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May 8, 2019

Merlin Depta wins at North German IC Track regionals

Last weekend the North German IC Track regionals took place at the MACH track in Hamburg. With rain on Saturday and only two hours of practice in the afternoon almost everybody would start out of the cold on Sunday. Qualifying in 2nd spot behind TQ Lennart Skornia (Serpent), it was Merlin Depta (Serpent) who pulled away right from the start of the A-main and after the 30-minute encounter Merlin would cross the finish line a lap in front of ARC’s Lars Hoppe with Shepherd’s Timo Schröder rounding out the Podium in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 8, 2019

Futaba HPS-CT700 low-profile servo – Coming soon

During this week’s Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan, Futaba are presenting their forthcoming new HPS-CT700 low-profile servo. Housed in an aluminium case the high-voltage compatible servo pulls 24.8kg-cm of torque with a speed of 0.09s at 6.0V input which makes it powerful enough even for demanding nitro applications. An all-black wire makes for a stealthy factory appearance. Full information will become available in time for the release. Also coming is an aluminium steering wheel housing for the 7PX high-end radio system. Made to replace the standard composite part, the exclusive alloy item will improve case stiffness and thus steering precision and handling of the transmitter.

View the alloy steering wheel housing here

May 8, 2019

Tamiya TT-02 adjustable upper arm & gear diff set

Coming soon from Tamiya are new option parts for the popular TT-02 entry-level chassis kit. First up is an adjustable upper arm set that allows to easily fine-tune the wheel camber angle. The set includes new adjustable upper arms, left/right thread turnbuckles as well as mounting hardware with the kit including both the front and rear arms. Also new is a sealed gear differential for the TT-02 series of touring, drift and off-road kits that allows to tune the diff using different thickness fluids. The set includes one diff including metal internal gears, composite case and main gear as well as metal outdrives, seals and 3000 hardness oil.

View the gear diff set here

May 8, 2019

Götzl sweeps rained-out Czech Buggy opener

The opening round of the Czech 1/8th Off-road National Series was held last Saturday at the Kolin track. The weekend started off with free practice on Friday. During Saturday morning’s qualifiers Xray’s Max Götzl showed a very strong pace, taking the overall TQ in both the Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. SWorkz’s Jiri Mara and Xray’s Jiri Benes came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in Nitro while Marek Schiller and Ales Bidovsky completed the E-Buggy top 3. Going towards the nitro finals it started to rain during the first semi final with the weather getting more and more worse. This left the organisers with no choice but to call it a day, meaning the Nitro overall results were taken from the qualifiers, handing Max the overall win from Jiri Mara and Jiri Benes.

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May 7, 2019

Rusti Design B6.1 carbon fibre shock towers

Rusti Design from France have introduced their new carbon fibre shock towers for the Team Associated B6.1 2WD buggies. The front tower is available was B6.1 gullwing and B6.1D flat arm variant with both utilising the kit geometry. The parts are machined from high-quality 4mm carbon material and they sport machined sections for cool looks and rigidity. Also available is a standard D6.1 rear shock tower for the use with the shorter B6.1 shocks while the long B6.1D rear shock stay uses 31mm body shock absorbers. The rear shock stays are machined from 3.5mm material and they design matched the respective front variants.

View the other new parts here

May 7, 2019

Traxxas TRX-4 All-Terrain Traxx track set

Traxxas have introduced their new Traxx All-Terrain track set for the TRX-4 trail truck. The large contact patch and grippy treads shrug off the deepest mud and float across deep sand while raising the portal axles even higher for increased ground clearance that lets drivers straddle huge obstacles on the trail. Each Traxx drive unit is engineered for rugged, yet smooth performance. An adjustable tension wheel keeps the treads tight while suspended road wheels allow the tread to conform to surface irregularities for maximum traction. Oil-filled dampers on each drive unit control rotational movements to help keep the tread glued to the surface. The rear Traxx drive units are longer to allow climbing steeper grades with authority. The track set is designed for the use with Traxxas’ TRX-4 trail truck but it is understood to fit other trail trucks as well.

View a list of the features and more images here

May 7, 2019

RCLyfe TLR 22-4 2.0 5mm carbon front tower

Coming soon from RCLyfe is a 5mm carbon fibre front shock tower for the TLR 22.4 2.0 4WD buggy. The updated front tower adds style and function to the front of the 22-4 2.0 as it is available with standard or extra camber link locations, allowing to access a combined 14 possible link locations. The tower is made from 5mm carbon fibre and has a chamfer to eliminate catching the track on rollovers. Also available is an optional front wing mount to add a JConcepts B64 Aero low front wing.

View the extra link shock tower here

May 7, 2019

Jamie Clancy wins at HNMC Summer Series Rd3

Round 3 of the HNMC Summer Series was held this past weekend at the Herts Nitro Model Club. Qualifying in Buggy was taken by Jamie Clancy with Karl Jackson taking E-Buggy and Pano TQ-ing Truggy. The 20-minute Buggy A-main then saw again Jamie Clancy (Team Associated) getting it done with HB Racing’s Graham Alsop and Team Associated’s Michael Lewis coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Karl Jackson would walk away with the win in the 12-minute E-Buggy main while George Miller snatched the win in Truggy.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]