ST Racing Concepts have introduced their CNC-machined aluminium rear bumper mount eliminator brace for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. Designed for drivers looking to have a cage-style body setup the bumper eliminator brace gives the TRX-4 a clean look while providing more strength and rigidity to the rear part of the chassis rails. The part is available black, blue, red, gun metal and silver anodising.
The 2020 IFMAR 1/12th scale World Championship were held in Milton Keynes, UK, attracting nearly 60 entries for the LMP Modified and 60 entires for the LMP Stock class. The event was held on a purpose-built track within the large Centre:MK shopping mall, ensuring a good exposure of the sport to potential new racers. Free practice of the Modified class was lead by Alexander Hagberg while Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa took the seeding practice. Michal Orlowski then snatched the overall TQ, winning four of the six qualifiers from single round TQ, Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa. Olly Jefferies came in 3rd with a steady performance as single round TQ and former 1/12th scale World Champ, Marc Rheinard put his car in 4th overall. A-main 1 then saw Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa taking the win with a 1-second margin from Marc as Ollie Payne came in 3rd, another second behind. TQ Michal lacked a bit of speed and had to settle for 5th.
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Coming from Maclan Racing is their new MR8.3 electric brushless motor for 1/8th scale applications. The MR8.3 is 4.5mm shorter and up to 25g lighter than its predecessor with an all-new stator and rotor design offering a more linear and smoother power band along with higher efficiency for an overall lower power consumption. The motor also features an additional sensor port for easier wiring and it comes in the two kV options of 1900kV and 2100kV. For the best overall performance Maclan Racing recommends to use the motor with the soon to be releasing MMax 8 speed controller, however they are usable with all other sensored 1/8th scale brushless speed controllers too.
The Ohio RC Factory of Jeffersonville, Ohio held the 2020 CRCRC Winter Midwest Championship this past weekend, attracting nearly 330 entries including some of the country’s fastest 1/10th off-road pilots. TLR’s Dakotah Phend was in full swing, taking the overall TQs in 2WD Mod Buggy, 4WD Mod Buggy and Stadium Truck. The triple 5-minute A-mains saw Dakotah taking wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall as A3 winner Cole Tollard (Team Associated) cemented his runner-up spot from Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin in 3rd.
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Merlin McFly have introduced their new topdeck for the Serpent X20 touring car. Designed by Lennart Skornia, the new upper deck has been optimised to improve the flex characteristics of the chassis in high traction carpet conditions as it reduces the overall torsional flex of the chassis both front and rear resulting in easier and more consistent lap times. The flex can be adjusted by either using screws or removing them from the top deck. The parts can be personalised or customised upon request.
Source: Merlin McFly [merlinmcfly.de]
Xray have announced the signing of young Italian nitro on-road talent, Jonathan Gandin to their factory team. The former ARC pilot will campaign Xray’s RX8 1/8th and XT1 1/10th scale nitro platforms at events such as the IFMAR World and EFRA European Championships, the EFRA GPs, ENS events and Italian Nationals.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
European SWorkz distributor MW RC Cars has introduced new carbon fibre optionals for the SWorkz S35-3 and S14-3 buggies. Available are a carbon fibre front shock tower for the 1/8th scale S35-3 as well as a carbon fibre battery brace for the 1/10th scale S14-3 buggy. Both are made by RC Carbon Cavalieri and they are direct replacements for the standard parts, offering a cool new look and exceptional stability.
Coming from Mon-Tech is the new E-B1 GT body shell for 190mm touring cars. Featuring a low and sleek design for low aerodynamic drag the body sports a smooth hood shape for excellent cornering, flowing cabin lines and an efficient rear wing for good rear end stability. Included with the body come window masks, a decal sheet and wing mounting hardware.
