Coming from T-Works is an aluminium front upper mount for the Kyosho MP9 TKI4/3 and MP9e Evo kits. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium the mount comes black anodised for wear and looks and it is usable with the stock composite arm pivot inserts.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
This past Sunday was the day to hold the third round of the AWS 2019 at Nene Valley Raceway with slightly lower numbers this weekend as 32 drivers made the trip to The Nene. The day kicked off with a round of timed practice and the drivers found the track tricky as to was very moist. After the round of practice everyone went into three rounds of qualifying with the best two to count. After a 45 minutes break for lunch the club went through the three 15 minute finals of the day. In the Buggy A-final, Jon Spencer took 1st place, Chris Sharpe-Simkiss took 2nd place. The very lucky driver Chris Lovell managed to get back up to 3rd after an unlucky crash at the start. Scott Follington took 4th place after a good battle with Chris.
The final major race of the Australian calendar for 2018 was the Victorian State Titles, held at the Knox track in Melbourne with just over 100 entries received. Mother nature played a role this year with unseasonal heavy rain washing out practice and the scheduled 2WD day. The entire event was squeezed into the final day of racing, with the sun and traffic helping the outdoor clay track to groove up perfectly. In 4WD Modified Ray Munday took the TQ from Andrew Selvaggi and 12-year-old Lachlan Munday. In the finals Ray took A1 from Selvaggi after a close battle, with Lachlan Munday taking his first state title A final in A2 to take it to A3. Ray took the win, giving him the overall title from Lachlan, with Selvaggi tieing for third but losing on a countback.
O.S. Engines have announced the soon release of their limited edition T1203 engine to celebrate the 2018 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship title. Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura brought home the title with a prototype of the recently announced T1203 and as a commemorative edition, O.S. have introduced the “Gold Reducer” variant that will feature a 24K gold-plated 5.5mm venturi insert. As for the engine, the specific port timing ensures exceptional millage while upping low to mid-RPM torque, making the engine ideal especially for high-grip surfaces while the specially shaped engine head ensures improved cooling and temperate stability even in changing weather conditions. The limited edition engine will become available separately or including a T-1070SC and M-1006SC exhaust set.
Source: O.S. Engines [osspeed.com]
Monaco RC have introduced their new dedicated transportation and storage bag for the iCharger 406 Duo. Large enough to house the charger and all needed wires yet very compact for effortless storage and transportation the high-quality bag sports a pre-cut inner foam and a sturdy zipper.
Source: Monaco RC [monacorc.com]
Coming from Avid are their new 2S balance charge lead cables with stepped 4mm/5mm bullet-type connectors. Designed to be colour coordinated for charging 2S battery packs, the pre-configured wires include gold-plated 4mm to 5mm bullets on the battery end to cover all battery types and 4mm bullets on the charging end. Comes with the popular XH 3pin balance plug, which most trim one of the plastic alignment rails with an x-acto to plug right into the charger instead of the balance port. Or owners can use the included XH 7pin if they don’t want to brave that. Balance leads are 63.5mm longer than the charge leads so they can easily be plugged into any charger design. The cables are available in black, red or blue colour.
View the red and blue leads here
Reigning 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro Onroad World Champion manufacturer Infinity has released a new optional front shock tower for its 200mm Nitro Touring WC title winning IF15. The Version B tower allows the shocks to be set in a lower lay down position to that of the standard kit version. A 2mm collar is included with the new tower to prevent the shock from touching the bulkhead.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
Coming from Tekno are several new option parts for their line of 1/10th and 1/8th scale vehicles. First up and coming for the EB410 and Et410 are heavy duty differential outdrives and diff couplers. The new heavy-duty outdrives and coupler retain the same physical dimensions as the standard EB410 and ET410 parts but have less material removed for improved durability and impact resistance. They are recommended when running in harsh conditions. The HD outdrives and diff coupler are also ideal for carpet racing with frequent on-power jump landings. They are made from the same material and are a direct replacement for TKR6514/TKR6597.
