Panther have announced the latest buggy tire in their extensive line-up with the release of the Raptor. Suitable for hard packed dry tracks, with a light dust, they are sold in a range of different hardnesses and with different foam inserts. Available now.
Source: Panther [pantherteam.com]
The second round of the Belgian 1/8th scale Buggy National Championship was held at the MBRC track in Charleroi last weekend. Qualifying saw Hobao driver Raphael Robert take the top qualifying spot ahead of Losi pairing Jerome Renaux in 2nd and Sebastian Wartelle in 3rd. Raphael also won his semi final would line up on pole position for the 30 minute main final, in which he led from start to finish, to take the win by 2 laps from Losi racer Guy De Weerd in 2nd and Mugen driver Nickell Cédric in 3rd.
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More new products from Spanish company Ultimate Racing, who have released this wheel balancer gum. As the name suggests the 50 gram tub contains gum to use to counter balance any off balance in your buggy’s wheel. Simply use a wheel balancer tool to find the heavy side of the wheel and counter weight it with as much or as little of this stuff as you need.
Source: Ultimate Racing [modelixracing.com]
JQ Products, the company started by Finnish racer Joeseph Quagraine, has released information on his first publicly available products, all of which come in gold or black machined aluminium. Made for the HoBao Hyper 8.5 there are new shock towers, which are lighter than the stock versions, with the front one saving you 6 grams while the rear one 14 grams. The front tower is also stronger due to the fact that the upper arm holes aren’t drilled all the way through, removing the need for the usual plastic piece. Also released are som front arm holders, designed to accept a toe-in bushing making it possible to add more kick up to help in the bumps and jumps. Finally some front wide arm holders have been made available, that are to be used together with Hyper 7 front arms. This is something that JQ himself used for the last 2 years when he raced for HoBao, and which makes the car a lot easier to drive by making it more stable, tracking straight in bumps and more level in jumps. The wide spacers are placed behind the Hyper 7 arm, on the hingepin.
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CS Electronic have announced the release of this new Super Sport 13.5T brushless motor, which is aimed at club racing and other spec racing series’. The winding of this motor, along with the rotor, has been optimised for best performance and power delivery, while the ventilation holes in the can greatly help reduce the working temperature and thus help increase efficiency. This motor has been approved by the DMC (German RC car Federation) for use as the spec motor in the 2wd and 4wd buggy championships, but can also be used as a spec motor in touring car classes.
Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]
Jammin have released this red aluminium clutch shoe set for their X1 series of buggies and truggies. Made from a special aluminium alloy, these CNC Machined clutch shoes are light weight and offer instant throttle response, while bevelled edges prevent mushrooming. Long lasting and low wear, the set is suitable for 3 shoe clutches and comes supplied with 1.0mm & 1.1mm springs & shims.
Source: Jammin [jamminproducts.com]
Following on from yesterday’s tease shot of the soon to be unveiled Cyclone D4 Sport, the actual car showed up as expected at the Shizuoka hobby show today, however full details and the cars production name are still unknown (to me). The pictures, taken by the people at Team Novi & Yaggy, show a moulded plastic tub version of the car which also appears to be able to take a stick pack, mounted perpendicular to the chassis line. To accommodate this the cars central drive shaft has been raised to get over the pack and the whole drive train is covered in rather attractive moulded plastic. As it seems now, the car looks set to be available as an RTR version but as we find out more, and get better pictures, we will let you know.
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This strange looking car is in fact the all new Inferno MP9 from Kyosho, the car that the company is confident can defend its World crown in the US this summer. The car, which is obviously still in prototype phase, was shown at this weeks Shizuoka hobby show in Japan, and to cover the parts that they want to keep secret they made this rather cool looking bodyshell. No further details are known, but have a look at the pictures and draw your own conclusions.
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