Jonas Glad of DirtChamp Design got in touch to tell us that Lee Martin, Viktor Wilck and Marc Rheinard are now part of the company’s factory team and that all three now use DCD’s TimeR lap counting system and a special edition of the LapR timing software to bring their practice and testing to a whole new level.
Source: DirtChamp Design [dirtchampdesign.com]
Team Durango got in touch to tell us that Jörn Neumann was won the recent German 2WD electric off-road nationals with the prototype of the upcoming DEX210 buggy. Jörn was able to take TQ after five rounds of qualifying and also made a clean sweep in the triple A mains by winning all of them. The runner-up spot went to Marc Pitsch with Markus Metsch in third place.
Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]
Team Losi Racing’s Martin Bayer has topped the first controlled practice at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Germany set the fastest time over 5-minutes ahead of frenchmen Renaud Savoya and Jerome Aigoin.
View our event coverage here.
Hiro Seiko are known for their near endless range of aftermarket parts like screws and nuts. Now they have something special to offer in the form of 24 Karat Gold plated stainless steel screws. Available as M3 button and countersunk head screw from 6mm to 20mm length.
Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]
Speedzone got in touch to tell us about their latest release in the form of a 3800mAh 60C 96mm LiPo battery pack. Ideal for all off-road applications the hardcase pack features dimensions of 96x47x25mm allowing the adjustment of the chassis weight distribution by sliding the pack back and forth. Included is a charge and balance harness.
Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]
RC4WD has teamed up with Poison Spyder Customs to bring this all new design differential cover to the market for the Axial Wraith crawler. Poison Spyder is known around the work for some amazing design and innovation. This partnership is sure to bring some great new licensed items to the marketplace. The differential cover is design to fit perfectly to the Axial Wraith and will add some realistic looks to the axles. The cover is made from CNC-machined aluminium, black anodised and sports a polished Poison Spyder.
Click here to view the installed cover
Team Associated is pleased to release the 4×4 swaybar plastic parts in a set of its own. Keep this set handy to replace lost or worn parts for your front or rear swaybar sets. Includes three sets of swaybar caps and four swaybar links.
Source: Associated [rc10.com]
CRC introduce the Shorty 4200mAh 40C 7.4V 95mmm LiPo battery pack for the LTR 22 buggy and all other chassis that make use of the new 95mm LiPo batteries. Made with the latest generation 40C LiPo cells the Speedsport pack features bullet type battery and balancer connectors and weights 215g. The orange hardcase battery pack is available now.
Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]
