Muchmore are busy adding more variants of the all-new Fleta ZX V2 brushless motor to their portfolio. The latest outcome is the ER Fixtiming Spec motor that builds on the same teardown as the Type-ER but its fixed timing design makes it ideal for spec racing classes and as handout motor. It comes as 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variant and will hit stores very soon.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
The 11th Annual Futaba/OS Engines Nitro Challenge was hosted by St. Louis Dirt Burners in Missouri. The concept of the race is that it allows the locals to experience an awesome racing event while adding a terrific chance to meet some of the industry pros to learn from the legends. This year’s aces was Futaba’s Ryan Lutz and OS Speed’s Adam Drake; definitely two iconic legends of the industry. The layout is always a lot of fun at Dirt Burners and this year’s layout was smooth and flowy with an added dose of speed making a terrific and challenging track for all racers and skill levels. The weekend started off wet, but the track crew did a fantastic job and got everything rolling smooth.
Continue reading the report here
This past weekend the third round of the Spanish Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the Asociación de Getafe de radiocontrol club in Madrid. The race saw high temperatures and high traction and during Saturday’s qualifying and in the 1/8th class there was a great fight for the pole position that was decided in the final round with Carlos Peracho Heras ultimately coming out on top, setting a new track record in the process. The race for the win in the main final was then on between Carlos and Guillermo. Both were on different strategies with Carlos opting for two tyre stops while Guillermo only did a single pit stop for tyres. The battle went on until engine trouble hit Guillermo, allowing Carlos to win the race in front of Alberto Alonso in 2nd and Sergio Montesinos 3rd, making it an all-Shepherd podium. Elsewhere in the 40+ final Miguel Delgado (Shepherd) took the winning honours.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Traxxas’ TRX-4 trail truck is a stainless steel front and rear centre driveshaft set. The upgrade is meant for modellers who like to run their vehicle on extreme terrain as the stainless steel construction does away with the chance of plastic driveshafts snapping. The design features a locking ring which provides extra durability and also introduces the possibility of replacing the ring when it’s worn out. The construction also results in a much more scale representation of real life driveshafts found in these types of trucks. The set includes front and rear centre shafts and it is available in red or black colour.
Zen Racing have introduced the Team-Associated-style rear slide pivot mount usable on a range of pan cars. The piece allows to use the new AE-style pop-on pivot ball holder on any car using the old style fixed pivot. All that is needed apart from the pivot mount will be Team Associated’s #4728 for the pivot ball holder to use this centre pivot mount.
Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]
Serpent have released a set of shorter 7mm roll damper supports for the Project 4X touring car. The parts are machined from carbon fibre and due to being slightly shorter they will change the front suspension geometry in a way that they make for a more responsive car in most conditions. Included in the set are two support plates.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Made for the Rapide F1 car is an aluminium front body post mount from Roche. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black or red anodised and with machined silver edge details the part ensures the front body mount post is keeping its position when swapping front wing types. This will reduce the amount of bodies to have while also making for a more sturdy body mounting at the same time. Included with the brace comes suitable mounting hardware for the wing and mount.
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Volkswagen Beetle Rally MF-01X 1/10th 4WD off-road kit. No additional information are available yet but looking at the image the kit will come with a highly detailed body that will include features such as chrome bumpers and mirrors, fog lights and a comprehensive decal sheet. More information and images should become available in time for the release.
Source: Tamyia Blog [tamiyablog.com]
