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April 16, 2019

Yokomo BD9 multi weight plate set

Coming from Yokomo and made for the BD9 touring car is a multi weight plate set. Designed to optimized left-to-right weight balance, the three brass plates can be installed in the battery compartment when using lightweight LCG battery packs and they can also be mounted in the electronics area when using heavy batteries or lightweight electronics. Each plate weighs in at 7g and measures 25x34x1mm. A set of thin double sided tape is included, ensuring minimum height gain. Designed for the BD9 the set is usable with most other electric touring car kits.

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April 15, 2019

Reds Racing ZX Pro 160A speed controller

Reds Racing from Italy have introduced their all-new ZX Pro 160A 1/10th scale brushes speed controller. The no-compromised ESC was developed with the input of Reds Racing’s international team of factory drivers and it features an updated firmware with new algorithms for throttle and brake control that result in the smoothest possible throttle and very strong brake feeling. At 95g including wires the controller is also lighter than the previous version while offering new programming functions. The speedo features a built-in power switch and programming port, it utilises a switchable 6V/7.4V BEC system as well as a 30mm fan unit. The ZX Pro is available separately, including programming box or Z-Line motors.

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April 15, 2019

Danny K wins at Malaysian National League Rd2

The second round of the Malaysian 1/8th Buggy National League was held at the Putrajaya track last weekend. The weather was very hot making the track dry, bumpy and dusty – and thus very challenging for all the drivers. In the Pro Class it was a fight among the youngsters again as Danny K (SWorkz) took the TQ position from Jade Lim (Team Associated) and Adam Fikri (JQRacing). Both Danny and Jade were able to win their respective semis to start 1st and 2nd for the grand final. The grand final was super intense due to the extreme bumpy track conditions. Many cars had issues but in the end it was Danny K who led from start to finish by a clear two laps from Jade Lim with Adam Fikri finishing in 3rd.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

April 15, 2019

Belgian Electric On-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Belgian Electric On-road Nationals was held this past weekend at the Lovan indoor track in Alveringem. The club provided the racers with a challenging, quite grippy track and a large pit area for lots of fun on and off the track. The classes remained the same for 2019 with Formula using the Scorpion speed and motor combination, Stock 13.5 uses the proven Muchmore combo and the new Fun 17.5 class utilises a spec motor provided by T2M. The Modified class remained unchanged and all classes use the popular Volante tyres. The premier Touring Modified class has been Olivier Bultynck’s playing field for over ten years, claiming national title after national title. Despite carpet not being his favourite racing surface, he shattered Florian Joos’ previous lap record during Saturday’s practice. The runner up champion of the previous four years, Mitchell Van Es, just came back into racing after a long illness. He too was very strong during Saturday’s practice with his Awesomatix car. Having raced on the same layout three weeks ago, Florian Joos already found a good setup for his car and was hoping to finish on the podium.

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April 15, 2019

Darkside Designs YZ-2 & RT6 carbon shock towers

Coming from Darkside Designs are new carbon fibre shock towers for the Yokomo YZ-2 and the Kyosho RT6. Starting with the Yokomo-related shock stay, the short turf/carpet rear tower was developed for the use with YZ-2T front shock bodies and it is made of 4mm carbon fibre. Using the shock tower will lower the overall centre of gravity for quicker cornering in high-bite track conditions.

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April 15, 2019

Xray T4 adjustable battery holders

Xray have introduced their new fully adjustable battery holders for the T4 touring car. Their design allows to move the batteries front and aft by 4mm as well as left and right in order to fine-tune the car’s weight balance. The battery mounts do away with the need to run the battery tape under the chassis, instead it is run as a loop which prevents the chassis from becoming tweaked while also ensuring a more secure battery pack mounting and optimised chassis flex. The battery holding system is available in a lightweight carbon fibre and aluminium variant as well as a heavier brass and carbon fibre version, the latter adding 7.5g of weight which comes in handy when running lightweight battery packs.

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April 15, 2019

RSD TC7.2 aluminium flex chassis

Reflex Racing have introduced the new RSD hard-anodised aluminium flex chassis for the Team Associated TC7.2 touring car. The chassis was developed to be used in conditions of high grip asphalt, hHot weather and low to medium bite carpet. The shape and design of the cut outs on the chassis allow it to flex considerably more than Team Associated’s alloy chassis along the centre and bulkheads and the hard anodising prevent the chassis from bending too easily. When used with the RSD Spec top deck the TC7.2 will flex even further than with the stock unit and make this chassis a viable alternative to carbon on asphalt under almost all conditions. The main plate is made in the USA from premium Thyssenkrupp alloys and locally anodised.

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April 15, 2019

Axel Schmitt wins at Easter Buggy race

The LA Speedway club in Landshut, South Germany hosted their International Easter Buggy race this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class the win in the 30-minute A-main went to Team Associated driver, Alex Schmitt, some seven seconds in front of SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier. Mugen’s Carsten Keller came in 3rd while Patrick Schweinzer and Michael Nalukowy rounded out the top 5 results.

Image: LA Speedway Racing Club [facebook.com]