Mugen have announced the latest addition to their Beat engine line with the release of the BT9 .21 onroad engine. This 9 port Novarossi engine features a 14.5mm tuned crankshaft and ceramic main bearing and is based on the Keep-On engine from the Italian manufacturer.
View more images of the BT9 here
Awesomatix have released a newly designed Double Cardan Joint system for their A700 chassis. The new easy to assemble design helps reduce backlash with improved concentricity and precision and is said to last three times longer than the current design. Through using shifted slot parts of the universal ring the user can also tune the angular speed fluctuations to create chatter which can be desirable in some conditions.
View more images of the system here
T-Work’s Products have introduced new lightweight aluminium serrated M4 wheel nuts. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium with the anti loosening serration machined after the anodisation process creating the sharpest serration possible for nearly zero chance of loosening during normal operation. Available in anodisd Tamiya Blue, Black, Red, Orange, Purple and Silver.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
From Serpent for the new Natrix 748 are these carbon inner rim covers, which are mounted on the uprights and or steering blocks of the car and depending on the track and grip create more steering and overall a more stable car. Supplied with the necessary hardware the Natrix 748 steering blocks and uprights are prepared to use these already. Also 747 users may use them but it requires that the steering blocks and uprights are mounted to the car.
View the unmounted rim covers here
The organisers of the Essex Winter Series are pleased to announce that the UK’s most popular Touring Car series will return later this year. Building on the success of last year, which saw the whole series sell out in record time, the organisers have released the details of the 2014-2015 championship. After discussions with drivers from across the series, the organising team have made a few changes for this season. For 2014-2015, EWS is pleased to announce that the new Ride REX30 will be the control tire. After seeing the success of the tire at the ETS championship and at the 2014 International Carpet Challenge the organisers hosted last year, Essex Winter Series is very happy to welcome Ride to the series.
Continue reading the announcement here
Hiro Seiko have release some new titanium screw kits for both Team Losi Racing & Team Associated EP buggies. Set to reduce the weight of the car between 16g to 22g the sets are available for the RC10 B5, TLR 22-4, 22SCT (Mid & Rear) and 22 2.0 (Mid & Rear).
Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]
Last weekend was the oOple Invernational race held at Robinhood raceway in the UK on their unique clay track. The event has become very popular in it’s short time on the race calendar with racers and their family’s and it’s easy to see why! The race finds the perfect balance of some serious racing on the track but lots of fun off the track on Friday and Saturday evenings. Friday consisted of open practice starting at 11:30am which went well on the perfectly presented track until around 4pm when the rain arrived! The covers were pulled over the track in a Wimbledon style fashion whilst the torrential rain passed over. Unfortunately the water managed to find it’s way onto the track in a few places and ruined the hard work that had been put in. The track team and several racers worked very hard to get the track useable again and practice re-started only for the rain to return so they called it a day at that.
Continue reading the report here
The fifth and final round of the 2014 BRCA Touring Car championship was held at the Mendip track this past weekend situated a stones throw away from the popular UK holiday town of Weston-Super-Mare. Going in to this round both championships were wide open with Olly Jefferies, Chris Grainger, Colin price and Elliot Harper battling it out in the Super Touring class and Zak Finlay, Lee Price and Chris Gunter going for it in the Pro Stock class. The weather forecast for the weekend was not going to be kind to the drivers and the conditions proved to be very difficult for all drivers with sudden rain falling on the track regularly meaning some rounds of qualifying were better for the higher heats and some rounds better for the lower heats.
Continue reading the report here
