SWorkz have introduced a set of 6mm alloy axle inserts for the S35-3 series of vehicles. The parts directly replace the original plastic inserts and increase durability with the lightened 6x12x4mm ball bearing. Using the parts will also make for a more stable steering response and increased ball bearing life. The 4-piece sets fits the S35-3, S35-3E, S35-GT and S35-GTE.
Round 1 of the SBS 1/10th Electric Off-road Major League was held at Syahmi’s Backyard Speedway in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia over the weekend. The excellent weather made for very good racing conditions and a total of 39 racers that attended the three classes of Open 2WD Buggy, Open 4WD Buggy and Open 4WD Short Course. 2WD Open Buggy, which recently saw an increase in racers, was as competitive as any other racing class. Mark Lim from Singapore took Q1 with 10 laps 5m 7.18s while Kum Yew, also of Singapore, bagged Q2 and Q3. However his time was not an improvement over Mark’s, handing him the TQ spot. WK Foong completed the top 3 qualifiers on the grid.
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The 2018 MRCC Buggy Challenge was held this past weekend at the MRCC track in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia. The 9th edition of the race was attended by 27 racers from Jakarta, Bandung, Batam, Banjarmasin, Pontianak as well as local drivers and after four qualifying rounds it was Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) the TQ honours. However after the 45-minute A-main it was Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/O.S.) with the win from Jason in 2nd and Stanley Wangsanegara (HB Racing/O.S.) who completed the overall top 3 result.
Coming soon from Leadfinger Racing is the A2 Tactic body shell for the Tekno RC NB48.4 buggy. An evolution of the original Assassin design the lid offers a lower downforce thanks to a narrowed cab and less windshield rake. Bump outs for the fuel tank and throttle servo make for lots of clearance and lower side pods with added rails improve high speed handling while in addition the longer overall length aids against chassis flex damage. The body is made of thicker polycarbonate material for durability, it come clear, including window masks and it is available for pre-order now.
Kyosho’s Yuichi Kanai has released a first preview image of two new turnbuckle and ball end tools that are about to hit stores soon. One features 5.5mm and 7.0mm ends for turnbuckles and steering pins while the second, with 6.5mm and 8.0mm ends was designed for 6.8mm ball ends and 7.8mm taper balls. Both were developed for the use with Kyosho’s MP9 series of vehicles, they sport engraved markings for easy identification and will become available very soon.
Image: Yuichi Kanai
PDX RC Underground of Portland, Oregon held their 2018 Winter Invitational this past weekend and in the 2WD Invitational class it was Yokomo’s Tanner Day with the overall win from Chris Jarosz in 2nd. Joe Pillars would round out an all-Yokomo podium with Andi DiBrino (Yokomo) coming in 4th and Kyosho’s Zack Rogers completing the top 5 results.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
The opening round of the Malaysian SBS 1/10th Off-road Major League was held this past weekend in several electric off-road classes and in the 4WD category it was Serpent’s Mizan with the TQ and win from 2nd placed Hakeem (Sworkz). Bashir, driving an Xray, would round out the top 3 podium result.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
MW RC Cars have introduced the new TPro Matrix tyre for 1/8th buggies. It features a specially designed tread for indoor tracks or outdoor high-traction surfaces and it provides fast steering response thanks to its honeycomb pattern and inside mini square pins. The tyre is meant to excel in both clean wet or dry track conditions while offering exceptional wear characteristics thanks to its long wearing XR compounds. The tyre comes pre-mounted on white wheels or as rubber including inserts and in yellow medium-soft, blue soft, white super-soft or green ultra-soft compound.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
