New from Sweep Racing come the Square Armor 2.4″ 1/10th scale buggy tyres. Designed to fit the company’s 61mm rims with 2.4″ inserts the tyres are specially developed for racing on dusty outdoor conditions where maximum traction is needed. They come in ultra soft, extra soft, soft and medium compound as tyres only or pre-glued on 12mm hex rims.
Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]
Following a first teaser image Intech have now released more photos and information on the forthcoming ER-12M 2.0 mid-motor buggy kit. The follow-up model of the ER-12 is of a simple to work on design and based on a black anodised aluminium chassis with alloy side rails that also act as battery mounts for square, saddle or shorty pack batteries. The battery mount is made of two carbon fibre strips and alloy thumbs nuts. In the front of the very narrow chassis sit aluminium braces for the alloy upper steering plate and a lightweight composite frame acts as the steering servo mount . Part of the package is also a 4-gear mid motor gearbox with ball differential and also included are standard bore yet large volume alloy shock absorbers. The kit is set for a release early in December.
Coming soon from VBC Racing is the Firebolt DM2 2WD mid-motor buggy kit. Especially designed for high-grip astroturf and carpet tracks the buggy features a low centre of gravity design with a new single rear chassis strut for more linear flex and roll of the 7075 aluminium chassis. The upper deck and battery mount is made from carbon fibre while the 2.5mm alloy chassis chassis allows to mount saddle, standard, square and shorty packs with the latter being shiftable forth and back in order to improve the chassis balance. Also included are 3.7mm front and rear shock towers, a lightweight motor plate, reinforced idler gear and high-torque ball differential as well as aluminium suspension parts such as lower arm mounts, rear bulkhead, 12mm big bore shock bodies and more. The kit should become available by December.
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Yokomo have introduced their new YZ-114Plus auto-detect multi-chemistry balance charger. Capable of charging LiPo, LiFe and LiIon batteries as well as NiMH and NiCd packs with up to 6A charge current the charger also features a special program for high-voltage LiHV batteries. The compact device is of a light weight and features a built-in balancer, 4-button operation, a back-lit display and several front-connectors for 6- and 3-pin XH balancer plugs, a Micro-USB PC link, a 5V/2.1A USB port and an optional temperature sensor. The charger will become available in December.
Team Associated have released a 40-piece diff shim kit for their range of 1/8th scale vehicles. It contains an assortment of S3 shims as well as washers for the sun and planet gears and it is usable on the RC8, RC8T and SC8 series vehicles to adjust gear backlash inside the diff as well as inside the gearbox.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
This past weekend the Pro-Line Gas Champs where held at Dialed RC Raceway in Victorville, CA. The unique double A-main format was cut short by rain after the first round of mains and it was Tekno RC’s Ryan Lutz who doubled up on wins taking both the Pro Nitro Buggy and Pro E-Buggy finals. In the Nitro category Ryan Cavalieri (Team Associated) would finish on the runner-up spot while Mugen’s Adam Drake rounded out the podium result. In the E-Buggy class Ryan’s Tekno teammate Joe Bornhorst came in second from Ryan Cavalieri (Team Associated). Finally in the Pro Nitro Truggy class Ryan Cavalieri (Team Associated) took the day’s win from the Tekno duo of Lutz and Bornhorst.
Moving forward from the 2015 EFRA Euros winning CAT K1 Aero, Schumacher have now introduced the Cat K2. With modern track trends the buggy is optimised for high and low grip conditions, making it faster, more consistent and more versatile with its longer and very narrow chassis. Based on the updated chassis the car allows to run multiple battery configurations from shorty to saddle pack, it features a reverse rotation mid-motor layout with centralised motor position and split top decks for greater flex characteristics and easier maintenance. Also new are a compact steering system with adjustable, dynamic Ackermann, the new quad-pad slipper clutch and the new front inner hinge-pin mounting system. Included are also a new, sleek bodyshell and the Claw high-downforce rear wing package.
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The second in the line of Hot Race Tyres’ new 1/8th buggy rubbers is the Bangkok. Used at last weekend’s World Indoor Buggy to gain the TQ spot after the qualifiers and the runner-up spot in the main final, the tyre is of a mini pin design with an inner mesh making for lower and more even tyre wear. The tyre is available in supersoft, soft, medium and hard compound.
Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
