Available soon from Mugen Seiki USA is the new Flash Point nitro racing fuel. Specifically developed for today’s nitro racing engines and coming with a special lubrication package to prevent excessive engine wear, the fuel uses only first generation methanol and nitromethane. Good for the use in on-road and off-road cars the juice comes in several specifications and bottle sizes.
Source: Mugen Racing [mugenracing.com]
Mugen Seiki Racing confirm the signing of Drew Moller through the 2014 racing season. “DrewMo” had an awesome 2013 season with top finishes at the ROAR Nationals, and many other races in America. Now he will join the Mugen USA factory team. Moller will be racing the World Champion MBX7 Buggy, MBX6TR Truggy, and MBX7E ECO E-Buggy at all major events.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]
Sweep Racing are currently working on a new bodyshell for the Mugen MBX7 1/8th buggy. The shell makes use of Sweep’s distinctive “Birdie” design that incorporates an extreme cabin shape with a steep angled and quite narrow windshield while the cab itself sits in a very forward position. Pronounced and heavily angled sidepods and loads of free space around the engine’s cooling head are other features of the body. Sweep does has not given a release date yet but expect the body to hit the stores soon.
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Mugen Seiki Europe welcomes young and talented Philipp Guschl as the latest entry to the Mugen Seiki Europe race team. The multiple German Champion will use Mugen’s MBX7 at all national and international events he is attending. Earlier today Philipp was also confirmed to have joined Maxima to use their line of OS based engines and fuel.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
Mugen Seiki Racing have announced the signing of Carson Wernimont for the 2014 racing season. The former Durango driver, who just signed for Schumacher to run electric, joins Worlds finalist Taylor Peterson and will be a strong addition to the team that Mugen USA is building for the 2014 race season.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
New from JConcepts comes the silencer body shell for the Mugen MBX-7 Eco buggy. Designed for the use on high-speed tracks it features a narrowed, Finnisher stance cockpit that allows for smoother high-speed transition and increased flow in and out of the body for electrical air-flow. A deep recess behind the cab features dual channeling out the rear providing air escape along with rear-end stability. The side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling just in front of the rear tyres. The extended runner features on the rear-end of the body enhance the force placed on the rear pods during high-speed acceleration. The main pods are heavily chamfered with a more heat-shrink design over the speed control and motor areas. The end result has the body looking extremely low-profile with heavy JConcepts edginess and appeal and it is capped off with a cockpit “shark fin” for more high-speed tracking stability and increased roof stiffness.
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Mugen introduce the 1,000,000 Super Silicone differential fluid. Designed especially for on-road applications the superextra heavy oil is best used in front differentials that then behave like a solid axle bit still allow for a minimum amount of slip making the car easier to drive compared to spool axles.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]
JConcepts have a first teaser image of the forthcoming Silencer bodyshell for the Mugen MBX7 Eco available. Like the other Silencer design bodies the Mugen variant is especially made for high-speed tracks where straightline stability and airflow around the wing and the electronics is critical. All information about the release will become available soon.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
