Serpent have a first teaser of their forthcoming S100-LTR 200mm pan car kit available. The World GT car will feature a new centre pivot design, new adjustable steering blocks and upper arms, a redesigned chassis and top deck as well as a longer centre shock absorber. More information will become later this week.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The opening round of the Finnish 1/10 Touring Nationals was held at the Fullspeed RC raceway in Helsinki on a small and challenging track. In qualifying Karri Salmela was the man to beat and after the four qualifying rounds he took the overall TQ from Henry Salmen and Kalle Lehto. The opening final then saw the top 3 finish in the starting order but in A2 Karri crashed at the three minute mark, resulting in a DNF for him. Kalle made maximum use of the situation and took the win and going into the third and decisive leg Karri, Kalle and Henry all had the chance to grab the overall win. At the end of A3 the top 3 again finished in the starting order, handing Karri the win in the final main and also the overall victory at the opening round of the championship.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
The ninth and final round of the Brazilian Curitibano Championship was held at the CAAR track. Despite a worst rain forecast with rain all weekend the weather on Saturday started out of and at the end it was young Lucas Baruffi (Xray) who came out fastest after practice and seeding from fellow Xray drivers Willian Capitelli and André Franchi. The heats then started on an inconsistent and slippery track and at the end of heat four the rain came back, forcing for an hour long break until heat five could be started. Unfortunately the heaven opened its gates again and so the championship reached its end and it was Willian Capitelli who took the overall win. Lucas Baruffi grabbed the runner-up spot from Flavio Salinet (Xray) who rounded out the top 3 result.
Coming from Intech and made for the ER-14 buggy is a short battery strap. Cut from high-quality carbon fibre and sporting a two-colour Intech logo the strap is designed for shorty packs exclusively. Using the battery strap not only makes for a more secure fastening of the shorty pack but it also adds some visual impact to the car.
Source: Intech [intechracing.com]
MIP have introduced the Roller Pucks .150 x .093 rebuild kit for the newly released Roller Pucks drive system. This all-in-one kit is directly targeted towards those that already use the MIP Pucks system with steel outdrives and want to upgrade to MIP’s new Roller Pucks system which features a metal rolling bushing rather than a plastic sliding puck. The refresh kit includes all needed parts to upgrade two driveshafts such as two Roller Puck pins, four Roller pucks and three button head screws.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Franchise Racing have a set of Lexan body stiffeners for a range of applications available. Including four front and four rear plates the set contains enough stiffeners for two touring car bodies. The parts just need to be cut out, bend at the lines and attached using double sided tape to prevent annoying body tucks or wobbly behaviour at high speeds.
Source: Franchise Racing Products [squareup.com]
Coming from T-Works and made for the Yokomo YZ-4 buggy are two titanium turnbuckle sets. Available as hybrid and traditional 1-piece variant the parts, made from the same high-quality material as T-Works’ titanium screws, scrub some weight while adding rigidity and visual impact. Included comes a suitable 4mm turnbuckle wrench.
View the standard turnbuckle set here
Italian company Reds Racing have introduced their updated Quattro off-road clutch system. Available in a 32mm and 34mm variant the clutch makes use of a thicker flywheel to increase the inertia of rotation and the durability of the flywheel. The adjustable clutch incorporates a rotating front plate, doing away with the need for disassembly or spring changes. Included in the set are the Hybrid 4 shoes, a mixture of two aluminium and two carbon composite shoes.
