Coming from SWorkz and made for the 35-3 series of 1/8h buggies is the front upper down force wing set. Made from high-quality carbon fibre the moulded wings attach to the front upper A-arms and they are meant to improve corner speed while also making jumping and landing easier. The set includes two wings and suitable mounting hardware.
Tamiya’s Porsche Turbo RSR Type 934 TA02SW Black Edition is a special color variation version of the Porsche Turbo RSR Type 934 Jägermeister. This variant uses brand new gold color stickers designed to accentuate a black color scheme. The TA02SW exhibits a short-wheelbase and has a wide track to accommodate the scale form of the real Porsche sports car. It normally features a tub chassis with 4-wheel, fully independent suspension coupled with a rear ball differential and a front gear type differential. This special edition is fitted with a double deck FRP chassis for increased rigidity and a few hop-up options. The kit will hit stores about mid-October.
Team Losi Racing have released a first image of their forthcoming low-profile body shell for the 22-4 1/10th 4WD buggy. Making its debut during this week’s 2017 ROAR Electric Off-road Nationals, the 22 4.0 inspired shell features a lower cab section, and no vertically fin, making for a more flowing and better rotating body when compared to the cab forward offering. TLR’s JP Richards was the first to run the body in practice and says: “First glance, the body has that new sleek and edgy design. Then you hit the track and it really helps the car have a fluent feel, with a good balance of steering, stability, and traction without the overbearing feel of a tall front cab.” The body is roughly scheduled for a late 2017 release.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Coming soon from Team C is a carbon fibre gearbox support plate for their 4-gear 2WD buggy transmission. The set includes a machined carbon fibre plate, orange anodised aluminium spacers as well as longer screws and it is understood that using the parts with keep the gearbox case from twisting under load which will result in more consistent gear mesh and thus gear life and efficiency.
The 2017 Shepherd Cup was held in Hong Kong last weekend and the event saw Gary Hunang (Xray) taking the 1/8th Nitro On-road TQ after the three qualifiers. In the 45-minute main final Gary opted to change tyres around the 25-minute mark and he would take the win some four laps in front of Hui Zhan Hao (Serpent) and Ng Chiu Man (Serpent).
Muchmore Racing are busy adding more variants of the new Fleta ZX V2 motor to their portfolio with the latest outcome being the 1S optimised 6.5T Type-R for 1/12th scale pan cars. Making use of the same teardown as the previous modified variants, the Type-R is specially tuned for 1-cell applications such as 1/12th scale modified classes thanks to a specific stator and rotor combination, resulting in smooth and controllable acceleration.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
The third round of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Glostrup Racing Club in difficult weather conditions. Saturday’s practice sessions were interrupted by the unavoidable rain but thankfully the track is known to dry up pretty fast and so a reasonable amount of runs could be completed. Sunday started off dry but the qualifiers again had their wet moments and in the end it was Xray driver Kevin Nielsen who made the best out of the conditions, taking the TQ from Xray teammate Patrick Danielsen and VBC Racing’s Soren Boy Holst.
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FX have introduced a range of low-profile engine cooling heads for their range of .21 off-road engines. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and laser-engraved for looks, the cooling heads are available in a 6-rib variant for cooler ambient temperatures, as 7-rib head for medium air temperatures and as 8-rib variant for hot racing conditions. Using the heads over the traditional tall head will lower the overall centre of gravity and weight thanks to the low-profile design and additional weight-saving machining. To further assist with cooling the head’s black coating is machined away in the contact area between the head and the combustion camber insert.
View the 7 and 8-rib cooling heads here
