TMG Speed have announced the release of a low rear shock tower for the Team Associated B74 buggy. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the tower has more adjustability than the stock part and it makes for slightly increased droop which will improve bump handling. The shock stay is available now.
Source: TMG Speed [tmgspeeduk.com]
Coming from T-Works is a universal 34mm 4-shoe clutch set for 1/8th buggy, truggy and GT kits. It contains a machined aluminium 34mm diameter flywheel, alloy clutch shoes as well as 4-piece sets of 0.9mm and 1.0mm clutch springs to fine-tune the clutch’s behaviour. Also included are the clutch nut, drive cone and clutch screws. All parts are also available separately for spares or repair.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Round 3 and 4 of this year’s Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals were held in Zidlochovice recently with round 3 taking place on Saturday and round 4 being held on Sunday. On Saturday Max Götzl would start strong with TQ runs in both Nitro and Electric Buggy and he would be able to keep his pace for the second round of qualifiers too. For round 3 he tried different tyres, however he was still able to come away with the TQ for the overall TQ in both classes. Jiri Mara and Ales Bidovsky came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in Nitro Buggy while Marek Schiller and Ales rounded out the E-Buggy top 3.
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C-Pub from France have announced the release of their new body shell stickers for 1/8th and 1/10th scale on-road bodies. The stickers are professionally printed on ultra-light liner material and they are fuel-proof without the need for a clear protection layer, making them very light weight with a set of 1/8th scale body stickers weighing in at only about 8g. In addition the stickers are very thin, allowing easy wrapping around contours and curves. The stickers allow to create colourful body shell designs in minutes and they comply with ETS body colour rules. The stickers are also very easy to apply as the glue allows to shift the decals around and it only cures once the stickers are in place and pressed on. In addition to the readily available designs C-Pub also offers custom designs.
View a decorated 1/8th scale body here
The second round of this year’s Marka Racing Trophy was held at the La Valletta track in Varese, Italy. In Touring Stock 13.5 Luca Pelagotti (Schumacher) had to fend off the attacks of Nik Di Palma (Awesomatix) in the opening A-main final. Fascinating and with great sportsmanship it was Pelagotti with the 2nd place as Di Palma was able to pass him ultimately. In the second final Pelagotti managed to maintain the 1st position until the end while behind him it was Davide Gianuzzi (Awesomatix) who recovered from the 4th starting position. The third final saw a masterpiece of Gianuzzi, who started very well to gain one position after another until he got close to Pelagotti and ultimately got past. When the dust had settled Gianuzzi took the overall win from Pelagotti in 2nd and Di Palma in 3rd position.
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Round 4 of the French 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held at the Model Club Thionvillois this past weekend. In the Elite category it was Xray’s Leo Arnold with the overall TQ and win as Capricorn’s Quentin Leroux came in 2nd, only two seconds behind Leo. Kevin Rasquin (Capricorn) would complete the top 3 result a lap down.
Image: Leo Arnold
The Zoodiac GT body shell for 190mm touring cars is ZooRacing’s latest high performance 1/10th scale on-road body shell and the brand’s first go on the popular GT market. The goal was to create a stylish yet efficient body with advanced aerodynamics while still offering a somewhat scale look to ensure the body meets all current GT/USGT class rules. The lid features a low-slung silhouette to which sports sculptured fender sections that give plenty of room even for larger GT class tyres while the low-profile front hood section optimises the airflow around the fenders and towards the huge windscreen. The latter is designed to offer a slight cab forward design for best possible airflow towards the rear trunk section and rear wing. Going towards the rear of the body, the newly designed side pods not only add to the overall structure of the shell, they also add visual impact and help to balance the overall downforce by offering a slight upwards sweep. The somewhat simple rear trunk lid design helps with undisturbed airflow towards the rear wing, that was designed to meet all GT class rules. The wing is moulded with two cut lines, a standard 10mm section and a taller “outlaw” marking for increased downforce.
Schumacher have announced the signing of former long-time Kyosho team member, Jessica Palsson to their electric off-road team. Although only 16 Jessica has established herself as a top racer in Sweden and around Europe and Schumacher are extremely delighted to have her on board. The Swedish Champion and EOS A-finalist will race the CAT L1 and Cougar Laydown buggies around Sweden and Europe including the IFMAR World Championships in Slovakia later this year.
Super happy to announce my new 1:10 buggy chassis – Schumacher! I believe combination Schumacher – LRP – Sanwa in 1:10 buggy will work good for me. I think it’s perfect mix and I feel that I’m ready for new chapter in my life. Our first race together will be at WC in Slovakia and then focus on future races. Big THANKS to Robin, Trish, Harvey and all in #schumacherfamily to take me into your racing team. Will be so fun to work with you guys at races!
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
