Round 8 of the Houston Area RC Series was held at the Gulf Coast Raceway in Porter, Texas this past weekend, attracting nearly 70 entries. In Open Nitro Buggy it was Dillon Caldwell with the TQ and also the overall win in the 20-minute A-main event. Mike Garrett came in 2nd overall, already some three laps back as Tim Bort came in 3rd overall, some 5.5 seconds behind Mike.
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Round 5 of the 2019/2020 One12 Series was hosted by the Jokerteam Bolzano this past weekend. The event was held in 1/12th Open and GT12 classes and in 1/12th Open it was Alessio Mota who would dominate the proceedings with Alessandro Giubbilei coming in 2nd overall. Luca Tassinari would round out the top 3 result. Over in GT12 it was Alessio Tolomelli with the win from Mattia Dall’Oca in 2nd and Guido Carbognani in 3rd overall.
The fourth round of the 2020 StickIt1Racing.com “We’re Back Racing” Friday Night Modified Off-Road Series was hosted by PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon last Friday. Yokomo privateer Joseph Johnson took an impressive 2WD Modified Buggy win in front of Yokomo USA team manager, Joe Pillars who finished 2nd overall after just losing out the tie-breaker with Joseph Johnson settled by the fastest time with both drivers having three wins. Yokomo USA team driver, Travis Harker finished 3rd overall for a Yokomo podium lock-out.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
Round 5 of the Huge Challenge was held at the Huge RC Circuit in Bangkok, Thailand this past weekend. The event saw the running of a multitude of nitro and electric on-road classes and in Touring 17.5T Non-Boost it was Kanyarat “Grace” Kleungsakul with the TQ and also the overall win. Sakdarat Thanet came in 2nd overall from Sato Atsushi in 3rd. P. Thanate Oil and Oguri Tomoyuki completed the top 5 tie on points.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Coming from T-Works and made for the Team Associated RC8B3.2 buggy are three new carbon fibre option parts in the form of a receiver box plate, a receiver battery box plate as well as servo spacers. The carbon fibre receiver box and receiver battery box covers are direct replacements for the standard composite items, offering a low weight and streamlined looks. They can be attached using standard hardware and come as separate items. Also new and machined from 2.5mm carbon fibre are carbon fibre servo spacers. They attach to the radio tray posts and lift the throttle servo by 2.5mm when not running the respective radio tray or transponder mount plate, replacing the standard moulded parts. The precision-machined spacers come in sets of two.
Traxxas have introduced their new heavy-duty roof skids for the X-Maxx monster truck. Just like the company’s heavy-duty suspension arms, the new roof skid plates use a very tough composite material, offering just the right amount of flex to resist breakage – even in cold weather. The accessory skids protect the roof during rollovers and come in six dynamic colours for custom designs. In order to install the roof skid on the X-Maxx, owners will also need to install the Traxxas #7713X rear body support. The new rear body support replaces the existing support and provides bosses to attach the roof skid.
Fenix have added new pan car option parts to their portfolio in the form of a general twin damper kit as well as a carbon fibre rear axle for their Mistral 2.0 formula kit. Starting with the twin damper kit, the set is ideal for drivers looking to replace their car’s side springs with a dual damper setup. The dampers accept the popular CRC and Team Associated springs and include four long and four short ball cups as well as two 4.8mm pivot balls, allowing to adapt the kit to many popular 1/10th scale pan cars. As for the carbon fibre rear axle shaft for the Mistral 2.0, the lightweight yet ultra precise part allows for a massive weight saving of about 11g compared to the standard titanium axle, meaning less rotational and overall mass for better acceleration and improved handling.
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Bittydesign from Italy have introduced their all-new Seven20 GT body shell for 190mm touring car chassis. The body combines maximum performance with true supercar looks, making reference to a British GT3 supercar. The lowered front nose generates excellent steering while the lowered cab and the sculptured shape of the sides stabilise the airflow that conveys into the large rear wing, making the body easy to drive thanks to balanced front and rear downforce. The lid is moulded from high-quality 0.75mm Lexan polycarbonate, it comes clear, including window masks and a detailed decal sheet including red, black and grey racing graphics. A suitable rear wing and wing mounting hardware round out the package.
