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July 23, 2018

VRP MBX8 aluminium radio tray mounts

VRP have released a set of aluminium radio tray mounts for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. As the buggy’s engine heats up, it causes the stock plastic mounts to flex, making for inconsistent servo inputs. The alloy mount however will provide a more stable radio tray that will not give or flex compared to stock plastic mounts. The items are machined from American-grade 7075 aluminium and they come black anodised, with machined silver edge details and laser-engraved markings for looks.

Source: Vision Racing Products [visionracingproducts.com]

July 23, 2018

Carisma Scale Adventure 1976 Ford F-150 LWB truck

Coming soon from Carisma Scale Adventure is their new 1976 Ford F-150 SCA-1E LWB truck. The rig builds on the chassis introduced with the SCA-1E Coyote but it sports a longer 324mm wheelbase as well as a new forward-bias battery mount position for improved crawling capability. Other features include a chassis-mounted steering servo for added scale realism and symmetrical 1.9 true beadlock wheels with soft compound 110mm all-terrain scale tyres. The truck comes with an ARC-1 speed controller with refined throttle control for smoothness and the vehicle is decked out with an officially-licensed Ford F-150 body shell.

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July 23, 2018

Elliott Boots TQs & wins BRCA Rally X Rd3

JC Raceway played host to round 3 of the BRCA Rally X championship this past weekend. Kyosho’s Elliott Boots took the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the 45-minute A-main encounter from Infinity’s Lee Martin, who grabbed the runner-up spot a lap short of Elliott. Another ten seconds down it was Team Associated’s Neil Cragg who would round out the podium result in 3rd. Jonathan Skidmore and Graham Alsop completed the top 5 results.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

July 23, 2018

Micha Widmaier takes German E-Buggy title

The 2018 German 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals were held this past weekend at the popular Sand/Main track. SWorkz’s Jörn Neumann would take the overall TQ after the qualifiers from Agama’s Burak Kilic in 2nd and SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier 3rd. The triple A-mains then were a pretty exciting affair with all three drivers going into the final and decisive third A-main with four points each so everyone had a shot at the title. After the start Jörn would open a gap between him and Burak and Micha. After a close and fair fight Micha could pass Burak, as he made a slight mistake and in the last lap Jörn had a big moment that allowed Micha to pass and take the win and with it the overall title from Jörn 2nd and Burak 3rd.

View the top 3 results here

July 22, 2018

Samix TRX-4 8mm brass wheel hex adapters

Samix have introduced their new 8mm offset brass wheel hex adapters. They are machined from heavy brass materials and all four add about 25g of weight to one of the lowest parts of the chassis for improved climb performance and traction. A black coating helps to prevent the parts from corroding while adding visual impact when the truck’s wheels are off. The 8mm adapter add to the recently introduced 6mm variants and they come in sets of four.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

July 20, 2018

JConcepts tease new T6.1 body shell

JConcepts have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new body shell for the Team Associated T6.1 stadium truck. No official information is available yet on name or a release date but the lid looks production ready and full information should surface soon.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 20, 2018

HPI Venture Toyota FJ axle weights

HPI Racing have introduced new axle weights for the Venture Toyota FJ Cruiser trail truck. The hollow weights fit over the driveshaft inside the axle, so the weights are completely hidden from sight inside the front and rear axle housings. Each weight is 12g, and a pair of axle weights will fit on each axle – adding 24g on each axle.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]

July 20, 2018

Imbue introduce updated MBX8 dogbone kit

Imbue Motorsports have introduced an updated centre dogbone kit for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7R buggies. Featuring new 5mm aluminium dogbones with harder pins for increased durability and wear, the kit also includes updated drive cups made from bearing steel which have been correctly hardened for long life. The cups also feature some minor revisions to prevent the dogbones from bottoming out, while also eliminating pinion play on MBX7R vehicles with 8×16 differential pinion bearings.

Source: Imbue Motorsports [raceimbue.com]