The fourth and final round of the Spanish National Series was held at the Baracaldo track. The race for the overall championship titles was still on and in Touring Modified it was David Perez who took a valuable TQ from Beto Rivera and Javier Alonso while Eduaro Escandon, who was also in the position to take the overall title, had to settle for fourth.
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Serpent have introduced new optional parts for the Natrix 748 1/10th nitro touring car in the form of a brass front suspension bracket and lightweight aluminium driveshaft parts. Starting with the front suspension bracket, the part is machined from heavy brass material to add weight up front and very low in the cars which helps to counter traction rolling in high-bite track conditions. 29g heavier than the standard alloy bracket the brass part is best combined with the sliding brass chassis weights and it is a direct fit on the 748.
The third round of the Czech Nitro Buggy Nationals were held at the Horni Jeleni track. The qualifiers of the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class were a pretty mixed affair with every round having different winners but Kaja Novotny’s Q1 time would be fast enough to win him the overall TQ from Max Gotzl and Jiri Mara in second and third respectively. In 1/8th E-buggy it was again Kaja who came out fastest after the qualifiers despite having some bobbles in the opening two qualifiers. Max Gotzl would follow in second from Ales Bidovsky in third.
Round five of the Belgian SCT Cup was hosted by the MBV Kampenhout club on a slightly modified layout that made the superb astroturf track even better. Once again rain affected the race but thanks to the well-drained track the surfaces dried up quickly, allowing to carry on with the event but some of the qualifiers were mixed up a bit due to the same rounds being held both under wet and dry conditions. This was in particular the case in the opening round of the Pro2 qualification with the last heat running under rainy conditions. Frederic De Conchy (TLR), Martin Vierin (Team Associated) and Stéphane Lecomte (Team Associated) scored the best times in Q1 while the second round saw Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) taking the TQ with a big margin on Laurent Halluin (TeamC) and Tom Pierard (TLR). In the final round, Géry confirmed his overall TQ with another TQ run, ahead of Laurent Halluin and Martin Vierin.
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Coming from T-Works and made for the Mugen MRX-6 are a range of hinge pins for areas such as the suspension, body mounts and transmission. The 13-piece set includes front upper and lower arm shafts, rear lower arms shafts, rear body bar pins, as well as a 3x20mm solid axle pin and four 3x24mm axle pins. All parts are made from high-quality titanium for a light weight and exceptional durability and beside the full set T-Works also offers the parts separately with the suspension and body bar pins coming in 2-piece sets, the solid axle pin is a single item and the axle pins come in sets of four.
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ST Racing Concept have introduced the aluminium suspension and steering link kit for the Axial SCX10 II RTR. Made to convert the RTR’s suspension and steering links to the same spec as the SCX10 II kit version, the 10-piece high-quality CNC-machined set features links with 7.5mm diameter ends that gradually taper to a 6mm centre for durability and good ground clearance. The complete set will take care of the entire truck’s suspension, steering, and panhard link and it is available in a range of colours including black, gun metal, red and silver. For those that are building a custom rock crawler, monster truck or a new scale rig, these new links are also available in pairs separately. Their M4 thread at each end is 10mm deep and ready to accept any Axial or Traxxas M4 size plastic turnbuckle ends. The links are offered in various lengths from 56.5mm to 107mm.
Trinity have introduced their new Equalizer 17.5T spec racing brushless motor. Designed to provide a level-playing ground the motor features tamper-proof stickers that deter racers from opening the motor which should lead to less cheating. The motor will become available by mid-September in 17.5T specifications but 13.5T, 21.5T and 25.5T variants may follow in case of demand.
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Kyosho Taiwan have released first high resolution images of the forthcoming Turbo Scorpion re-release 1/10th 2WD buggy kit. The latest addition to the Legendary Series of 1980’s kits is based off of the standard Scorpion but it features a white colour chassis tub, red body aluminium shock absorbers and larger wheels and tyres that seem to accept modern day 2.2″ tyres. Like the other Legendary Series buggies the kit will also feature updated suspension parts, modern 48 pitch gears and an upgraded transmission with slipper clutch. So far nothing is known about the vintage-looking Le Mans 240 brushless motor shown in the images. It may be included or available as upgrade but all information should become available in time for the release that is expected to happen in November.
