Yeah Racing have announced the release of a long front shock tower for the Tamiya XV01 kit. The shock stay is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it was designed to replace the standard composite plastic item, making for improved looks and increases strength. Included with the shock stay come two blue anodised alloy spacers.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
German company CS Electronic have introduced their new CSX V2 540-class modified and stock electric brushless motors. Based on the previous CSX the V2 variants offer improved performance, lower energy consumption, lower operation temperatures and a lower weight. At the same time the power curve and drivability have been improved. This was achieved by utilising a new internal design and Ti magnet material. The modified motor is available in 4.0T to 8.5T specification while the stock variant comes in 10.5T to 25.5T windings.
The warm-up race to the EFRA European B Buggy Championship was held at the Spanish RC Silla track this past weekend. Giovanni Camamo would bring home the win in the 30-minute A-main event from Jean Marc Lacheze on the 2 spot, a lap down. Twelve seconds behind Jean Marc it was Mirko Belli who would round out the top 3 podium result.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
Round 2 of the Summer Series was held at the RWMCC track in Slough, UK on yesterday’s bank holiday Monday. HB Racing’s Graham Alsop would walk away with the win in the Nitro Buggy class, leaving behind Jonathan Skidmore in 2nd, some 13 seconds down as SWorkz’s Kevin Brunsden came in 3rd, another eleven seconds down. Agama’s Jon Hazlewood and Team Associated’s Darren Hayden-Ball would round out the top 5 a lap behind the top 3.
Source: Remote World Model Car Club [remoteworld.co.uk]
WRC Racing have announced the release of soft composite suspension arms for the STX range of touring cars. Of a softer material than the standard arms, they are ideal when running in low ambient temperatures or on very low to low bite tracks as they can improve overall traction available from the tyres. The arms come as separate front and rear items.
Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]
The opening round of the Swiss IC Track Championship was held at the fast and demanding Sitterdorf track near the Lake Constance last weekend. The event was influenced by recurrent snowfall and rain resulting in very low grip. In the 1/8th class pilots had to fight through ice, snow, wet and cold and there were tough demands on man and machine. The main final was run under damp/dry conditions and it was Simon Kurzbuch with a clean sweep, taking the TQ and the victory from Luca Martinelli in 2nd and Jürg Nydegger in 3rd.
Tamiya have introduced first option parts for the forthcoming M-08 Concept M-chassis kit. First up are front and rear carbon fibre shock towers that will replace the standard moulded composite parts. Machined from high-quality 3mm material the shock stays also offer addition upper shock mounting positions, four instead of two in the front and six instead of three in the rear, for added adjustability. While being of a low weight the towers also improve suspension efficiency due to being a lot sturdier. The shock towers are available separately and they come including mounting hardware.
The opening round of the Swiss Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Chiasso track recently. In the Touring Modified class it was Carl Friedrich Grössel with the day’s win from Michaele Manzo on the runner-up spot. Philipp Huber, Fabian Widmer and Patrick Hofer would round out the the top 5 results.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
