Valkaria RC Raceway of Malabar, Florida hosted the 2020 ROAR Region 4 Asphalt Regionals last weekend with over 90 entries. In the Touring Modified class it was Felix Law with the overall TQ and also a dominant win in the single 6-minute A-main, leaving behind Dave Vera in 2nd, already a lap down as Paul Wynn came in 3rd, some 4.4 seconds behind Dave.
Round 5 of the SDRC Supercross Series was held at SDRC Raceway of San Diego, California last weekend. The event was held in several 1/10th scale off-road classes and it saw more than 50 drivers in attendance. 17.5T Expert Buggy had Josh Gonzalez taking the overall TQ, however it was 3rd place qualifier, Jacob Macias with the win some 4.2 seconds in front of Brenden Edwards as Josh rounded out the top another 6.5 seconds back.
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Coming from PR Racing and made for the SB401R 4WD buggy are new -2mm FF and FR suspension blocks. Offering a -2mm track width setting the blocks will increase front end grip, making them ideal especially for tighter, more technical medium to high grip tracks. The suspension hangers are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come black anodised for surface protection and with laser-engraved markings for easy identification.
Made for the Axial SCX10 III trail truck is a new brass differential cover from Yeah Racing. The part is machined from high-quality brass material and it weighs in at 41g, allowing to add weight in one of the lowest areas of the chassis in order to extract more tyre traction and thus climbing performance if needed, all while also adding a bit of stability to the axle assembly. The cover sports a laser-engraved Yeah Racing logo for looks and it will hit stores very soon.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Available now from Yokomo are new optional parts for the BD10 touring car and the YZ-4SF2 4WD buggy. Starting with the BD10, the rear belt tensioner is a simple yet effective part that attaches to the rear chassis cross brace, touching the belt from underneath in order to prevent it from skipping on the rear differential gear under load. The result is improved belt life especially when running modified motors. The set includes the machined aluminium belt tensioner, a ball race, shims and screws.
Coming from RC Maker is their innovative new shock tower attachment that increases the body’s downforce transfer to the car, whilst also preventing bodyshell flex and roll, causing scrubbing in the wheel arches. With modern body shells being low and thin, the downforce generated by the bodyshell isn’t effectively transferred to the car due to the flex of the body, especially in the front-mid section. The front body stabiliser transfers the downforce directly into the top of the front shocks, increasing the car’s steering in corners, and stability on the straights. As well as this, they prevent the body rolling onto the outside tyre in cornering, effectively preventing wheel arch rubbing as the front body stabiliser helps prevent the bodyshell rolling during cornering, by supporting it widely over the wheel arches. The stabilisers are adjustable in height, and can be further adjusted by adding foam on top of the platform. They fit all modern low profile shock touring cars such as the Xray T4’20, Yokomo BD10, Infinity IF14-2, ARC R12, Schumacher Mi7 and more, and are an optimised fit for the latest bodies from Xtreme, ZooRacing, Bittydesign and Protoform.
T-Works have introduced their new narrow 2WD front wheels for buggies such as the Team Associated B6 series, the Kyosho RB7, Yokomo YZ-2 or Xray XB2. The wheels are ideal when running narrow front tyres such as Schumacher Staggers, they utilise a standard 12mm hex wheel adapter and are available as pairs or 8-piece packs in yellow or white colour.
The opening round of the Danish 1/8th off-road nationals was hosted by the Skanderborg RC club this past weekend. SWorkz driver, Pelle Culmsee (SWorkz/Picco/T-Pro) was the man to beat in both the nitro and electric classes as he walked away with the TQ and win in Nitro Buggy from 2. Daniel Bubel (Xray/FX/AKA) in 2nd and Magnus Frandsen (JQRacing/Alpha/6Mik) in 3rd.
