Coming soon from ARC is the 2.4 FDR upgrade kit for the R8.0 to R8.2 1/8th scale on-road kits. The set helps to convert the FDR from the original 2.3 (20/46T) to 2.4 (20/48T), which will result in increased acceleration and torque. The set includes a 24T front pulley, a 48T rear pulley, and a 204-8mm rear belt.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
MST have announced the re-release of their popular MS-01D ready-to-run drift car. Discontinued for about three years, the 4WD front-mid motor chassis now again makes an appearance, decked out with MST’s own JZ3 and EG6 body shells. The car features an independent multi-link type double A-arm suspension, front diff and rear spool 4WD drivetrain, fluid-filled shock absorbers and a moulded chassis with an air duct system for efficient cooling of the brushed motor. Includes in the set also come a waterproof Hobbywing speed controller and a Futaba steering servo. The JZ3 and EG6 bodies are available in different colours in gluing red, blue, black and white.
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The Pista Radio Control track of Queretaro, Mexico played host to round 5 of the Mexican On-road Nationals recently. SWorkz’s Adrean Zavala was in control of things in the 30-minute GT class A-main event, as he brought home the win some three laps in front of Xray’s Carlos Preciado in 2nd. Gera Moreno (SWorkz) would round out the top 3 podium result another three laps down.
Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]
The 7th and final round of the Heart of America Series was held last weekend in 1/8th IC Track, 1/8th GT and 1/10th 200mm classes. In 1/8th GT it was Vishal Singh with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Tim Kristl II in 2nd, some 3.3 seconds behind.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
Schumacher have introduced their new Mi7 electric touring car kit. A state of the art, brand new ground-up design the car was developed by racers for racers and it is suitable for the use on asphalt and carpet tracks, and for both modified and stock class racing. The 2019 BRCA Championship winning car was designed as a genuine mid motor car and it features a double wishbone suspension for increased suspension rigidity, and reduced play. It retains the ability to adjust suspension geometry, wheelbase, caster, camber, roll centre, Ackermann, droop, anti-dive, anti-squat, front and rear toe in/out, ride height and much more while its ultra-low centre of gravity enables faster corner speeds than ever before. Engineered to exacting standards with aerospace quality components the new Mi7 offers on track confidence and off track ease of maintenance. The first batch of cars includes genuine mid motor and rear motor options in the box, meaning two chassis, two top decks and four belts.
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Reds Racing have introduced the new M7 WCX Pro Tuned 3.5cc 1/8th on-road engine. Considered to be the company’s top of the food chain on-road engine, the power plant was developed over the course of a year with input of team drivers and distributors. The engine has been specifically developed for people looking for the same speed and specs as used by Pro Factory Team drivers and so the WCX Pro Tuned is based on M7 WCX engine with additional hand-made finishing touches to the sleeve and crankshaft in order to obtain improved fluid dynamics efficiency while the modified timing ensures even greater power output. The engine is totally hand-inspected and tuned by Mario Rossi himself and will become available very soon.
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Available now from Team Corally are their new Vulcan Pro and Stock sensored brushless motors for 1/10th and 1/12th scale applications. Specially developed to meet the requirements of modified and stock racing, the motors feature a highly machined aluminium can for optimised heat dissipation as well as dual sensor ports for easier sensor wire routing. The Pro modified motors are available in 3.5T to 10.5T winding specification while the Stock motors come as 10.5T to 21.5T variants.
The 4th and final round of the Austrian IC Track National Championship took place at the Sollenau track recently. Pre-event favourites were Franz Engel and Christoph Rohrmoser who both had chances to take the title but Engel had to win the race to claim the title. In qualifying Simon Ciudan claimed the pole position followed by Engel and Rohrmoser respectively. At the start of the final Engel was able to take over the lead and managed to increase the gap to one lap over the rest of the field. Mid-race he changed tyres and dropped behind Ciudan who opted to run on a single set of tyres. In the final stages Engel closed the gap step by step, but as the clock was ticking down he had to take a higher risk and made a mistake in the penultimate lap. Ciudan crossed the finishing line in 1st position followed by Rohrmoser and Engel in third. With this result Rohrmoser took the overall title in front of Engel and Kandelhart. Young Shepherd racer Simon Engel finished the final in 6th position which was enough to claim the National Junior title.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
