The second round of the UK SRS Championship was held at the Slough track over the weekend. Sunny weather made for a nice day of racing and at the end of the 20-minutes Nitro Buggy final it was Callum Niblett with the win with his Agama. Kevin Brunsden came on a fine 2nd place with his SWorkz buggy and Mike Daniel finished in 3rd with his TLR.
Source: BRCA [brca.org]
The 2018 Father’s Day race was held at the MC Schwedt track this past weekend. The event kicked off on Thursday’s Ascension Day and the following Friday with practice while Saturday was used for four rounds of qualifying of which two counted. Sunday was finals day and in the 30-minute long Nitro Buggy A-main it was Agama’s Burak Kilic with the win from Berkan Kilic (Agama) in 2nd. Johannes Klett (Mugen) would round out the top 3 podium result.
Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.
Last weekend’s Delta Plastic Race was organised by Enjoy Drive and hosted by the Delvi Modellismo track near Rome in Italy. The event attracted the country’s fastest 1/8th off-road drivers as well as guests from abroad and in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the win from Tekno RC’s Alex Zanchettin in 2nd. Mugen’s Marco Natale rounded out the top 3 podium result. Over in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was again Team Associated young gun Davide Ongaro with the win as TLR’s Renaud Savoya in 2nd and Tekno RC’s Alex Zanchettin in 3rd completed the podium.
Exotek have introduced new option parts for the Xray XB4, XB2 and XT2 kits. First up is the Flite 72T centre spool set for stock class racing with the XB4 4WD buggy. The ultra lightweight centre spool set greatly reduces the rotating mass of the drivetrain for that extra boost in 13.5T and 17.5T spec racing. The Exotek spool set weighs 18g with the spur gear and the included coated hard steel outdrive cups. The machined 72T POM spur gear is included and bolts on to the lightweight alloy spool. The set is intended for non-boosted stock classes only and it is also compatible with 48 pitch Kimbrough-style spur gear.
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Reds Racing from Italy have introduced their new Power Pack and Efficiency Pack engine and exhaust combo packages for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Both come in a Mario Rossi signed box and the Power Pack includes the WRX Corsa Lunga engine together the all-new 2104 X-One Smooth pipe while the Efficiency Pack includes the WR5 or WR5 High Efficiency engine as well as the 2104 X-One Smooth pipe. Also part of the packages are three venturi inserts.
Leadfinger Racing brings an all-new look to the popular Team Associated 1/10 scale B64D wheeler with the introduction of the A2 Tactic body shell. The new lid is influenced by racer request from the previous 1/8 designs, giving it an aggressive and sleek style. To bring back a little old school, the windshield has been laid down to remove the steep rake, while at the same time keeping a modern cab forward feel. The combo gives the B64D a super slick and fast look right up front. The top of the cab has an added roof vent for superior cooling that pushes air flow over the centre diff and motor, further enhancing it’s one of a kind style. To help keep everything planted, the rear of the cab has the traditional swoop along with added down force ailerons on the top of the side pods. The body comes in clear with window masks and stickers provided and also including two LFR Tactic wings.
Coming from Tekno for their EB410 1/10th scale 4WD buggy are new universal driveshafts as well as an updated rear shock tower. Starting with the driveshafts, the assemblies are CNC machined from high-quality steel alloy and black oxidised for wear resistance. Extreme working angles are no problem and they are also lightweight as the excess material has been removed without compromising performance or strength. Universal driveshafts excel in rough conditions and can generate additional side bite by providing additional roll in the corners. The suspension is allowed to work more efficiently when compared to the additional mechanical binding in CVAs. This allows the vehicle to absorb bumps better with a reduced risk of “catching a rut” and flipping the car while cornering. For smoother tracks, CVA’s will produce more forward traction and support, but universals are also well suited with slight suspension setup changes such as springs and oil. The basic design of a universal driveshaft means virtually no maintenance is required and dirt and dust won’t foul the operation of the joint. These are ready to drop into the EB410 with the use of additional 8x14x4mm bearings.
During this week’s 2018 Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan O.S. Engines are presenting their new O.S. Speed branded sensored brushless motors and speed controller. The sensored competition motors are housed in a nicely machined 2-tone aluminium can with large cooling openings, heavy duty solder tabs and all-aluminium timing end cap. It is understood that the motors will become available in all popular modified and stock windings. Over to the O.S. Speed brushless speed controller, the device comes in an all-black design with a machined alloy case as well as black power, capacitor and receiver wires for a stealthy factory look. An external programming box allows to fine-tune the speed’s software and a large fan keeps the operation temperatures down. On the nitro side of things the iconic Japanese manufacturer shows off its new 4-shoe nitro off-road clutch that is tuneable with a total of three different hardness springs and two alloy clutch shoe types.
