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March 13, 2020

AKA Scribble 1/8th buggy tyre

AKA have announced the release of their new Scribble tyre for 1/8th buggies. Inspired by the popular 1/10th buggy Scribble, the 1/8th scale version continues the trend of exceptional performance right out of the bag and superior wear characteristics. The innovative Scribble tread supports the tread and the carcass at the same time, necessitating a new carcass design. This combination of the new carcass and the supportive Scribble tread pattern promotes even wear across the entire width of the tyre for consistent performance run after run. Testing of the Scribble has shown it is at home on indoor tracks as well as hard pack, low dust outdoor tracks. The initial release of the 1/8th Scribble will be in Clay compound with other compounds to follow in the coming weeks.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

March 13, 2020

Xray Racing Series Slovakia Rd6 – Report

The 6th and final round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin last weekend in several electric on-road and off-road classes. In the premier electric on-road class of Modified Touring it was Martin Hudy with the win on home soil from Oliver Havranek on the runner-up spot. Michal Wojcik came in 3rd to round out the all-Xray podium.

Continue reading the report here

March 13, 2020

Xray T4 series aluminium steering blocks

Coming from Xray and made for the T4 series of touring cars are new aluminium steering blocks with carbon fibre Ackermann plates. The steering blocks feature an ultra-strong construction that provides a very long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. Composite bushings are used to secure the ball bearings in place which allows the bearings to fit perfectly and spin freely, giving much higher lifetime compared to bearings installed directly into aluminium steering blocks. The graphite extensions mount to the steering block and features the same Ackermann position as the standard composite steering block, however the extensions can be mounted either from the top or bottom. The alloy steering blocks are recommended for high traction conditions as they improve stability and makes the car turn smoother. In addition to using them up front they also fit the rear ARS kit where they allow greater toe in/out gain adjustment possibilities. The set includes the steering blocks, steering plates, ball bearing bushings as well as ball races.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 13, 2020

Wouter Ferreira wins at South-African On-road opener

The first round of the 2020 South-African ORE 1/10th national championship series was held at the KMR Club last weekend. A slightly smaller field than normal, but great driving throughout, and a new Truck class was also run as an exhibition class. The track was well prepared and the weather was hot, which made for some fantastic on-track action! The Modified Touring class was the highlight of the event with extremely close qualifying rounds throughout. The TQ spot finally went to local man, Wouter Ferreira (Awesomatix). The mains was super exciting with a number of drivers being in contention for the win. Wouter Ferreira finally took his maiden Modified victory ahead of the Xray duo if Deon Gove and Alex Ribeiro.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 13, 2020

Essex Winter Series finale – Report

The final round of the Essex Winter Series took place last weekend. Concluding once again with a sell-out entry, the overall championships in the Modified, Super Stock and Front Wheel Drive class had already been wrapped up but the other podium places were still to be decided. Olly Jefferies made his return to the EWS at this event, now driving a privately entered Xray following his departure from Schumacher last month. He got things underway by setting the best time ahead of Champion-elect Elliott Harper, with Harley Eldridge taking third ahead of Kyle Branson and Chris Grainger. Elliott moved his Xray to the top in Q2, with Olly taking second. Kyle was best of the rest, in third for Capricorn, ahead of Harley’s Yokomo and Aaron Rose’s Schumacher in fifth. Round three had Olly moving back up top, beating Elliott by two tenths of a second. Kyle and Harley were again third and fourth, with Florian Joos (Xray) in fifth this time. Olly secured pole by taking the last round ahead of Elliott, with Kyle locking up third with another P3 result. Florian jumped up the grid with his fourth place in round and Harley stayed in the mix with fifth.

Continue reading the report here

March 13, 2020

Klinik RC 5.5mm ball stud & link set

Coming from Klinik RC is their new 5.5mm ball stud and link end set for Schumacher off-road vehicles. The new optional ball ends feature lightweight premium grade 5 titanium 5.5mm ball studs, and the strong ball ends offer super free action guaranteed to never bind and sacrifice suspension performance and increase life. By increasing the ball diameter to 5.5mm the surface area is increase many times over stock which will greatly increase the lifespan before the parts are getting sloppy.

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March 13, 2020

T-Works BD10/BD9 brass adjustable battery holder

T-Works have introduced their new adjustable brass battery holder set for the Yokomo BD10 and BD9 touring cars. The set includes machined brass mounting brackets as well as carbon fibre battery hooks and floating battery locators. Also included are different lengths battery posts, spacers and gold-colour mounting hardware. Due to the design of the battery locators and brass brackets the mount allows to shift the battery packs forth and back as well as left to right in order to fine-tune chassis balance.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

March 13, 2020

Power HD B7 Revolution Pro low-profile HV servo

Coming from Power HD is their new B7 Revolution Pro low-profile brushless HV servo. Building on the proven B7 the Revolution Pro variant offers Sanwa SSR mode compatibility, a titanium and steel geartrain, dual ball bearings and up to 13kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.055s. Upgraded hardware further improves precision and a 2-tone aluminium heatsink middle section, available in silver, red or gold colour, adds visual impact.

View a list of the features and the colour variants here