Xpress have introduced their new aluminium layshaft bulkhead for the Execute XQ1S and XM1S on-road kits. The part replaces the standard items for alloy pieces to increase rigidity when opting to run higher power motors. The alloy bulkheads will ensure the layshaft stays straight under hard acceleration and braking. The set includes two red anodised alloy bulkheads that are a direct replacement.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Coming from SWorkz and made for the S35-GT kit is a laydown shock tower conversion. The set includes 5mm Pro-composite carbon fibre shock extensions that attach to the front and rear lower arms, moving the lower shock mounting position further out by 15mm. Using the conversion will improve corner speed especially on high-speed tracks. Also included in the set are optimised front and rear carbon fibre shock towers to support the new suspension geometry and it is rounded off by suitable mounting hardware.
This past weekend saw the running of the Winter Indoor Series round 2 in Sundsvall, Sweden. The track was on the small side but made for good racing and fast lap times. The day started off with two reseeding practice runs and in 2WD it was Elias Johansson at the top with teammate Lukas Larsson in 2nd and Martin Johansson Nielsén in 3rd. In 4WD it was once again Elias Johansson who was the king of the hill with Martin Johansson Nielsén 2nd and Felix Angseryd 3rd.
The third round of the Danish Electric On-road Championships was held at the Aalborg RC club over the weekend. The event was held in several classes and in Formula it was 1/10th Buggy ace, Jesper Rasmussen with the sweep after the qualifiers. Jesper took the overall TQ from Jacob Bjerregaard and he also brought home the wins in all three A-mains for the overall from Jacob Bjerregaard in 2nd. Moguls Pedersen and Henrik Karlsson came in 3rd and 4th respectively.
Image: Jesper Rasmussen
The Fallout RC Arenacross race was held in Moses Lake, Washington this past weekend in several nitro and electric off-road classes. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was MasoN Eppley with the TQ and he would also come out on top in the A-main event, taking the win a lap in front of Tayler Wonders in 2nd. Nick Wautlet would come in 3rd as Carson Phipps and Jade Russell completed the top 5 results. In the Expert E-Buggy category it was again Mason Eppley who dominated, taking the TQ and win after the triple A-mains. Mason would win A1 and A2 by a clear margin for an early overall in front of Tayler Wonders and Nick Wautlet. Derek Rasheed and Matt Dortmund came in 4th and 5th respectively.
Following the “Nineteen” conversion kit for the Velox V10 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit, Shepherd now also announced the full Nineteen specification car kit. The car features a new rear axle geometry, making it more controllable when braking even under difficult track conditions or when hard braking is required. This was achieved by a wider rear lower wishbone distance and an updated upper wishbone mount with optimised upper camber link positions. The updated lower wishbone mounts are manufactured from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium while the upper wishbone mounts are milled from high-quality German carbon fibre material. The lower wishbones have been completely redesigned to match the updated geometry and are moulded from high quality plastics. The rear anti-roll bar linkage is located slightly more to the outside of the wishbone for improved responsiveness and softer steering. Furthermore, the 7075-T6 aluminium chassis of the 2019 car has been optimised. Thanks to improved production and milling techniques and a slightly different layout, the chassis bends significantly less, even under heavy loads, which significantly increases its durability. An improved exhaust pipe holder makes the use of different pipe/manifold combinations of all manufacturers significantly easier and more comfortable and high-quality ball bearings with full metal seals complete the changes to the new car. The kit has already proven its capabilities by taking the 3rd place overall at the recent IFMAR 200mm Worlds in Miami, Florida is the hands of Shepherd pilot Edu Escandón.
The second round of the Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club was held this past weekend. 60 entries across four classes made for a competitive field spread out over the 13.5 Blinky class, 17.5 Open, GT12 and Tamiya Truck. In 13.5 Blinky Chris Lovely was able to take the TQ spot with a commanding pace with his Xray as debutant Craig Mawson would line up 2nd with his Schumacher, Andrew Green 3rd, Championship leader Nathan Winyard 4th and Mikey Mansell and his Capricorn 5th. Chris was able to bridge a gap after the first few corner tussle which saw 2nd, 3rd and 4th swap on many occasions. Ultimately Nathan Winyard would power through to 2nd, and Andrew Green would secure the final spot on the podium.
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PDX RC Unground of Portland, Oregon held round 2 of their Rockstar Winter Off-road Series this past weekend. In 13.5t Stadium Truck it was Andy DiBrino with he overall TQ and he would also sweep the single 5-minute A-main event, taking the win some two laps in front of Jack Leighan in 2nd. Kevin Focht would round out the top 3 another lap down.
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