The opening round of the South African National Championship was held at the Avion Raceway track in Johannesburg this past weekend. In the Nitro Truggy class Dean Steenmans took the TQ and he also brought home a popular win some five laps ahead of the second place finisher while in E-Buggy Akshay Patel would take the winning honours.
Coming soon from Maxima is the 2147 Dirt exhaust system. The EFRA-homologated pipe features a hard-coated surface for wear and easier cleaning, compared to standard polished exhausts that can become unsightly due to dirt and exhaust fumes in no time. On top of this the tuned pipe will also increase overall performance and it comes including a suitable manifold, silicone gaskets and mounting springs.
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Thunder Alley Raceway of Beaumont, California held an open and pretty high class club race this past weekend. In the 20 minute A-main 1/8th Nitro Buggy A-main HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk would come out on top despite a first lap mess and an additional pit stop with Mugen’s Adam Drake ending the day on the 2 spot from JQRacing’s Joseph Quagraine in third.
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Muchmore have introduced the Impact 1800mAh 6.6V LiFe battery pack for transmitter and receiver applications. The flat-type pack measures 85x27x18mm and fits most 1/8th and 1/10th nitro vehicles that utilise flat-type receiver batteries and it is also usable with transmitters that accept 6V input. The battery is made from robust 1800mAh cells, it comes pre-wired with a JR-style universal plug and a XH balance connector and is it usable with standard voltage compatible receivers and servos.
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Coming from Hitec are three new D9 series 32-bit metal case servos. The D941TW (0.07s/16.5kg-cm), D946TW (0.10s/23.0kg-cm) and D951TW (0.14s/35.0kg-cm) all feature 32-bit micro controller units and 12-bit analog to digital converters to maximises the servos’ performance for optimised response and feel. The wide voltage compatible standard-size units can be powered by 4.8V to 7.4V input, they feature highly durable titanium gears, full-metal servo cases and they are fully programmable to fine-tune functions such as end point adjustments, direction, fail save, dead band, speed (slower), soft start rate, and overload protection.
The 2017 Chi-Town Shootout was held this past weekend at Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. In 2WD Modified Truck JP Richards would take the overall TQ after the qualifiers and he would also come out fastest in the A-main to take the win some 3.1s from team mate JR Mitch, while Alec Walters ended the race another five seconds down on JR in third. In the 4×4 Short Course A-main, polesitter Peter Battinelli would score a popular win some 4.2s in front of second placed Brandon Burns with Brian Malone ending the race another six seconds down on Brian to round out the top 3 result.
Coming from Samix and made for Axial’s SCX10 II trial truck is an adjustable rear brass weight set. Designed for the use with the Samix rear lock outs, the set allow to up the weight of the axle for a more planted ride. Included are inner 43g and outer 37g weights that can be used together as single 43g item. The weights are machined from high-quality brass material, they come black coated for wear and looks and the inner weights screws directly on to the optional Samix lock outs for easy installation.
The streak of wet weather in Singapore took a temporary break as the sun broke through the dark clouds at last Sunday’s NOOB Singapore Open 2WD electric buggy series round 1 event held at the RaceWorks Arena. The series is the country’s longest running electric off-road event and this race saw a nice spread of racers ranging from some of Singapore’s fastest drivers to newcomers racing for the very first time. After the three qualifiers, Kum Yew took the top qualifier position clocking the only 12-lap run with Mark Lim and Dennis Chiang taking second and third on the grid behind him respectively.
