Coming from Highest is the new DLP650 “X” orange low-profile digital servo. The high-voltage compatible servo features a black all-aluminium case with orange edge details, it utilises an all-metal geartrain, 25T servo spline and it comes including an aluminium servo arm and a 170mm all-black receiver wire.
For the second year in a row the season opening race of the popular Belgian SCT Cup was held in Zolder. The track was slightly revised, offering a greater flow and still an amazing grip level. In the Pro2 qualification, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) would dominate, taking all rounds from Nicolas Evens (TLR) and Tom Vercarre (TLR). Fabio Cumps (Team C) in 4th and Stéphane Lecomte (Team Associated) in 5th achieve their best ever starting position in the series so far.
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The first round of the 2017 UK Short Course Nationals took place at the EPR venue in South London with over 70 truck racers in attendance. The most popular class was 2WD SCT with just under 50 entries. After four rounds of qualifying it was Darren Boyle who stamped his authority on the overall TQ by taking three out of the four rounds and becoming the only 2WD driver all day to secure 12 laps – which he achieved in three of his runs.
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175RC.com have introduced new option parts and accessories for the TLR 22 4.0 4WD buggy in the form of a Ceramic diff kit, a lightweight nut set and M3 ball stud washers. Starting with the diff kit, the set targets stock racers as the set includes lightweight Ceramic diff balls and a lightweight Ceramic caged thrust bearing. The total weight of the set is 0.6g compared to the 2g of the stock carbide setup, resulting in improved punched and overall power delivery. Designed for the 22 4.0 buggy the set also fits other popular kits such as the Team Associated B6D, Kyosho RB6.6 and Yokomo YZ-2.
Coming from JConcepts and made for the Team Associated B64 series of 1/10th 4WD buggies are the Aero front wings. They features a trim-able rear gurney option and sport a radical, edgy design which functions and compliments the Finnisher and Silencer body designs. Cut lines make for easy trimming while triple wing mount dimples are included for a bolt-on fit to the popular B64 series of vehicles. The leading centre section of the wings have been formed into a unique V-shape to perfectly outline the front shock tower geometry. The wings are available in a wide or narrow variant, they made from high-quality polycarbonate and come in sets of either two narrow or two wide wings.
The opening round of the North German regionals, a qualifying race for the national championship, was held at the MAC Burgdorf track near Hanover. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Sebastian Honscha (Team C) who came out fastest after the A-mains from Yokomo’s Christopher Krapp in 2nd and Yannic Wilcke 3rd. In the 4WD class it was again Sebastian Honscha who was in control of things with young John Zuber (Xray) taking 2nd and Christoph Thiele (Team Associated) rounding out the podium in 3rd.
Round 3 of the Force series was held at Lake Park RC in Tampa, Florida with 186 entries for the weekend making for a long day of racing. In the 25-minute Nitro Buggy A-main Blake Raulerson, coming from the 6th spot on the grid, soon moved up to 3rd and started turning laps, trying to stay out of trouble. With a 2-stop strategy Blake had an advantage over the 3-timers and he got into the lead late in the race and with about three minutes left. Ultimately he was able to bring home the win in front of Travis Adams and Kevin Abbott in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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Revolution Design Racing Products’ new XB4 and XB2 aluminium wing mounts are a direct fit on Xray’s 1/10th 4WD and 2WD buggies. Machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and coming anodised for wear and looks the parts replace the standard composite mounts with a more sturdy and cooler looking variant. The mounts come heavily machined in RDRP’s signature finned look while silver edge details further increase visual impact. Included with the mounts comes a carbon fibre wing reinforcement plate that improves the seat of the wing. The wing mount set is usable on all XB4 and XB2 kits and it is available in black or orange colour.
