1:8 GT World Champion manufacturer Hong Nor has introduced this new M0.8 Steel Spur Gear & Clutch Bell for its X5B 1:8 Nitro Buggy. The Taiwanese manufacturer brought the 0.8M gear from the GT to the X5B Nitro Buggy and using 60/17T gear ratio the result is smoother power and quicker acceleration during cornering.
Having released a 2.0mm carbon version last week, Xray has now introduced its 1-piece chassis for floating servo in a 1.5mm Aluminium option. The thinner, optional aluminium chassis lowers CG and generates more flex and is recommended mainly for racing in the modified category, to generate more overall grip, and to increase mid-corner steering. CNC-machined from premium & super-lightweight Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium to reduce the weight and additionally black anodised.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Team Associated’s Aydin Horne and Xray’s Chase Lemieux where the Modified winners at the annual U.S. Carpet Offroad Championships held in Cleveland over the weekend. The Scotty Ernst promoted event runs a week after the same venue host famous U.S. Indoor Champs touring car race which in its 45th edition is the world’s longest running RC race. With the Offroad race attracting almost 500 entries in 2WD it was Horne taking all three qualifier who secured the TQ ahead of a trio of World Champions, Ryan Cavalieri, Spencer Rivkin and Tater Sontag. He would continue that form into the finals winning the opening 2 to secure the win ahead of Cavalieri. For the final podium position Sontag got a head of Rivkin who had a bad A2. In 4WD it was defending champion Lemieux who took the TQ ahead of team-mate Dakotah Phend, three different drivers posting TQ runs. Last year’s 2WD winner Brennan Schimmel made it an all Xray Top 3 on the grod ahead of Nate Sutherland who was fastest in Q3. In the triple Mains Lemieux retained his title with wins in the opening two while Phend took A3 to finish 2nd ahead of Sutherland who got third after a tie break with Horne.
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Infinity has introduced a number of optional Low Friction Pulleys for their IF14 Speciale 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The pulley is offered in 38T and 40T option while the centre pulley is available in 20T or 22T variants. Produced in a black colour specification the pulleys reduce driver train friction. Additionally to offer performance gain, Infinity has also released Lightweight Upper Pivot Balls that precision-machined from high-strength titanium. They features a shorter screw length than the standard kit upper pivot ball expanding setup possibilities. The Japanese manufacturer highly recommends these pivot ball when using the aluminium hub carrier on the Speciale.
Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker has won this year’s EWS International presented by Schumacher, the German taking the win ahead of Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Schumacher’s Elliott Harper. Establishing itself as Britain’s top annual international touring car race, with last year’s winner Michal Orlowski not making the trip to Essex due to 1:12 racing commitments in China, it was multiple EWS International winner Volker who led for the weekend. Attracting a field of 40 Modified entries, Volker topped all four rounds of qualifying to secure the overall TQ with Hagberg lining up second, followed by Harper, Kyle Branson, Sören Sparbier, Christopher Krapp, and Lucas Urbain. He would convert his pole position in to wins in A1 & 2 for the overall victory, while the A3 win gave Hagberg the runner-up spot as Harper completed the podium. In Stock it was the Awesomatix of EWS Series Champion Zak Finlay who also dominated proceedings to take the TQ and win ahead of Denmark’s Jesper Rasmussen and Finley Whitelock. In FWD Xray’s Stefan Schulz took the win.
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T-Works has updated its Body Shell Front End Down Travel Screws with a new Version 2 that is longer to reflect the latest body fitment in Electric Touring Car. Produced from high-quality lightweight 64 Titanium, compared to the orginal version, which was M2 x 14mm, the V2 is lengthened by 5mm. It is adapted to the current popular design of frontward mounted shell bodies, better meeting the needs of its intended applications.
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New from Revolution Design comes these HD Suspension Mount C for Team Associated’s latest T7 and SC7 trucks, as well as updated B7 buggies equipped with the new 3-gear transmission. It offer racers enhanced durability and tuning options and is available in two variants, standard geometry and a -1° toe-in version. The mounts are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and offer a stronger, more robust design than the stock parts. The standard version maintains the factory suspension geometry and is ideal for most conditions. The -1° version reduces rear toe-in by 1° and is particularly suited for high-grip tracks, offering improved rotation and corner speed. Both versions feature refined design with extra material at critical stress points.
Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]
1:28 specialists Reflex Racing has released this new Low Profile damper system for the Kyosho MR-04 Mini-Z. By use of some clever engineering and repositioning of the dampers on the MR-04, they have been able to achieve an extremely low centre of gravity suspension set up for your AAA car. Simple and high performance, this suspension kit is compatible with traditional T Bars, ensuring easy installation and reliable performance. The kit comes with everything necessary to install in your MR-04, with the exception of a top shock. Here, you can chose to use the Reflex Racing RX28A-33 or any other ‘traditional’ 1:28 scale centre shock. The POD will only fit round can motors.
