After the success of the first official Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup in 2010, RMV Deutschland are back with the 2011 edition. The event will be run from the 10th to the 12th June at the Stoppelhopser Oberhausen e.V. track in Germany. This will be a big nitro off road event open only to Mugen cars for drivers with various skill levels in both nitro 1/8th Buggy and 1/8 Truggy class. The entry now open and you can find more information on this event here.
Mugen Seiki Europe have announced the addition of French drivers Maxime Noble and Nicolas Reynaud to their French and European team. Maxime is the current National B Champion in France and will receive their full support during his first year in the National Elite class. He is a young and growing talent and has already shown that he has the ability to mix it with the big boys. Nicolason the other hand is a regular A finalist in the French National Elite championship and MSE are happy he has chosen for Mugen this year. He is an experienced driver and will be a great addition to the team as its leader, so do not hesitate to approach him at the race track for any help and support you may need.
Source: MSE [mugen.eu]
Mugen Racing are excited to have JJ Wang signed up for their 2011 race team. The 13-year old from California is an up and coming young driver who recently qualified into the A-mains on his first trip to the Winternats. JJ also finished the 2010 racing season in sedan ranking 34th at the IFMAR World Championships held in Texas. JJ had this to say:
I am very excited about the 2011 season with Mugen Seiki and I look forward to racing with Mugen at the upcoming World Championships in Miami as well as to the new MTX5 when it launches later this year.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
MSE Mugen Seiki Europe officially announced that they have appointed John Yves Ferte as their new Sales and Team Manager. John Yves will help managing and developing the company’s up-coming new strategies and projects while also managing MSE Mugen Seiki Europe Team drivers. He has already shown his dedicated wish to built a healthy, young and promising team by picking up the likes of Robert Battle (above) and Simon Willetts to name a few. MSE Mugen Seiki Europe would like to welcome John Yves to his new position as he leaves his French & UK roots to join the head office based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Stefan Habbecke, MSE Mugen Seiki Europe’s President had this to say:
I am really happy to have John Yves strengthen our sales Team. With his enthusiasm and experience in the model business, he is a real asset to our young company and I am looking forward to many up-coming improvements.
Source: MSE [mugen.eu]
CSO have produced these front main bearing blocks for the Mugen MRX-5. Made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, they are black anodised and offer more strength and stiffness than the original version, as well as being better able to resist tweak.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Continuing on with producing parts for the Mugen MRX-5, Arrowmax have released this rear universal joint set. Extremely durable, they are made of a very strong and long life spring steel material, while the use of a CVD helps enhance the performance of the car compared to kit standard dogbones.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Once again Mugen only have CAD images of their all new car, this time the MTX-5 1/10th scale 200mm chassis. Taking design cues and ideas from its bigger brother the MRX-5, the new car which is set for a summer release is the second car from the brain of European Champion Robert Pietsch. A lot of striking features, the rear brake disk taken directly from the 1/8th scale is mounted directly to the rear axle using a spline and hex system while up front the new fuel tank is suspended above the front steering servo to allow it to be positioned more centrally.
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T-Work’s Racing has introduced a new series of machined turnbuckles for the Mugen MRX-5. CNC machined from titanium, these new and improved turnbuckles are lighter than the traditional versions, coming in at 9.62 grams compared to 15.06 grams of the standard versions. Available in different sizes to replace all those found on the car.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
