Rapid manufacturing company Merlin McFly has announced the release of an aluminium differential case for the Amewi Pitbull X buggy. A direct replacement for the original moulded composite part the alloy diff case, machined from highest-quality aerospace 7075-T6 aluminium, greatly improves durability and reliability. Included with the diff case comes a high-quality ball bearing. Alloy diff cases for other kits are available on request.
The JC Raceway Nitro Buggy Challenge and Nationals Warm-up was held at JC Raceway in Cleobury Mortimer, UK this past weekend. Veteran racer, HB Racing’s Graham Alsop took the overall TQ and also the win in the main final, leaving behind Team Associated’s Matt Lewis in 2nd and Xray’s Callum Niblett in 3rd.
Source: BRCA [brca.org]
The Herts Nitro Model Club in the UK played host to round 4 of the SRS last weekend. In Nitro Buggy it was Team Associated’s Lewis Jones with the overall TQ and win from SWorkz’s Kevin Brunsden on the runner-up spot. Agama’s Jon Hazlewood came in 3rd to round out the top 3 result.
Source: BRCA [brca.org]
Round 3 of the DieHard RC Summer Turf Series was held in Snohomish, Washington this past weekend. Yokomo’s Harley Yoshii displayed a dominating performing, bringing home the wins in both 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy. The Team Associated duo of Weylin Rose and Ryan Reavis came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 2WD class while the 4WD Mod Buggy podium was completed by Team Associated’s Ryan Reavis and Kody Knudtson.
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The annual Kampenhout GP was held this weekend, attracting some of Europe’s fastest electric buggy drivers to compete on the iconic Belgian astro turf track. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the A-mains, leaving behind Schumacher teammate, Jörn Neumann in 2nd and up and coming Marcus Kaerup (Team Associated) in 3rd.
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PR Racing have introduced new lightweight body shells for the V3FM-R Evo 2WD and SB401-R 4WD buggies. Moulded from high-quality 0.5mm Lexan polycarbonate material the shells are substantially lighter than their standard counter parts for an overall lower centre of gravity and thus less body roll and swifter cornering in high grip track conditions. The bodies come clear, including window masks and decal sheets.
GForce have announced the release of their Diff Digitizer differential hardness checker. The device features a 5-digit display to monitor diff hardness and it its equipped with a 7mm outdrive, ideal for most 1/10th scale vehicles. The tool can be used to check the hardness of gear differentials but it is also helpful to break in or pre-heat diffs prior to hitting the track. Included in the set comes a Micro USB wire for easy charging using any USB charger or output.
Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]
Tamiya have introduced their new adjustable aluminium servo horn. The set includes an adjustable servo arm whose length can be set from 15mm up to 23mm in 1mm increments with the whole assembly also offering a servo saver functions which comes in handy to protect all non-metal gear servos from excessive stress. The set includes the necessary mounting hardware as well as a standard plastic servo saver assembly.
