Serpent have introduced a new 4mm lightweight aluminium chassis for the Cobra SRX8-E buggy. Machined from 7075-T6 alloy material and coming hard-anodised for wear, the chassis received some heavy machining, making it at 294g about 30 percent lighter than the stock chassis. A pocket under the rear differential area allows to use optional steel, aluminium or carbon fibre skid plates. The chassis will become available from early August.
European SWorkz distributors MW RC Cars have released two teaser images of their forthcoming S35-T series of nitro and electric truggies. The follow-up models of the S350T series trucks are meant to utilise many of the features seen on the current S35 buggies and more information and images should become available soon.
View a teaser of the S35-TE here
The recent oOple Off-road Open Series Championships saw Schumacher’s Ben Jemison taking the A-final wins in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. The final round of the oOoos was held at Bury and the wins enabled Ben to wrap up the title in both classes.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
FX have introduced the new K301 3.5cc engine, follow-up model to the K3. The power plant features a number of refinements such as a redesigned intake for lower fuel consumption, it comes with an updated crankcase and backplate as well as a ceramic main bearing and a diamond-coated crankshaft. In addition the production and assembly process was refined with the 3-port engine being build from selected and matched parts and an individual certificate coming with each engine includes information about all production details.
View the features & specifications here
Coming from Rickside Design and made for a range of O.S. nitro engines is the Nitro Shock low-profile cooling head. The silver colour head sports Rickside Design graphics and it is usable on the O.S. Max-21 XZ-B Ver.2, the O.S. Speed XZ-B Spec 2 and Spec 3 as well the O.S. Speed B2101 and B2102 engines.
Source: Rickside Design [ricksidedesign.com]
Serpent have introduced a lightweight 2.5mm aluminium chassis for the SDX4 1/10th 4WD buggy. Machined from thicker-than-standard 2.5mm 7075-T6 material but sporting excessive milling to achieve the same low weight as the 2mm plate, the chassis is also hard-coated for wear while offering less flex than the standard chassis. This leads to a less aggressive and easier to drive buggy especially on high-bite tracks. The chassis will hit stores beginning of August.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The fifth and final round of the Argentinian Metropolitan Championship was recently held at the Speed Paradise track. In the Pro Buggy class Nico Bregante was able to wrap up the overall championship with ten wins and eight TQs, making it his second title in a row.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Maclan Racing have announced the new MR8.2 1/8 brushless series of motors. The MR8.2’s new design is set to deliver balanced power and smoothness thanks to a combination of a 12-slot stator with a strong, staggered 4-pole, 8-magnet rotor that is constructed to be smooth and powerful while increasing durability. An all-new error-free sensor unit design with separate sensor magnet will minimise the signal noise the often can damage speed controllers. The series will include 1500kv, 1950kv, and 2150kv buggy style motors as well as a dedicated 2100kv truggy variant.
