Following their extensive line of carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated B6 series of buggies, French brand Rusti Design has introduced several option parts for the B64 4WD kit. First up are a carbon fibre front shock tower as well as standard and tall rear shock towers. The standard parts match the kit geometry while the taller rear shock tower was developed for the use with longer 31mm shock body dampers.
Ronald Volker has set the fastest time in the opening round of controlled practice at ETS Italy. The Yokomo driver set the fastest 3-consecutive laps of the Riccione track ahead of Marc Rheinard with the big surprise being Viktor Wilck, the Serpent driver going third quickest. Having set the pace over the 7 rounds of free practice from Rheinard & Volker, Bruno Coelho would post the fourth fastest time on the first of the two attempts drivers will have to determine the seeding for qualifying. Returning to racing after a short illness, Viljami Kutvonen would post the 5th fastest time with Nicolas Lee completing the Top 6.
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Arrowmax have introduced their new aluminium multi parts tray. Machined from high-quality alloy and coming black anodised and with machined silver edge details the tray measures 180x120x8mm and it offers one large and two smaller compartments, making arranging small parts during building, maintaining and set up much easier.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The Northpark track in Greece recently held an electric off-road race and it was Xray’s Tasos Paparegas who walked away with the win in the 4WD buggy class. Tasos would make a clean sweep, winning all qualifiers and finals to grab the day’s win from Xray team mate Kiprianidis in 2nd and Yokomo driver Mitsiopoulos in 3rd.
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Futaba’s Hideo Kitazawa has released a couple of detail images of the forthcoming 7PX 2.4GHz radio system. On show during this week’s Shizuoka Hobby Show the 7PX is understood to be the company’s new top of the foodchain radio system, sporting a large 4.3 inch touch display, the new T-FHSS Super Response transmitting system and also a new 2-antenna receiver. The full specifications and features have yet to surface and we keep you updated on the progress.
RPM have introduced two front bumpers for the Team Associated B6 buggies. First up is a mini bumper that replaces the stock hinge pin retainer. It provides roughly 25mm of forward extension and nearly 49mm of width to help protect the front end of the vehicle. That means direct frontal impacts won’t transfer 100 percent of that damaging impact energy into the front bulkhead, chassis or shock tower. The mini bumper weighs in at a mere 7.5g and it is moulded from RPM’s own nylon mix.
Coming from Hudy is a pocket hobby knife with replaceable blades. Of a foldable design the knife is very compact, making it easy to carry in your tool box while the blade is hidden in the folded position for greater safety. The replaceable blade ensures it stays sharp all the time with the spare blades being available as 5-piece packs coming in a protective container.
The penultimate round of the 2017 Texas Electric Onroad Series was held in San Antonio, Texas. Hosted by the Alamo City Racing Club, the race took place at a local community park on a converted tennis court. The abrasive tennis court surface provided high traction, but also high tire wear. The track itself was large and flowing, allowing for high speeds and some extremely close racing. Unforgiving wooden lane barriers made driving a clean race essential, as one wrong brush against the boards could send a driver back to the pits early. The event featured six different race classes. In Modified Touring, Chris Tosolini would take both TQ and 1st in the A-main. Ron Atomic would post the single fastest lap in the main, while working his way from fourth on the starting grid to finish second overall. John Hodges would round out the top 3 drivers.
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