Mugen Seiki have announced the release of these new gearbox parts for the MTX-4R 1/10th scale chassis. Sold separately, but designed to be used together, the only difference is the use of 4mm balls for the gearbox mechanism, in place of 3mm versions used originally. This makes for a more stable shift between gears and to accommodate these new balls the gearbox shoes have been modified and are therefore new.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Last weekend saw the European ‘B’ Championship for 1/8th scale on-road held in Kirchberg, Austria. The race saw 125 drivers in attendance and after 4 thrilling qualifying rounds it was Shepherd Velox driver Richard Volta that claimed the pole position ahead of Novarossi employee Michele Baruzzi driving a Serpent in 2nd. The 3rd spot went to Mugen racer Marco Müller from Switzerland, while the final direct qualifying position was taken by another Serpent racer, Agostinelli Giordano. The 45 minute final was won by Richard Volta who never lost the lead and in the end finished nearly one lap in front of young Italian Serpent racer Alberto Tedeschi in 2nd. Michele Baruzzi rounded out the podium in 3rd, finishing only 0.2 sec in front of Serpent team mate Domenico Calce who finished 4th. This was the first European Championship title for the young Shepherd Team and comes only 3 month after the release of the Velox.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
The 2nd round of the Belgian Nationals took place last weekend in Luxembourg on the same weekend as the 1/8th scale Nationals we covered previously. Qualifying for the T1 class saw Xray racer Jerome Renaux take the pole position spot from his team mates Steve Lanbrechts in 2nd and Jonathan Sanza in 3rd, while in the T2 class it was again an Xray on pole with Donato Vazza taking 1st ahead of Stephane Hubin, while Jonathan Desmet rounded out the top 3. The T1 final saw pole man Renaux pull out an advantage and despite some rain half way into the final, he left it till the last 5 minutes to change to wet tires. He was able to maintain his advantage and take the win from Serpent racer Manuel Henriet in 2nd and Xray driver Michel Tomagra 3rd. In the T2 class, there was a race long battle between Hubin and round 1 winner Maxim Claes, but some clutch problems for Maxim saw the win go to the Xray driver with Claes taking the runner up spot and Olivier Riffon in 3rd.
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We received a brief report from last weekend’s Pesta Keamatan Race held in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia. The race was for electric touring cars and it saw TQ in the modified class go to Serpent racer KS Chu. In the final however, he was outpaced by his S400 team mate David Voo, who went on to win from Chu, who finished 2nd ahead of HPI racer Zamri in 3rd. Also pictured above is Frankie Chee, who finished 3rd in the Stock 23T class.
Hot Bodies have released a number of new option parts for their Cyclone touring car, starting with this all new chassis plate. Made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre it has been optimised to be used with 5 cells, and following extensive testing this was the best shape and configuration they could achieve. Also new for the same car is a purple anodised aluminium steering set that increases durability in this area as well some new front drive cups, which reduce vibration of the drive shafts that can occur in cornering, providing more stable steering. For better handling, there are new coated shock bodies that provide a much smoother shock action and finally there are some lightweight aluminium ball joints in 2 different lengths and a set of purple anodised titanium track rods.
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Xray have released this graphite, asphalt-spec, front and rear upper deck set for the T2’008 touring car. CNC machined from premium grade graphite material, they have been specially designed and optimized for rubber-tire racing conditions. The narrow design provides appropriate torsion and flex, while the elongated profile reduces unwanted tweak in crashes. A new thinner 2mm top deck makes the car easier to drive because it increases overall traction and so Xray recommend using this optional top deck on low-traction tracks, mainly on asphalt but they can be also used on low-traction carpet. Suitable for the T2’008 EU edition only.
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The 3rd round of the French Classic Flat pan chassis National Championships took place in Angouleme last weekend under sunny skies. Following the victory of Gilles Garrigou 1 month previously with the DXF Primo chassis, the RB powered driver was on the pace once more. Qualifying 4th behind Romain Delaunay who was on pole for Motonica, he was able to overtake the challengers in front of him to take the win ahead of Didier Frelat racing the BRX Red Ball, while 3rd position went to current French Champion Bruno Petiot, also driving a DXF Primo.
Another National Championship round held last weekend, this time part of the Argentinian 1/10 touring car series run at the ‘Hernan Matticoli’ track in Buenos Aires. With 40 racers in attendance they were given practice on the Friday, with qualifying beginning already on Saturday which was headed by Kyosho driver Agustin Cutini. Sunday saw the 45 minute main final run under good weather conditions and despite the fastest lap of the final going to Sebastian Recio, it was National Champion Juan Pablo Golobic, driving a Sirio powered Kyosho that took the win from pole man Agustin Cutini in 2nd, while the 3rd spot belonged to Mugen driver Adrian Castro.
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