Coming from RC Carbon Cavalieri and made for the Serpent SRX8 buggy are several carbon fibre optionals. The range includes front and rear shock towers, an air filter guard as well as 0.5mm an 1.0mm arm inserts. All parts are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and they are designed to be a direct fit.
Xray have announced the soon release of their all-new XT4 1/10th scale 4WD electric truggy kit. Based on the IFMAR World Championship winning XB4 4WD buggy the kit combines 1/10th 2WD stadium truck dimensions with 4WD forward traction for the growing class of 1/10th scale 4WD truggies. Full details will become available in time for the release.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Round 3 of the 2019 Urban Astro Buggy Championship was run this past weekend, and it was Esmail Apandi who dominated and secured his second win of the season on the trot. A nice turnout of 16 racers signed up to challenge themselves on the new layout at Urban’s Offroad PlaySpace on the rooftop in downtown Singapore. Racers were initially greeted by overcast skies that soon turned into a thunderstorm just before the start. Racing started once the rain stopped, thanks to the track’s Eager quik-dry surface. Nonetheless, the slick surface would test the racers, with many scrambling to switch to wet tyres for the start of qualifying.
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Yeah Racing have introduced a set of HD tool steel front and rear universal driveshafts for the Traxxas 1/16 scale Slash truck. Made to replace the standard plastic parts the heavy duty steel items ensure greater durability and peace of mind during extreme bashing action.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Coming from Associated Electrics’ new Element RC brand is a 60x120cm pit mat. Made from industry standard black 5mm thick yoga mat material the mat features a bold Element logo printed in white on the narrow edge for easy recognition and brand awareness. The mat is ideal for both the own workshop or when attending events abroad as it easily rolls up, making for convenient transportation and storage.
Round 6 and also the season finale of the Grassroots Racing Series was held at Thunder Alley RC Raceway in Beaumont, California this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was former IFMAR World Champion, Cody King (Kyosho) with a popular win from HB Racing’s Cole Jenson on the runner-up spot. TLR’s Anthony Westergaard would complete the top 3 podium result.
Image: Cody King
Last weekend a round of the North German IC Track regionals took place at the track of the MC Munster club. With treads of rain before the weekend the race itself stayed dry, making for good racing conditions for the drivers. After four rounds of qualifying in the 1/8th IC Track class, it was Serpent’s Merlin Depta in front of ARC’s Lars Hoppe and Shepherd’s Timo Schröder. In the entertaining 30-minutes main finale there were some ups and downs for everyone and in the end it was Lars with the win just 0.16 seconds in front of Merlin. Serpent’s Lennart Skornia completed the podium in 3rd position.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
Coming soon from Mugen is their new MBX8 Eco Team Edition 1/8th scale E-Buggy kit. Building on the success of the proven MBX8 World Edition nitro buggy, the MBX8 Eco Team Edition will share many of its siblings option parts such as 1mm wider wheel hubs for improved stability and cornering, inline front uprights for running in higher grip conditions, -3mm front uprights arms for better initial steering response and more stable cornering as well as centre dogbone driveshafts for improved drivetrain efficiency and traction. Also included is the +15mm wing stay that improves cornering. The kit will hit stores very soon.
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