The fourth round of the AOC series was held at the South Korean GRC track recently. Changing track conditions made things tricky for the drivers and in the premier Touring Modified class it was Akio Sobue with the win from Alexander Hagberg in 2nd as E.C. Kim rounded out the overall top 3 result.
Based on the IFMAR World Championship winning YZ-2 platform comes Yokomo’s all-new YZ-2T 1/10th scale 2WD competition racing truck kit. The truck utilises a long wheelbase chassis machined from high-grade aluminium while wide track suspension components and high-capacity big bore shock absorbers soak up any surface imperfections, ensuring optimised jumping, landing and handling characteristics in a wide range of track conditions. Newly developed carbon fibre Ackermann steering plates ensure optimised steering characteristics in combination with the wide track front suspension. The centre of the chassis sees a new battery hold down system for swift and easy battery swaps while also allowing to shift the battery forth and back by about 40mm. Additionally a new electronic mounting tray helps to provide a solid base for the receiver and speed controller, all while allowing for easy removal for cleaning or maintenance purposes. In the rear the YZ-2T features a new laydown 3-gear transmission that is ideal for all high-traction surfaces such as clay, astro turf and carpet and it comes equipped with a single style slipper clutch that can be converted to a dual style clutch using separately available option parts. The transmission is rounded out by a standard ball differential and the ability to adjust the diff height in a 3mm range in order to adapt the truck to different traction levels. Last but not least come newly designed lower shock mounts for more precise adjustments, alloy suspension mounts with inserts and a JConcepts F2 body shell that provides an aggressive look with hi-downforce features resulting in increased steering and traction.
Coming from T-Works and made for the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 and TKI4 kits is a connector style on/off switch. The assembly consists of a machined carbon fibre plate that attached right to the receiver box while a jumper wire replaces the standard power switch for a more durable and reliable design that is less sensitive to dust, dirt, moisture and vibrations. The “switch” comes pre-wired with universal-type male and female connectors and it is available now.
The Autumn Cup was Robin Hood Raceway and YORCC club’s final outdoor race event of this year’s off-road season and it was held last weekend. 2WD Buggy qualifying was a showdown between Edward Callan and Ben Smith with each driver taking two rounds a piece. Coming down to countback on the fastest time, Edward missed out by just 0.1 second. In a change from the normal, traditional five minutes, the finals were run over six. Managing to get past Ben on the first lap due to a small mistake, Ed stayed out in front despite pressure from Ben to win and secure the Autumn Cup 2WD class.
Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]
Coming from Yeah Racing are new titanium turnbuckle sets for the Xray T4 and Xpress Execute XQ1 series of touring cars. Both are made of high-quality 64 grade titanium and they are direct replacements for the standard items. While offering a low weight they also promise exceptional stability and corrosion resistance besides adding visual impact to the chassis.
View the XQ1 series turnbuckle set here
SWorkz have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming S14-3 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. No other information about the follow-up model of the popular S14-2 is available yet but we expect more details and images to surface very soon.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
The Montpellier track in Southern France played host to an open Pro10 race last weekend with local drivers and guests from Spain in appearance. In the Modified class it was reigning Spanish Champion, Marc Valero who set the benchmark during practice and qualification, smashing the current track record by 0.5s to a 17.481s. The opening A-main was pretty much smooth sailing for Marc but he hit some troubles in A2, however he was able to recover to take an early overall win while also winning A3 for a total sweep.
Source: VIP Performance [vip-rc.com]
Exotek’s popular collar set for the MIP hex wrenches is now available for standard size tools. The identification collars complete the MIP hex wrenches with easy to see colour-coded polished and anodised alloy collars. The collars are laser etched with matching size labels for the most popular SAE-size hex wrenches and the set includes four alloy collars including set screws.
