Round six of he Czech Off-road Party Cup was held in Kolin and the race saw Max Götzl taking the TQ in both the 1/8th nitro and E-buggy classes. Max dominated the nitro finals to take his first win of the weekend and he would also come out on top of the field in E-buggy although he had some problems in the opening A-main. Ultimately he would bring home A2 and A3 for the overall win and his second title of the day.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming soon from Serpent is the Natrix 748WC 1/10th scale 200m nitro on-road kit. Used by Dominic Greiner to win the 2016 IFMAR Worlds, the kit will include a range of upgrades and option parts such as new big bore shock absorbers, V2 gear differentials front and rear as well as larger belt pulleys and a new side belt. As for the optional parts the car will utilise rear Pro CVDs, the 25g chassis weight, rear body supports, an aluminium throttle lever as well as carbon steering blocks. The kit will hit the stores by end of September.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Coming from Yokomo are two new tyres for 1/10th scale AWD and RWD drift cars. First up is the asphalt-specific DRA tyre made from polycarbonate. By reducing the weight of the tyre greater control and smoothness was achieved while cut shoulders give better fender clearance for that stylish, flush look. The second new tyre is the DRC moulded from HDPE and made for carpet and polished surfaces. An increased contact patch improves overall grip and performance. Both tyres are available in 4-piece sets with the DRA being selected as the control tyre for the FEMCA Cup that is held in the Yatabe Arena in October.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
The fifth and final round of the Danish Electric On-road National Championship was held at the fast Næstved track. With both the Touring Modified and Stock Championship already decided in favour of Xray’s Mike Gosvig, the race was on the for the remaining podium spots in the Superstock class. Mike wanted to end the year on a high and still competed in both categories and despite some problems with tyre preparation and a transponder he took the TQ in both classes.
KO Propo have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming EX-RR 2.4GHz radio system. The radio seems to be based off of the intermediate-level EX-2 with whom it obviously shares its case but the lowered steering extension and aluminium steering wheel clearly target the high-end market. It is no secret that many Japanese KO Propo team drivers have chosen the EX-2 over the high-class EX-1 in the past few month so it looks as if KO Propo soon have a new top-of-the-foodchain radio available to complement their ageing EX-1 KIY.
Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]
Homestead RC Raceway of Florida, USA, was selected to host the 2018 IFMAR 200mm Nitro On-road World Championships. Home of the 2011 1/8th Worlds that gave Mugen Seiki’s Robert Pietsch his first IFMAR title, the club is used to organising high-class events on his long 305 metres track with the next one being the 2016 ROAR Fuel On-road Nationals in October.
View an image of the 2011 Worlds track here
Team Losi Racing have introduced the aluminium gear diff pulley set for the TLR 22-4 2.0 buggy. Included are a fine-pitch front and a standard-pitch rear gear differential pulley to replace the kit’s composite parts. Machined from high-quality aluminium the pulleys offer improved durability, they are very true for consistent belt tension and they come with a hard-anodised surface for wear and reduced friction.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Avid have introduced a pair of carbon fibre steering arms for the Team Associated B6 and B6D 2WD buggies. Maintaining the kit geometry the parts, cut from 2.5mm high-quality carbon fibre, are a direct replacement that scrubs about a gram of weight. The plates come in Avid’s reusable Doodad container and they are available now.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
