Team Associated have released lightweight pillow balls for the RC8B3 and RC8B3e buggies. The parts are a direct replacement for the standard steel versions and they reduce unsprung mass in the front steering block assembly, resulting in a more aggressive steering feel which is perfect for smooth track conditions with high grip levels.
Pro-Line has new merchandise available in the form of a zip-up hoodie and two T-shirts. Starting with the hoodie, the black zip-up with lightning Bolt styling sports a huge white P-L outlined in light blue strikes down on the upper left chest and a full Pro-Line logo along the left arm. Coming with the same lightning Bolt styling is the blue Bolt T-shirt. A huge white P-L outlined in light blue strikes down on the upper left chest and a small centred logo on the back completes the look. The shirt is made from premium Tri-Blend material for maximum comfort and minimum shrinkage. Last but not least comes the Script black T-shirt with retro styling and a small black and white Pro-Line logo on the front and centre with a large centred retro diner’s style logo on the back completing the look. The shirts are available soon in S to XXL sizes.
Team Magic have introduced a 2mm aluminium chassis plate for the E4RS III+ touring car. Machined from black anodised 7075 aluminium the symmetrical chassis provides a more predictable handling on medium to high-bite carpet tracks. Laser-etched logos in the battery pack area also add some visual impact.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
Radtech have introduced a -4mm differential hub set for 1/12th scale pan cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming in blue or black colour the set includes a left and a right wheel hub who allow the use of wide offset wheels as the hubs reduce the track width by a total of 4mm. The set fits Team Associated’s 1/12th cars as well as all cars with a similar rear axle design.
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Coming from Exotek and made for the Exo-Six conversion kit is a new aluminium main chassis plate. Cut from 7075 material and coming black anodised and laser-etched the highly machined part is of a complex design to retain stiffer chassis flex traits than the carbon fibre chassis while being 23g heavier to insure the lowest possible centre of gravity for carpet racing. Despite being stiffer the chassis is also good for the use on asphalt.
The Buggyparty Farewell Race was held at the iconic PRC track in Pattaya, Thailand with drivers from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea and Australia in attendance. For the first 30 minutes of the 60 minute main final Jason Nugroho would be in the lead but he lost a lot of time during marshalling after a flip and the following flameout cost him dearly. Jason tried to get back in the lead but he lost his pace and so Australia’s Zac Ryan would bring home the win from Jason in second and Korea’s Ryan Lee in third.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The Batam Night Race was held last Saturday at the Batam RC Speedway Track, in Batam with racers from Singapore, Jakarta, Medan, Batam, Tanjung Pinang, Pekanbaru and Aceh in attendance. After the five rounds of 10 minute qualifying Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) took the TQ. During the final B-main it started to rain and the A-main was delayed by over an hour but all drivers wanted to race and so the main was started on a very wet track. Unfortunately no one was able to finish the race and so the top 3 result saw Edianto (Kyosho/O.S.) taking the win from Jason Nugroho with Asang Ho (Mugen/Reds Racing) grabbing the final podium spot. Behind the three Ameng (Mugen/Reds Racing) and Afriandy (Mugen/Reds Racing) completed the top 5 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The HFCC Racing Club in Den Haag, The Netherlands recently kicked off the Indoor Season with a new indoor racing series, the 3-round HFCC Indoor Racing Series. Run in the four classes of Touring 17.5T, M-Chassis, Formula 21.5T and 1/12th Stock the opening round attracted a good amount of drivers and racing started on Saturday afternoon after track building was done. In the Touring Stock class some close battles were on for the TQ and after the three rounds of qualifying Sybrand de Boer came out fastest in front of Daniel Jansma and Bart Wubben.
