Coming from Serpent and made for the S811 and SRX8 buggy is a 4-shoe clutch shoe kit. It contains two yellow material and two black 6061 aluminium shoes as well as suitable 0.95mm and 0.9mm springs and according to Serpent’s Billy Easton using the mix set will create a very soft and stable clutch feel with better overall feel, more drivability increased run time.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The final round of the DTR Series was held at Revelation Raceway this past weekend. Mugen’s Adam Drake was the top qualifier in the Nitro Buggy class and went on to win the 30-minute main final. With the victory Drake also sealed the overall title in the Nitro Buggy class.
View the overall top 3 podium here
The Roma Cross Village track played host to the 2017 Emperor of Rome race this past weekend. Attracting both local drivers as well as guests from abroad the event saw Mugen’s Marco Natale walking away with the win in the Nitro Buggy class from the Kyosho duo of Rayan Medjoubi 2nd and Jessica Palsson 3rd. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was Tekno’s Alex Zanchettin who took the winning honours from runner-up, Marco Natale and 3rd placed Jessica Palsson.
The TLR Cup West was held this past weekend at MHOR R/C Raceway in Aurora, Colorado. A track that broke up in the middle of qualifying made for some old school off-road racing and when the dust had settled it was TLR’s Dakotah Phend who walked away with the wins in 2WD Mod Buggy and 4WD Mod Buggy as the Team Associated duo of Dustin Evans and Zeke Ballinger would round out the top 3 podium results in both classes.
All the action from the intense and hard fought 60-minute Main Final at the 2017 IFMAR 1/8th Onroad World Championships in Monteux, France. With race commentary from the great Oli Meggitt.
Dario Balestri is finally a World Champion. One of nitro racing’s unquestionably fastest & most talented drivers, the Italian delivered a long overdue victory at the 21st running of the 1:8 Onroad World Championships in Monteux, France. Top Qualifier for the 1-hour main, the Infinity driver would waste that opportunity with a very bad start from pole that saw him swallowed up by the pack and off onto the grass. Rejoining a distant last, while new team-mate Naoto Matsukura led from the defending champion Simon Kurzbuch, Balestri set about his recovery eventually going to the front when Matsukura, who he had in his sights, hit trouble. With Matsukura’s championship debut ending with a P8 DNF, it was Kurzbuch who would finish runner-up, 5-seconds back after an hour of intense racing. While not the result the Shepherd driver was after it does complete an impressive run of three consecutive 1:8 World Championship podium finishes. Claiming the final step on the podium would be Shoki Takahata, the Mugen driver having a good recovery after an incident with 2015 runner-up Takaaki Shimo cost him a lot of time due to a tucked body.
Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.
3DRC have introduced their new touring car wheel cut tool. The multi-piece tool will be attached to the wheel axle and is adjustable in terms of height and width and thus allows for easy and convenient wheel arch marking and cutting. The item comes 3-D-printed and needs two M3x5mm button head screws for assembly.
MCD Racing have introduced new adjustable caster blocks for their range of large scale cars. Of a multi-piece design the blocks allow to adjust the caster in a ±4 degree range without having to disassembly the hub and shaft axle. Coming machined from high-quality aluminium and sporting a brown finish to match the remainder of the company’s option parts, the hubs also include mounting hardware and Delrin bushings. The blocks are available as a set and the different parts also come separately for spares and repairs.
