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March 23, 2020

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd7 – Report

The final round of the very popular Worksop Series was held recently with once again a great entry of drivers for the four classes of 2WD and 4WD buggies, 2WD Stadium Trucks and Vintage Buggy. As always it was round by round qualifying as the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. The track was very much off-road, there were lots of jumps and it was a great layout. Qualifying in 2WD saw a dominating performance by Neil Cragg, taking TQ in three out of four rounds to take pole position from Matt Thompson and Tommy Hall.

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March 23, 2020

Hudy slim LiPo stainless steel battery weight

Hudy have announced the release of their new stainless steel battery weight for the new-style slim LiPo packs. Measuring 135x33x1mm and weighing in at 35g the weight was designed to rest between the battery pack and the chassis, lowering the overall centre of gravity while adding valuable weight when running the latest lightweight LiPo battery pack design. The plate is a universal fit and it is usable with most 1/10th scale touring cars.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

March 23, 2020

Yeah Racing TC4 grade titanium screws

Yeah Racing have introduced their new TC4 grade titanium screws that are meant to offer an high strength-to-weight ratio. The fasteners are not only light of weight they also add some visual impact due to their shiny finish and they are highly corrosion resistant, making them ideal for on-road and off-road kits alike. The screws come in 5-piece packs and they are available as flathead or button head M3x6mm, M3x8mm and M3x10mm variants.

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March 23, 2020

T-Works XB8/XB8E 2020 optionals

Made for Xray’s 2020 specification kits of the XB8 and XB8E are several new optionals from T-Works. The range includes items such as a 20-piece set of hard-coated aluminium suspension balls to scrub some weight, rubber/metal-shielded ball bearings sets offer protection and low natural drivetrain drag and titanium turnbuckles reduce overall weight while adding style and corrosion protection. Also available are titanium or gold-colour steel screw kits.

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March 23, 2020

Avid roll out new 1/10th buggy chassis protector sheets

Coming from Avid and made for of the latest 1/10th 2WD and 4WD buggies are new chassis protector sheets. Made by Stickit1Racing the chassis skins come pre-cut for easy installation and they help to protect the chassis bottom when running on highly abrasive surfaces or on track with large jumps. They include an extra removable tail piece when the first gets worn out and the stickers are available in black or white designs and for the B6.2 with +3mm chassis, for the TLR 22X-4, the Xray XB2C/D’20, the Xray XB4’20 and the Yokomo YZ2 DTM3.

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March 23, 2020

RC Maker A800MMX slim battery mounts & battery weight

RC Maker have announced the release of new optional parts in the form of A800MMX GeoCarbon battery mounts for the use with slim-type battery packs as well as a slim LCG brass weight. Starting with the battery mounts, slim batteries are narrower and require smaller hooks for installation. RC Maker have modified their original GeoCarbon battery hook design for the narrower batteries, giving drivers a stylish option for securing the new range of slim battery packs. The set includes a 2mm spacer to raise the hooks for increased support, are adjustable left to right for correct balance and fitment, and also support integration with RC Maker’s floating battery mount sets for Awesomatix/Xray or Yokomo.

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March 23, 2020

Kyle McBride doubles at Australian Off-road Nats

This year’s Australian Off-Road National Championship was held at the Melbourne Off Road Radio Car Club this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated driver, Alex Bernadzik with the overall TQ, however after the 60-minute A-main event, that saw some close racing between Alex and Kyle McBride (Infinity), it was the latter that would excel while Alex had to settle for 2nd overall, just a couple of seconds behind. In 3rd it was JQRacing’s Aaron Dexter who would round out the podium result.

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March 23, 2020

Speedzone roll out new Evolution LiPo packs

The latest competition LiPo battery pack releases to Speedzone’s Evolution brand include a 2S slim pack, 2S shorty pack and a 4S pack. The 5500mAh 7.4V 130C slim pack measures 139×37.3×24.8mm and weighs 238g, the 5000mAh 7.4V 120C shorty pack measures 96×46.5×24.5mm and weighs 212g, and the 6000mAh 14.8v 120C pack measures 139x47x48mm and weighs in at 534g. All packs were designed to produce high voltage with low internal resistance and utilize 5mm bullet connectors.

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