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October 19, 2020

Venables wins at EssexCarpetClash Rd1

Round 1 of the popular Essex Carpet Clash events took place last weekend for its third series at a new venue, in Brentwood Essex, south of the UK. The larger hall greeted the racers allowing for social distancing to take place for all attendees running 2WD (being the only class this series). The track had a flowing layout with nice features and jumps allowing for racing and a satisfying lap. Last year’s champion Ellis Stafford, hit the ground running taking all 4 qualifying rounds and giving him pole position for the 3 leg finals. The finals would make for some awesome, exciting and close racing. Pole man Stafford would only be able to take 2nd overall, following little mistakes in the finals meaning he had to fight his way back through the field. 2nd placed qualifier William Venables would walk away with the overall round win having decent and consistent finishing positions. But this wasn’t made easy for him, as he had to hold off a fast chasing Harley Eldridge who finished 3rd overall, in some close extremely close racing.

Source: Essex Carpet Clash [essexcarpetclash.co.uk]

October 19, 2020

BMT 016 GT main chassis plate

BMT have introduced a new main chassis plate for their 016 GT Nitro GT kit. The new chassis reduces the car’s wheelbase by 2mm for better cornering, especially on tight tracks. As with the original, this optional plate is also made from 5mm thick high-quality aluminium.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

October 19, 2020

Rêve D YD-2 front conversion for bell crank

Rêve D have released their long-awaited bell crank conversion set for the Yokomo YD-2. The lightweight aluminium upper arms has two integrated ball bearings for the suspension pin offering awesome rigidity and smoothness of movement, while the upper suspension pin features an eccentric design with ø4mm shafts for both high rigidity and ease of maintenance. In addition to the upper arm and upper suspension pin, the set includes a carbon shock tower and an aluminium upper arm mount and a set of adjustment spacers are also included.

Source: Rêve D [teamreved.com]

October 17, 2020

T-Works TheCar carbon fibre wing button

T-Works have introduced an addition to their range of carbon fibre wing buttons, this time for the JQ TheCar. The 1-piece wing button is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and makes for easier wing mounting, improved looks and better wing support, especially when running lightweight polycarbonate wings. The buttons come including gold-coloured mounting hardware.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

October 17, 2020

IGT8 Nitro GT 2021

Following on from their teaser announcement two weeks ago, IGT8 have finally introduced their Nitro GT 2021 chassis. An all new platform some of its key features include a straight line transmission, ultra-low mounted tilted engine and open diff, with safety cover providing easy access to the differential. The multi-flex chassis system and centred braces with built in flex option give lots of setting options while the ultra-low radio tray with laydown servos keep the centre of gravity low.

View more images of the Nitro GT 2021 here

October 16, 2020

MiBorg TC-01 RCV driveshafts

More new RCV driveshafts from MiBorg RC, this time for the Tamiya TC-01. Available for the front and rear of the car, the driveshafts use ceramic balls instead of cross pins to drive the wheel axle, which results in less vibration even at high steering angles leading to more predictable handling, higher corner speeds and less tyre wear.

Source: MiBorg [miborg-rc.com]

October 16, 2020

Leadfinger Racing A2.1 Tactic 8ight-X body shell

Now available from Leadfinger Racing is their A2.1 Tactic body shell for the TLR 8ight-X buggy. Offering a completely different look to the standard 8ight-X body, the proven Tactic cab-forward design sports the roof mounted shark fin for improved straight line stability and airflow towards the rear wing. Recessed upper side pod areas create a new low-profile look and raised rear portions further help with aerodynamic efficiency. The body is made of high-quality polycarbonate, it includes a front wing and it is available now.

View more images of the A2.1 Tactic here

October 16, 2020

Xray XB2 2021 1/10th 2WD buggy kit

Xray have released the full details on their new XB2 2021 1/10th 2wd buggy. This latest iteration puts a focus on the front of the car, with particular attention paid to the steering system. Improved steering system geometry makes the car more predictable, easier to drive and faster in high speed corners, while new steering parts include new steering arms, new Ackermann plate, new servo link, and a new offset servo horn. The XB2 now includes 3-slot graphite steering block extension for improved steering in slower corners and more corner speed in high speed sections. New front and rear shock towers with denser upper shock mounting positions provide ultrafine set-up adjustments and longer front shock shafts and shock bodies maintain proper down travel with the new shock tower. The configuration is now unified for both Carpet and Dirt editions for all track conditions. Other new items include new front roll centre holder with a wider mounting position to reduce diving effect in high speed corners and integrated anti-roll bar mount, all-new Gamma 2C body and Tec wing in the XB2C’21 for improved rotation in corners and better stability at high speeds, or all-new Gamma 2D body and Rank wing in the XB2D’21 for maximised overall grip and rear stability.

View more details & images here