Yeah Racing have introduced a brass differential housing cover for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The part is machined from high-quality brass material and adds about 65g of weight for better traction and lower centre of gravity. In addition the metal part improves axle stiffness and it comes in a natural finish for a cool look.
Last week saw the FEMCA Asia On-road Championship taking place at Tom Racing Circuit in Hong Kong. The race was saw an exciting qualification in which two rounds had been won by Germany’s Thilo Tödtmann with Meen Meen taking the final three. After the qualification the super-pole took place and Thilo was able to lay down the fastest lap taking the second direct place in the main final. For the grand final Thilo opted not to change tyres while Meen started on small tyres planning to do a tyre change. At the beginning of the race Meen slowly pulled away from Thilo while Chau Man Chan blocked his position against Nicholas Lee and Felix Law further down the order. When his car’s tyres finally came in, Thilo was able to set the fastest lap of the race and the gap to Meen didn’t increase anymore, staying at about eight to ten seconds. Everybody was waiting for the showdown of Meen and Thilo battling it out in the second part of the race. Unfortunately a collision with a mechanic on the track ended Meen’s chances. With his main competitor having had to retire Thilo switched to cruise mode for the remaining 25 minutes and took the 2018 International FEMCA titel in front of Felix Law and Chau Man Chan.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
The second round of the Malaysian Electric National League was held at The Dirt Bureau RC Raceway, in 3StonePark, Malaysia. For the first time in Malaysia, this race was an open round to encourage participants from neighbouring countries to qualify on a Malaysian Ticket for the IFMAR World Championships. Although the track seemed visually simple, racers commented that it was all a deception as the technicalities were in the tricky combination jumps, pronounced chicanes, corners and table tops and a tempting long jump at the end of the back straights. The 2WD Modified class heats was a close race between current championship leader, Jade Lim (Team Associated), Jody Long (Xray) and Kelvin Yong (PR Racing) who won a heat each but it was Jade Lim who secured the TQ.
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The HD Xray T4 Front Suspension mount from Avid for the front-rear is a solid piece that bolts into all 4 screw holes making the front end very stiff. Testing found that this helped increase the immediate responsiveness of the steering and can be used in a variety of track conditions. Made from orange anodised 7075-T6 aluminium it features a laser etched Avid logo.
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JConcepts have introduced the F2 body shell for the Yokomo YZ4-SF 4WD buggy. Designed with aspects learned from the original Finnisher bodies, the F2 provides an even more aggressive look with included details which remain crucial to performance. Increased windshield angle provides a steady force upfront during mid-flight wind gusts on large jumps while the forward cab placement changes the performance and visible bias which help steering rotation in low traction corners. The side-pods have been simplified to remove unwanted changes in height to neutralise the at-speed handling and the rear of the pods have a dual step, scoop treatment which give a first in class look to the F2 body. The rear of the cab has the Finnisher step feature which allows the placement of a secondary side window and also several louver options off the rear. In addition to the newly designed body, JConcepts has included two of the latest Aero S-type rear wings used by Ryan Maifield to win the IFMAR World Championships.
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After releasing a teaser last year, Xtreme Aerodynamics have finally introduced their latest 1/8th creation, the Diablo. After a long development carried out with some of the best drivers in the World, the Italian factory is now releasing a body that has already proven itself as highly performant in the hands of Simon Kurzbuch at the Guan You Sunpadow GP, and has received an EFRA homologation last month. The body will be available in the light (1mm) and ultra-light (.75mm) versions, and in pre-cut versions for several chassis.
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Having taken top honours at the D1-10 World Championship in the Netherlands twice, the high-end RWD chassis kit YD-2EX has been improved for use on low traction surfaces and the Yokomo YD-2EXII will be released at the end of this month. The key feature of YD-2E series is the low centre of gravity for performing high speed drifting in any type of surface condition. Wanting to improve further Team Yokomo developed and tested new front steering blocks for more steering angle and wider tread and shorter lower arms for amazing traction on all surfaces and now these new parts come as standard. Also featuring new low friction shocks and graphite main chassis which enables the use any type of batteries released for 1/10 scale RC cars in a variety position.
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This past weekend saw the 1st and 2nd Round of the BRCA GT12 Nationals at the Eastbourne club. Split over the two days this year a great entry of 75 drivers on each day saw the best GT12 drivers going at it. It was a great weekend for the Schumacher Team and Andy Murray in particular. Andy managed to TQ and win both days in fairly dominant fashion for the close nature of GT12 racing. The Zen of Ollie Payne pushed Andy hard but would end up second with Adam Catchpole taking the podium in third.
