French brand Rusti Design has introduced new carbon fibre shock towers for the Kyosho ZX6 buggy. Available is a front and rear variant with both being cut from matte finish 5mm carbon fibre and matching the standard suspension geometry. They are understood to fit both the ZX6.6 and the older ZX6 and they are available now.
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The opening round of the Swedish Outdoor On-road Cup was held at the Staffanstorps Raceway in the south of the country. Good weather and lots of traction made for competitive racing in the 1/8th Nitro, 1/10th 200mm Touring and Electric Touring classes. In the 1/8th class Mikael Fransson posted the fastest four-minute qualifying round, taking the overall TQ. In the Superpole race Lars Haugen got himself the second direct qualifying spot to go straight into the main final.
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PPM Racing have introduced the new RC Cox 2.2mm carbon fibre main chassis and 2.0mm upper deck for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. The chassis offers a fully symmetrical design for best possible handling characteristics with both parts being direct replacements for the stock items.
Coming from VP-Pro is a new IFMAR and EFRA legal 1/8th buggy rear wing. Developed to comply with the current IFMAR rules, the side plates are large enough to hold a 40mm x 50mm start number sticker while the overall dimensions also comply with current IFMAR and EFRA requirements. The wing is made from tough yet flexible material, it is available in black, white and yellow colour and it includes an additional wickerbill for aerodynamic fine-tuning as well as a hardware set.
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HRC Distribution have introduced the new Team Magic aluminium wing button sets. Originally designed for the company’s E5 HX monster truck, the alloy buttons are also usable for 1/8th and 1/10th applications and they come in sets of two and including mounting hardware. The buttons are available in a range of colours including gold, orange, red and titanium.
X-Factory UK have introduced the new DMS Partz laydown gearbox brace set for the TLR 22 SCT 3.0 short course truck. Compatible with both the TLR and Exotek transmissions and also with either the kit standard body mounting or the new Exotek simple mount system, the assembly saves weight, increases rigidity and lowers the overall centre of gravity.
The recent Quebec Indoor Nationals saw Mark Sousa walking away with the double title after coming out fastest in both the Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy classes. Eric Deschenes came in 2nd in the Buggy class while Sam Langer completed the top 3 result. In the Pro Truggy category Mark was sidelined by 2nd placed Eric Deschenes while Carl Boulaire had to settle for 3rd overall.
The recent Race for Autism was held in Madera Acres, California in several nitro and electric 1/8th scale classes. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was CJ Jelin who took the TQ and he would also set the fastest time in Nitro Truggy. In the Pro Nitro Buggy main CJ Jelin (Xray) lead from tone to tone with only a couple mistakes to grab the win from Xray teammate Tyler Vik. Kyosho’s Ryan Kenny completed the top 3 podium result.
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