Fastrax have leaked the first CAD drawings of a new engine project they are currently working on. Full details have yet to be announced, but Fastrax say it is a 3-port engine aimed at the competitive club racer, who is looking for a reliable and cost effective engine to race with that will not break the bank. Expected to be released in late Spring, we will bring you more details as we get them.
Last weekend saw the new LRP-Offroad-Challenge held in Solms, central Germany. The race was a great success with 69 entries in 4 different classes at only the first round of this new German national offroad series, sponsored by LRP. In the “Rookie-Challenge” it was Martin Klees who took the win, while in the popular “Short-Course Class” Bernd Haas could secure TQ honours as well as the win with his HPI Blitz Shortcourse Truck. The 2WD and 4WD classes were also raced and showed off the highest amount of drivers and competition. A little sensation happened in the 4WD class as Bastian Schäfer took the win with the LRP S10 Blast BX Chassis beginner chassis, in front of two time world championship A-finalist Marcus Lübke, driving for Team Ansmann Racing and Dai Sakaguchi with his Tamiya 511 in third
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
JR Mitch, fresh off his success at round 2 of the Super Cup series, took his talent to Dallas, TX to compete in the 2011 Bigfoot Extravaganza. Located at the famous Mikes Hobby Shop, the Bigfoot race attracts racers from all around and with over 200 entries the race is a continued success. JConcepts Team Associated driver JR Mitch was the driver to beat all weekend in the Modified Short Course class by first taking the overall TQ over Quincy Hughes and Gary “Bigfoot” O’Brien. JR continued his roll into the mains where he used the TQ position to get a clean start and pull away from the competition earning wins in A-1 and A-2 to pad his lengthy resume. JR used the popular JConcepts Raptor body, Double Dees and Bar Codes tires and Rulux wheels all weekend long.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Rody Roem’s emerging engine brand TecnoPower has signed big name driver Kazuya Tanaka from Japan. The deal, brokered through national distributor Hirofactory, sees the reigning Japanese National champion and Kyosho factory driver run the Italian made engines. Having already run the motors in testing he is happy with the stability, reliability and believes there is much more torque and top speed than his previous engines.
Source: TecnoPower [tecnopower-motor.com]
New from HPI, this aluminium rear hub carrier set replaces the stock nylon rear hub carriers on HPI Blitz, Firestorm and E-Firestorm trucks. They are heavy-duty parts that provide the extra strength needed for high performance driving. 0.5 degrees of toe-in is machined into the hubs so you can tune your rear toe angle to 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 degrees to help dial in the suspension feel to track conditions. These rear hub carriers are machined from billet aluminium to exact HPI factory dimensions for a perfect fit, anodized and laser etched for easy identification. Each set includes left and right hubs, high efficiency ball bearings, bearing crush washers, pivot balls and washers for suspension geometry adjustment.
Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]
ROAR have announced that 2S Saddle packs in excess of 25.1mm tall are no longer permitted. “The 2008 ROAR rules originally permitted saddle pack batteries with a maximum height of 32mm based on the batteries available at the time. The rule was change in late 2009 to a maximum of 25.1mm to make them consistent with the majority of battery packs available on the market. The batteries in excess of 25.1mm were grandfathered for a period of one year to allow drivers to use packs already purchased under the original rule. The one year period expired in late 2010, so batteries legal for ROAR competition for the 2011 season and beyond will need to be in compliance with the existing rule. The battery packs in question will be removed from the approved list.”
Source: ROAR [roarracing.com]
As revealed at this year’s toy fair Hot Bodies have released their new 21XZ-B Hara Edition engine. Based on the O.S. Speed motor that Hara used to take a close 2nd place at last year’s World Championships in Pattaya this limited edition engine features a new lighter crankshaft, modified to improve response and improve torque. It has then been DLC coated for better fuel flow and increased durability. The low center of gravity cooling head is also new, featuring limited edition graphics and finally the latest version black anodised carburetor is included, with a 6mm venturi it gives an excellent balance of power and fuel economy.
Pro-Line has released a sneak peek at their new Suburbs SC tires that have received an update over the originals. The new tires will feature a wider carcass for improved contact patch and a deeper tread for longer life. Grooved and softened inserts are included for better compliance and additional sidewall ribbing gives extra stability. More information and images as we get them.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
