Schumacher have introduced the new Core RC under short LiPo brass weight. Measuring 92 x 47mm and with 1mm thickness the weight can be positioned directly under a 1S or 2S shorty battery for the lowest centre of gravity. The weight weighs in at 35g and it comes with the Core RC logo etched on.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Coming from Exotek are a new 7075 alloy chassis conversion for the Team Durango DEX210v3 in MM configuration and also aluminium wing mounts for the same buggy. Starting with the chassis conversion, the kit was designed and tested with the feedback of factory drivers, bringing the trusted DEX210 buggy to the forefront of mid motor clay track performance as the MM chassis allows lateral shorty battery positioning for optimal performance on indoor clay tracks. The 2.5mm 7075 alloy bottom plate offers optimised stiffness and strength and it comes with machined bolt-on side rails made from black delrin. The much narrower profile improves ground clearance and the easy LiPo access makes working on the car a breeze while the upper plate also allows for forward or rearward battery mounting. Also included with the chassis kit, that makes for a 2mm shorter wheelbase compared to the v3’s, comes a 7075 alloy nose plate. The narrower chassis, that also fits the v1 and v2 variants of the DEX210, accommodates all TLR 22 3.0 bodies such as the ones from Pro-Line and JConcepts.
Round three of the Polish On-road Championships was held at the recently refurbished Jelcz-Laskowice track. Offering fast sections and a low grip level the track was a bit of a handful for many of the EP Formula class drivers especially those who prepped their cars according to the EFRA rules with rubber tyres and slower motors than the boosted 17.5T and foam tyres that are allowed in the Polish Championship. In the qualifiers, run in very hot weather conditions on Saturday, the battle for the TQ was on between Michal Milanowicz and Robert Okonski with the better end for Robert. The final on Sunday were a much different affair with 20°C and some rain. Robert though would bring home the win from Michal who suffered from bad luck in A1 and A2. The third and final A-main was than dropped by the organisers due to too much rain. Overall, Jan Ruman would round out the top 3 result, making it an all-Xray top 3.
T-Works have introduced a range of hard-coated lower shock mount pins for a range of 1/8th off-road vehicles. Machined from aircraft-grade 7075 aluminium and sporting a hard-coated surface for wear the lightweight pins reduce unsprung weight and they are available in four piece sets for the Kyosho MP9, HB Racing D815 and the Serpent S811 and GT.
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The third round of the Dutch BL Cup was held at the MACH One club in Helmond. Agama’s Bart Mullink would take the win in the A-main from Xray’s Jarno Pijpers, who suffered problems early in the final but he was able to recover grab the runner-up spot on the podium. Sander van Genechten (Xray) rounded out the podium in third.
The 2016 Byron Challenge recently wrapped up at Leisure Hours Raceway with some fantastic racing among drivers from across the eastern half of the United States. While the forecast was for heavy rain on Sunday, the conditions were high temperatures and sunny skies throughout the weekend. In 1/8th Open 4WD, Xray teammates Eric Jones and Jason Conley battled all weekend for the TQ starting position with Joseph Wright (Serpent) right on their heels. With Jason and Eric both TQ’ing two of the four qualifying rounds, Eric’s better tiebreaker gave him P1 for the start of the main event.
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This past weekend, the second round of 2016 Muchmore Touring China Series was held at the Shanghai-based RCI V2 indoor circuit. The rain season brought nice and cool weather to the early Summer which made for a good day of racing. In the 1/10th Touring Blinky class, local Xray driver Robert Lu was on fire right from the start. He took the TQ after the three rounds of qualifying and he would then continue to dominate in the finals by winning the first two legs to claim the overall victory early. In A3, Robert would sit out and so Xray young star Nicolas Koh took the win, securing his runner-up spot. Huang Hua finished 3rd place to round out an all-Xray podium.
Source: Rossel Hobbies [rossellhobbies.com]
Coming from Yokomo are two new drift car chassis in the form of the YD-2 and the YD-2 Plus. The RWD design offers a good balance between acceleration and stability, which can be beneficial in the Tsuiso Battle called tandem and twin races, making the car also very controllable at full counter drifting. The kit will be available in two specification with the YD-2 coming with a standard composite bathtub lower deck while the Plus kit is equipped with a carbon fibre double deck chassis. Another difference between the kits are the shock absorbers with the standard kit coming with slightly simpler shocks while the Plus includes aluminium big bore shock absorbers. Otherwise both cars feature a 4-gear transmission, aluminium motor plate, long springs, a high angle steering system, full ball bearings, rear universal driveshafts, and the ability to run standard or shorty battery packs. The standard YD-2 kit is available with our without YG-302 gyro unit while the Plus is only available without.
