HRC Distribution have introduced a Team Magic anti-roll bar kit for the E5 series of monster trucks. Usable on the front or the rear of the truck the set will improve stability in corners on medium to high-bite surfaces and it includes all needed mounting hardware. The set is usable on the E5 and E5 HX and it is available now.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
The opening round of the HKRCSA EP Open Cup was held this past weekend at the Hong Kong based Tom Racing Circuit. In the Touring Modified class it was Hay who took the TQ and the win in the opening A-main only to suffer a DNF in leg 2, allowing Fai Ho to come out on top. In the decisive leg 3 Fai Ho suffered problems early in the run which allowed Hay to take the win only 0.3s in front of team mate Ray Poon to grab the overall victory from Fai Ho in second and Ray Poon in third.
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New RC track in Thailand recently held their second club race and in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Alex Kaewjunan who took the overall TQ after the qualifiers. At the start of the 45-minute A-main, Alex jumped into the lead and he never looked back to take the win one lap ahead of Mongkolphan L. with Meen V. completing the podium result in third, another lap down.
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The opening round of the French 1/8th E-buggy nationals was held at the indoor facility in Reims this past weekend. HB Racing’s Thomas Musso would come out successful after the A-main from Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel in second and TLR’s Jerome Sartel in third. Vincent Meertens (TLR) and Stephane Deroch (Mugen) would round out the top 5 result.
Serpent have released optional anti-roll bar wires for the Spyder SDX4 buggy. Coming 0.2mm increments and in diameters of 1.0mm up to 1.8mm the anti-roll bars help to fine-tune the buggy’s chassis roll on a variety of surfaces. The black-coated and laser-etched wires are available separately for the front and the rear of the buggy.
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Modelix have introduced the new Procircuit H-Block 1/8th buggy tyre. An evolution of the popular Sweet Spot the tyre sports an H-shaped tread pattern for forward grip on a variety of surfaces including loose dirt while also showing exceptional self-cleaning capacities. The tyre comes pre-glued on yellow dish rims in white super soft, yellow soft and medium orange compounds and including new XL foam inserts for a more consistent bump track handling and an easy-to-drive feeling.
Source: Modelix [modelixracing.com]
VBC Racing have introduced new option parts for the Wildfire D09 1/10th electric touring car. First up is the vertical upper deck set for the Wildfire D09 touring car. Designed for the use on lower grip asphalt and carpet tracks the set provides higher chassis flex and a more linear steering feeling. Included in the kit are the new carbon fibre top brace as well as aluminium mounting hardware.
The Swiss Indoor Masters was recently held in Chiasso, Switzerland and it saw Marco Manzo (Yokomo) walking away with the TQ and win in the Touring Modified class. Florian Hauser and (Xray) and Oliver Krähemann (Xray) would round out the top 3 result. The Touring Stock 13.5T category had Noah Asendorf (Xray) taking the top qualifier honours but in the finals he had to settle for second behind Andrea Valerio (Xray) while Nico Catelani (Xray) came in third. 1/10th Pan Car had Luca Martinelli (Xray) taking the day’s win from Simon Del Monego in second and Claudio Pasquin (Xray) in third while the 1/12th scale class saw Erol Sehirtoy (Xray) bringing home the win from Khounmy Bui (Xray) and Raphael Wicki (Serpent).
