Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their new carbon fibre front bulkhead brace that is designed to replace the standard aluminium part on the Team Associated B6 and B6D buggies. Although made for one of the more hidden places of the AE’s sixth generation buggy the brace adds some factory looks and feel while also being highly precise for improved inner hinge pin support.
The annual Halloween Race was held near Paris, France. Xray’s Nico Risser would set TQs in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes and he would also walk away with the win after the 2WD A-mains to leave Stephane Deroche (Team Associated) and Red Obkos (Team Associated) behind in second and third respectively. In the 4WD class Nico had to settle for second after the mains, behind Xray teammate Romain Valter and in front of TLR driver Julien Formentin.
The opening round of the Winter Cup was held at the HB Orion track in the small town of Kallinge, Sweden. The 4WD Buggy qualifying was won by young Malin Karlsen who took a convincing TQ from Jessica Palsson and Alexander Landen, the latter two having nice battles in the qualifiers with the runner-up spot narrowly going to Jessica. These three plus fourth placed Johan Balsberg would be in the mix for the overall win and the opening A-main would start quite uneventful with Jessica having a bobble on the first lap, allowing Alexander by. Up front Malin would stretch the lead and she would take the win with a comfortable margin from Alexander and Jessica.
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Team Losi Racing have introduced the new TLR 22 3.0 Spec-Racer mid motor 2WD racing buggy kit. Based on the successful TLR 22 3.0, the Spec-Racer kit includes a range of lightweight parts to boost overall performance in the ultra-competitive stock racing classes. The kit utilises a lightened 7075-T6 alloy chassis, a ball diff with aluminium hubs and composite outdrives, aluminium driveshafts with lightened axles, a lightweight motor plate with polycarbonate gear cover, a 3-gear transmission for quicker acceleration and also an ultra-lightweight 0.5mm bodyshell. Also part of package are hate VLA front suspension, aluminium front axles, Gen II 12mm big bore shocks and a transverse battery mounting option. Wit the extensive weight saving work done, with the differential alone sparing about 13g of weight, and an about 30g lighter drivetrain the buggy weights in at under 1500g with a full-size shorty, standard Team Orion electronics and 2.2″ tyres. The kit is set for a release early December.
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Coming from RC-Aurora is a mini setup board for smaller-size RC cars. Made from acrylic material and offering grids for 90mm to 102mm wheelbase and 120mm width settings the board is also easy to carry thanks to its compact 200x250x6mm dimensions.
Source: PPM Racing [ppm-rcracing.com]
Schumacher have announced the signing of Spanish front runner Sergi Franch to their touring car team. A very successful on-road driver with many top notch results to his name, Sergi will race the Mi6 in the SNS series and major local and regional races around Barcelona. Sergi had the following to say:
I am very grateful to Schumacher and David Lara for trusting in me for this season, I am convinced that we will be at the maximum level of performance and support at every race and I wish to return this confidence with the best possible results.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Turkish large scale specialists MCD Racing have introduced a range of option parts for the RR5 1/5th scale 4WD gas off-road buggy. First up is a wheelbase extender kit that enlarges the wheelbase to 610mm. The LWB setup will help with stability in fast corners and on very bumpy tracks and the set includes the lower aluminium extender bracket, a 181mm LWB rear centre driveshaft, a rear chassis stiffener, bodyshell extender and rear wing mounts. The set targets experienced modellers as it requires to modify the existing aluminium chassis in quite a heavy way.
Exotek have introduced the Pro’17 chassis kit for HB Racing’s D413 buggy as well as a range of accessories for the respective kit. Starting with the chassis, the set includes a black anodised +4mm 7075 aluminium chassis with delrin side rails that makes the buggy easier to drive on all track surfaces while also helping with easier maintenance. The machined centre chassis uses front and rear alloy back bones that bolt to the chassis and reinforces it without the need of a top plate much like other top level buggies. Raised and angled machined side rails then bolt to the chassis for improved ground clearance, debris blocking and the use of velcro for body retention. Eliminating the top plate structures makes differential access much easier and eliminates the chance of broken or cracked top plates. The added +80g of weight of the chassis lowers the centre of gravity and, while improving flex, makes the D413 faster and more consistent over a full race. The conversion includes the main chassis and side rails, alloy servo mounts, a heavy duty alloy steering crank arm, front and rear alloy centre back bones, hardware and instructions.
