The Texas-based Sun City Raceway held the MDA Tri State Championships this past weekend. The Open E-Buggy A-main was won by 2nd place qualifiers, Chris Boice thanks to taking A1 and A3. A2 winner, Camden Lime came in 2nd overall from Scotty Brewer in 3rd. Iram Torres and Iram Torres completed the top 5 results.
Coming from Xray and made for their T4 line of touring cars is a fully adjustable shorty LiPo battery holder with weights. The set for shorty LiPo batteries allows to move the batteries front to rear by 4mm but also left to right for easy and comfortable weight transfer adjustment. The design of the battery mount also eliminates any negative chassis flex, making for a more equal left-to-right turning of the car. The included 40g brass weights set the battery in a central position for a perfect weight balance. In general, using a shorty battery with the low profile weights allows to lower the weight of the car which helps to make it easier to drive, more stable in the chicanes but in the same time it improves the rotation of the car. Xray recommended the layout especially for the modified class on carpet or small asphalt tracks.
The inaugural JConcepts Spring Dirt Oval Nationals was held at the Hobbyplex track in Omaha, Nebraska last weekend. For this year, the Hobbyplex oval track was freshly built and a brand new pit lane was created for safe pull-offs and easy tuning. The fast track was grippy, smooth, and extremely fun to drive on, however the hot weather that came on Sunday actually started to dry the track more than anticipated, which resulted in a little higher tire wear. Completing a perfect weekend for him, Custom Works’s Max Flurer sealed the deal as he took the wire to wire win in the super competitive Outlaw Sprint class. Max was dialed from the 1st pack to the last and showed tremendous speed in the main setting the fastest lap of the weekend. Taking home 2nd was AFX’s Phil Beardshear, who fought hard all race and moved his way comfortably into 2nd behind Flurer. It was another impressive drive for Ed Gaines to move up from 5th and finished 3rd after 4 intense minutes of close racing. With this podium, Ed finished on the box in 3 of the 3 classes he entered.
Coming from BMT and made for their 016GT 1/8th GT kit are new aluminium front and rear pivot balls. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming hard anodised for wear, these super lightweight suspension balls replace the standard steel parts, making for over 66g of weight saving when outfitting the complete car using the alloy balls. A front pivot ball weighs in at 5g while the rear parts weight in at only 2.4g. The pivot balls are available now.
Coming from PSM and complimenting their modular steering knuckle weight system is the new modular rear hub weight kit. The balance weight system will be attached to the rear hub and can be equipped with up to five 4.5g weights per side – with two pairs already included in the kit. The additional weight added to the hub creates more pressure to the wheel, which can be an traction advantage in many cases without affecting the suspension setup. Installation is simple with only two screws, making it easy to maintain the hubs or to adjust different weight settings in no time. PSM recommend using this system on tracks where the racing line is dry and dust free.
2-Speed from Germany have announced the release of the new TSP-Racing T80 BHS standard and T62 BHM low-profile competition servos. Starting with the T80 BHS, the standard-size servo utilises a brushless motor for a torque of up to 36kg-cm at a speed of down to 0.071s at 8.4V input. Steel gears and an aluminium case make for high durability and best possible heat dissipation in long nitro mains. The low-profile brushless-powered T62 BHM is capable of speeds of down to 0.06s and a torque of 15kg-cm, making it ideal for most 1/10th scale applications. Steel gears and an alloy case ensure rigidity and cool looks. Digital technology provodes strong holding torque, high positioning accuracy and quiet operation. Both servos come equipped with all-black wires for a professional appearance and they will become available by mid-June.
The Besancon track in the eastern part of France hosted round 3 of the French Electric On-road Championship last weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Hugo Ragaut with the overall TQ from Remi Callens and Loic Jasmin in 2nd and 3rd respectively. After the triple A-mains it was still Hugo with the number 1 spot, thanks to winning A1 and A3, while Loic moved up a spot to finish on the runner-up spot. 5th place qualifier, Alexandre Duchet would obtain the 3rd and final podium spot.
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The Western Australian Challenge Cup was held at the MORBC 1/8th Buggy Worlds track recently with Aaron Dexter taking the TQ and in in the Nitro Buggy class. 2nd place qualifier, Harry Simms came in 2nd while 4th place qualifiers, Fabio Silvi completed the top 3 podium result.
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