For some time now we’ve been hearing whisperings of some innovative behind-the-scenes type development, but never really managed to spot anything or interrogate a driver well enough to get him to spill the beans, well RB’s news today has ended a good few months of speculation with the relase of A.D.S or ‘Automatic Damping System’. We hear that RB’s new system has been tested in competition since the Worlds in Argentina last year in the hands of many a top driver who would rather not be mentioned.
RB’s A.D.S. has been in furious development in partnership with Italian masters of their craft, Fioroni – the innovation turns a simple shock absorber into a progressive shock – a goal not realised by any company until now.
How it works:
The special V design sleeve combined to a CNC piston without holes, allow the oil goes up and down with an ultra progressive oil flow.
Compression : The piston is at the bottom position; at the beginning, the V shape is big and the damping is soft; when the piston goes up into the shock body, the V shape becomes smaller and the damping becomes harder so. The damping is ideal during the piston travel.
Extension : The piston is at the upper position (small V size area) and the damping is hard; when the piston goes down, the V shape becomes larger and the oil flow is increased which let the piston went back quicker in its bottom position which let the wheels go back fastest in contact with the ground.
Available for: MBX7, RB one R, Kyosho MP9, Losi 8ight, XRAY XB9, XB4, Sworkz, Agama and Serpent.
See www.RBProducts.com
JConcepts has announced the release of two new pre mounted tyres for 1/8th trucks, Black Jackets and Stackers… The Black Jackets, constructed from very small square pins, provide additional grip on loose conditions with a light amount of dust and debris across the surface. The tread spacing near the outside rows are slightly open allowing maximum flexibility to adhere to smooth and slick surfaces providing a reasonable flex contact patch. The crisp centre bar construction provides a wall-like pattern of tread which provides additional forward bite and also resists some high-expansion wear associated with typical small pin tyres.
This past weekend saw the first round of the TLT series take place at the LAMBC racetrack in Carinthia, Austria. A total of 90 drivers attended the race which was divided into electric, sport and top class. Alpha team driver Dominic Bauer attended the event along with Christian Schuster and Gerhard Rupp. The weather on the Saturday was nice all day allowing practice to be run in dry conditions. Dominic started the race with his Alpha Ryan edition engine however later changed to the Alpha A830 Dragon which better suited the smaller track. The three rounds of qualifying took place on Sunday in which Dominic managed to TQ the 3rd round. 
