Venom have been in contact to give us a sneak peek at the production version of their new SC truck, the 2wd Gambler. This is the evolution of the SCX prototype that was shown at the toy fair in Germany in February and has been refined from that version, with new graphics, wheels and tires as well as being given a new name.
View the feature list and more images of the new truck here
Belgian electro Off-road racing club BRCC have announced that they now have a permanent indoor track in Charleroi, Lodelinsart. Jean-Paul Voumart and his BRCC-crew have been the organising force behind the well-known EIR-races and also recently a 24 hour Endurance race. Having previously rented the venue for certain weekends, the track would always have to be rebuilt each weekend, but now they have exclusive use of the venue so the astroturf will remain down permanently and although they currently have a good layout, it can be changed, as the astroturf-mat covers the complete track-surface. Plans are underway that will see the BRCC again organising the BRCC Winter Trophy and of course future EIR-races & Belgian Nationals and drivers will be able to train on the permanent indoor astroturf track in between races.
The UK’s premier International Race Meeting, the 5th annual Pro-Line Challenge, will once again be held in Slough outside London in late August. The race has become a must-attend for all the top UK drivers not only because of the nationals round the week after but the strong international presence as well. Open to 1/8th Nitro Buggy and using a control Pro-Line tire, on-site camping, toilets, refreshments etc. are available.
More information on the event can be found here.
Last weekend saw the third round of the French 1/8th scale buggy Nationals run at Dolus D’Oléron on the west coast. Qualifying saw Losi/Novarossi driver Yannick Aigoin take the top spot followed by Xray/RB driver Jerome Sartel in 2nd and championship leader Jerome Aigoin with his Kyosho/Novarossi in 3rd. A disaster for Jerome Aigoin in the semi final meant he wouldn’t take part in the final, while Yannick and Sartel both won their Semi finals. With Yannick starting from the pole position, he romped ahead to win the hour long race by 2 laps ahead of Sartel in 2nd, with Mugen/Novarossi driver Guillaume Vray claiming 3rd, 11 seconds further back.
Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]
This past weekend was the ROAR Region 10 championships held at Dirt Works in Burlington Colorado and Mike Truhe gave us this report. The race was a two day event with qualifying Saturday and the finals on Sunday. I was unable to attend Saturday’s qualifying as I was finishing up some final testing at Colorado Fast Track in Colorado springs. Qualifying went well for Matt Chambers as he went on to TQ the buggy class convincingly. Myself and Lars Johnson arrived Sunday morning in the hope we could bump up into the final. The B-main went fairly well with me and Lars taking to top two spots after the 30min B-main. The 45 minute final was really exciting. The wind picked up a little bit making some of the jumps a little more difficult. In the end it was a Losi podium with me taking the win, Matt Chambers in second and Lars Johnson taking the final podium spot. Big thanks to Bill from Dirt Works for the awesome event and hospitality.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
New from Team Titan is this Blitz MBX6 body shell. Featuring more front downforce than the original body, it gives less air time for quicker jumps. Extra space around the rear also gives better engine cooling. Made from high quality 1.0mm or 1.5mm thick polycarbonate with a protective film on the outside, it is supplied with high quality windows masks and decals. Also new from Team Titan is their new big diameter 84mm buggy wheel. Designed to fit the most popular 1/8th off road racing tires from the U.S. it is made from lightweight and high impact resistant nylon and is available in white and fluorescent yellow.
View more body shell shots here
We reported previously on RPM’s new rear bearing carriers for the HPI Blitz and Firestorm lines of vehicles that incorporated 5x11mm bearings, improving durability and performance significantly. That same bearing size is now available for the front end of those same vehicles, with their new in-line steering blocks incorporating a 5x11mm bearing, which has nearly twice the dynamic load rating as the stock 5x10mm bearing, making a strong truck nearly bulletproof. These blocks incorporate all stock geometry for a perfect fit and are molded from the company’s ultra durable blend of nylons for a significant improvement in durability and strength as well.
Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]
This past weekend was the Novarossi challenge at Riverfront RC and Phillip Atondo and his crew put together a fabulous race track. The people in northern Ca. really know how to have a good time at a race. It’s a really nice track with trees in the pit area and a super nice motocross track behind the driver stand. The event was a two day event with three rounds of qualifying on Saturday and mains on Sunday. Team Losi driver Phillip Atondo would take TQ in both Buggy and Truggy over Team Losi’s Team Manager Kevin Gahan that made the trip up North to support the race. When mains day came Phillip would put in two great runs to win both buggy and truggy over Kevin Gahan which would be runner up in both classes.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
