New from Yeah Racing come these 11 degree C-hubs for the Axial SCX10. The CNC-machined parts are light of weight yet durable and they come blue anodised to add a splash of colour to the chassis. Included in the set is one left and one right hand hub carrier along fastening hardware.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
The first round of the Czech Republic 1/8th off-road national championship took place this past weekend in Horni Jeleni. The race format saw four qualifying rounds on Saturday with the fifth and final qualifier being run on Sunday, followed by the finals. The weekend started out wet but the weather on Saturday cleared up and in the improving conditions it was Xray’s Martin Bayer who took the TQ in both the Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy classes. On Sunday, right before the semifinals, heavy rain poured down meaning the finals had to be cancelled. This handed Martin Bayer the win in the Nitro Buggy class from David Kukla and Jan Zamis.
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The 1/8th Buggy EFRA European B Championship warm-up was run last weekend on the CARTT track in Madrid, Spain. Javi Pombo (Mugen/Ultimate) came out first followed by Mugen teammate Borja Hernandez and Kyosho driver Alvaro Mardones.
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Spec-R introduce these aluminium rear hubs for Xray’s XB4 line of buggies. The parts are CNC-machined from 7075 aluminium and come with a hard-coated finish for durability and looks. The hubs are a direct fit on all XB4 buggies including the 4WD and 2WD variants.
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Team Losi Racing have released first official information on a bellcrank steering system for the 22 series of 2WD buggies and trucks. Testing has shown that a bellcrank steering can have advantages over the kit’s rail-type steering assembly as the reduced Ackermann geometry of the bellcrank steering making the vehicle less aggressive off-centre while adding low speed steering at the same time. The kit includes all needed parts to convert the TLR 22, 22 2.0, 22T or 22SCT and comes with ball-raced bellcranks, a new steering link, ball cups and ball joints as well as new steering spindles. The kit will become available by mid-August.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
The first round of the Swedish 1/8th off-road cup was run in Skövde this past weekend. Due to constant rain during the week the track was flooded when the drivers arrived on Friday evening and the organisers quickly tried to dry the track on Saturday morning, but come the first practice round it was still very wet and only a few drivers opted to run on the saw dust covered track. When the second round started things became better and most of the drivers tried to get some laps in before the qualifying.
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Futaba introduce the T4PX, the company’s latest top-of-the-foodchain radio system. Offering a completely new design compared to the 4PK series, the transmitter is around 15g lighter than the 4PKS-R with an aluminium frame being part of the body to make for a more rigid structure. The 2.4GHz radio makes use of Futaba’s T-FHSS, S-FHSS and FASST-C2 transmitting systems with the T-FHSS system response being 30 percent faster compared to the 4PKS-R’s. Incorporated into the case is a QVGA 3.5 TFT colour screen that allows to monitor all of the radio’s software features such as the the comprehensive mixing and telemetry functions. For sanctioned races all telemetry functions can be disabled. It is understood that the radio will become available by August.
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Pro-Line Racing announces the return of the The Dual race for the weekend of the 1st of June. The Dual is a unique race that sees two days of racing on two entirely different tracks – the Pro-Line test track on the 31st of May and Thunder Alley Raceway on the 1st of June. Run in several nitro buggy, an open electric buggy and invite nitro buggy and truggy classes, the race will see Jimmy Babock as the announcer, a raffle for the racers, a Monster Energy trophy girl for the looks and many more. Additional information about the race can be found here.
