Coming from TMG Speed and made for the SWorkz S12-2 2WD buggy are new carbon fibre side guard stiffeners. Made from 2mm carbon fibre these side guards add stiffness to the chassis for high grip and indoor racing by limiting torsional flex. The plates are a direct fit and available from now on.
Pilot RC Products have released their new White Edition piston drill kit. The new offering is specifically designed by customer feed back as it includes new sizes that will be essential for 16mm bore shock bodies and pistons as found on Tekno and Schumacher 1/10th scale cars. In addition the sizes are more applicable to 1/8th scale buggies and truggies. New sizes include 1.1mm, 1.15mm, 1.25mm, 1.35mm, 1.45mm, 1.65mm, 1.75mm, 1.85mm, 1.95mm, and 2.9mm bits and the kit also includes an aluminium handle for effortless drilling. The bits are made from Japanese carbide and are super sharp to ensure accurate holes. The White Edition set is available separately or as combo package including the existing Grey Edition bits.
Pro-Line have released a teaser image of their forthcoming all-new Rock Van trail truck body shell. No official information is available yet beside the teaser image, that first appeared on social media, but the 1970’s style body is believed to fit most standard wheelbase crawlers on the market. Full details are expected to surface soon.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Coming soon from Muchmore is a 13.5T variant of their Fleta ZX V2 ER Spec motor with MR-FZR21X 12.5×7.25×24.2mm [X] titanium rotor. The motor will produce increased torque which comes in handy especially for blink buggy classes and when running in high-bite traction conditions. Besides the rotor, the motor makes use of the same features as the standard ER Spec series, meaning it utilises the highly machined Flow-Max 2 aluminium can, a high-power stator, heavy-duty solder tabs and an adjustable timing end plate, and it is also available in 17.5T and 21-5T variants.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
Round 4 of the JConcepts Super Cup was held at NewRed Hobbies in Ocala, Florida over the weekend, attracting 115 entries. The race format saw two rounds of qualifying and double A-mains for all classes. In the premier class of Expert 2WD Mod Jackson Brunson took the win from top qualifier, Lee Setser as AJ Marasco came in 3rd to round out the all-Team-Associated podium.
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The JConcepts Super Cup round 4 was hosted by Newred Hobbies in Ocala, Florida over the weekend. The event attracted 115 entries and in 40+ 2WD Open Buggy it was John Prickett with the overall TQ from Dave Duncan in 2nd. When the dust had settled after the double A-main format, John Prickett and Tom Sherman ended tie on points with John holding the upper hand after the tie-breaker as Tom had to settle for 2nd overall. Dave Duncan came in 3rd to round out the podium.
Source: 1up Racing [1upracing.com]
The opening round of the 2020 Hå-We Cup was hosted by the Swedish SMK Trollhättan club this past weekend, attracting nearly 20 entries for the single Nitro Buggy class. For many it was the first race of the year due to the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic shutdown and in the end it was Serpent’s Pontus Larsson who would excel by taking the overall TQ from Patrick Mattsson and coming out on top after the 45-minute A-main event, leaving behind HB Racing’s Kristian Johansson some three laps down in 2nd while Team Associated’s young Nils Gustafsson came in 3rd, only about five seconds short of Kristian.
Thanks to Pontus Larsson for the report. | Image: Nils Gustafsson
Coming soon from Tamiya are reinforced B and C parts sets for the SW-01 stunt trucks. The sets use high-quality fibre-reinforced composite plastics, ensuring both higher rigidity and precision compared to the standard resin parts. The sets will ship from July and include suspension, steering and drivetrain components and they are usable with the Comical Wheelie Lunch Box and the forthcoming Mad Mad trucks.
