The Polish Benek Cup in Poland, considered to be one of the most popular races in the country, was recently held in the city of Lodz. Ales Bayer would be in control of things in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes as he not only TQ’d both categories but he also took the overall wins. In 4WD Szymon Luczak and Siwy Luczak would come in second and third respectively while the 2WD podium was completed by Wojciech Rzepecki and Sebastian Migal.
HRC Distribution have introduced two new low profile servos. The HRC Racing 68112DL (0.09s/12.0kg-cm) and the 68113DBL (0.07s/13.0kg-cm) both utilise nylon fibre and aluminium cases, they feature double ball bearings and a sturdy metal gear drivetrains, with the 68113DBL also coming with a powerful brushless motor, making for even swifter transit times and increased torque. The servos are usable with 4.8V to 6.0V input and they use standard 25T spline servo arms.
Australian company Bezerk RC have introduced two new optional carbon fibre top decks and a battery hook set for the Yokomo YZ4 buggy. First up are the two optional top decks. Both are made from 2.0mm carbon fibre and for low to medium grip conditions, the Supaflex version is made to allow more flex, resulting in reduced and more consistent lap times. The split design also allows some level of adjustment, like an on-road top deck, more or less screws can be fitted to fine tune the amount of flex.
Coming from Spec-R and made for the Xray T4’16 touring car is a 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis plate. Cut from high-quality carbon fibre the chassis is of a fully symmetrical design with the milled motor pocket also apparent in the battery compartment to make for equal left-to-right flex characteristics. The chassis is a direct replacement for the stock part and available soon.
Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]
Maclan Racing have introduced their all-new MRR 540-size sensored competition brushless motors. They are built using pure copper wire and feature a balanced sintered rotor, adjustable timing, a lightweight, vented CNC-machined 6061 all-aluminium can and precision ball bearings. The spec class MRR motor is designed to the maximum tolerance of the rules and the short stack design will produce a lower resistance allowing the highest performance possible. The motors utilise heavy-duty concave-shape soldering taps for easy wiring and they are available in 3.5T to 25.5T variants from March.
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Seen for the first time at last week’s Dirt Nitro Challenge, JConcepts have now officially introduced the all-new Hybrid 1/8th off-road wing. The pre-trimmed polycarbonate wing formed in heavy-duty material has a hard chamfered leading edge to the side-dams while angular sections blend into the high-performance shape giving a location for that initial step and transition to the wing’s gurney position. At the rear of the wing rest 7 individual ribs which support the wings upper section as it transitions to the gurney and the wing set features injection moulded components which form the Hybrid combination.
Brilliant RC have introduced their new nitro fuel line. Developed in close cooperation with a leading fuel manufacturer the high performance racing fuel will meet the highest standards to ensure constant quality, high power output and economic mileage. The fuel is available as 16 percent nitro on-road and 25 percent nitro off-road variant and it comes in 5 liter cans with child protection cap and individual batch ID numbers for easy identification.
Source: Brilliant RC [brilliant-rc.com]
The recent third round of the Swiss Islikon Masters attracted a total of 100 drivers to compete in several electric classes including 2WD and 4WD Buggy. Xray’s Nico Schmid made a clean sweep both in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes by taking the TQs and wins to round out a perfect weekend. Second in 2WD was Team Durango driver Philipp Huber from Florian Schmid (Xray) in third.
