PR Racing soon have new 1/10th scale buggy wheels available. They offer a revised design and are available as new 2WD slim front, 2WD regular wide front, 4WD front and general rear rim in white or fluorescent yellow colour, as pair or 4-pair value packs. The wheels fit PR Racing’s line of 2WD and 4WD buggies and also other brand’s cars.
Round four of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin. The event was held in several electric on-road and off-road classes and it attracted some of the countries fastest drivers. In the premier class of Touring Modified Martin Hudy was the man to beat and at the end it was only about who would round out the top 3 result. Ultimately Jakub Simurda and Oliver Havranek would join Martin on the podium.
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Serpent have introduced new optional parts for the SDX4 1/10th 4WD buggy in the form of 0 degree C-hubs and a high downforce front wing. Starting with the suspension parts, the castor hubs are machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and they come with a silver finish and laser-etched markings for easy identification. The hubs add stiffness and durability to the front end while allowing to adjust the steering characteristics for specific track conditions. Also new is the high downforce front wing. Designed to be mounted behind the front shock tower the wing will add extra front end downforce when needed. The wing comes made from clear polycarbonate and it will also fit other the buggies of other brands.
Coming from HRC Distribution’s HRC Racing brand are the TSW shock shaft pliers. Machined from high-quality aluminium and sporting a red anodised finish for wear and looks, the pliers help to attach or remove ballcups without damaging the shaft’s delicate surface. Five different size grooves fit the shock shafts of a multitude of scales including 1/12th, 1/10th and 1/8th.
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UK Team Corally distributors X-Factory UK have released first official information on the forthcoming SSX8R and SSX8S 1/8th electric on-road kits. The SSX8 series utilises a simple rigid suspension design that does away with complicated adjustments without sacrificing on-track performance. The 4WD cars were designed for the use with 4S LiPo battery packs, they feature a ball-type front suspension, adjustable pivot damping, adjustable caster and camber settings, hardened steel driveshafts and delrin 32dp main gears. The difference between the SS8R and the SSX8S are the bulkhead, chassis and suspension materials with the SS8R coming with carbon fibre chassis and suspension parts beside a bunch of aluminium goodies while the SSX8S utilises a carbon fibre and G10 fibre glass chassis, G1o arms as well as composite plastic bulkheads. Both kits come without electronics, tyres or bodies but 1/8th nitro wheels and bodyshells are a direct fit on both the R and S variant.
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Round three of the Norwegian Cup was held on a purpose-built track in Trondheim. Andreas Daving (Yokomo) would take the TQ in the Touring Stock class but it was Team Magic’s Martin Sorlie who would come out fastest in A2 and A3, with plenty of luck and some skulls as well, to grab the overall victory from all-round racing hero Ketil Pettersen (Yokomo) and Andreas Daving in third.
Coming from SkyRC is the DC power distributor box with dual USB and triple banana-type outputs. Usable with 6V to 18VDC input the box multiples the outputs available from a power supply or dedicated charger, allowing to power mobile devices, pit lamps and more from a single power output at the same time. The box features two 5V/2.1A USB and triple banana/crocodile-type outputs and it is available in three variants with banana-type, DC male plug or XT60 plug connector harnesses.
The penultimate round of the Schumacher Indoor Masters Series was held at Worksop this past weekend. A huge entry once again of 144 competitors showed just how popular this event has become. As always the qualifying format was round by round, with the best two results to count towards the final and grid position. In 4WD it was Richard Lowe who was the man to beat, taking TQ in all four rounds to line up on pole position, ahead of Craig Collinson and James Helliwell. The finals were then again a Lowe show with James Helliwell climbing up one spot to second overall while Steve Pierce obtained the final podium spot.
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