T.O.P. introduce optional aluminium rear hubs for the Photon and Sabre line of touring cars. The updated parts feature an additional inner camber link mounting position to run a shorter link setup for more agility during cornering and increased grip out of the turn. CNC-machined from aluminium and coming red anodised the hubs fit the Photon and Photon EX as well as the Sabre FD and FD2.
Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]
Shepherd announce the release of the new titanium pivot balls for the Velox V8 and V10 car. Weighing only 2.1g and 1.9g respectively the CNC-machined suspension parts are made of high quality raw material offering a weight saving of 42 percent over the standard versions and thus helping to reduce the unsprung weight of the suspension which improves the overall handling of the car. The parts are sold in sets of 2 and 8 pieces and are available now.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
ZZRacing now have an aluminium servo mount for the Xray XB4 buggy available. CNC-machined from high-quality material the mount comes in orange colour and with etched ZZRacing logos. The parts are compact in size and light of weight and a direct replacement for the stock plastic parts.
Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]
The second and final round of the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy national championship was held in Bischofsheim near Frankfurt this past weekend. The track will be the host of next year’s European Championship A so the race not only was important for the national championship but also used as preparation for the 2014 Euro. After the rain affected qualifiers Xray’s Martin Bayer took the overall TQ for Sunday’s finals. From the tone Martin was fighting for the lead with Jörn Neumann, Carsten Keller and Daniel Reckward and around the 15 minute mark he was able to build a gap on the field that Martin was able to hold until the finish line. By winning the second and final round the Xray driver also took the overall win. The podium of the Bischofsheim round was completed by Team Durango’s Jörn Neumann and Carsten Keller (Kyosho). The runner-up spot also secured Jörn the second place overall with TLR’s Marcel Guske rounding out the 2013 Top 3.
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For the second year in a row the Maugrafix’s Italian Job Outdoor race was held at the D&R track in Asti. The race had a strong attendance with World Champion Robert Batlle, European Champion David Ronnefalk, French Champion Jerome Aigoin and many other top drivers. After the four rounds of qualifying it was Novarossi team driver Robert Batlle who took the top qualifier position, followed by Berton and Ronnefalk. The 60 minute F1 final was dominated by RobertBatlle and his Mugen. He started from P1 on the grid and never looked back taking the win one lap ahead of Alex Zanchettin (TLR) and Kyosho’s Christoffer Svensson.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
The second annual Wicked Weekend took place in Gainesville, Georgia at the Chicopee Agriculture Center. The very nice venue is starting to draw all of the regional talent to the guaranteed no rain out race. A total of 387 entries made their way to central Georgia for a weekend of racing. The format for the event was Friday practice, Saturday Qualifiers, and the Mains on Sunday. After a long day of Qualifying was over, the mains began on Sunday morning. Triple A mains were run in the E-Buggy class. TQ went to JConcepts Driver Barry Pettit with his new Mugen MBX-7 who went on to win in front of Max Fluer and John Michael McGinty. The Nitro Truggy A Main had Barry Pettit in the P1 on the grid. At the tone Pettit hooked up and ran at the front of the field for the first 10 minutes. As fuel stops played out, Barry continued to lead the field all of the way to the finish and wrap up his second class victory of the weekend.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Ben Panic has won the fifth round of the Malaysian Southern Super League and he also took the overall win of the championship. BH Gan (Hong Nor) and Lai Kok Heng (Agama) completed the podium. Didier Perrin took TQ for the final round and secured himself the runner-up spot in the championship.
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Italian company Mon-Tech Racing introduce their new Stratos 190mm electric touring car body shell. Designed to achieve a maximum of steering precision combined with exceptional corner speed the body features a hood with two V-shaped grooves and a pronounced front splitter while the trunk sports two hollowed sections in order to reduce drag to maximise straight line speed. The body comes clear including window mask, decal sheet and wing mounting hardware.
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