Yeah Racing introduced a new brass diff cover for the Axial SCX24 mini trail truck. The cover is machined of heavy, high-quality brass material for strength and stability. Using the parts over the standard plastic pieces will not only improve overall durability and precision, the added weight will also optimise the truck’s climbing performance.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
The Brookthorpe Model Car Club in the UK held their Dirt Track opening race this past weekend, attracting nearly 80 entries including former EFRA European Champion, Darren Bloomfield who made an appearance for Team Associated following a time-off from RC for a couple of years. Darren would sweep the competition by winning three of the four qualifiers for the overall TQ from Mike Lewis in 2nd and Matt Lewis in 3rd. In the single 15-minute A-main it was again Darren who would excel by taking the win some 30 seconds in front of Team Associated’s Mike Lewis in 2nd and Tekno RC’s Mitch Booth in 3rd, the latter finished already a lap down on Darren.
Image: Mitch Booth
Coming from PR Racing and made for the SB401R series of 4WD vehicles are new aluminium steering knuckles and matching carbon fibre Ackermann plates. The steering knuckles are machined from high-quality aluminium and they sport a black anodised surface for protection and machined silver edge details for looks. The hubs will greatly improve overall stability and precision with the carbon fibre Ackermann arms allowing for precise steering Ackermann geometry adjustment and thus better control over the steering characteristics of the car.
The opening round of the Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals were held at the Kolin club this past weekend. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday with Saturday’s Nitro Buggy qualifying being won by Martin Bayer from Max Götzl in 2nd and Jiri Mara in 3rd. In E-Buggy Max made a clean sweep to take all four qualifiers from Ales Bidovsky and Jiri Benes. In the Nitro Buggy semifinals Martin Bayer posted the quickest time to grab the pole position from Max Götzl and Jiri Mara. The top 3 then had a little mix-up in the first lap after all made a little mistake, but later Martin was able to pull away and take the lead. Ultimately he crossed the finish line on the 1st place from Max 2nd and Jiri 3rd.
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The opening round of the South Swedish Cup was held at the Furulund club this past weekend. The event saw the running of Nitro Pro, Nitro Sport and an E-Buggy class and in Nitro Pro it was Agama’s Jessica Palsson with the TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main event. Kyosho driver, Pontus Magnusson came in 2nd overall, some five laps behind.
Image: Jessica Palsson
The city of Szczecin played host to the opening round of the Polish 1/8th Off-road Nationals this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Burak Kilic with the overall TQ from Team Associated’s Jamie Clancy in 2nd and Berkan Kilic (Mugen) in 3rd. The 45-minute A-main event then saw Berkan holding the upper hand and bringing home the win with a 2-lap margin on 2nd placed Burak. Jamie Clancy came in 3rd overall another lap down as Bartosz Zalewski and Bartek Zambrzycki completed the top 5 result.
Image: Abdullah Kilic
The Herts Nitro Model Club in the UK held their first race event following the Coronavirus pandemic shutdown this past weekend. To keep everyone safe the entries were capped at 40 drivers and it was Lewis Jones with the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. In the 20-minute A-main event Lewis was able to convert his TQ in to a win a lap in front of Karl Jackson. Tommy Chung came in 3rd overall, another lap down.
Image: Lewis Jones
Team Powers have announced the soon release of their SRS V2 digital brushless servo. It builds on the proven V1 and features a brushless motor, Super Response technology and an all-aluminium case construction for best possible durability. A hybrid steel and titanium geartrain ensures exceptional durability in demanding racing conditions while keeping the same steering response. Full details will become available in time of the release.
Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]
