The opening round of the 11th Annual Rockstar Winter Off-Road Series hosted by PDX RC Underground saw an impressive 80 entries for the seven classes. In the 2WD Modified Buggy category it was Yokomo’s Joe Pillars with the overall TQ and win from Xray’s Travis Harker on the 2 spot. Yokomo’s Tanner Day would complete the top 3 result.
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MST are busy teasing more future 1/10th touring car body shells with the latest being an E92 for 200mm drift car chassis. Resembling a German upper class coupe the 257mm wheelbase body shell is of 194mm front and 198mm rear width and it will hit stores at the end of December.
Source: MST [rc-mst.com]
The Var Automodelisme Pierrefeu club in France played host to the the annual Pierrefeu GP this past weekend. The event attracted the usual breed of national and international drivers and in both 1/8th Nitro Buggy and 1/8th Electric Buggy it was Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton with the overall TQ after the triple qualifiers. Unfortunately soaking wet weather made it impossible to run the finals, meaning the overall results would be based on the qualifying results, handing Ricciardo a double win as Xray’s Yannick Aigoin and Patrick Auvinet Jr. came completed the top 3 results.
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Round 3 of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals were held at the Tinglev club this past weekend. The event saw 90 entries from Denmark and Germany and in the Touring Stock class it was Xray’s Patrick Folman with the overall TQ and also the win after the triple A-main events, leaving behind Tim Benson in 2nd and Awesomatix’ Steven M. Olsen in 3rd.
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Coming from SWorkz and made for their S35-3E 1/8th scale electric buggy kit is a wide rear suspension conversion kit. The set contains a CNC-machined and hard-anodised 7075-T6 aluminium main chassis, a lower and wider rear shock tower, redesigned arm mount as well as new design rear hubs. The updated rear end geometry will make for increased corner speed and an easier to drive car and it is the setup of choice for most SWorkz team drivers.
Samix have introduced their new brass differential cover for the Element RC Enduro trail trucks. Machined from heavy brass material the cover adds 31g of weight to one of the lowest areas of the truck, which will lower the overall centre of gravity while adding traction and helping with climbing performance. In addition the metal part, that replaces the standard composite cover, will add strength and durability. The cover comes black coated for corrosion prevention and looks and it is usable on the front and rear axle housings.
Coming from Capricorn is a new front end for their 1/12th scale chassis that can also be used across other platforms. Composed of a hybrid setup with a carbon lower arms and composite upper arms, the set will make for a stiffer front end which has proven to perform a lot better in high traction conditions. The carbon lower arm is also more accurate compared to a moulded arm and will not twist in the event of a crash. In addition the design allows the use of optional lower arms, resulting in a more precise setup for different track conditions. The fixing points of the lower arms to the chassis are of a 38.5mm spacing so the front end will be a direct bolt to most other 1/12th chassis also.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
The XRS EuroRC Finland race will be held on the 23rd of November at the Fullspeed Racing Circuit in Hakkila near Helsinki, Finland. The event sees the running of Touring Modified and Stock classes as well as FWD, 1/12th LMP and GT12 racing and more information can soon be found here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
