Coming from SWorkz are their new Black Competition springs for the S35 series of off-road kits. The springs offer a more linear shock action, improving jumping, landing and corner speed even in bumpy track conditions. The springs are individually marked for easy identification, they come in pairs and are available in six front and three rear variants.
Pro-Line have introduced their new 1984 Dodge Ram 1500 race truck body shell for 1/10th scale short course trucks. This classic fleet side truck body features large, full race fenders and iconic styling that will separate the truck from the rest. The popular well-known truck body style dominated the desert racing scene in the mid to late 1980’s and was driven by off-road legend Walker Evans making it the ultimate dream truck to many race fans. The body includes fully licensed Dodge grill, headlight and taillight decals to complete the look and it fits most of today’s 1/10th 2WD and 4WD short course trucks, however some DIY might be needed to fit certain chassis.
The Timar Laszlo Memorial Race was held at the Morac-Ring track near Graz in Austria recently. The weekend kicked off with free practice on Friday with qualifying starting on Saturday noon with both days being affected by the weather. Xray’s Branislav Panak would lead qualifying in the damp and he also led the dry main final from tone to tone to take the win on Saturday some two laps in front of Anton Sloboda (Xray) while Filip Uher (Xray) came in 3rd another three laps down.
Round 3 of the Border Wars Series was held at LRC Raceway in Longmont, Colorado recently. The event is held in several nitro and electric off-road classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Graham Hill with the clean sweep of overall TQ and win. Zeke Ballinger ended the 30-minute main final on the 2 spot, some five seconds behind the winner, as Sean Guthrie came in 3rd overall. Roman Gastelum and Jordan Davis would round out the top 5 result.
Source: Flashpoint R/C [flashpointrc.com]
The International Buggy Challenge was hosted by the Barcelos track in Portugal over the weekend, attracting many swift national and international 1/8th off-road drivers. In Nitro Buggy it was SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas with the overall TQ from Mugen’s Robert Batlle and Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo. The 45-minute A-main than saw Robert holding the upper hand, however it was only with a 0.7 seconds margin from Juan Carlos on the runner-up spot. Joao would retain his 3rd place qualifying position to round out the podium from Ricardo Monteiro in 4th and Nuno Casal Ribeiro in 5th.
View the E-Buggy top 3 result here
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Traxxas TRX-4 is a low centre of gravity battery plate. By sitting the battery lower the truck gets a lower centre of gravity which helps the rig deal with off camber sections better and reduces the chance of rolling over. The battery retention system is changed to using hook and loop straps and with the integrated braces it keeps all sorts of sizes of 3S batteries in place no matter the thickness.
Round 3 of the Spanish IC Track Nationals was held in Valladolid this past weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track category Victor Gonzalez took the overall TQ some three seconds in front of Nacho Lopez as Ruben Olivares came in 3rd after the qualifiers. The 45-minute main final than had Nacho coming out on top, a lap in front of Ruben was Victor had to settle for 3rd overall, another lap down. With the win, Nacho also took home the national title.
Image: Nacho Lopez
The IFMAR GT Pre-Worlds race was held in Homestead, Florida last week with IGT8’s DJ Apolaro walking away with the overall TQ and win in the ROAR 5-Port Spec class. The hour-long A-main final saw Paolo Morganti (IGT8) coming in 2nd, a close 2.3 seconds behind DJ as Super Pole winner, IGT8’s Lazaro Alonso ended the race in 3rd, only nine seconds behind the winner. Serpent’s Joaquin Desoto Jr. came in 4th, some three laps behind the top 3 as Fabrizio Martello (IGT8) completed the top 5 results another three laps down.
Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]
