The first round of the Levante regional championship was held in Alicante, Spain with more than 60 drivers in attendance. The A-main saw Xray’s Ignacio Candel chase Mugen driver Oscar Baldo hard for the whole race but at the end Oscar took the win with Ignacio in 2nd. Jose Tomar Escudero (Bergonzoni) rounded out the podium in 3rd place.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from Active Hobby Products and made for Tamiya’s WR-02 2WD wheeler chassis is an aluminium motor guard set. Included is a machined motor guard with numerous slots for cooling and weight reduction as well as all needed mounting hardware. The assembly protects the somewhat exposed motor of the WR-02 chassis during on-road and off-road abuse while adding a bit of visual impact at the same time. The set is available in four colours including blue, black, red and silver.
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Xray now have a brass adjusting nut for the steering knuckles of the XB8 buggy available. Made to capture the pivot balls of the steering assembly the nut is three times heavier than the stock part and made to fine-tune the handling characteristic of the buggy.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The 1st round of this Winter’s Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. Run in the six classes of Touring Car Modified and Stock, Formula, Pan Car as well as 2WD and 4WD Buggy the race attracted a good turnout of racers. In the Touring Car Modified class Martin Hudy soon set the benchmark with David Nemcek and local driver Tomas Liptak battling for 2nd and 3rd spot in qualifying. The triple finals were then again dominated by Martin with David coming in 2nd and Tomas rounding out the podium in 3rd.
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Vaterra’s lifted 1986 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer Ascender kit is soon also available as an RTR variant including a Dynamite brushed crawler motor, waterproof speed controller and Spektrum DX2E transmitter. The vehicle is based on the Ascender chassis that features stamped steel ladder frames, metal gear transmission, an adjustable wheelbase and a long-travel suspension. The package is topped-off by a replica Blazer bodyshell and grippy scale tyres.
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SWorkz have new aluminium option parts for the S350 series of 1/8th scale vehicles available. First up are rear hub carriers with various mounting positions for the upper camber links and the lower hinge pins. Coming as pair the hubs include reduction bushings for the ball bearings and they are gun metal anodised. The second new part is an upper steering bellcrank lever for the PSP system. Adding some visual impact the lever also increased the stability for improved steering input and precision. Last but not least are closed Pro Series wheel nuts. They not only look the part but also protect the wheel axle threads from the influence of dust, dirt and moisture. Again coming gun metal anodised they match the remainder of SWorkz’ alloy option parts.
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Mugen Seiki have two new ball bearings sets for the MBX7R available. First up are 8x16x5mm NMB ball races, they improve the drivetrain efficiency by creating a smoother operation compared to the kit bearings. Also new are 5x10x4mm NMB bearings for the clutch of the MBX7R, MBX7 and MBX7T. The high-quality ball races improve the clutch action and make for improved efficiency. Both the 8x16mm and 5x10mm bearings sport metal shields and come as 10-piece sets.
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Available soon from Team Losi Racing is a +35g brass hinge pin brace for mid motor converted 22-series vehicles such as the 22 2.0, 22T and 22SCT. The parts is machined from heavy brass material to add weight in the motor area for improved traction on low to medium bite surfaces, without having to fear the pendulum effect weights placed behind the rear axle can show. Laser-etched writings make identification easy.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
