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August 10, 2017

SWorkz S35-3T nitro truggy – Coming soon

Following a first teaser image, SWorkz have released more renderings of their forthcoming S35-3T 1/8th scale nitro off-road truggy. The newly developed vehicle will utilise design features taken over from the S35 series buggies, such as the ability to easily add balance weights to the rear part of the chassis, it will come with an angled engine mount as well as many other features. More information will become available in time for the release, although a date has not been given yet.

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August 10, 2017

Avid gold & silver Triad wing buttons

Avid have expanded their range of Triad wing buttons for 1/8th and 1/10th vehicles by two new colours. Adding to the already existing black, blue, red, green, pink, orange, hard anodize, purple are the new silver and gold buttons. Each weighs in at 0.3g, they are made of high-quality aluminium and come with silver edge details and laser-etched logos. Using an M3 flathead screw the wing buttons fit pretty much every 1/8th and 1/10th vehicle on the market.

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August 9, 2017

Belgian SCT Cup Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the Belgian SCT Cup was held in the middle of a park in Enghien as part of the biggest RC exhibition of the country. The Buggy Tournai Racing Club laid out a nice temporary tack but due to the weather, practice on Saturday would be limited. On Sunday it took the first two qualification rounds for the track to dry up completely, making car setup and tyre choice a bit complex and spicing up the race. In the Pro2 class, Nicolas Evens (TLR) dominated and won all rounds. In the first round, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) followed in 2nd in some distance, struggling with car setup. Tom Vercarre (TLR) was in full swing again and took a nice 3rd spot, a result he would only improve in the second and third round by taking 2nd places, securing himself the P2 spot on the grid. Géry’s struggles continued in the second round where he finished 3rd while he broke his truck in the final qualifier, however he still took P3 for the finals.

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August 9, 2017

RDRP B64 brass suspension mounts

The new Revolution Design Racing Products brass suspension mounts for the Team Associated B64 series of buggies are direct replacement for the kit’s lightweight parts. They add valuable weight especially when running in high-traction conditions or when the track is getting bumpier. Machined from black-coated brass and sporting gold-colour chamfered edges the parts weigh in at 14g for the A LRC mount, 13g for the B LRC mount, 14g for the C mount and 15g for the D mount, which shifts the weight bias further to the front or rear of the buggy, depending on the location of the brass hangers. Using the front A and B brass mounts will result in an easier to drive buggy while the rear C and D mounts add traction out of and rotation into corners. Using the brass suspension mounts all-round will add valuable weight when running on very bumpy and/or grippy tracks. All mounts were designed to work with the original #92014 arm mount inserts and they are best used in pairs at the front or the rear.

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August 9, 2017

Yeah Racing TRX-4 brass portal axle covers

Yeah Racing have introduced brass portal axle covers for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The parts are machined from high-quality material, they weigh in at 42g and add valuable weight to the suspension and wheel area which can be beneficial when attacking trails and all sorts of terrain. Each set includes two covers and they are available very soon.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

August 9, 2017

Schumacher Gilet raceware

Coming from Schumacher is their new Gilt raceware. Available in various adult sizes, the classic frost grey colour garment is of good quality and ideal for RC racing environments as it allows to keep the arms free and unrestricted yet keeps the body warm.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 9, 2017

Georgy Chmigal wins at Russian EP On-road Champs

The 2017 Russian Electric On-road Championships were recently held in St. Peterburg in excellent weather conditions. In the Touring Modified class Georgy Chmigal (Xray) was the man to beat, winning all qualifiers except of two and also coming out on top after the A-mains, taking the title from runner-up, Maxim Laverychev (Awesomatix) and 3rd placed Vladislav Glebov (Xray). Elsewhere in the supporting Nitro class it was Alexander Naumov (Xray) with the win from Nikita Ignatiev (Xray) and Sergey Piskunov. The Electric Touring Junior title went to young Andrey Egorov (Xray).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 9, 2017

BMT 701 +1 steering block inserts

Coming from BMT and made for the 701 kit are the +1 steering block inserts. Machined from aluminium and coming with a natural finish the insets allow to adjust the king pin angle which can be a useful tuning option in certain track conditions. Depending on the orientation the king pin angle can be increased or decreased by simply flipping the inserts.

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