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February 23, 2017

175RC.com shorty LiPo brass weights

175RC.com have introduced a range of under LiPo weights for shorty battery packs. Made from heavy brass material and coming in four different designs the weights allow not only to up the overall weight of the vehicle but also to simply adjust the weight distribution. Type A is a plain weight available as 18g or 36g variant while Type B, available as 12g and 23g versions, is very versatile. It can be run in 2WD buggies and flipping the plate forth and back allows to adjust the front to rear weight bias while in 4WD buggies it can be used to bring more weight to the inside or outside. The Type C weight, with outer cut outs, makes for a more centralised weight balance while Type D put more weight to the outer sections. The latter two are available as 12g or 23g versions.

View the Type B, C and D weight here

February 22, 2017

Milan Mudra doubles at Lestr Cup Rd6

The sixth round of the Lestr Cup was recently held in Prague, Czech Republic. Young Milan Mudra was on fire and able to take the overall TQs in both 2WD and 4WD buggy. Milan would also sweep the A-mains to take the 2WD win from Arnold Lorenz in second and Honza Kapicka in third. In 4WD it was again all about Milan who took another overall victory from Marek Ornst and Frantisek Kalenda in second and third respectively.

View the 4WD podium here

February 22, 2017

PR Racing introduce new 1/10th buggy wheels

PR Racing soon have new 1/10th scale buggy wheels available. They offer a revised design and are available as new 2WD slim front, 2WD regular wide front, 4WD front and general rear rim in white or fluorescent yellow colour, as pair or 4-pair value packs. The wheels fit PR Racing’s line of 2WD and 4WD buggies and also other brand’s cars.

View the other wheels here

February 22, 2017

Xray Racing Series Slovakia Rd4 – Report

Round four of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin. The event was held in several electric on-road and off-road classes and it attracted some of the countries fastest drivers. In the premier class of Touring Modified Martin Hudy was the man to beat and at the end it was only about who would round out the top 3 result. Ultimately Jakub Simurda and Oliver Havranek would join Martin on the podium.

Continue reading the report here

February 22, 2017

Serpent SDX4 0 degree C-hubs & HD front wing

Serpent have introduced new optional parts for the SDX4 1/10th 4WD buggy in the form of 0 degree C-hubs and a high downforce front wing. Starting with the suspension parts, the castor hubs are machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and they come with a silver finish and laser-etched markings for easy identification. The hubs add stiffness and durability to the front end while allowing to adjust the steering characteristics for specific track conditions. Also new is the high downforce front wing. Designed to be mounted behind the front shock tower the wing will add extra front end downforce when needed. The wing comes made from clear polycarbonate and it will also fit other the buggies of other brands.

View the front wing here

February 22, 2017

HRC Racing TSW shock shaft pliers

Coming from HRC Distribution’s HRC Racing brand are the TSW shock shaft pliers. Machined from high-quality aluminium and sporting a red anodised finish for wear and looks, the pliers help to attach or remove ballcups without damaging the shaft’s delicate surface. Five different size grooves fit the shock shafts of a multitude of scales including 1/12th, 1/10th and 1/8th.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

February 22, 2017

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd6 – Report

The penultimate round of the Schumacher Indoor Masters Series was held at Worksop this past weekend. A huge entry once again of 144 competitors showed just how popular this event has become. As always the qualifying format was round by round, with the best two results to count towards the final and grid position. In 4WD it was Richard Lowe who was the man to beat, taking TQ in all four rounds to line up on pole position, ahead of Craig Collinson and James Helliwell. The finals were then again a Lowe show with James Helliwell climbing up one spot to second overall while Steve Pierce obtained the final podium spot.

Continue reading the report here

February 22, 2017

Joe Bornhorst triples at Motorama

Harrisburg in Pennsylvania played host to last weekend’s 2017 Motorama event. In the three expert classes of 1/8th E-Buggy, 1/8th E-Truggy and 1/10th 4WD Short Course Joe Bornhorst made a near sweep, TQ-ing eight of the nine qualifiers with only in E-Buggy he was having some traffic problems in Q2. The A-mains were held in a double format with motocross-style tiebreaker meaning a better finish in A2 decides the overall but that wasn’t something Joe had to care about as he made clean sweeps in all A-main legs to wrapping up the overall in all three classes he attended. In E-Buggy Spencer Heckert and Anthony Mazzara sidelined Joe on the podium while the remaining top 3 spots in E-Truggy were taken by Austin Woodyard and Spencer Heckert. As for Pro4, Jared Wiggins and Spencer Heckert, who made a triple podium at the Motorama, completed the top 3 result.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]