Coming soon from Tamiya is the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT body set for 257mm wheelbase cars. The lid will fit most 190mm 4WD and 2WD on-road chassis and it will be supplied with a detailed decal sheet and accessories such as front splitters, mirrors and a moulded rear wing.
Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]
Following a couple of teaser images released back in April, HB Racing has now officially introduced the new D418 1/10th 4WD buggy kit. The Torrance Deguzman designed D418 builds on the success of the D413, adding features optimised for the new breed of high grip racetracks around the world. New is an aluminium chassis with raised side guards, similar to the successful 1/8th D817 buggy. The aluminium chassis adds durability, lowers the centre of gravity, dissipates motor heat, and helps dampen high frequency vibration. New moulded nylon side guards help keep out dirt, and the side plates are now used to mount the body, eliminating the need for body posts and body pins. The chassis layout has been refined, taking cues from the successful E817 buggy, The D418 is optimised for the latest rules and LiPo and brushless equipment.
The 2018 Schumacher US GP will be held on the weekend of the 12th of August at RC Madness in Enfield, Connecticut. The event sees the running of a variety of classes including 2WD Mod Buggy, 4WD Mod Buggy, Open Stadium Truck, 4WD 13.5T Buggy, 2WD 17.5T Expert and more. Schumacher spec tyres will be used in all classes and Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski already made his entry, giving the race an international touch. More information can be found on social media here.
Round 3 and 4 of the Swiss 1/8th scale E-Buggy National Championship was held at the Neuchatel Mini Buggy Club last weekend. HB Racing’s Kevin Zwahlen was in control of things all weekend long as he not only took the TQs for Saturday’s round 3 and Sunday’s round 4 but he also came out on top on both days, taking wins in front of the Xray duo of Robin Frischkopf and Romeo Grass who rounded out the Rd3 and Rd4 podium.
Image: Neuchatel Mini Buggy Club [nmbc.ch]
Coming soon from RPM is a range of Traxxas optionals in pink colour. Using the same nylon composite as the black, blue and green parts, the pinkish items will add durability, precision and functionality to Traxxas kits such as the E-Rustler, Stampede, Slash 2WD, Nitro Slash, the Nitro Sport and Bandit. The range will include select items such as Revolver SC wheels for the Slash 2WD and 4×4, a wide front bumper for all 2WD versions of the Rustler, Stampede, Nitro Sport and Bandit as well as front and rear bumpers for the Slash 2WD and Nitro Slash. Also coming are front and rear arms for the Stampede 2WD, E-Rustler, Slash 2WD and Bandit as well as a sealed gear cover for the Stampede 2WD, E-Rustler, Slash 2WD and Bandit. All items will hot stores very soon.
Newly founded brand Factory Pro RC have introduced three new option parts for the popular Tamiya T3-01 Dancing Rider trike. First up is the high speed gear set that will change the overall gear ratio from 10.69 to 8.57 all by using the standard pinion gear. The set includes a new idler and spur gear assembly made of precision machined 7075-T6 alloy and high-quality delrin.
The recent Asia Fever race in Malaysia saw Xray’s Jason Nugroho walking away with the win in the Nitro Truggy class. The TQ holder would sweep the half hour long A-main by talking the win some three laps in front of SWorkz’s Scott Yang and Eric Xiao while also scoring the fastest lap of the race.
Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]
Round 5 of the BRCA 1/8th Track National Championship was held at the Mendip track last weekend. In 1/8th Nitro On-road and after the finals had to be restarted due to an accident involving personal injury, Tim Wood carefully started into the main final. Since no tyre change was planned on his Shepherd car, but his opponent, Serpent’s Alex Thurston went for a tyre change, the outcome of the race should be decided in the late stage of the race. But due to a gearbox damage Alex lost valuable time so Tim was able to drive home a safe victory. The second place went to Alex, the final podium spot went to Clive Connolly. Neal King (Shepherd) just missed the podium crossing the finishing line in 4th position.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
