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February 13, 2018

Tobias Hepp teams up with Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of German 1/8th nitro on-road frontrunner, Tobias Hepp. The multiple “B” European Championship finalist and 2008 European Junior Champion will be racing Serpent’s 988 1/8th platform at all major races in Germany, at select ENS events and he has the following to say about the deal:

First of all, I want to thank Team Serpent for this opportunity and Im proud to back in the Team after 8 years. Im looking forward to working with the Team and I can‘t wait to race with my new Viper 988 car. See you on the track soon.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 13, 2018

2018 Keilor Invitational – Report

The 2018 Keilor Invitational, Australia’s outdoor equivalent of the Reedy Race in the US, was held at the Keilor club in Melbourne, Australia. Racers battle it out in over five heats of 2WD and five heats of 4WD for the title of champion and unique to this event is that an invite class is also held for the popular 17.5T class while open classes allow racers to compete for direct invitations to the 2019 event. A junior class is also offered for the under 16 racers in the very strong junior scene. As always the club created a brand new layout for the event, with the 2018 track being very fast and flowing with lots of undulations. This created spectacular high speed freight train racing which required patience and aggression. Mother nature threw typical Melbourne changeable weather at the track, with everything from hot sun to wind and rain, but the track grooved up spectacularly throughout and kept racers on their toes choosing the correct tyre. Racers travelled from around the country for the event, with over 120 entries received.

Continue reading the report here

February 13, 2018

Fenix lightweight differential gears

Fenix have introduced lightened ring gears for their pan car gear differentials. The parts come in handy in all low-stress applications where less rotating mass is beneficial, such as Formula, 1S and Oval racing, and they are a direct fit on Fenix’s gear differentials.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

February 13, 2018

Xray XB2C graphite composite gearbox

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2C carpet edition 1/10th 2WD buggy is a graphite composite 3-gear gearbox. The item is made from a lightweight graphite composite material, understood to be lighter than the standard material, and of a narrower design. Using the part will reduce chassis roll while increasing traction and it is a direct fit on the XB2C buggy.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 13, 2018

Rickside Design Products MBX8/7 alloy suspension balls

Rickside Design Products from Japan have introduced new aluminium suspension balls and pivots for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7 line of vehicles. First up is a complete set of six 7mm flanged hex balls, four 7mm balls, four 6mm hex balls as well as four 6mm shock end and four 6mm sway bar link balls. All are made of high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come hard anodised for high wear resistance. Using the alloy balls will reduce the overall, and unsprung, weight of the MBX8 and MBX7 series vehicles and the different design balls are also available as separate sets for spares or repair.

Source: Rickside Design Products [ricksidedesign.com]

February 13, 2018

VBC Racing FF18 belt drive FWD touring car kit

Coming soon from VBC Racing is the new FF18 FWD 1/10th touring car kit. The car features a belt-drive gearbox with a new 7075-T6 motor mount that can accommodate larger pinion gears while an updated 38T gear differential and gearbox design give a lowered internal gear ration. Newly designed front bulkheads allow for easier maintenance and the new steering system incorporates an adjustable steering angle stopper. Other features include TBBS-P progressive shock absorbers with diamond-trued internals for smoother shock action, a floating servo mount ensures equal left/right chassis flex characteristics and the car also uses new suspension mounts with inserts for easy suspension geometry changes. The kit, that adapts many design aspects of VBC Racing’s 4WD line, is rounded off by new rear bulkheads, new rear camber link mounts and carbon composite silver dot suspension plastics.

View a list of the features and more images here

February 13, 2018

Dustin Evans doubles at Rumble in the Rockies

The 2018 edition of the annual Rumble in the Rockies race was held at MHOR RC in Aurora, Colorado this past weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Dustin Evans (Team Associated) with the TQ from the TLR duo of Andrew Kurtchi and Zeke Ballinger. Over in 4WD Modified Buggy it was again Dustin with the TQ, leaving behind Zeke Ballinger in P2 and Tyler Whitt (Team Associated) in P3. In the triple 2WD Mod A-mains Dustin would continue to excel and by bringing home wins in A1 and A2 he would take the overall title early. And with the win in A3 Andrew Kurtchi would secure himself the runner-up spot from Zeke Ballinger in 3rd.

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February 13, 2018

Tanner Denney wins at Panda Anniversary Bash

The 1st annual Panda Anniversary Bash was held at Hobby Action RC Raceway in Chandler, Arizona this past weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was TLR’s Tanner Denney with the TQ and he would also come out fastest in the single 5-minute A-main. Kyle Defatte (Team Associated), who started from the P3 spot on the grid, would end the main in 2nd from runner-up after the qualifiers, Tommy Hinz (Xray), in 3rd.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]