Axon have announced the release of their new X9 series ball bearing kit for the Tamiya TC-01 electric 4WD on-road chassis. The set includes high-quality ultra-low-friction ball races to ensure very low natural drivetrain drag for improved acceleration, longer run times and overall better performance. The bearings come pre-oiled with Axon’s lightweight bearing oil and they are available from now on.
Source: Axon [team-axon.com]
Arrowmax have introduced their new hexagonal droop gauge for 1/10th on-road applications. The compact appearance is inspired by Arrowmax’s very own honeycomb signature design. The tool consists of the actual droop gauge that offers a 3.6mm to 7.0mm droop range in 0.2mm steps and the gauge is machined from aluminium and comes anodised in black and golden colours.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Round 7 and 8 of the Swiss MC Best Series was held in Sitterdorf last weekend in perfect weather conditions. The event saw the running of 1/10th and 1/8th IC Track classes with round 7, being held on Saturday, being won by Ales Hajdekr who lead the 1/8th scale class from Ruedi Scherer and Beat Heiniger. Nick Zünd came in 4th overall.
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The AC Raceway in Pusan, South Korea hosted their Championship race last weekend. In the 13.5T Touring Super Stock class it was Park Ki-Jeong (Xray) with the win from Awesomatix driver, Yu Chang-Sun. Park Sung-Kwang (Xray) rounded out the top 3 podium result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The opening round of the 2020 1/10th IC Track British Open was held at the Colchester Model Car Club last weekend. The event saw the running of 200mm Nitro Touring, 220mm, and GT8 classes and after qualifying on the Sunday the fastest qualifying time in 200mm was set by Alex Thurston, Mark Green in 220mm and Glyn Beal in GT8. The 200mm A-final ultimately was won by Alex Thurston from James Conolly in 2nd and Dev Mahatme in 3rd.
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T-Works have announced the release of their new 5mm allen wrench that allows for effortless building, adjustment and maintenance of pivot ball suspensions. The shouldered design ensures that the hex wrench only contacts the pivot ball nut but not the actual pivot ball underneath, providing protection for the suspension balls that are often made of delicate aluminium, ensuring smooth suspension movement. The tool uses T-Works’ lightweight aluminium handle and it is suitable for off-road and on-road pivot ball suspensions alike.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Danish off-road and on-road frontrunner, Jesper Rasmussen has announced his new deal with ARC to run the company’s popular electric on-road kits. It is understood that Jesper will continue to run Team Associated off-road machinery, however after Team Associated scrapped their on-road program, Jesper had to look for alternatives that he now found in the form of ARC and German distributor LMI Racing. Jesper has the following to say about the deal:
I’m so happy to announce that I have teamed up with LMI-Racing and will be running ARC on-road cars. I will like thank Henrik Heitsch and Stephan Eberding for opportunity to be part of LMI-Racing team. I have been at Arena33 and do some testing over past 3 days, cars is felling great already but still some improvement on driver and car to get maximum out of it.
Made for drag racing converted 2WD short course trucks is Pro-Line’s forthcoming new 1972 Plymouth Barracuda body shell. The iconic body is specifically designed for the growing SC drag racing scene with the ultra-scale lid capturing all the signature details of the iconic ‘Cuda, perfect for no-prep drag racing. It includes an extensive decal sheet with Hemi quarter-panel livery graphics and optional add-on spoiler. To create the most scale look possible, the body is designed with a narrower track width than a traditional SC body. It is a direct fit on the Team Associated DR10, but drag racing converted Traxxas 2WD Slash trucks will require some modifications to fit correctly. The body comes moulded from high-quality polycarbonate material and also includes window masks and overspray film.
