More new items from Pro-Line Racing who have released some new products for the popular Traxxas Slash. First up is this range of protectors for the car which include a front bumper as well as front and rear skid plates. Made from extremely durable nylon material they are a direct replacement and offer added thickness throughout for longer bashing life. Also new for the Slash is a lexan undertray which fits directly onto your Slash and protects against dirt and debris from entering into the chassis and electronics.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

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Pro-Line Slash Bumper, Skid plates & Undertray

Team Hot Bodies UK are pleased to announce that they will be working with Titanium Racing in development of TR’s excellent range of products. Following on from the success of Team Schumacher, HB are positive that working with TR will allow them to improve not only the feel of the cars but decrease their lap times. With ex-World Champion Andy Moore spear heading the development great things are sure to come from this partnership. Mendip will be the first time the team will be testing the products in anger so we look forwards to the performance increase we are sure they will have.

Source: Titanium Racing [titaniumracing.com]

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Hot Bodies UK team up with Titanium Racing

Much More have released this new 2500mAh LiPo for Sanwa and Futaba transmitters. This 3-cell 11.1V pack has all the benefits of LiPo such as long run time, easy maintenance, lightweight and no memory effect. Supplied fitted with a Futaba/JR 2-pin connector with XH2.5 balancing plug, its a simple job to install.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]

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KM Racing continue to release new products, this time for the World Champion Hot Bodies D8 buggy. They have produced a new hard anodized aluminium rear hub for the car, that increases the stability and strength in this area, compared to the standard version. Available in both 0 and 1 degree toe-in versions.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

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KM Racing HB D8 Rear uprights

Following on from the recent announcement by Sweep Racing about their new EXP range of products comes the company’s new EXP 1/10th on road molded inserts. Coming in soft pink, they are 0.3mm thicker and 1mm wider than the original Sweep inserts and are tapered so the insert sits perfectly against the tire. These changes claim to result in faster laptimes, giving quicker driver response and more consistency.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

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Sweep Racing EXP 10th molded inserts

Hosted by Orange County R/C Raceway in beautiful Huntington Beach, California the 2nd Annual Proline Surf City Classic boasts a $4000 cash payout for the four major classes. A victory in the 1/8th Pro Buggy, 4wd Pro Buggy, 2wd Pro Buggy or 2wd Pro Truck sends winner home with $500 in cash, second takes $300 and third nets $200. Not too bad, so much so that it brought out a few top racers from across the country including Ryan Cavalieri, Jared Tebo, Jeremy Kortz, Steven Hartson and Frank Root just to name a few.

In qualifying, Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri was on fire! TQ’ing all four classes with his RC8e, B4, B44 & T4. Cavalieri looked to be on a mission and primed for a $2000 pay day. As Sunday’s main events rolled around all the talk was about the track and how much it had changed since the qualifying. Slick conditions meant that precision driving would be at a premium and racing would be tight.

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First up was the 1/8th Pro Buggy event in which Cavalieri TQ’d over Jeremy Kortz. A rough start for Cavalieri saw Kortz spotted to a 3-4 second lead as Cavalieri shook down his RC8e. As Cavalieri closed in, the racing got tense and a bit rough, however Cavalieri found his way to the front and soon checked out claiming the first $500.

The second class up was the 2wd Pro Truck. As the main event got underway, Frank Root with his Reedy/LRP powered T4 shot to the lead only to have a mechanical failure. This left Cavalieri and Hartson to battle it out for the victory with Cavalieri taking the win and the second of the $500 payout.

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Third up was 2wd and enter Jared Tebo. Having watched Cavalieri already claim two victories and Hartson hungry for his first, Cavalieri would have no small task holding off these two competitors. As the main got underway these three drivers checked out from the field and exchanged the lead back and forth several times. With two minutes to go, Hartson made a mistake that appeared to give Cavalier an insurmountable lead, however a popped ball cup in the final 30 seconds from Cavalieri saw Hartson and Tebo both get by, relegating Cavalieri to the 3rd position and vaulting Hartson to the top and claiming the $500 purse.

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The final race of the event was the 4wd Pro Buggy. Again Cavalieri started from the pole position, however an early tangle with Tebo gave Frank Root the lead. As the foursome of Root, Cavalieri, Tebo and Hartson set a blistering pace each took turns towards the front of the group until Cavalieri broke free from Tebo to cruise to the win. This left Hartson and Root to battle for the third and final cash paying position which eventually went to Frank Root.

Special thanks goes out to OC/RC and the track crew for hosting the Proline Surf City Classic. With high payouts on the line and close racing, don’t be surprised to see more top pros challenge SoCal’s best next year at the 3rd annual event.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

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Cavalieri & Hartson clean up at Surf City Classic