Xray have released these new brass engine mounts for their RX8 1/8th scale chassis. Doing the same job as the original kit versions, they are also used as chassis weights and together both blocks have a total weight of 75 grams.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The organisers of this year’s Swiss EFRA GP got in touch to tell us about the event, which will be used a warmup race for next year’s European B Championships which is hosted at the same track. Run from the 8th to the 10th of July in Oberburen, Switzerland, the event is open to 1/8th scale buggy and will be run according to EFRA rules. Drivers will get practice on Friday followed by 4 rounds of qualifying on Saturday, with finals on Sunday. More information can be found at the official event site here.
Broxtowe MCC held the opening round of the 2wd Mid East Regional Series this past weekend. With good weather forecast for the day the entry topped 90. However, the forecasters got it wrong and to start the day off we had light drizzle. The Broxtowe club had recently spent a lot of time money and effort getting their venue to a more permanent and ‘all weather’ standard. The track coped excellently with the persistent rain and gave an excellent racing surface in both the wet and dry. In the Short Course Open class the Durango DESC410R once again was the most popular truck and took TQ in all four rounds with Adam Skelding taking the first 3 rounds and Nathan Waters taking the last round. The final was a no holds barred affair between the two DESC410R’s, contact was plenty and some elaborate pursuit style maneuvering allowed for some close racing with Nathan eventually taking the win from Adam.
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During last weekend about 22 drivers in V10-200mm, 31 Amateurs and 20 Experts in V8 took part in the 2nd round of the Swiss Nationals in Lostallo. The weather forecast was not so good but it turned out to be nice, with the sun strong enough to give drivers mostly dry conditions. The team from MRCU once again made a good job and organized the race very well. Thanks to the team.
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The first of five races making up the BRCA national championship was held at the weekend at the recently re-surfaced West London track. In the super touring class it was the Schumacher of reigning champion Chris Grainger that took TQ ahead of the Associated TC6 of Olly Jefferies and the Tamiya of Elliott Harper. The three leg finals saw an intriguing battle as all three top runners made errors in at least one of the finals; the final result was a win for Grainger ahead of Harper and Jefferies. Andy Moore was fourth for Hot Bodies and Associated’s Alan Bickerstaff completing the top five.
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Team Titan have released their new 1/10 190mm EP racing bodyshell, called the G35. Design to be used with rubber tires on outdoor asphalt, it provides more stability compared with the Blitz S5, but with the same steering making it a very good choice in modified class with an open high speed layout. A prototype G35 body was tested at round 1 of the TRCCA On-Road race last month in Taiwan and it took TQ and 1st place, also setting the best lap time in the hands of team driver Leo Chen. Available in standard 0.8mm and lightweight 0.7mm versions.
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T-Work’s Racing have introduced a new series of CNC machined car parts for the Team Durango DNX408. The new parts include a set of lightweight aluminium hard coated pivot balls as well as aluminium diff pinion shafts. Other parts include a set of titanium turnbuckles and machined 15mm tapered shock pistons.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
New for the NT1 from Xray comes these super lightweight aluminium drive shafts that have been CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 and hard coated for extra durability. Laser engraved for easy identification, the new design is up to 38% lighter than the standard steel drive shaft. Recommended for use in the rear only.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
