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May 18, 2016

Revolution Design 4XS aluminium main chassis

New from Revolution Design Racing Products is an aluminium main chassis plate for the Carisma 4XS 4WD buggy. The new chassis improves flex characteristics and makes the car a lot stiffer compared the standard carbon fibre chassis, which helps especially on high-grip surfaces like astroturf or carpet. The high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium chassis also lowers the overall centre of gravity, which is another improvement on high-grip tracks. Also incorporated into the design is an optional forward mounted battery location to increase steering, but also to improve the overall weight bias and handling of the car. The chassis is made in Germany and limited to 50 pieces only.

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May 18, 2016

Alexander Landen dominates Swedish National Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Swedish National Cup was held at the Boras MRK track in Viskafors in pretty cold weather conditions. Alexander Landen (Xray) would take the overall TQ in the 2WD class, run on Saturday, with two round TQs and a second place. In the finals the track started to develop a lot of pot holes and small bumps, making things not easy for the drivers. Alexander made the best out of the conditions and with good driving and a bit of luck the young man was able to bring home the win in A1 and A2 despite some serious pressure of Niclas Mansson (Team Associated) who had to settle for second. Marcus Lind (Yokomo) would round out the 2WD podium.

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May 18, 2016

LMR 27 1/10th scale low-profile buggy wing

LMR have introduced their all-new 27 wing for the use with 1/10th off-road buggies. Designed with high-traction racing in mind the wing weighs in at only 17 gram while its low-profile design significantly lowers the car’s centre of gravity. For lower grip racing conditions the wing has a recess where an optional 1mm carbon fibre plate can sit and act as a stiffener, making this wing produce the maximum amount of downforce and still weighing less than 20 grams in the process. The pre-drilled plate, currently only available for Yokomo buggies, has three hole placements so the wing can be moved forward or back depending on the level of traction required.

Source: LMR [l-m-racing.co.uk]

May 18, 2016

BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals Rd2 - Report

Round two of the BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the famous Robin Hood Raceway. As usual the 2WD portion of the event was held on Saturday and in round 1 of qualifying Neil Cragg would take the round by near 6 seconds. Craig Collinson came in 2nd and Kev Lee in 3rd. In round 2 Lee Martin would snatch the top spot from his team mate Tom Cockerill and with Craig in at the 3rd spot. Craig Collinson with a 3rd had already cemented his A-final. The 3rd round was again exhibition stuff from Neil Cragg to go some 5 seconds quicker on time and take round 3 with Lee in 2nd, Craig another 3rd with Tom Cockrill in 4th. The last round would decide the pole position on the grid, a shoot out between the superstars but a certain Tom Yardy popped up to the party to set a blistering time. It was the fastest at the time. Lee had it all to do and was on fire from the off. Lap by lap he was on and off beating Tom’s time and at the end he took another second off Tom’s time to take the fastest time of the day and also secure pole for the final. 2nd in round went to Tom Yardy with Neil in 3rd.

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May 18, 2016

Sweep Racing silicone shock & differential fluids

New from Sweep Racing comes a range of silicone shock and differential fluids. Made using pure high-quality silicone oil the fluids are available as 200cst to 950cst shock and 1k to 10k gear differential variants and they come in 50ml bottles with pointed caps for easy and convenient use.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

May 18, 2016

Samix aluminium servo arms for Axial vehicles

Samix have introduced aluminium servo arms for a range of Axial vehicles. Machined from high-quality aluminium the arms are of a clamping design for a secure fit even in high-stress applications. Available as 23T and 25T variant the arms offer 16mm and 20mm ball stud mounting positions, they are available in six different colours and fit the Axial SCX10, XR10, Wraith, AX10 and Exo.

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May 18, 2016

Truman, Tatlow & Everett win at SRS Series Rd3

The 3rd round of the SRS series was held at the relatively unknown ARC venue near Colchester. The Nitro Buggy class was dominated by Tony Truman taking the TQ and win, with Mark Rumble 2nd and Mark Everitt 3rd. The Truggy class saw an excellent win by James Tatlow, who drove an excellent final to take top honours after placing his truggy on pole. Backing up James were fellow Agama racers Allan Bridgeman and Martin Hart to complete the podium.

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May 17, 2016

ST Racing Concepts introduce new SCX10 option parts

ST Racing Concepts have introduced new option parts for the Axial SCX10 truck in the form of a front bumper mount and two rear chassis braces. CNC machined from high-quality aluminium, the heavy-duty chassis rail brace and bumper mounts will add great strength while adding visual impact. The parts allow for various combinations of builds, like mounting a Honcho style front bumper, eliminating the rear bumper all together, or allowing the addition of tail lights to the SCX10. The front chassis brace/bumper mount is machined specifically for the SCX10 Honcho bumper while the rear chassis brace is for SCX10 vehicles that does not require an installation of a rear bumper and adds increase in durability and looks to the rear of the vehicle. The third new part, the light bucket rear chassis brace is for those SCX10 owners that have forward mounted batteries and wish to also install rear tail lights on their SCX10. The parts are available in black, gun metal, green or silver anodising.

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