SMJ have introduced new 2-speed transmission and clutch springs for 1/10th nitro on-road cars. The 2-speed springs come in soft specification while the clutch spring is a super soft variant – ideal for sport class engines such as the lightly tuned O.S. Max 12TG. The springs are available separately and they fit most of today’s 1/10th scale 200mm nitro on-road kits.
The 4th round of Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals took place last weekend at the Skripov track. Known for its bumpy, technical layout with some unique features the track suffers a bit from constant rainy weather with this year’s nationals event being no exception as open practice on Friday was cut short due to the weather. On Saturday morning the drivers arrived to a flooded track and it looked like the race had to be called a day, but the organisers managed to prep the track with a lot of sawdust, making it quite reachable.
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The Carca track in Noeux-les-Mines played host to the French Cup this past weekend. Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel took the overall TQ after the five qualifying round and he also came out successful in the both dry and wet A-main event to take the win from HB Racing’s Thomas Musso in 2nd and TLR’s Jerome Sartel in 3rd.
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Carisma Scale Adventure have introduced their new brass weight wheel hex set for the SCA-1E trail truck. The set includes four brass wheel hex adapters that can be used on the front and rear or just at the front axle for an optimised weight bias and performance tuning. The additional weight will help generate grip and stability on even the steepest inclines and the hex adapters come machined from high quality material, they sport a natural finish and come marked for easy identification.
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Coming from RC-Cox and made for the Infinity IF14 touring car are 0.5mm low roll centre suspension mounts. Available in -40.0, -44.5 and -46.0 settings the mounts lower the inner suspension pins by 0.5mm compared to the standard parts for increased front traction and more on-power steering. The suspension hangers come machined from aluminium and they are black anodised and sport red colour edge details for looks.
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Pemberton Raceworks have announced our their release in the form of Titanium Core carbon fibre. The material combines the unmatched toughness of titanium and the stiffness and yield resistance of carbon fibre into a product that offers ideal flex parameters for RC car racing. Developed with materials experts in both the high strength metals industry and the composites industry the composite material offers additional weight ballast built into the chassis material for the lowest possible CG obtainable with the material being 20 percent heavier that the aluminium used in popular on-road chassis’s today. Exceptional yield properties maki chassis tweaking a thing of the past as does the unmatched impact strength. The standard material is 2.25mm thick and comes in 600mm x 300mm sheets. Pemberton Raceworks engineering team is available to assist with your design needs, provide CNC services, and to customise this material to specific requirements.
The second round of the German Nitro Buggy Nationals was held at the Osterhofen track over the weekend. With a win at the second and final round, and following a win at round 1, SWorkz’s Jörn Neumann secured himself another German National title. Agama’s Burak Kilic ended the season as overall runner-up as Mugen’s Carsten Keller rounded out the overall top 3 results.
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RCLabHK have announced the release of their new carbon fibre shock towers for the Tamiya TB05 touring car. They are cut from high-quality material and designed to replace the standard items, ensuring higher precision and stability. In addition the rear shock stays offer the same body post locations as the TRF series cars. The shock stays were designed for the use with the standard length kit shock absorbers and they are available separately for the front and the rear of the car.
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