Coming from Kyosho and made for the ZX7 1/10th scale 4WD buggy are a low centre of gravity carbon fibre front shock tower and a carbon fibre front lower brace. The LD “low down” front shock stay offers a reduced height and new geometry, making it ideal for high-grip tracks as it lowers the overall centre of gravity. The shock tower is cut from 5mm high-grade carbon fibre, ensuring maximum durability.
Xray will hold their 2018 Xmas Race at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia on the 29th of December, allowing racers to try and test their new toys in various on-road and off-road classes. The event is run using the same rule set as the XRS Slovakia, however the friendship race does not count as a round of the series, allowing drivers to just go and have as much fun as possible.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
T-Works have introduced new spring steel diff outdrives for the Team Associated RC8B3.1 buggy. Made of high-quality spring steel and coming with a hardened surface and precision-ground contact surfaces, the outdrives offer exceptional stability and durability. They are available as pairs in a 17mm variant for the front and centre differentials as well as shorter 15mm variant for the rear diff.
Round 2 of the Northwest Indoor Series was held at Tacoma RC Raceway this past weekend. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Luke Smith (Team Associated/Reedy) with the win from Jackson Andres (Yokomo/Muchmore) on the 2 spot as Daniel Lea (Team Associated/Reedy) rounded out the top 3. In the 4WD Mod Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Harley Yoshii who brought home the win with his Reedy-powered ride as Jackson Andres (Yokomo/Muchmore) came in 2nd and Daniel Lea (Team Associated/Reedy) completed the top 3 podium result.
View the 4WD Buggy podium here
The Ontario, California based Revelation Raceway held the Kyosho Toys For Tots race this past weekend. Over 100 entries made for plenty of great racing and in the premier Open Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho’s Ricardo Berton, who flew in from Italy, with the TQ and win in front of HB Racing’s Tyler Brown and Anthony Westergaard. Over in the 1/8th E-Buggy A-main it was top qualifier, Kyosho’s Zachary Rogers with the win from Mugen racer Radcliffe Brill and Kyosho’s Wayne Crowder.
JConcepts have introduced their new F2 body shell for the Traxxas Rustler VXL and XL-5 trucks. The F2 body has been a trend setting design since its release on the buggy population and now, Traxxas Rustler drivers can drop-on a race favourite design to their bash vehicle of choice. One of the key features is an arrow based design where the front is much narrower than the rear. The narrower front-end appears on-point and with an all-new grille and headlight layout with four included grille options. Protecting the front shock tower area is done with a traditional shape but contains new louver positioning and available air-release features located just in front of the main cab. The popular side-window treatment has been once again incorporated into the design for maximum coverage. The new body includes the traditional Finnisher “V step-downs” in the bed area which makes it identifiable to the savvy racer. The tail of the body has been lowered with an upper and lower transition making the rear a more durable piece even with light-weight materials. The F2 includes two spoilers, one for high-bite conditions and another taller version for low or medium bite conditions. The spoilers are durable and with proper trimming and included hardware bolt directly to the back of the new shell. Each package includes window mask, new F2 specific decal sheet, two rear spoiler options and mounting hardware.
The Phil Hurd Raceway of Savannah, Georgia played host to round 5 of the Force Series this past weekend. In the Expert Nitro Buggy A-main it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the win, after qualifying on the 5th spot, as Serpent’s Billy Easton came in 2nd overall, some 15s back. Rob Lupo would round out the top 3 some three laps down.
Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]
The Ohio RC Factory of Jeffersonville, Ohio held their Xmas Charity Race this past weekend. TLR’s Tyler Jones would be in control of things in the 4WD Modified Buggy class, taking the TQ and win in front of the Team Associated duo of Aydin and Austin Horne as Gary Studt and Todd Christian rounded out the top 5 results.
Image: Tyler Jones
