The Wiesbadener Minicar Club hosted a round of the Pro Stock Series last weekend. The event was held in Open and PSS classes and in 1/8th Open it was Dennis Weihert with the win from Olaf Engelmann in 2nd and David Kröger in 3rd.
Yeah Racing have announced the release of their new stainless steel diff protectors and skid plates for the Axial SCX10 III and SCX24 trail trucks. Starting with the SCX10 III related parts, new are front and rear differential protectors that better protect the rig from harsh landings and/or hitting rocks whilst crawling. The pre-bend plates are a direct fit to the front and rear axles and they come as pairs.
Serpent have introduced their new adjustable one-way front diff set for the S7XX series of 1/10th 200mm on-road cars. The drag-assisted one-way replaces the standard front diff and it enables the driver to still brake and turn in like using a diff, however corner exit drive and change of direction on-throttle is greatly improved. The set is a direct fit on the S750 and it also fits older generation S7XX cars.
The 2020 XRS Poland Race Camp was hosted by Latina RC Racing recently with the workshop-oriented event featuring a nitro and electric buggy race to round out the week. All participants progressed a lot over the week and especially the rookies such as Sonia Skrzypek, Filip Pawłowski, and Asia Sych. Racing-wise and in the Nitro Buggy class it was Xray’s Marco Baruffolo who took the win at the week-concluding race with Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski coming in 2nd and Xray’s Bartek Zalewski rounding out the top 3 result. Over in the E-Buggy race it was Bartek Zalewski who lead and Xray 1-2-3 with Pawel Ntkowca coming in 2nd and Asia Sych ending the day on a popular 3rd place.
T-Works have introduced their new carbon fibre receiver box plate with switch opening for the use with the Team Associated RC8B3.2 buggy. The plate is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it is a direct fit, making for factory looks and improved RC box stability. A machined opening for a mechanic switch finishes off the plate.
Xtra Speed have introduced their updated D110 hard plastic scale crawler body shell for 313mm trail trucks. The new version features an engine hood that can be opened to reveal scale engine bays, and it comes with with LED buckets to upgrade to a lighting system. Highly detailed and realistic details include interior cab, grille, fender, clear window, wiper, rearview mirror and door handles.
Round 2 of the Italian UISP GT National Championship was held at the Pista Verde Fener track last weekend. In the Super GT Expert class it was Loris Luise with the overall TQ and he also brought home the win in the half-hour long A-main event, leaving behind Fabio Vigani in 2nd, some six seconds behind. Natanaele Senesi came in 3rd overall, a lap down.
Image: Loris Luise
Coming from Ministry Of Bearing are new carbon fibre arm inserts for the Team Associated RC8B3.2 buggy. They are machined from high-quality 2mm carbon fibre and available for the front upper arms, front lower arms as well as the rear lower arms and they allow to adjust overall arm stiffness which is helpful especially in warmer weather or higher traction conditions.
