Italian company BMT have introduced new optional parts for the 701 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car. First up is the Evo2 front shock tower. The part is made from high-quality carbon fibre and it offers updated and optimised shock mounting positions. Also new are 2.2mm and 2.4mm front and rear anti-roll bars. The optional wires allow for finer adjustment steps.
Pro-Line Racing hosted the final round of the JBRL Nitro Series this past weekend with the event having 120 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, and Joseph Quagraine. Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of qualifying for Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck. In the Buggy class, Drake pulled away from the field in the early stages of the race, but had a bad lap or two and allowed Cody King to catch up. Adam and Cody had a great battle in the middle part of the race, but Drake eventually settled into a groove and distanced himself from the field. Drake took the victory followed by Cody and Joseph. Elsewhere in the Nitro Truck final, Adam Drake led wire to wire and took the victory.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
Coming from Tekin is the new RX4 rock racing and rock crawling brushless electronic speed controller. The waterproof speedo offers features such as a high-voltage BEC, widely adjustable brake settings, data logging and it can also drive brushed motors. The HotWire PC interface allows for advanced programming and updating and gold-plated solder posts make for easy wire replacing. The controller measures 40.6×50.8×35.5mm, it weighs in at 75.5g and it is usable with 2S to 4S LiPo batteries.
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JConcepts have added the Swaggers 4WD front tyre to their range of dedicated carpet and astro turf tyres. The tyre has a multitude of heights and angular ribs for corner speed, consistency and straight-line tracking ability. They are designed for the width of a 4WD front wheels but will also fit a standard 2WD front wheel for increased grip when needed. The ultra low-profile carcass keeps a 4WD buggy very predictable and consistent in high-grip conditions while pointing the vehicle in the correct direction. Side-wall ribs in a circular pattern add to the exterior of the tyre to support high-grip racing. The pink compound marked with two pink dots on the tyre represents a new compound for JConcepts, a medium soft material with good wear characteristics.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Flash Point R/C Products is introducing a new line of performance shock and differential fluids. Both are made from 100 percent pure silicone oil and will stay consistent during long main events. The 75ml bottle uses a flip top cap to insure no leaks during travel and the fluids are available as 300 to 900 shock and 2.000 to 40.000 diff fluid.
Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]
The second round of the Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. The popular championship once again attracted an almost-capacity entry, with well over 100 drivers competing across the two classes of Modified and Super Stock Touring. In the Modified class, the entry was bolstered by the attendance of Xray stars Alexander Hagberg and Olly Jefferies. But it was round one runner-up Andy Moore who set the initial pace, topping the first qualifier from Elliott Harper, and the Xray team-mates of Olly and Alexander. However, this produced possibly one of the tightest qualifying results ever, with second to seventh places covered by one second.
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The opening round of the Northwest Indoor Series hosted by Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, Washington was held this past weekend. In the highly contested 4WD Modified Buggy class it was Tanner Day who walked away with the TQ and win from Harley Yoshii in second and Jackson Andres in third. Elsewhere in the 40+ 2WD Modified Buggy category it was Roger Seim who TQ’d and won from Mike Dana and Mike Shirk.
This past weekend saw the third round of seven of the 2016/17 Schumacher Masters Series, hosted by Worksop Radio Car Club at the North Notts Community Arena, Worksop. The quick, open track sported some particularly long sweeping corners, tight jump sections and carpet only used on one jump. This event also saw new steel marshal protectors located at the quicker areas of the track. Overall in the 2WD class TQ holder Craig Collinson came out fastest in the A-mains from Greg Williams and Mitchell Fiddling.
