June 10, 2019

Absima Summer Championship Rd3 – Report

The Absima Summer Championship returned to the slopes of Coastal Model Car Racing Club in Ipswich, along with the sunshine which bathed the tracks and gave them awesome grip. It was 4WD up first in qualifying and it was Stuart Collard who headed up the field from HB Racing team mate Chris Pennington and the third HB of Graham Kisby dominating qualifying, from Jason Burroughs with his Schumacher in 4. In 2WD it was again Stuart Collard who would take the pole this time with his Team Associated car, from the Yokomo of George Fairweather and the Schumacher of Kristian Gibbs. In the Tamiyas it was Steven Vanhisbergh who had a clear grid ahead of him from a hard charging Matthew Gant and the M05 of Les woods in 3rd. A bumper grid of Touring Cars saw the return of winter champion Byron Russell line up on the pole, from another returnee Simon Lovett, and current championship leader Jason Scott.

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June 9, 2019

X-Grip Conveyor cooling fan mount

European X-Grip distributors Mikimodel have introduced the Conveyor cooling fan mount. The 3-D-printed part is made of carbon reinforced material and it weighs in at only 5g, hardly changing the overall weight balance of the chassis. A trick clip takes the fan’s JST connector for a more tidy look and the mount’s design will reduce the operation temperatures of the motor by about ten degrees. The mount is usable with most motor cooling fans.

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June 7, 2019

Avid black & white chassis protector sheets

Avid have added a range of chassis protector sheets to their line up. Made in association with Stickit1Racing, the durable chassis skins provide protection from abrasive surfaces, rocks, and other abuse with the black or white design covering most racer’s needs. The decals are available for most of today’s 1/10th scale off-road kits including the ones of Team Associated, Schumacher, Tekno, TLR, Yokomo and Xray. Also available are universal sheets of 340mm x 130mm of size.

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June 7, 2019

1up Racing optional colour servo mounting screws

1up Racing’s popular servo mounting screws are now also available on optional colours such as orange, red and blue. They are precision machined from ultra-strong U.S. 7075-T6 alloy and finished with a colourful anodising for looks and wear. They replace standard button or flat head screws and thanks to their 4.2mm x 2mm neck they keep the servo in place even after taking a hit on the track. The fasteners are available with 4mm or 6mm thread and they come in orange, dark blue, bright blue or red colour, with the latter two coming as 6mm thread variants exclusively.

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June 7, 2019

Element RC Enduro trail truck builder’s kit

Element RC have announced the release of their Enduro trial truck builder’s kit – the build-it-yourself variant of the newly introduced Enduro trail truck series. At the heart of the Enduro is the new Stealth X gearbox. Although the exterior appears to have a conventional 3-gear transmission look, the inside is far from conventional. The gearbox features the ability to adjust the rear drive ratio independently from the front drive in three levels. Stock overdrives the front end 5.7 percent, option 1 provides a one-to-one drive ratio front to rear, and option 2 overdrives the front end 11.83 percent. Feeding the power to the tires are 3-piece telescopic driveshafts with an extruded aluminium centre section, universal front drive axles, and hardened steel ring and pinion gears. For the Builder’s Kit, Element RC include machined steel versions of the 5.7 percent and 11.83 percent transmission gears. The truck will allow for different wheelbase configurations of 12.3, 12.0 and 11.8-inch (313mm, 305mm and 299mm) wheelbases and it comes as chassis-only kit with the electronics, wheels, tyres, body etc. not included.

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June 7, 2019

MIP announce the release of more Bypass1 piston sets

MIP has completed its line of 1/8th scale Bypass1 off-road pistons and now include sets for Agama, JQRacing, SWorkz, Tekno and Xray. Featuring colour-codes valves, the Bypass1 pistons combined together with these valves allow to control and maximise the car’s performance based on which valves used. Thicker valves generate a slower rebound and thinner valves get quicker rebounds. Each set includes four pistons and a set of three different valves. The Agama set includes 6+2 pistons, the JQRacing specific sets consists of 6+6 hole pistons, the SWorkz kit includes 6-hole pistons, the Tekno set is a 6+6 hole variant and the Xray compatible set also includes 6+6 pistons. The set will become available by end of July.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

June 6, 2019

T-Works B64 steel chassis protector plates

Coming from T-Works and made for Team Associated’s now ageing B64 series 4WD buggies are front and rear stainless steel chassis skid protectors. Available separately for the front and the rear of the chassis, the plates are made of high quality material and they were designed to protect the chassis from becoming overly scratched or damaged when running on abrasive surfaces or on track with big jumps. The plates come in pairs and they directly bolt to the chassis using the stock hardware.

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June 6, 2019

VSR Products 8ight-XE battery protector

VSR Products have announced the release of their new 3-D-printed battery protector for the TLR 8ight-XE 1/8th scale electric buggy kit. The guard covers the centre diff gear and prevents it from rubbing on the battery during heavy impacts – all while helping stop rocks and debris from getting jammed in the gear mesh. The stock screws are used to mount the guard onto the top of the centre diff top plate, however the guards is only usable with the diff gear located towards the back of the chassis. The guard is 3-D-printed with carbon fibre reinforced plastic, providing exceptional strength and longevity.

Source: VSR Products [vsrproducts.net]

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