Dynamite RC have released this Max-Life 8ight Aluminum clutch shoe set which, as the name suggests, is suitable for the Losi 8ight buggy and truggy. Anodised black, these shoes have been constructed from proprietary aluminium alloy which improves performance and longevity while keeping maintenance to a minimum on race day.
Source: Dyamite [dynamiterc.com]
Diggity Designs, the US based company best known for its great 1/12th scale conversions have released this performance upgrade pack for the Academy SBV2 4wd buggy. The kit includes 3mm Quasi CF front and rear shock towers, 3mm Quasi CF Center Chassis Stiffener, 3mm Quasi CF Front Pin Brace, 3mm Quasi CF “race” Battery Brace, hardware and stickers.
Source: Diggity Designs [diggitydesigns.com]
Our partners oOple have created a dedicated section on their site, giving an extended review of the JConcepts BJ4WE. The intention of this section is to show the performance of the BJ4 worlds edition car, and how it has developed since its first debut in Collengo, Italy – at the worlds in 2005. Paul Rotheram will share his own experiences with the car, along with useful information he has found to make the most out of the JConcepts experience.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Xray are reporting on their site from the first round of the Austrian nationals held last weekend at MRC Eruhwirth. The event catered for both the expert and sport class with the expert class being dominated by NT1 driver Manuel Huber until a problem dropped him back to 2nd gifting Mugen driver Hubert Honigl the win, with Serpent driver Christian Scheidl in 3rd. In the sport class it was NT1 racer Martin Pittner that took the win ahead of Harald Hofer and Julian Schober in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
We received a short mail from Pit Works about their new 1/8th scale buggy tire. Called the Untitle, the makers claim this competition tire gives ‘insane performance’ for the serious off road racer.
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Last weekend it was the turn of the 200mm boys to race at the Mendip track after the 1/8th scale racers had their turn 2 weeks previous. The race saw a close battle between Kyosho racer Ben Kelsall and this months Spanish EFRA GP winner Darren Johnson, racing for Team Magic. In qualifying it was Darren that claimed the pole position spot, 4 seconds in front of Kelsall with Mugen racer Gareth Bell in 3rd, with the top 16 positions covered by 1 lap. In the race it was again a battle between the top 2 with a mistake from Kelsall while passing a back marker allowing Darren into lead which he held until his car stalled at his final fuel stop which allowed Ben through for the win with Johnson 1 second back in 2nd and closing, while Steve Brown rounded off the top 3.
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More stuff from the guys at Atomic RC, this time its some optional parts for the Kyosho V-One RRR touring car. They have created a new rear carbon shock tower with lots of shock mounting holes which works together with this new rear body support bracket to increase overall strength to this area. Also released by Atomic RC was a new carbon brake lever system and a new receiver protector box.
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Atomic RC make a lot of parts for the serious Mini-Z racer and this is just one more of those essential compeition items. They have released this new discharger for AAA batteries which accepts up to 4 cells and automatically discharges at a rate of 0.1 to 2.5 Amps and the system also features an auto shut off which stops the discharge between 0.7 and 0.9 Volts.
Source: Atomic RC [rcatomic.com]
