New from S-Workz for their Zeus platform is this aluminium C-Clip, designed to reinforce the original rear arms. Made from high quality aluminium, they fit directly into the Zeus and can also be used in the S35/S35T series, protecting the rear pin from being pulled through the arm when landing badly.
Some new colour options from JConcepts for popular items in their range. Their Satellite tire mounting rubber band is now available in grey, joining the blue, black, orange, red and special Dirt yellow colour variants. Continuing on with coloured rubber, the new for 2018 rubber parts tray also gets some a grey version as well as a red version, making it 5 versions in total (black, blue & orange) as well as the Dirt yellow version released yesterday.
See the new rubber parts trays here
New from HRC Racing is this all-new TSW 1/10 precision camber and ride-height gauge, especially designed for 1/10th touring and offroad buggy. This tool allows you to measure your setup in a quick and easy way with a camber gauge featuring a range of -10 to +10 degrees and a ride height gauge in steps up to 7mm.
View another image of the gauge here
The 3rd round of the Indonesian National Buggy Championships were held last weekend at the famous C-Netic Track in Surabaya, East Java. It was the final round of the National series and a total of 39 drivers attended this event from Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, Batam, Gresik, Madiun, Banjarmasin, Bali, Kendari and local drivers. The race comprised of 6 rounds of 10 minutes qualifying, with the best 4 counting. After 6 rounds of qualifying it was Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) who the TQ honours. In the 60 minute final the top qualifier also took the win followed by Stanley Wangsanegara (HB/OS) in 2nd and Ery Setiawan (Mugen/OS) in 3rd.
Continue reading the report here
This past weekend, the N8 Nitro Racing Club in Shanghai saw 20 drivers come out to compete. N8 is promoting nitro on road racing in China and getting great support from manufacturers all over the world such as Matrix Tires, VP Fuel and Sunpadow Batteries. With a growing interest for nitro racing in Shanghai, N8 has become the premier Nitro RC racing Club in China. Club qualifying and race format promotes interaction and participation between members. Qualifying is an hour long where drivers decide when to set their 3 consecutive fast laps to determine final heats. 2 car bump ups in each mains give drivers a chance to make the A-Main, all mains are 30 minutes. You don’t need to bring your own pitman because mechanics are assigned thru lottery where different members get to teams up with other members every month. The club meets every 6-8 weeks.
Continue reading the report here
Last weekend the final round of the Danish Nitro On-road Championship was held at the high speed track of Næstved model Racing club. In the 1/8th class it was Martin N.O Hansen who set the pace, and claimed the TQ spot by winning three qualifying rounds. Henrik Christensen lined up in 2nd and Bo Nielsen had to settle for the 3rd spot after the qualifiers. Going into the 30-minute final Martin N.O looked to be under pressure from Henrik and Bo, as they had set a high pace and were pushing Martin until some traffic that went wrong and left Bo in the grass with a damaged rear tyre, Henrik was still on the same lap as Martin, but was unlucky when he was lapping a slower car, as he ran a little too wide which sent him airborne and damaged his car and body. This allowed Martin N.O Hansen (ARC/Novarossi/Contact) to take the win five laps in front of Henrik Christensen (Shepherd/Novarossi/Contact) in 2nd and Bo Nielsen (Infinity/Kabuto/Ulti) 3rd. That is how they also finished in the championship.
Read the 1/10th scale report here
New from Bittydesign is their own magnetic body post marker kit, to be used on all the 1/10 scale Off and Onroad cars. Similar to the other options on the market, the high-powered magnets allow you to find the exact location of your body posts, even through painted body shells ensuring no incorrectly marked holes or badly mounted body on the chassis. Available in 6 different colours.
Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]
The new Dirt Racing Products parts tray provides a great platform for organisation with its detailed design, divided pockets and steady base weight. The tray is precision moulded in a rubber material which shows well in any pit area with the yellow colour option. The grippy nature of the rubber allows the parts to stay rooted where they are placed. The tray has six, built-in positions to place a differential for builds or fluid fills and can accommodate 1/10th and 1/8th sized assemblies. The iconic Dirt-Web tread pattern is raised into the surface of the largest cubicle to show brand loyalty and authenticity.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
