Arrowmax have introduced their new hexagonal droop gauge for 1/10th on-road applications. The compact appearance is inspired by Arrowmax’s very own honeycomb signature design. The tool consists of the actual droop gauge that offers a 3.6mm to 7.0mm droop range in 0.2mm steps and the gauge is machined from aluminium and comes anodised in black and golden colours.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Round 7 and 8 of the Swiss MC Best Series was held in Sitterdorf last weekend in perfect weather conditions. The event saw the running of 1/10th and 1/8th IC Track classes with round 7, being held on Saturday, being won by Ales Hajdekr who lead the 1/8th scale class from Ruedi Scherer and Beat Heiniger. Nick Zünd came in 4th overall.
Continue reading the report here
The AC Raceway in Pusan, South Korea hosted their Championship race last weekend. In the 13.5T Touring Super Stock class it was Park Ki-Jeong (Xray) with the win from Awesomatix driver, Yu Chang-Sun. Park Sung-Kwang (Xray) rounded out the top 3 podium result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from T-Works is their new compact hardcase parts bag. The zipped container measures 27x21x9cm and it allows to carry a variety of accessories, spares, tools, electronics, engines or more with the sturdy design ensuring protection to the internals. The outside is of a carbon fibre design for cool looks with a red zipper adding spots of colour. White T-Works logos and a robust carrying handle round out the package.
Round 1 of the Turkish 1/8th Off-road Nationals was hosted by the Lüleburgaz Yıldızlar RC track recently. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Alain Sarafyan who lead an Xray 1-2-3 with Can Soykal and Ömer Şahin coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Over in the E-Buggy class it was again Alain with the win as Bora Mumcu (TLR) and İlker Alarçin (Mugen) completed the top 3 result.
RC Madness of Enfield, Connecticut will play host to the Schumacher US GP 2020 on August 15th and 16th. The event will see the running of 2WD and 4WD Modified and Stock classes as well as Open 2WD SCT and Stadium Truck racing with Schumacher spec tyres being mandatory for all classes. Signup and more details are available here.
Made for Xray’s popular XB4 buggy are new geometry front and rear shock towers from RC Carbon Cavalieri. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the front shock tower features a new -2mm geometry while the rear shock stay is of -3mm specification, resulting in lower mounted shock absorbers and more suspension droop which can be beneficial in certain track conditions. The shock towers are available separately from now on.
View the rear shock tower here
Coming from RC-Project and made for the SWorkz S35-4 nitro buggy is a single-piece engine mount made of high-quality Ergal 7075-T6 material. The motor mount reinforces the engine area while also allowing for better crankcase support with results in improved engine bearing life. In addition, the 25 percent larger contact surface and black surface coating ensures better and faster heat dissipation. The engine mount weighs in at 32g and it sports a white laser-engraved RC-Project logo.
