Coming soon from Tamiya is the Volkswagen Beetle Rally MF-01X 1/10th 4WD off-road kit. No additional information are available yet but looking at the image the kit will come with a highly detailed body that will include features such as chrome bumpers and mirrors, fog lights and a comprehensive decal sheet. More information and images should become available in time for the release.
Source: Tamyia Blog [tamiyablog.com]
Traxxas have introduced the new LaTrax Desert Prerunner 1/18th scale 4WD racing truck. In full-scale motorsport, drivers first get a feel for the course in a prerunner. Prerunners are street-legal monsters with huge suspension travel, fortified drivetrains, and massive power. A prerunner must be built strong enough to tackle the toughest courses, while still being manageable on the street. The LaTrax Desert Prerunner packs these race-bred features into a convenient, take-anywhere, 1/18th scale size. Like full-size vehicles, the LaTrax Prerunner is built to be fast and nimble while being extremely durable and able to withstand the rigours of all-terrain racing action. Equipped with a powerful motor, independent suspension, and 4-wheel drive, the Prerunner is Ready-To-Race right out of the box. The all-weather electronics defeat the elements—driving through mud, snow, and water. Oil-filled shocks soak up the bumps and jumps, and provide smooth suspension movement over any terrain. The set is rounded out by an iD-equipped 7.2V NiMH battery pack and an AC wall charger.
Coming from Avid and made for the Team Associated B64 range of vehicles are three new carbon fibre gearbox shims. They allow to raise the gearbox to the desired height which ultimately provides more grip to that end. Avid developed these to provide racers with the ability get the the popular 2mm version on their own, the fine tuning of the 0.5mm/1.0mm shim separately, or the whole kit of all three for all out adjustability.
View the 2mm shim and 0.5mm/1mm shim set here
Stateline Raceway held the King of Kings race this past weekend and it was Mark Sousa who would take the win in the Pro Nitro Buggy A-main. Qualifying 4th on the grid, Mark had a good battle with Tyler Jones for 2nd in the opening stages before Tyler would make a mistake and Mark was able to get around him and was behind Dakota Phend by 8 seconds until Dakota broke his car. At that point Collin Weatherholt got around Mark for the lead and the two battled for a bit. Mark was able to get around him after Colin pitted but unfortunately he flamed out coming out of pit lane and that left Sousa to battle with Austin Horne for the win. Two two went back and forward but Mark Sousa (Xray) was able to open it up at the very end to take the win from Austin Horne (Team Associated) 2nd and Collin Weatherholt (TLR) 3rd.
Image: Mark Sousa
Novarossi have introduced their new Rolling 7-power nitro off-road engine. It features a new sleeve with seven transfer ports and exhaust boosters with the patented shape and position of those will improve internal mixture flow to optimise overall performance. Also part of the package is a tuned crankshaft whose design will reduce mixture turbulences while the special front shape improves sealing against fuel leaking. Other fears include the proven R7 conrod, a steel-filled rear cover as well as the patented, shifted composite 3-needle carburettor. The engine is rounded out by the Lighter & Lower Evolution 2 cooling head that sports a 6-bolt design, it will make for a lower centre of gravity and thanks to excessive milling it is also very light of weight.
View the specifications and more images here
All parts of Yeah Racing’s recently introduced aluminium four-link essential conversion kit are soon also available separately. Beside the four-link rear conversion, the aluminium steering knuckle set, the aluminium C-hubs, front lower suspension arms and also the ball-raced aluminium steering will come separately and they are a drop fit for Tamiya’s CC01 off-road chassis. All aluminium parts are precision machined from high-quality material and they come blue anodised and with silver edge details. Included is also suitable mounting hardware.
Round 5 of this year’s BRCA 1/10th Off-road Championship was held at the Southport Model Racing Club this past weekend. Team Associated’s Neil Cragg would TQ and win the 4WD portion on Sunday in front of Yokomo’s Lee Martin and Schumacher’s Tom Yardy. The 2WD part, run on Saturday, also had Neil Cragg taking the TQ but with wins in A2 and A3 it was Lee Martin who snatched the win from Neil in 2nd and Tom Yardy 3rd.
Image: Neil Cragg
Coming from GForce is the TS50A Rev Control brushless speed controller. It offers a compact size of 35.3×32.4×19.7mm, a 6V/2A BEC system and it is usable with down to 8.5T motor in on-road classes and down to 11.5T motors for 1/10th buggy applications. Unique to the Rev Control is an RPM limiter that can be set to values between 10,000 and 20,000 RPM in 500 RPM increments using the optional Progbox device. The controller is rounded out by an aluminium heatsink case as well as a dust-protected electronic power switch.
View the specifications and another image here
