Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced the XB2 brass rear weight for all Xray XB2 with laydown gearboxes. The weight is made from high-quality brass material and is a direct fit to the vehicle’s gearbox. The weight adds 34g to the rearmost part of the chassis for increased traction in lower grip conditions. The weight comes coated in black and with machined gold-colour edge details to match the remainder of RDRP’s brass option parts.
Round 8 of the Lestr Cup was held this past weekend in Dubec. The series’ finale was held on a challenging track with three long straights and a series of double jumps and a table top. In the 2WD Buggy class Xray’s Kaja Novotny would take a dominant overall TQ from his team mates Milan Mudra and Zdenek Miksovsky. In the 4WD Buggy class Kaja would take Q1 and Q2 but a collision with a backmarker in the final qualifier would only mean a second place finish, however Kaja would still take the pole position for the triple A-mains.
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The second round of the French 1/10th Electric Buggy National Championship was held in Meyrargues in the south of the country. In the 2WD Modified class Armand Lantheaume would take the overall TQ from Clement Boda in the tie breaker, while Renaud Savoya put his car on P3, tie on points with Sylvain Gallo Selva. In the 4WD Modified class it was again Armand that lead the way with a clean sweep after the qualifiers, taking all five rounds with Renaud Savoya in second and Arnaud Matohaza in third.
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The opening round of the BRCA E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy Nationals was held at the Kent Model Car Club over the weekend. In the E-Buggy class Agama’s Darren Bloomfield would take the TQ and he would also come out fastest in the A-main, taking a commanding victory, leading from lights to flag. Behind him Infinity’s Lee Martin and Team Associated’s Tom Clancy would round out the top 3 result.
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Round two of the French Brushless Championship was held at the RC94 track in Sucy-en-Brie over the weekend. Thomas Musso (HB Racing) would snatch a dominant overall TQ in the E-Buggy class by taking round TQs in all of the three rounds, leaving Jerome Sartel (TLR) and Vincent Meertens (TLR) behind in second and third respectively. In the E-Truggy class things looked pretty similar up front with Thomas, Jerome and Vincent making up the top 3 after the qualifiers.
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Coming from VP Pro are two shock boots sets for 1/8th off-road buggies. Available for the front or the rear the boots attach to the lower parts of the shock body and slip over the shock shaft to prevent them for becoming excessively dirty in dusty, wet or even muddy track conditions. The universal design works with a wide range of brands and the boots come in sets of four for the front or the rear of the buggy.
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Coming from Triton are the new L4 and L5 Pro Spec V2 Elite .21 nitro off-road engines. Both feature a new piston/sleeve design, increasing fuel mileage and providing a more aggressive bottom end power delivery while the carburettor low speed needle and housing design has been changed to provide even easier tuning. On top of this the crankcase has been optimised for power and efficiency by manipulating the internal volume and angles and the crankshaft received a DLC coating for added wear resistance and longevity. Both engines also received a new cooling head that is milled for easier engine mount driver access. As for the characteristics, the L4 offers a smooth bottom end and strong mid range and top end performance, ideal for looser tracks while the L5 delivers huge low end torque, making it best suited on high-bite tracks or when a lot of low RPM torque is needed.
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Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced an aluminium battery post set for Xray’s XB2 platform buggies and trucks. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they sport a finned design for cool looks and a low weight. Thanks to their design and the high-quality material used, the posts allow for a more secure battery mounting. The parts come black or orange anodised, with machined silver edge details and their visual appearance matches perfectly with RDRP’s forthcoming XB2 Ultra servo mount. With the M3 thread the XB2 aluminium battery posts are usable with standard or aftermarket battery thumb nuts.
