Samix have introduced two new colours for their range of Axial SCX10 option parts. The aluminium 4-link mounts, Y-link mounts, footstep plates and hub carriers are now also available in red and orange anodising to complement the already available black, green, silver and gun metal colours. All parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come laser-etched with Samix logos.
The Colombian Electric On-Road regional championship recently concluded, with all the seven rounds, run from January to May, being held at the well-known Bima Racing Track in the capital city of Bogota. After the seven rounds, Andres Chaparro (Tamiya) would walk away with the title in Touring Superstock 10.5T, showing consistent performances over the season. Jorge Rodriguez (Xray) took the vice–championship title and Alejandro Marulanda (Xray) would manage the final podium spot from Leonardo Buitrago (Tamiya) in fourth.
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Fenix Racing have introduced a carbon fibre chassis for the company’s Serpent SF2 Rattlesnake conversion as well as steering blocks for most formula cars. Starting with the chassis, the included parts are cut from 2.5mm carbon fibre and they fits Fenix’ conversion kit for the SF2 car. Offering more flex the chassis conversion will make for improved traction in lower grip conditions.
New from Fast Race and made for the Team Associated RC8B3 is the Assobox called battery compartment. Designed to hold straight-type LiPo packs without the need for foam cushions, the box is available in the four colours of blue, red, black and yellow and it incorporates a wire routing channel and makes use of a lid that is being hold by two screws.
Hot Bodies have announced the re-naming of their brand to become HB Racing. The change comes after the split from parent brand HPI Racing and goes along several other changes including a new management that is taken care of by Swiss company Neidhart S.A. The HB Racing products will be designed by Torrance Deguzman in California while former IFMAR World Champion, Kent Clausen will take care of all marketing aspects. Another World Champion, Adrien Bertin, was announced as HB Racing’s technical manager. On the racing side of things, IFMAR World Champion, Ty Tessmann and EFRA European Champion, David Ronnefalk will represent HB Racing at major events around the globe with additional driver signings being awaited for the near future.
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This past weekend the first round of the Southern Off-road Series was held at HCRCR in McDonough, Georgia. The race brought in drivers from all over the Southeast, reaching a grand total of 195 entries for the 1-day event. Qualifying was close throughout the day and in the end Shay Brand was able to get the TQ in Pro Buggy despite some limited practice before. The Pro Buggy race saw a mistake of Shay on the first lap putting him about mid pack. After some great driving, Shay was able to make his way back to the front and had some really good racing with both Eddie Cordoba and Chandler Elliot. Shay was then able to come away with the win at the end of the 20 minute A-main event.
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Coming from GForce are two new oval diameter LiPo battery packs. Ideal for all applications that require the old-style “racing pack” design, such as some RTRs and several Tamiya kits, the packs measure 134x45x23.5mm and they come in 4100mAh or 3000mAh specification, both made using robust 30C cells. Coming pre-wired with Tamiya-style connectors and XH balancer ports the batteries are ideal for all ready-to-run and hobby applications.
With the BRCA National at the Herts venue only two weeks away, the usual warm-up race was held over the weekend and provided the last chance of the some track time as the track is closed between now and the event itself. Weather forecasts were for heavy rain in the morning, which sadly proved to be accurate, and this meant many drivers chose not to run and withdrew. Some chose to remain booked in but would wait to see if the weather would clear. Fortunately after lunch the rain stopped and with the make up of the Herts track now, it does dry very quickly and the final two round of qualifying were run. The first of those rounds was still a bit wet, but by the final round a definite dryish line was beginning to appear. Darren Bloomfield made the most of the opportunity to try some ideas out with his set up, and certainly felt the changes did what he expected, even if they didn’t all make the car quicker on the lap.
