Maxima have released first teaser images of their forthcoming B2X .21 nitro off-road engine. No detailed information are available yet but it is understood that the engine is based on the O.S. Speed B2102 and therefore you can expect a square stroke engine with low-profile cooling head, DLC-coated crankshaft, 3-needle carburettor and more. We bring you more information on the power plant as soon as they surface.
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Last weekend’s 11th Rhein Main Warm Up race not only saw the running of nitro and electric buggy classes but also nitro truggy racing. Agama’s Jon Hazlewood was in control of things all weekend, leading both the practice rounds and also qualifying to line up in P1 on the grid. The start of the main final went without problems for the pole-setter and ultimately Jon would bring home the win in front of TLR’s Andreas Bartels while old dude Abdullah Kilic (Agama) would secure himself the final spot on the podium.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
Team Magic have released a set of street style on-road tyre for 1/10th monster trucks such as the E5 and E5HX. Sporting a hard-wearing on-road tread the tyres are mounted on black 6-spoke rims and they come in sets of four. The pre-glued wheels are usable on Team Magic’s own E5-series trucks and also select other 1/10th vehicles.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
The 11th annual Rhein Main Warm Up race was held in Bischofsheim near Frankfurt, Germany this past weekend. Considered the unofficial season opener the race once again attracted both national and international drivers and in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Carsten Keller who walked away with the win after the 40-minutes main final from JQRacing’s Joseph Quagraine in 2nd and Serpent’s Jörn Neumann 3rd.
Watch all the action from the 60 minute Buggy Main Final at the 2017 Philippine Masters in Manila, with an epic battle between former HB team mates Ty Tessmann and David Ronnefalk. With commentary from Scotty Ernst.
Avid have introduced a set of titanium FastTune shock standoffs for Xray’s XB2 and XB4 line of 1/10th off-road kits. The FastTune feature allows to use a common 1.5mm Allen wrench to prevent the standoff from spinning while using a 5.5mm socket wrench on the other side, doing away with the need to use a 7.0mm nut driver or 7.0mm open-ended socket wrench to hold the standoff. The parts also scrub a certain amount of weight as each weighs in at about 1.25g. The set includes four standoffs that come in a reusable doodad container.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Round 1 of the Danish 1/8th Off-road National Championship was held at the Modelbilklubben SOS in Bjæverskov. Saturday was washed away due to bad weather and the wet track meant that the available practice was limited, making for a tough time for all drivers especially as the track started to dry up during race day. In the end Pelle Culmsee (HB Racing, Team Orion, AKA) came out on top after the main final from Magnus Frandsen (SWorkz, SPower, TPro) in 2nd while Nikolai Lamberts (TLR, Ultimate, Pro-Line) had to settle for 3rd on the podium.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
The annual Spring Shootout was held at the French ARCF42 club this past weekend. More than 90 drivers attended in several classes and good weather made for perfect racing conditions. In the 1/8th E-Buggy category, held on Saturday, Renaud Savoya would bring home the win after the triple A-mains from Julien Surget in 2nd and Celian Rousset in 3rd.
Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]
