Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Traxxas TRX-6 6×6 trail truck is a metal middle axle cover. A replacement for the standard part the optional metal construction will add durability and stability to the highly stressed drivetrain area, especially when running higher power motors. The black coated cover is a direct replacement and available from now on.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Yokomo’s Shin Adachi has released a first image of the company’s forthcoming new YZ-4SF2 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. Expected to consist of 80 percent of new or redesigned parts, the buggy will see some major updates but for now, only the above “body on” image is available. We bring you more details as they surface.
Image: Shin Adachi
With the Corona virus situation impacting racing around the world, many planned events have had to be cancelled or postponed. After carefully monitoring the situation throughout Europe, and talking to host venues and government officials in various countries, the organisers of the ETS, EOS and ENS championships have been able to put together a revised schedule of races for the rest of 2020. Of course, these still do remain provisional as the rules and restrictions change on a regular basis and any further updates will be communicated to racers closer to each event date.
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Kyosho have announced the soon release of a new tuning rear shock spring set for the Ultima 2WD vintage re-release buggy. The set includes colour-coded MM medium and MH hard springs that allow to adjust overall suspension hardness to the existing track conditions. The springs fit the Ultima 2WD and also the Optima and Turbo Optima 4WD buggies.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
Coming from T-Works and made for the TLR 22X-4 buggy is a 3-piece POM ring gear bushing set. Machined from high-quality POM material the bushings offer high precision for best possible differential and drivetrain efficiency as well as increased durability and they come in sets of 3.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Soda City in Columbia, South Carolina hosted their annual King of the Road trophy race. The race was attended by drivers around the east coast as some states are still under stay at home orders. Though the attendance was down from prior years the racing was tight among some of the countries up and coming talent. The faculty provided an excellent environment for the racers from beginning to end. In 17.5 Touring Car it was Awesomatix’s John Dickson taking TQ over fellow Awesomatix drivers Brian Card and Clayton Young in the fastest class of the day. During the main event things were shuffled multiple times between all three Awesomatix drivers, but in the end it would be Card taking the win over Young. Dickson would bring it home 3rd completing a clean sweep of the podium for Awesomatix.
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Coming from Sweep Racing are their new Indigo closed cell inserts for 1/10th scale buggy tyres. Utilising a new foam, that was optimised for hardness, the inserts improve consistency while their shape ensures the correct fit within the tyre for further optimised performance. The Indigo inserts are available 2WD front, 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyres from now on.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
Associated Electrics have introduced the new Enduro Trailrunner ready-to-run trail truck. The Trailrunner comes equipped with a high-strength polycarbonate body that has been pre-painted to look fresh from the dealer showroom. The Trailrunner body was designed for looks, function and customisation featuring a two-piece design with removable front lower valance, injection-moulded fender flares, B-pillar appliques, door handles, windshield wipers, mirrors, and front grill installed right out of the box. The looks don’t stop there. Also included are injection-moulded roof rack, three-piece front bumper with D-rings, snorkel, and accessory decal sheet. Gripping the trail is a set of officially licensed General Grabber A/T X tires moulded in a high-performance, soft compound rubber. The General Grabber A/T X tires are mounted on three-piece 1.55” beadlock wheels. No more worrying if your RTR tires will come unglued.
