Yeah Racing have introduced a waterproof micro servo for the Traxxas TRX-4 and TRX-6 trail trucks. Featuring full metal gears for durability and reliability the servo is capable of up to 2.6kg-cm of torque an it is a direct replacement for the standard diff locking and gear changing Traxxas servo. A long black-colour receiver wire and the included servo arms allow the use in other vehicles.
View a list of the specifications and another image here
Xray have announced the Xray Racing Series Australia Off-road will be held on the 1st of December at the Castle Hill off-road track. The race sees the running of 2WD Modified, 2WD 17.5T, 4WD Modified, 4WD 13.5T as well as 1/10th 4WD Truggy and Junior classes and more information can soon be found here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The AeroNorte Rosario track in Funes, Argentine played host to round 4 of the Campeonato Cordobes series last weekend. The event was held in several 1/8th off-road classes and in Buggy Pro it was Nicolas Bregante with the overall TQ and he would also come out on top in the 45-minute A-main, some five laps in front of runner-up, Martin Crivello. Federico Rinaudo came in 3rd to round out the top 3 results.
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Empire RC Raceway of Brentwood, California held their annual Harvest Classic race last weekend, attracting over 100 entries for the multiple 1/8th off-road and single 4×4 SCT classes. In Expert Nitro Buggy it was Kyosho’s CJ Jelin with the overall TQ from Team Associated’s Gonzalo Cortez on the runner-up spot. In the 45-minute main there was some close battling in the first couple laps for the top spot between the top guys. When everything got more spread out Kyle Turner (Xray) and CJ Jelin had a good battle going back and forth once again for about ten to 15 minutes until CJ had a mechanical problem. Throughout the main Kyle had a pretty consistent run, mixed with some mistakes, but he still drove pretty well and ended up taking the win in the end as Gonzalo came in 2nd, some four laps down and Steve Noack (Kyosho) came in 3rd, another three laps behind.
Round two of EssexCarpetClash took place last weekend, with a good entry level of some very competitive drivers, 2WD being an oversubscribed class. 4WD saw Stephen Brown pick up where he left off from round 1, securing his pole position taking three of the four rounds of qualifying. Finals also went Brown’s way, by taking the first two leg wins, giving him the overall win for the day. It was then down to who would complete the podium and in which order. John Painter had looked fast all day and lined up 2nd of the grid with a chasing Lee Hedges on 3rd. After the 3-leg finals – and with Brown not participating in the 3rd – where tight close battles took place on track in all legs, the podium would conclude the same as the grid start with Stephen Brown on top followed by John Painter and Lee Hedges.
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Coming from JConcepts is their all-new Landmines 1.9” performance scaler tyre. The tyre, developed over a 2-year period of testing, tuning and analysis have reached the summit and now available to the crawling enthusiast. The design starts with a robust carcass carefully shaped and sized for a multitude of conditions and capable of completing those difficult courses while being down-to-earth enough to carry a scale appearance. The team spent considerable time with the split-block centre design which has been sliced, stepped and recessed for flexibility and contortion over sharp, loose and polished surfaces. The Landmines have alternating solid and cavity pads which is ideal for transitioning from smooth dirt or pavement into dirt, mud and rocky terrain. Moving toward the edges of the carcass, the scaling tyre has horizontal grippy pads with edge and channels to provide additional forward climbing bite. Down within the tread, a lightning pattern, knob plots and connector bars pull the design together to work together at shallow and deep sinking positions. Once power is applied to the vehicle, the tread spacing opens which allows for deep digging, making it a great working tyre in dirt and muddy conditions. As the tread rolls down the sidewall, a whole new course of tread and side-lugging is applied. A grippy radial ring provides a consistent rubber contact patch in pinched conditions while in the vertical plane, new traction bars alternate between angular and island mapping for squeeze grip. The flexibility of the green compound combined with the lug arrangement gives the tire a grippy feel but still maintains that all important scale and performance look. The overall height provides plenty of ground clearance for an abundance of terrain and bossed side-wall logos read with beauty and balance. The tyres include a soft open cell foam insert capable of standing up to the super soft compound but flexible enough for sharp terrain.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Coming from Pilot RC Products is their new Twelve Seventeen tyre prep and sander tool for 1/10th and 1/8th scale wheels. In-house designed by the Pilot race team and machined in the USA, the tool is a high-grade tyre bit that can go from 12mm hexes for 1/10th scale vehicles to 17mm hexes for 1/8th scale off-road and GT vehicles. By simply undoing a set screw the 17mm adapter or 12mm hex can be chosen by simply sliding the 17mm part over the 12mm hex. To ensure long term durability the bit and 17mm adapter are machined from stainless steel. Included comes a large quick-change hand nut that is milled from high grade 7075 aluminium and that allows for fast, and precise wheel changes.
View the adapter in 17mm mode here
The 2019 Fallout RC Arenacross race was held in Ridgefield, Washington last weekend, attracting over 280 entries. In 1/10th 4WD Buggy it was Robert Sorjonen with the overall TQ, a tight win following a mishap in A1 and a tone-to-tone win in A2 for an early overall victory from 7th place qualifier, Roger Seim in 2nd and 3rd place qualifier, Dan Thomas in 3rd.
