Arrowmax have released this universal joint set for Mugen MTX5. Extremely durable, they are made of a very strong and long life spring steel material, while the use of a CVD helps enhance the performance of the car compared to kit standard dogbones.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The final round of Mini Z Indonesian National championship was held in Pluit Village. Held over two days, Saturday and Sunday. The race week was started with Modified class. 36 drivers participated in this class to set up their pace for Sunday’s primary Pro-Stock Class. It was Bowie Ginting took the TQ spot that posted the only 28 laps in the race, followed by Aswin Narwandi with 26 laps then Budi Lukman, Kris Heriyana and Akai Lim. For the A final it was run over three rounds with the two best rounds counted. Bowie took the wins in the first two legs with a two lap gap in front of Aswin. He also took the last leg, but Budi clearly took 2nd in that leg to secure the last step of podium behind Aswin.
Continue reading the report here
SGP1, the formula one r/c racing league in China completed its second round with over 23 teams and 53 drivers in attendance. Racing was exciting, with teams and drivers all trying to compete for points. The league was started two months ago with over 70 drivers signing up for the first season with 6 races planned. It is also now confirmed that Japan’s F1RCGP will be holding their 2012 season 6th round race in Shanghai together with SGP1, making the coming event in early June one of the largest international F1 races to date.
Continue reading the report here
Official Shepherd / Max Power driver Eduardo Dulac took the TQ and won the 45 minutes final at this year South American Championship held in Brazil. Dulac’s team mate Gabriel Britto (Shepherd / MaxPower) dominated Friday’s first practice session, and was second in qualifying and also in the main final. The Argentine driver Guillermo San Martino (Xray / Novarossi) completed the drivers podium. Eduardo Dulac received the perpetual trophy from the hands of the Argentine driver Juan Pablo Golobic, champion of 2010.
Thanks to Guto Colvara for the report.
When you combine the ultra-tough Bullet 3.0 drivetrain with the true to scale look of the Ford Abu Dhabi WRC team, you get the HPI WR8 Rally. By making improvements to the suspension and wheelbase, the WR8 chassis was born. The WR8 keeps the tough bevel gear differentials, 4WD shaft drivetrain, twin disc brakes and fully ball bearing-supported drivetrain of the Bullet nitro truck, then we added a new Nitro Star G3.0 High Output engine, racing-style clutch, new suspension geometry, thick sway bars, plus scale gravel tires and wheels to make it a real rally contender. To make it a complete scale package, our bodyshell designers got to work replicating the 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC used by the Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, the official Ford works rally team.
View more images of the car here
Exotek have released their EX06 pro conversion chassis that turns your TA-06 into a power house that can rival the performance of any other high end car model on the market. They have taken the center battery layout of the TA-06 and tuned it for maximum performance. Some of the refinements include an extra long narrow top plate design which works the same way as high end touring cars allowing controlled flex laterally to improve overall side bite and corner speeds. The top plate is mated to an alloy front section that connects directly to the front bulkhead without any chassis posts to generate traction and to help eliminate tweak inherent in chassis post designs. An alloy front top plate section securely mounts the front pulley set for proper belt function while a new steering assembly design is not attached to the top plate just like in high end tourers to help generate front traction and to eliminate top plate tweak.
View more images of the conversion here
Last weekend the South American Championships took place in Sao Pablo city, Brazil with a great track greeting all the drivers present from around the continent. Qualifying in the 1/8th scale class saw pole position go to Brazilian Falvio Elias with his Capricorn chassis but in the final it was another Capricorn driver Argentine Sebastián Recio who took the win followed by pole man Elias in 2nd for a Capricorn 1-2.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
New from Hudy, these conical clutch washer springs offer more consistent clutch operation for maximum punch. When using the standard spring, after the clutch is set for the first time the spring becomes deformed over time and needs re-tightening. This new conical clutch washer spring set allows the clutch to retain its setting for a very long time without needing readjustment. Suitable for 1/8th and 1/10th clutches they are sold in a set of 0.4mm washers (8pcs) and 0.6mm washers (8pcs).
