-Flex™ adjustment, superior weight balance and weight distribution, easy chassis flex setting for traction and stability adjustment, and more forgiving and easy-to-control handling. Long-term tested by Team and regular drivers in all conditions, the innovative design focuses all the way down to the smallest details to increase performance, handling, and reliability. All-new shocks feature completely redesigned parts which were real-world track tested as well as using…
XRAY XB9 – First Details
XRAY XB9 – First details… All-new XB9 platform Innovative XRAY Multi-Flex™ setting All-new and improved weight balance and weight distribution Easy chassis flex setting for traction and stability adjustment More forgiving and easy-to-control handling Long-term tested by team and regular drivers in all standard conditions Focus on smallest details to increase performance, handling, and reliability All-new shocks with completely redesigned parts were long-term tested at tracks and using special simulation equipment for extreme overload New drivetrain parts for increased performance, weight balance, traction, and reliability
New Panther Parts Tray
Crafted from high quality flexible silicone rubber, the Panther Parts Tray won’t slide off your pit table like the plastic or metal trays. The Panther Parts Tray is ideal for working on your car, nitro engine, clutch, transmission, differentials all while keeping your pit table clean and organized. 3 convenient compartments help organize and prevent the loss of small parts. Panther Parts Trays are resistant to nitro fuel, motor spray, shock oil, and other standard r/c lubricants. The Parts Tray convenient Size: 5”x 7” fits easily into your tool box or pit bag. Also great for r/c planes, boats, trains …
P1 Brand: New Jim Dieter Signature Tee
Introducing the debut Industry Series release from P1 Brand; the Jim Dieter Signature tee. Taking inspiration from the wild world of custom car culture, the Jim Dieter Signature tee features a humorous caricature of the well-known mechanic and motorman, screenprinted on the front. The P1 Brand Industry Series logo is printed on the backside of the shirt, and a woven, P1 Brand label finishes the overall design. J.Filipow of P1 Brand states, “I’ve had a blast concepting, illustrating and producing this debut Industry Series release with Jim Dieter, and it’s great to have his approval on this unique product. …
THE Car Bitty FORCE’d
Neo Buggy reports – “BittyDesign have announced the release of their ‘Force’ style body for JQ Products ‘THE Car’ – the Force line of bodies available for Kyosho, Mugen, TLR & XRAY buggys all share handling similarities. Most of all improving downforce and airflow and steering response in slow-speed corners. BittyDesign also tell us that the rear arm mudguards (see below) act to continue the ‘scoop’ effect as seen at the rear of the sidepods, thus helping high-speed stability. The cab area accommodates the stock JQ air filter, whether the engine is in the forward or rear position. …
Xray’s NEW XB9 buggy
Our friends over at LiveRC reports – “Xray has thrown out a teaser today of what is coming soon, the all-new XB9. We believe this to be an all-new 1/8 buggy platform as there hasn’t been any MAJOR redesign in the Xray offroad lineup since the 808 was released several years ago replacing the XB8 buggy. So far the Xray team has kept the XB9 under wraps and remains unseen by the public. Could 2012 be the year Xray debuts the XB9 in the hands of Reno Savoya for a World Championship win? Stay tuned for more info!” www.LiveRC.com
Video: Serpent testing Cobra 811-Truggy
Below you will find a video of the Cobra 811T being tested by Serpent at a huge track in Spain…
Sonic V.21b Off-Road Engine
Sonic Nitro Engines is proud to release details on the Sonic V.21B 3,5ccm buggy engine. All components have been made from the finest materials to ensure high durability and reliability. Equipped with a 5 ports sleeve and a CNC machined flat piston the engine provides great power over the entire RPM range while having a very efficient fuel consumption which can be crucial in the finals. The 14mm turbo crankshaft is filled with a silicone insert to reduce the inertia and improve the fuel flow. The optimized crankcase and the the “knife edged” aerodynamic connecting rod help even more to reduce turbulences inside the…
X-Factory UK – DE Racing’s UK Distributors
X-Factory UK reports “We are extremely proud to announce that after many months of sample testing and negotiations we have now been appointed as the Exclusive UK Distributors for all DE Racing products. DE Racing are a US company based in California state and have very quickly established a great reputation for themselves for their high quality, well packaged, affordable and innovative products. Most famous for their huge range of Skid Guards, Bumper Skids and Mud Guards, although DE have so much more to offer now with the introduction of tire holders, short course truck wheels, 1/10th off road buggy wheels, all amongst their…
New Contact Tyres – Supastox / GT12/ Mardave
Contact tyres are happy to announce a new range of pre-glued 1/12th scale tyres suitable for the Supastox/GT12 /Mardave class of racing. Hugely popular in the UK this is the first time pre-glued tyres have been widely available, and at a great price too! No more truing just bolt on and go racing! The Contact tyres development team have perfectly selected the best range of tyres for all conditions. The rear tyres come on 18 spoke standard rear wheels, fronts are available on 18 spoke standard wheels and also ball bearing axle wheels. Rears are at a ready to race …
Contact Tyres – Supastox / GT12/ Mardave
Contact tyres are happy to announce a new range of pre-glued 1/12th scale tyres suitable for the Supastox/GT12 /Mardave class of racing. Hugely popular in the UK this is the first time pre-glued tyres have been widely available, and at a great price too! No more truing just bolt on and go racing! The Contact tyres development team have perfectly selected the best range of tyres for all conditions. The rear tyres come on 18 spoke standard rear wheels, fronts are available on 18 spoke standard wheels and also ball bearing axle wheels. Rears are at a ready to race diameter …
Pro-Line’s Big Give
Pro-Line reports – “The passing of Thanksgiving has given all of us at Pro-Line a chance to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. We also want to give thanks to our customers and friends for their loyal support. This time of year also reminds us how important it is to give back. There are so many people suffering all around us and Pro-Line would like to provide you with an opportunity to help. So we will be donating 50% of your prolineracing.com website orders for the month of December to charity. Pro-Line has four opportunities for…
Orion Dominates 2011 Spektrum Champs
“The 2011 Spektrum Off-Road Championships were held December 1-4 at Trackside Hobbies & Raceway in Milwaukee, WI. World Famous Race Director and THR Owner Scotty Ernst would have a huge turnout at this years event reaching an amazing 407 total race entries!” Find Out More…
New HIRO SEIKO light-weight Wheel Nuts
New from HIRO SEIKO today are these high precision wheel nuts which are flanged and serrated for locking security and feature a light-weight design. Further information can be found here .
Stephane Deroch joins Serpent
Serpent is proud to announce that driver Stephane Deroch from France has joined Team Serpent France. Stephane will run the Serpent Cobra Buggy at all big french races, and a number of International events as well. After winning the 2011 EC 40+, he is looking for more titles. Deroch brings a wealth of experience in offroad racing and will work together closely with new Serpent Team Driver Jonathan Bacro.
Sonic V.21T to be released in a few days
“In a few days Sonic Nitro Engines will release the all new Sonic V.21T 3,5ccm on-road engine which is produced by Picco Micromotori according to the latest experiences gathered by some of the world’s best drivers. All components have been made from the finest materials to ensure high durability and reliability. Equipped with a 7+2 ports sleeve with “teardrop work” and a CNC machined flat piston the engine provides great power over the entire RPM range while having a very efficient fuel consumption. The 14mm turbo crankshaft is equipped with two high density weights to improve the overall balancing and filled…