The Latvian 2016/17 Carpet Fights indoor off-road championship recently concluded with the sixth and final round. Overall in the 4WD Buggy class it was Evalds Butans who took this year’s title from vice-champion Ugis Zikmanis and third placed Maris Sprancis. Janis Daubergs and Krisjanis Rolis completed an all-Xray top 5 result.
View the championship top 10 results here
The opening round of the Italian GT national championship was held at the Il Lombrico track in Milazzo. In the F2 category Andrea Catanzani took the Super Pole after the qualifiers and he would also dominate the 45-minute A-main by coming out some eleven laps in front of second placed Fabio Valente while third placed Mauro Meli ended the day another five laps down in third.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
Coming from T-Works is a carbon fibre radio plate for the Kyosho MP9 TKI4 and the older spec TKI3 kit. Replacing the standard part with a lighter and cooler looking item the place is a direct fit on the nitro buggies and it comes machined from high-quality sheet material.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
HRC Distribution have another Team Magic option part for the E5 Monster Truck available, this time in the form of an aluminium shock absorber set. Included are threaded black anodised aluminium shock bodies for easy ride height adjustments, aluminium shock caps for durability, and orange springs for looks. The shocks come as pairs and they are usable on the E5 and E5 HX trucks.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
Japanese company Acuvance has introduced the new Xarvis brushless speed controller for 1/10th scale applications. The speedo is housed in a machined all-aluminium case and it features an integrated on/off switch, a separate receiver wire for convenient replacement and an integrated low-profile high-flow heatsink that can be equipped with an optional fan unit. A dedicated port for an optional programming unit and Bluetooth dongle makes programming of the ESC, that offers a blinky mode as well as several turbo and timing as well as Rev-limiting functions, easy. The controller is available in the three colours of black, red and purple.
View the specifications and more images here
Season number five of the Japanese Speed King Tour kicked off at the Rajiten Nagoya indoor tarmac track in the Aichi prefecture. The race format was left the same as in the previous year and classes run would be Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Oval. In the premier Modified category, newly-signed Infinity driver Akio Sobue showed great speed at his home track, taking the TQ after the three qualifying rounds of qualifying and dominating the 7-minutes A-final from start to finish. Yokomo driver Yugo Nagashima had to settle for second and Kazunari Tomita (ARC) finished third.
Continue reading the report here
SWorkz have introduced the new S35-3E 1/8th electric buggy kit. The vehicle utilises many of the new parts introduced with the S35-3 nitro buggy, such as newly designed suspension arms with optional carbon fibre covers for the front upper arms, a new steering system with optimised Ackermann geometry as well as new shock towers to accommodate the larger L-BBS shocks. Other features include 6mm shaft universal driveshafts for improved drivetrain efficiency, and the hard-coated Lower Friction Coefficient L.F.C. 7075-T6 aluminium chassis can utilise a balance weight system for quick weight bias adjustments. The kit also comes standard with a couple of factory team option parts and it is rounded out by a refined shock system for a more planted ride. The kit will hit the stores very soon.
Coming from JConcepts are three new 3-D-printed wire route sleeves. The unique and small design of the wire sleeve pieces allow wiring to look clean and also aides in the overall appearance of the vehicle. First up is the 3-wire sleeve and motor ring that is made specifically for the Team Associated B64. It brings the A, B and C wires in close to the motor without touching. The built-in ring holds the wires in a clean position and minimises the height providing a little more room between body and wiring.
