Arrowmax have a new line of shock fluids available. The silicone-based fluids come in grades of 100cst to 900cst with fine 25cst increments for the 250cst to 600cst oils and are sold in 59ml and 110ml bottles that sport an easy to use non-dripping cap.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
After the recent FEMCA 1/8th off-road and electric touring car championships the next important evened of the Far East Model Car Associated is around the corner. The 2013 1/10th electric off-road championships will take place from the 25th to 27th of October in Taichung City, Taiwan. The race will see 2WD and 4WD Buggy races as well as a 4WD Short Course class and the event is run on a purpose built track. Find more information and all entry details on the official event site by clicking here.
After several weeks of preparation and many late nights Skellefteå-MS was ready to host the fifth round of the Northern Swedish Cup for 1/8th off-road buggies. In the the 45 minute A final that also saw two junior drivers competing, Victor Öhrvall and Emil Edlund, Patrik Bodén looked like a potential winner, but after several problems he had to retire. Magnus Björndal showed no mercy and took home the win with no problems in front of Bjorn Engman and Ulf Stenvall. The best Junior, Victor Öhrvall who finished in sixth place was followed closely by the next junior, Emil Edlund.
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JConcepts introduce the aluminium honeycomb motor mount for Team Associated’s B4, T4 and SC10 line of off-road vehicles. Machined from 3mm high quality aluminium the design of the motor plate improves overall rigidity over conventional ‘slotted’ designs as the honeycomb sections holes offer more stability in multiple directions while reducing weight at the same time. Chamfered edges let the beefy plate look more skinny than it is. The plate is a direct replacement and available in blue and black colour.
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After introducing the new RB One R V2 buggy French-based company RB now also have a V2 upgrade kit for existing One R vehicles available. The set contains a redesigned aluminium main chassis with ‘flat’ rear end, a corresponding rear gear box, V2 shock tower and updated rear aluminium suspension mounts for the use with toe and anti-squat inserts. Also included in the set is a 115mm CVD dogbone and a new rear anti-roll bar. Included with the upgrade kit come three hard material differential cases and cross pins. The RF and RR V2 aluminium suspension mounts are also available as separate items.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
Kyosho now have new aluminium servo arms for 1/8th off-road vehicles available. Designed to replace the standard plastic kit arms with a more durable solution the CNC-machined and gun metal coloured offerings sport the Kyosho logo and an additional screw to clamp the servo horn against the servo’s output gear. The servo arm is available as Futaba and Sanwa/KO compatible variant.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]
The 3rd round of the Czech national buggy championship was held close to the city of Most. With the absence of Martin Bayer and Jiri Mára everyone was up to grab some valuable points. The track was well prepared with a flat surface and good grip but come the afternoon heaven opened its gates and heavy rain forced the race control to cancel the meeting. This meant the qualifiers were counted handing Xray’s David Kukla the win in front of Tomáš Kapička. Karel Hájek rounded out the podium. The top 5 is completed by Jan Zámiš and Lukáš Zeman.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Last weekend the HNMC 2013 GP took place at the Herts Nitro Model Club track. Planed building on last year’s Proline event but with The Neo race on the same weekend it was going to be more club driver friendly. The track, that is considered to be one of UK’s best, was nicely prepped by the club members and a lot of effort went into the meeting by the club’s members and committee and the staff at Westmill farm. The first day of the GP was literally washed away due to rain, rain and more rain. Sunday started with the attempt to remove 2000 litres of water from the track and finally practice could start at 10:40.
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