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March 22, 2019

Mugen Seiki MBX8 Worlds Edition Nitro Buggy kit

Mugen Seiki have released the MBX8 Worlds Edition Nitro Buggy kit. It includes many of option parts used by Mugen Seiki drivers at the 2018 IFMAR World Championship where the Japanese brand had four MBX8’s in the 60 Minute final with Ryan Maifield finishing on the podium. The MBX8 Worlds Edition includes inline front uprights that have smoother steering compared to the stock trailing front uprights and work great in high traction conditions. The -3mm front upright arms are also included and improve the initial steering response and make the vehicle more stable through the middle and exit of the corner. Different transmission parts are also supplied such as the 46 tooth HTD spur gear, 12T bevel gear, 42T conical gear, front and rear-centre dogbones and finally the +15mm wing mount.

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March 21, 2019

Reds Racing 721 S Scuderia engine

Having teased their new release on social media, Reds Racing have finally introduced their new generation of nitro off-road engines called S Line, the first of which is a 7 ports 3.5cc off-road engine called the 721 S Scuderia. The new 721 S Scuderia features high reliability, tuning stability and great fuel mileage which combined with specific technical changes in the porting and new materials, give this 7 port engine higher power and better fuel efficiency compared to previous Reds engine. Testing has show the new engine is able to provide 10% more torque, making it suitable for both Buggy and Truggy and has proved to guarantee over 9 minutes runtime in recent competitions and tests thanks to new materials and coatings.

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March 21, 2019

Haifeng Wang joins Gens Ace racing team

Gens Ace have announced the signing of Haifeng Wang (aka Motor King) to their racing team. Haifeng Wang is considered as one of the best RC drivers from China, with 7 1/10 Chinese national titles, 6 time Hobbywing Cup Champion, Tamiya Asian Cup 4WD GT Champion and TITC stock class champion. In 2019 season, he will use Gens Ace batteries in all major Asian events as well as international races. Haifeng said ‘I’m very happy to join in Gens ACE racing team, with latest racing performance LIPO development from the factory, I’m excited to pursue more titles in 2019 season.’

Source: Gens Ace [gensace.com]

March 21, 2019

Rebellion-RC IF11 Option parts

New from Rebellion RC comes several option parts for Infinity IF11 formula chassis. The new parts include harder front swing arms with several offsets (+2/+3/+4/+5/+6/+8/+10mm total width), with the offset engraved into the parts, the extra stiffness providing additional stability. A new rear wing mount design allows the wing to be fitted in front of the holder for more steering while retaining rear end stability. A chassis with 4 silicone-dots under the battery helps improve flex-characteristics and anti-slide effect to the battery, with a battery backstop for fine adjusting the battery position completing the releases. All parts are available in 12 different colours of carbon.

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March 21, 2019

Montech Racer 2 Touring bodyshell

Montech have introduced the follow up to their successful Racer body with the all new Racer 2. The Racer 2 has come about as a combination of experience in design by Alberto Montecchi and extensive testing by team drivers Bruno Coelho and Alexander Hagberg. Suitable for indoor and outdoor tracks, the very pronounced front end with accentuated profiles guarantee great corner entry while the rear end gives huge traction without compromising smoothness when cornering.

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March 21, 2019

CTS4 Rd 3 – Report

Round 3 of CTS4 was held in the middle of nowhere at a secret hidden spot in Dale Texas called N-Control RC Raceway. The track has smooth asphalt that has held a ROAR Nationals, multiple ROAR Regional races, EOS champs and it’s first CTS event ever. Weather was a bit cooler than expected which made the tires for everyone exceptional but with proper tire warmer equipment, it didn’t stop the cars from performing well.

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March 20, 2019

RSRC 8ight-X/XE wing shim

Fresh from Renaud Savoya’s RSRC line of options parts comes this plastic wing shim for the TLR 8ight-X / XE. Used by the A team, this 10mm wing shim will give a more natural feeling and stability to the car, also allowing more rotation in the 180° corners. It comes supplied with 2 M3x25mm screws for a direct mounting.

Source: RSRC [rsrc.biz]

March 20, 2019

2018/19 Essex Winter Series Rd5 – Report

The 2018/19 Essex Winter Series presented by Infinity concluded last weekend. With only one of the championship titles decided, everything was still to play for and the series saw a complete sell out for its final event. In the Scorpion Modified class, Xray’s Elliott Harper had already sealed the overall title at the previous event. But he wasn’t resting on his laurels as he opened up qualifying with the fastest time, three seconds up on Matthew White’s Associated, with Olly Jefferies taking third for Schumacher, and Stefan Chodzynski (private Xray) and Alan Bickerstaff (Associated) rounding out the top five. Elliott also topped Q2, as Olly moved into second ahead of Matthew, with Matt’s Associated team mate Chris Grainger into fourth ahead of Belgian youngster Florian Joos. Matthew had a chance of taking third overall in the series, with Kyle Branson absent from the finale due to his nitro racing commitments, and securing a top-three starting position would be vital for this. Elliott secured the overall pole position, his fourteenth at EWS, with the best time in the third qualifier, with Olly again second, Stefan in third, ahead of Chris and Alan. Elliott made it a clean sweep by taking the final qualifier, ahead of Olly, Chris and Matt – meaning Matthew would line up third on the grid ahead of his two Associated team mates.

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