Kyosho have announced the soon release of two new option parts for the Ultima RB7 2WD buggy. First up is a front anti-roll bar set that includes three swaybar wires and mounting hardware. The colour-coded swaybars help to fine-tune the front end for various grip conditions but are best suited on higher grip tracks where a front anti-roll bar can lead to higher corner speeds and an easier to drive car.
Coming from Bittydesign is the pre-cut variant of their popular JP8 190mm touring car body shell. A favourite among both modified and stock class drivers the JP8 is part of the new high-downforce body movement and beside the standard non-cut variant it is now also available pre-cut and pre-drilled for Awesomatix, Destiny, Team Associated and Xray cars and it will soon also come as a dedicated version for the new Yokomo BD9. The body comes including pre-cut and pre-drilled rear wing, wing mounting hardware and a decal sheet.
The RC Pro finals were held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas last weekend in a variety of electric and nitro off-road classes. In Open E-Buggy it was Andrew Clark with the TQ but after the double A-mains it was Daniel Grobe with the overall win with 2-1 finished while 1-3 finisher, Hagen Gray had to settle for 2nd. Angel Reyes scored 5-2 finished to round out the top 3. Jonathan Phelps and Nick Vanderpool completed the top 5 results.
Arrowmax have introduced their all-new Red Series 7.4V 5200mAh Ultra Low Profile LiPo battery pack. The standard-size pack is only 19.5mm tall and weighs in at a lightweight 237g, making it the ideal battery when facing traction roll problems on small and tight high-grip tracks. The battery utilises high-performance 55C/110C Si-Graphene cells for high power output and exceptional durability and it is available now.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Leisure Hours Raceway held the 2018 Veterans Day Race this past Sunday. Austin Wick would bring home the win in 2WD Modified Buggy from Brad Taylor 2nd and Alex Vaughn in 3rd. In 4WD 13.5T Buggy Rich S took the TQ, however it was Alex Vaughn who drove from 5th on the grid to 1st within a couple of laps battling along side Rich. Alex was able to hold him off for a win as Lee Conley came in 2nd and Rich S finished in 3rd.
View the 4WD 13.5T podium here
Coming soon from Futaba is their new T4PM intermediate level 2.4GHz radio system. First renderings here released by German Futaba distributor Ripmax, however technical details haven’t leaked yet. The radio is set for a release early next year and we bring you more details as they become available.
The opening round of the Lovan Winter Series was held in Alveringem, Belgium close to the French border last weekend. The race was held on a large 35x18m track and attracted racers from The Netherlands, France and Belgium. In the premier Touring Modified class it was John Ermen who showed some superb driving, however Hugo Raggaut was another driver who was fast from the get go. John dominated the opening qualifier on Saturday evening and he also took the three following rounds on Sunday morning, however he tried different tyres for the final qualifier that were not on point but was Hugo who scored a new lap and track record to take the overall TQ from John in 2nd and Sidney Blokker 3rd. In the finals John did everything he could to get past Hugo but the latter perfectly resisted the pressure to take the overall from John in 2nd and Sidney in 3rd.
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Brilliant RC have announced the release of their new high temperature silicon gaskets for .12 and .21 engines, pipes and manifolds. The black-colour gaskets are moulded from a special, high temperature resistant silicone rubber which ensures a very long durability. Coming in sets of three, these gaskets fit on all Novarossi and O.S. based .12 and .21 engines, as well as most popular pipes and manifolds.
