September 26, 2019

MOD/TLR 5th scale Championship – Report

The 2019 MOD/TLR 5th scale Championship series recently concluded after visiting a total of six separate tracks across the West Coast. Hosting tracks were Socal Nitro Raceway, Fear Farm, Delta RC, Good Ol Boys, CVR 2.0, and Wild West Raceway with the series not only spreading the awareness of 5th scale racing but also drawing in racers from all the regions to be able to experience different conditions, different layouts, and different challenges. In its first year the championship brought in a lot of new racers as well as helped improve each region’s knowledge of 5th scale in order to help cultivate club racing at a local level and help promote the hobby for the better. In 4WD Pro Buggy it was David John Orner, running a Matt Olson loaner car, with the overall championship in his maiden large scale season. Chris Higa and ADI’s own Josh Alton came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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September 26, 2019

HB Racing vented Mod 0.8 clutch bells

HB Racing have introduced their new Module 0.8 vented clutch bells that help cool the clutch for more reliability during long races. The Mod 0.8 gears have a finer gear pitch for smoother and quieter gear mesh, finer gear ratio adjustment, and improved drivetrain efficiency. They are precision machined from high strength steel and designed to be a direct bolt-in replacement part for non-vented Module 0.8 clutch bells. The clutch bells are available in 16T and 17T specification and they fit HB Racing’s 59T and 60T module 0.8 spur gears.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

September 25, 2019

HB Racing E817 long wheelbase chassis

New from HB Racing is a long wheelbase chassis to upgrade the E817 and E817V2 electric buggies to the same wheelbase as the E819. The new chassis is 2mm longer than the stock E817 chassis for improved handling and jumping. The main plate is precision machined from high-quality aluminium for a perfect fit, and hard anodised black for durability. When using the long wheelbase chassis the E819 36mm rear centre dogbone must be used.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

September 25, 2019

Patrick Hofer takes Swiss Expert Nitro Buggy title

The Neuchatel Mini Buggy Club held round 5 of the Swiss 1/8th Off-road nationals last weekend. In the Expert class it was Christoph Affolter with the overall TQ from Jeremy Pittet in 2nd and Sven Zünd in 3rd. Overall championship favourite, Patrick Hofer only qualified in 7th overall. In the 45-minute main final it then was Jeremy Pittet with the win a lao in front of David Naldini as Patrick Hofer was able to take the final podium spot, some seven seconds behind David. With round 5 being the season finale, also the overall champions would be crowned with his 3rd place being enough for Patrick to bring home another Swiss National Championship title.

Image: Patrick Hofer

September 25, 2019

Exotek RB7 alloy front camber mount & wing stays

Exotek have introduced new aluminium optionals for the Kyosho RB7 and RB6 series of 2WD buggies in the form of an aluminium front camber mount and aluminium rear wing stays. Starting with the front camber link mount, the heavy duty 7075 aluminium construction front bulkhead is of an updated design to accept the RB7 front roll bar and finished with Exotek’s 2-colour black with red chamfer anodising to give any RB7 that extra special factory look. The 1-piece design eliminates the two plastic steering post spacers and includes two M3 set screws to hold in the steering posts for a snug fit. The part is intricately machined to reduce its weight to only 12.4g while insuring its heavy duty construction.

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September 24, 2019

Paul Crompton joins Schumacher

Schumacher have announced the addition of UK’s Paul Crompton to their team. He is a regular BRCA National A-finalist, also he finished in the top 10 at the EOS championship and recently had a strong top 30 finish at the Worlds event. Schumacher Racing are pleased to have Paul on board and look forward to working with him. He shall be attending the EOS series, 1/10th off road Euros and the BRCA National series along with some other events. Paul had the following to say:

I am looking forward to starting a new chapter with Schumacher Racing in my RC career, it should be great and I thank them for the opportunity.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 24, 2019

RDRP B74 Slipper Eliminator

Ruddog Distribution have announced the release of the new RDRP Slipper Eliminator for the Team Associated B74 4WD buggy. The direct spur gear hub is the ultimate option part for all stock racers as it greatly lowers not only the drivetrain’s rotation masses but also the buggy’s overall weight, making for blistering fast acceleration, lower motor temperatures and thus more power towards the end of the run. The slipper eliminator weighs in at about 17.4g including the supplied ultra lightweight 72T main gear, scrubbing about 50 percent of weight compared to the original slipper assembly it is replacing. Due to its lightweight design the slipper eliminator is best used with motors of more than 10.5T as it will not withstand the power of modified motors.

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