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June 16, 2014

Atsushi Hara wins FEMCA championships

The 2014 FEMCA 1/8 Nitro Buggy Asian Championships took place at the 3 Stone Park track in Luala Lumpur, Malaysia. Despite some issues in qualifying SWorkz’ Atsushi Hara was the dominant driver in the sizzling hot conditions with his OS-powered prototype buggy as he shifted into second gear on the final day of qualifying, easily taking round wins to take the overall top qualifier position over fellow countryman Wataru Takeshiro (Kyosho/OS) and Australia’s Aaron Stringer (Kyosho/RB). Zac Ryan (Kyosho/OS) and Felix Tan (Prospeed/GO). In the final Atsushi stayed on top and in control of the proceedings taking the win from Wataru Takashiro while Aaron Stringer completed the podium in 3rd position.

Image: Stephen Shih

June 15, 2014

Project Push 1/8th quick release wheel axles

Italian company Project in cooperation with AGM introduce the new Push quick release wheel mounts for 1/8th on-road vehicles. Born from the ideas of Armando Gallorini and designed by Project the wheel axles feature a symmetrical design minimising possible imbalance as associated with conventional lever-type quick release mounts. It is understood that the wheels axles will become available for all major brands such as Mugen, Serpent and Shepherd.

Source: Project [facebook.com]

June 14, 2014

Team Associated B5 & B5M FT anti-roll bar kit

New from Team Associated come Factory Team anti-roll bar kits for the B5 and B5M buggy. Included in each kit are three specific swaybar wires, blue colour aluminium hardware and the needed composite ball cups. The wires are colour-coded for easy identification and the kits are designed to stiffen the rear suspension in corners for a better handling especially in high-grip conditions.

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June 14, 2014

Völker & Prümper confirmed for HotRace Tires Cup

The HotRace Tires Cup that will be held in Rome from the 18th to 20th of July, will see the attendance of Yokomo’s front runners Ronald Völker and Yannic Prümper, the organisers announced. The two will join Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Awesomatix’ Eric Dankel along other high-class drivers. More information about the event, that will be run on the same tires as used at the upcoming IFMAR World Championships, can be found on the official event page by clicking here.

June 13, 2014

Serpent Viper 977-e 1/8th electric car – Preview

Serpent have released first information and images on their electric-powered Viper 977-e 1/8th electric on-road car. Making use of the proven 977 suspension the kit will feature a newly designed 5mm carbon fibre chassis and topdeck, carbon fibre battery mounts and protectors as well as a carbon fibre speed controller tray. The drivetrain makes use of dual 5mm belts with large diameter pulleys and ball-raced belt tensioners. The motor mount and middle layshaft bracket are machined from 7075 aluminium for maximum precision and durability. Designed to be run with an 1/8th scale speed controller, a 2000kv brushless motor and dual 3S LiPo battery packs, first testing showed similar or even faster lap times compared to the nitro-powered counterpart with runtimes of more than 5 minutes being no problem. Final testing is in full swing at the moment with a production start being expected soon. In the future there may also be a conversion kit for 977 owners allowing to run the electric variant indoor during Winter time for example.

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June 13, 2014

Yokomo B-Max4 III lightweight conversion kit

Available from mid-July is Yokomo’s lightweight conversion kit for the B-Max4 III 4WD buggy. Featuring a new lightweight aluminium main chassis plate, new plastic side pods, updated composite gearboxes and miscellaneous other parts, the kit is designed to use a 2S shorty battery pack with the motor sitting in the rear compartment, a setup that is especially useful on high grip surfaces. The kit allows to run saddle packs and a front-mounted motor though, giving added versatility when conditions call for a layout change.

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June 13, 2014

Mugen MTX-6 Prototype – Preview

During this weekend’s 3rd round of the Euro Nitro Series, run at the famous Hockenheimring in Germany, Mugen are on site with the prototype of the forthcoming MTX-6 200mm nitro car. The recently crowned ETS champion Ronald Volker is in attendance using a car he borrowed from fellow countryman and good friend Robert Pietsch. The big news, though, comes from the fact that the car he is running is a 99% stage prototype of the new 200mm car from Mugen Seiki which will be called MTX-6. We spoke to Ronald and Robert, who talked us through the main new features. First of all there are a bunch of reinforced parts, such as the chassis, the differential mounts, the rear arms and their mounting brackets, the rear differential plastic parts and the front turnbuckles. The second gear has also being reinforced, the spur and the pinion now being both 1mm wider, which together with the new carbon fibre stiffeners should help solve the problems that some customers had on the MTX-5 with their second gear. Staying on the rear end, the braking system is moved on the gear shaft, and its improved linkage provides more power. The front end also features new differential mounts that allow faster access and a new servo saver with interchangeable ackermann plates, while on both front and rear the car also sports lower shock towers.

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June 13, 2014

DJ Apolaro wins at ROAR Region 4 championship

The ROAR Region 4 championship was run last weekend at the Valkaria Track in Palm Bay Florida. In the Modified Touring car class Capricorn’s DJ Apolaro had one of his few electric outings as otherwise being pretty much a nitro racers. Despite struggling with steering and rear traction he was able to TQ the first round of qualifiers. Round 2 and the raising temperature led to no time improvements but come the 3rd round Scotty Gray was able to score the only 23 laps run putting him in front while DJ sat in 2nd place. Overnight rain washed away the grip and the final qualifiers on Sunday morning allowed for no improvements. DJ took the win but with a slower time compared to the previous rounds meaning Scotty Gray (Xray) would take the TQ from DJ Apolaro (Capricorn) and Mark Burt (Awesomatix) in 3rd.

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