Current Austrian National Champion, young Thomas Mayr has signed to race for SWorkz. Following his first test with the S350 BK1 buggy, the former Mugen driver was very happy with his choice and looking forward to racing for the SWorkz International Team. His goals for 2012 is to defend his Austrian title, and do his best at the EC Warmup as well as the EC which will be held at Fehring in Austria which will be a home event for him.
Source: S-Workz [sworkz.com]
The last round of the AMSCI Indoor National Championships was held recently in Palazzolo, Italy and saw 4 categories take part including Mod & Stock 13.5 touring, Formula 1 17.5 and 1/12th scale. In the modified class it was Yokomo driver Michele Romagnoli that took the TQ spot and would win the 1st and 3rd final to take the overall ahead of team mate Daniel Baldissarri in 2nd and Xray driver Alessio Menicucci in 3rd. In the stock class it was another Yokomo win from the TQ spot with Maurizio Taddei taking the win ahead of the Xray pairing of Umberto Pernice and Gianluca Radaelli.
FTW Racing Components have introduced its carbon fibre steering rack kit for Team Durango’s new DEX210 buggy. The kit was developed in response to demand from racers for a robust alternative to the stock piece. Maintaining the stock dimensions and mounting locations it drastically improves the rigidity of the steering link for improved precision and durability. The kits includes the link and hardware necessary for a simple bolt-on installation. Like all FTW carbon fiber components, the steering rack is fabricated in the USA from high grade USA carbon fibre.
View the steering rack mounted here
News out of Australia is Kyle McBride, the wonder from down under, and one of the stars of the last 1/8th offroad Worlds in Pattaya has signed a two year deal with Japanese firm Kyosho. This year’s FEMCA champion has raced for Durango since the end of last year but started running the Inferno, with some success, when his contract ended a few months ago. Kyle and his father were competing last weekend in Japan at the Kyosho Masters and took a trip to the Kyosho headquarters to ink the deal. Relishing his new contract, Kyle said “I’m very excited to be on TKI, it’s a dream come true. Look out 2012!”
Image: Yasuo Takizawa
As seen during our race coverage at last Octobers Arena race in Italy, Bittydesign have released their Force shell for the JQ Products THE Car. Featuring a cab forward design, it has been developed to obtain better downforce and improve steering response in low speed turns. They also worked to obtain higher downforce at the rear of the body by adding winglets which also helps create more stability in high speed turns. The cab has been developed to use the original JQ air filter, regardless of whether the engine is placed in the front or rear position. Also available to complete the look, rear mud guards which are supplied clear so they can be painted to match your shell.
View more images of the shell here
Arrowmax have released their awesome new setup board suitable for 1/12 and 1/10 on road racing cars. Measuring 420mm length and 290mm width and 8mm thick its special design sees a CNC machined 7075 aluminium honeycomb and frame edge, which drastically lightens the board to 350 grams yet remains stiff and flat. Installed on the top is carbon surface while the opposite side features a clear lexan board and depending on the clients requirements you can have your logo or name put onto the graphite. This product is pre-order only so visit the website for more details.
View more images of the board here
Intech Racing have introduced two new option parts for the BR-5 Evo, a CNC machined 5mm lengthened chassis & 105mm rear center drive shaft. With the new longer 7075 aluminium chassis, the weight distribution of the buggy will now be 50%/50% between the front and rear, which helps the rough track handling better than ever. The new 105mm rear centre drive shaft is necessary for the new longer chassis.
View the centre drive shaft here
Reflex Racing have released a Saddle pack conversion for the SC10 4×4, which has been optimized to add weight and strengthen the chassis of your truck. It features 2 battery brackets which are made out of durable brass to provide weight (1.2 oz each) at the lowest part of the chassis a 2.5mm carbon fibre battery hold down with integrated holes for longitudinal bracing and 4 aluminium posts finished in black anodizing for an excellent look. Also for the same car there is a new top deck that increases the torsional stiffness resulting in a more effective working suspension and a more precise handling truck. The top deck doubles as your battery hold down and is compatible with Stick Pack and Saddle Pack Configurations.
