SWorkz new black power series lightened 7075 front and rear shock towers are now available for their S350 buggy. Made from 5mm thick 7075 aluminum, the designers have calculated the perfect balance between weight and strength. They are even lighter than the standard S350 shock tower and with all the new shock position and rear upper arm holes you will be able to bring your car to next level.
View the rear shock towers here
The Ospy team Association have announced the Novarossi off road trophy, to be held on June 28-30, 2013 at The King Road track in Gussago, Italy. The event will see World famous Champions, National record holders and World Champions participating along with tricks, night jump and other activities. The race will be open to 1/8th buggy & truggy and to keep you entertained their will be a DJ set and cocktails. Entry is open now you can find more details here.
David Spashett continued his near dominance of the 2012/13 BRCA 1/12th Scale Nationals at round 5 of the 6 event series in Stafford last weekend. In the 10.5 blinky stock class on Saturday, David took TQ by the slender margin of 0.2 seconds ahead of Team Associated/Reedy factory driver Olly Jefferies who made a one-off return to this years championship at Stafford. Mark Stiles lined up 3rd on the grid for the A final driving an LRP/Reedy powered CRC with Olly’s team mate Zak Smith and the Serpent of Chris Kerswell completing the top-5.
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Xray have released these rubber o-rings in size 12x1mm suggested to use for Xray XB4 shock absorbers in the upper cap to prevent the shocks from leaking. Sold in a pack 10.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Last weekend saw the 2013 Indoor Norwegian Championship was held at the new permanent indoor facility at Mustit Raceway in Moss. The race saw 59 drivers attending participating in 1:10 modified, 1:12th scale (modified) and the three support classes (1:10 World GT, 1:10 Pro Stock and Formula F1) After 5 rounds of qualifying with only the best run to count, Adrian Berntsen was able to take the TQ with 29 laps @ 5:00:248 in front of team mate Petter Berntsen who claimed 2nd spot on the grid with a 29 lap run @ 4:04:881. After some very close finishes with 1,5 seconds separating 3rd and 7th! position on the grid, Oskar Fjeld got himself the 3rd spot for the finals.
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Schumacher announce the release of the Stagger Rib tread tire for short course trucks. Available in soft yellow compound the tire is designed for the front of 2WD trucks and best suited for EU-style astro turf tracks.
Source: Schumacher [racingcars.com]
The final round of the Belgium Winter Tropgy was held at the Black Country Arena last weekend. In the 4WD buggy class the title was up between Jean-Yves Konigs (Schumacher) and Cedric Nikell (Team Durango), both only separated by 8 points after four race weekends. None of the two drivers was able to secure the day’s race win but a fourth place just behind Cedric was enough for Jean-Yves to secure the championship title. Frederic Fontaine (Xray XB4) finished third overall behind Cedric with Jean-Michel Taijmans completing the top 4.
Thanks to Jean-Yves Konigs for sending the report.
Last weekend saw the final round of the Swedish VBC Cup that was arranged by Borås MRK. The main classes are 1/10 2WD and 4WD buggy who are driven on indoor carpet. The series was held over the course of six weekends with four rounds counting for the final rankings. The 2WD title was up between Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk and Team Associated/Advanced driver Niclas Månsson who were equal on points after the sixth round. The time keeper therefore decided to have a ‘Death Race’ between David and Niclas that was ultimately won by David handing him the overall series title in the 2WD class. David tried to copy his good pace for the 4WD final but struggled with setup meaning ‘only’ as second place on Sunday but the runner-up spot was good enough to win the 4WD class also meaning a clean sweep and therefore the ‘Supercup’ title for the young Swede.
Thanks to Pierre Ronnefalk for sending the report.
