Available from Radtec are 0 degree aluminium C-hubs for RTC-equipped Yokomo BD8 touring cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver edge details the parts replace the standard composite hubs with stronger and stiffer items in order to increase traction and improve drivability on high-traction surfaces.
1up Racing, the new company of U.S. touring car wizard, Randy Caster has introduced the new 12mm Pro Battery Tape. Ultra thick fibre strands and an extremely sticky adhesive makes the tape exceptionally durable and long lasting and with a width of just 12mm it makes for easy fitment in any car that uses tape to secure the battery pack.
European SWorkz distributors MW RC Cars have released two teaser images of their forthcoming S35-T series of nitro and electric truggies. The follow-up models of the S350T series trucks are meant to utilise many of the features seen on the current S35 buggies and more information and images should become available soon.
View a teaser of the S35-TE here
Volante have their all-new line of pre-glued 1/10th formula tyres available. They are of a low-profile design for greatly improved overall performance and a new look and they come mounted on black multi-spoke wheels. Available are medium-soft, medium and hard compound front as well as medium-soft asphalt, soft asphalt and soft carpet rear variants. Also coming are 4-piece sets of side wall stickers in a multitude of colours.
Shepherd have introduced the V2 battery mount for the Velox F1 formula car. It utilises a new carbon fibre battery brace/upper plate that accommodates a rubber O-ring to secure the battery pack while also shifting the pack about 2.6mm towards the rear for increased traction in lower grip conditions. Included in the set is also a redesigned shock plate with all parts being available separately for spares and repair.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Coming from Fenix is a 2.0mm aluminium chassis for the Infinity IF14 touring car. Machined from 7075-T6 alloy and sporting a more narrow 83.5mm width, the fully symmetrical chassis weighs in at 79g and it comes black anodised and with milled out sections to optimise the flex characteristics.
The recent oOple Off-road Open Series Championships saw Schumacher’s Ben Jemison taking the A-final wins in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. The final round of the oOoos was held at Bury and the wins enabled Ben to wrap up the title in both classes.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The second round of the RC Maniacs Championship was held at the Argos track in Greece. Classes run were Touring Modified, Touring Stock 13.5T blinky, and Formula 17.5T blinky. Tyres were open but the Touring car drivers opted to use LRP’s G32 tyre as it is the handout wheel for the Greek championships, while the Formula class relied on the new Hudy Formula tyres. To increase fun and add a bit of spectacle it was decided to run the event in a Reedy race format with six of eight rounds counting towards the overall results. In Touring Modified Xray’s Michalis Kiriazis was a force but he had to leave early due to family obligations – a situation local driver Diamantis Sotiris (Xray) took advantage of to grab the overall win with Nikos Nikolakopoulos coming in close 2nd. Christos Vasilopoulos (Tamiya) finished 3rd ahead of another local Xray driver, Christos Kindis.
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