More quality work from oOple as they build and review the new Kyosho Ultima RB5 2wd electric buggy. As with all of oOples reviews, it is step by step and very detailed with great pictures and some handy tips, and this particular review has test by test setting changes and feedback from top racer, and Team oOple main driver, Stu Wood, who will run the test car throughout this season.
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Source: oOple [oople.com]
Kyosho have announced that this new Readyset version of their World Championship winning Inferno will be available in June of this year. The car comes completely assembled, all you need to do is attach the air filter and antenna, add fuel and batteries and you are ready to race. The Inferno MP7.5 Sports 3 is ideal for first time GP buggy owners, who won’t fail to recognize the World Champion Inferno’s racing heritage at its core. Turnbuckle tie-rods and upper suspension arms provide wide scope for setting adjustments. Equipped with high torque digital servos, the universal joints on the front axle deliver robust running performance and reliability.
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King Headz, the metal optional parts specialists, have added 2 new products to their large range of machined parts by adding 2 new shock towers for the Jammin X1 CRT. These shock towers have been machine from 6mm 7075 aircraft grade aluminium and then anodised, which offers a huge increase in strength and rigidity over the original parts with the rear tower offering the addition of a 7th camber link hole for more tuning possibilities.
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Hot Bodies continue to release options for their World Championship winning Cyclone touring car, with the latest being these black MIP CVDs. These are the same MIP CVDs as the purple versions that come as standard on the Cyclone Moore-Speed World Championship Edition, but obviously these are black, and when installed they aid durabilty and performance. Suitable for any Cyclone or Cyclone S car, this set comes with 2 CVDs and includes parts to add MIP CVDs to either the front or rear of the Cyclone.
Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]
More news from Xray, this time they are reporting on the ÖresundsCupen, which saw round one of this series, that includes four different races split between Sweden and Denmark, take place at the weekend in Staffanstorp, south Sweden. TQ for this event went to Xray NT1 driver Matin Lissau who was un challenged in Sundays main final with the main race battle taking place behind him for 2nd between Serpent driver Per Ola Hard and Xray driver Niklas Hakansson, with Per Ola eventually coming out on top to finish in 2nd position, with Hakansson in 3rd.
Read the full report here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The organisers of the UK Much More GP have asked us to put up an announcement for their event which will take place on the 8th – 10th of June at the Minerwall Park, Stonehaven in Scotland.
Held at the extremely fast outdoor circuit in the beautiful setting of Scotland, UK, the Much More UK GP has already attracted international entries and also the man himself our very own Euro and World champ, Andy Moore. The owners and team from Much More Korea are also attending. There will be a marquee, 240V power, hot food and restrooms on site and MUCH MORE!
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Our mates Rube Dude have the first studio pics of the soon to be released OCM Kaos DT-19T, that we showed you last week. This car is now ready for release and will include all the innovative features we have come to expect from OCM in their buggy range but it will sport a few others. The Diffs on this baby will be nice and solid from what we understand sporting 6mm diff output shafts and large sun gear that is 2.5mmx11.8mm. And of course OCM uses the finest aircraft grade alloys and hard anodising on all its parts so this truggy will not only be turning heads but should also be very competitive.
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Source: Rube Dude [rubeduderc.com]
Xray have a report on their site from the second round of the BRCA nationals for 1/8th off road, held last weekend at the EMORC astroturf track, which due to the tracks high grip nature, all cars present adopted a very stiff setup to prevent the car grip rolling. Qualifying was headed by Associated RC8 racer and round 1 winner Neil Cragg who qualified ahead of Team Magic driver David Crompton with Hobao racer Graham Alsop in 3rd. In the race it looked as though Cragg had it in the bag as he began to pull away from the battle behind him between Cromption, Alsop and Xray driver Hazlewood, but steering problems started to cause Cragg to slip up which dropped him down the order and left the lead fall to the chasing pack. The final was decided by pit stops with Crompton stopping later than Hazlewood, the Xray driver could snatch the lead on the final stop and win by a few seconds ahead of Crompton with Alsop in 3rd.
Read the full report here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
