PSM from Germany have a new option part for the Yokomo B-Max4 III available in the form of a carbon fibre steering brace. The part is machined from 3mm glossy finish carbon fibre, weights in at only 2.5g and improves the steering response of the buggy by adding rigidity to the standard composite brace. Included with the part comes fastening hardware to make it a drop fit solution.
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Avid introduce new carbon fibre arm inserts for the Hot Bodies D812 buggy. With a thickness of 0.75mm they offer an in-between solution between the standard plastic and the optional 1.5mm carbon inserts that are only used in rare high-bite conditions. The Avid parts are cut from 1.5mm material but are heavily machined to offer pockets of 0.75mm thickness allowing to run the parts in a wide range of track conditions. The front inserts are also of an updated design to prevent them from breaking as the original parts can do. The inserts are available as separate front and rear sets as well as complete 4-piece offering.
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LsL Racing introduce an aluminium steering brace for Team Associated’s Prolite 4×4 RTR truck. This first in a line of option parts is CNC-machined from 7075 material, it is light of weight and offers super high strength to reduce the slop in the front steering and to stiffen the front of the chassis in a key area. The part is a direct replacement and comes blue anodized.
Source: LsL Racing [lslracing.com]
New from Yeah Racing come these 11 degree C-hubs for the Axial SCX10. The CNC-machined parts are light of weight yet durable and they come blue anodised to add a splash of colour to the chassis. Included in the set is one left and one right hand hub carrier along fastening hardware.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
The 1/10 200mm EFRA European B Championship was held in the last week at the ARCA RC Track in Alcobendas near Madrid. The race showed some strong competition with practice started on Monday running on controlled tires and the race officially kicked off on Thursday with controlled practice rounds. Right from the start Xray’s Thilo Alexander Toedtmann showed a strong pace that he was able to conserve for the timed practice and also the qualifying rounds handing him the provisional TQ on Friday with two rounds to go on Saturday. Cooler temperatures on the weekend meant Thilo’s TQ would be in danger and a mistake in the final lap of the final qualifying round let the German drop to 3rd place overall.
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The 2nd round of the Dutch nitro on-road nationals was run at the track of the MAC de Baanbrekers track in Rucphen. The weather was nice all weekend making for good racing conditions. During the 200mm class qualifying Daan Stuiver set a strong pace followed by Pedro Rombouts. Ricardo Hofmeijer and Milan Holthuis completed the top 4. In the main final Dann was able to open a gap on Pedro and he pulled away from the field. While an intense battle for the 3rd place arose, Pedro was able to start closing the gap on Daan after the first fuel stop. Just before the second round of pit stops Pedro was hot on the tail of Daan and with 12 minutes into the race Pedro ultimately found a way past. Rombouts then was able to pull away from the field allowing him to cruise to the victory in the 30 minute final. Daan Stuiver came in 2nd a lap down on Pedro while Ricardo completed the podium in 3rd.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The first round of the Czech Republic 1/8th off-road national championship took place this past weekend in Horni Jeleni. The race format saw four qualifying rounds on Saturday with the fifth and final qualifier being run on Sunday, followed by the finals. The weekend started out wet but the weather on Saturday cleared up and in the improving conditions it was Xray’s Martin Bayer who took the TQ in both the Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy classes. On Sunday, right before the semifinals, heavy rain poured down meaning the finals had to be cancelled. This handed Martin Bayer the win in the Nitro Buggy class from David Kukla and Jan Zamis.
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The 1/8th Buggy EFRA European B Championship warm-up was run last weekend on the CARTT track in Madrid, Spain. Javi Pombo (Mugen/Ultimate) came out first followed by Mugen teammate Borja Hernandez and Kyosho driver Alvaro Mardones.
Source: InfoRC [inforc.net]
