Coming from VP Pro is a roll-up pit mat. Made from a 2mm thick lightweight, durable and non-slip material and sporting a laminated polyester fabric top, the mat measures 90x50cm and sports a black, red and white VP Pro logo. The mat resists most of the chemicals used in RC and it rolls up for easy transportation and storage.
Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]
T-Works have released a whole range of option parts for the Yokomo BD8-2018 touring car. First up are several lightweight titanium parts such as a 64 grade titanium UFO head screw set, a mixed titanium and aluminium black UFO head screw kit, a mixed titanium and aluminium black standard hex head screw kit as well titanium turnbuckles, hybrid turnbuckles, a ball end set, a king pin screw set and also a suspension pin kit. Also available is a gold-plated steel screw set and two hard and extra hard +6mm bumpers.
The 2017 U.S. Indoor Champs was held at the Embassy Suite Hotel outside Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the oldest on-road carpet events with almost 40 years under its belt. The event has become more popular over the last few years, with entry count going over the 400 mark, this year reaching 496, just a few shy of 500. Reigning USVTA National Champion Adam Hutchinson took TQ in the opening two USVTA qualifiers while round 3 belonged to Myron Kinnard. Q4 again went toMyron and Sunday, main event day he knew he needed to pull away before the first corner, and with a slight adjustment in his normal drive line, he was able to do so. Clean start and another 20/5:01 with 98% insured the Championship that he lost last year by less than 0.082 would not be a repeat.Myron turned in three identical runs back to back to back to finally take home the USIC VTA title with TQ. With two of his teammates right behind me making it a clean sweep for Team Associated with Tom second and Will third.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
Coming from Reedy are two new Sonic-series 1/8th scale competition electric brushless motors in the form of the 866 and 877. The Sonic 866, available in two kV versions, is designed for 1/8th eBuggies while its slightly longer brother, the Sonic 877, is intended for 1/8th eTruggy duty. However, motors are interchangeable between chassis types to create a wide range of performance options suitable for a wide variety of track conditions. All versions feature a precision machined case with an integrated heat sink to lower operating temperatures. This results in less fade over the course of a race, longer run times, and increased motor life. Sensored operation results in a smooth and controllable power band, while a powerful 4-pole rotor is supported by precision ball bearings for maximum power output and reliability.
View a list with the features and the 877 motor here
Raceform have introduced a carpet and astro tyre conversion kit for their Lazer Jig 1/10th scale buggy tyre gluing tool. The set includes all needed parts to convert the jig from the original soft dirt tyre specification to utilise the somewhat harder artificial surface tyres. The set includes a new pressure plate and mounting hardware, it works with all standard carpet/astro 1/10th buggy front and rear tyres, and it is available separately or including the original Lazer Jig.
Warehouse Hobby in Helena, Alabama held their Toys for Tots race last weekend and in the 2WD Buggy class it was Jeremy Daniel with the win from Evan Boggs 2nd and Blake Boggs 3rd. The 4WD Buggy main had Blake Boggs coming out on top from TQ holder, Evan Jones. Evan fall back during the race but was able to still take the runner-up spot from Jeremy Daniel 3rd. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was Evan Jones with the TQ and he also got out to and early lead and despite a few mistakes he was able to grab the win from Allen Lowe 2nd and Joe Pharis 3rd.
View the 4WD and E-Buggy podiums here
Team Magic have introduced another electric ready-to-run monster truck based off of the popular E6 platform with the new J-Star 6S truck. The vehicle comes factory assembled and including a waterproof Hobbywing 150A speed controller, a 2250kV 6S LiPo-compatible brushless motor as well as a waterproof Savöx metal gear steering servo and a truck bodyshell equipped with a LED light bar. The chassis is equipped with new generation front and rear differentials, a metal centre diff and hardened steel universal driveshafts.
Round 3 of the Xray Racing Series UK Off-road was held at Midlands Raceway last weekend. It was another busy day with ten heats of drivers booked into the round and the club team changed the track again and pulled out the tricky jump rhythm section and replaced it with a new table-top, 180 degree corner and step-down section that was a little easier for the drivers but equally fun, along with a huge kicker jump after the main straight to add the 3D element in the challenging layout. The fastest 2WD Mod guys took to the track and were immediately flying with Dom Nunn setting a TQ time in round 1 that wouldn’t be beaten all day.
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