Coming from T-Works and made for the Xray XB8 series of off-road and on-road vehicles are teflon front upright adjustment nut spacers. The parts are made of high quality material and their slick surface will improve suspension smoothness for enhanced steering precision. The parts fit the XB8 2017 to 2019 kits as well as the GTX8 2017 and 2018 variants.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Team Associated have introduced their limited edition B6.1DL 2WD buggy kit developed for racing on very high bite tracks where a forward mass is beneficial and chassis roll needs to be tamed through a low centre of gravity. The B6.1DL has a Laydown Stealth transmission that gives the car additional traction when exiting the corners. The addition of +1 Ackermann plates and gull wing suspension arms tune the steering for a razor-sharp feel and more control. The B6.1DL features the B6.1’s easy-access differential, diff height adjustability, and an all-new slipper along with a lightweight JConcepts body shell and wing.
View a list of the features and more images here
The opening round of the West German 1/8th Off-road regionals, qualifying races for the Nationals, was held at the Stoppelhopser Oberhausen track over the weekend. Mugen’s Carsten Keller would sweep the Nitro Buggy class by taking the win with a 1-lap margin after the 30-minute A-main encounter. Kyosho’s Philipp Lütgert came in 2nd, a lap down as Mugen driver Jan Sievert ended the race on the 3 spot, some three seconds down on Jan. Maik Wiesweg in 4th and Kim Einert in 5th rounded out the top 5.
Source: Mugen [mugen.eu]
The 7th annual Hanging Judge Race was held at GS Hobby in Barling, Arkansas this past weekend. Attracting nearly 130 entries it was TLR’s JR Mitch with the TQ and win in the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class. Kyosho’s Braxten Culley would come in 2nd while TLR’s Todd Sieler completed the top 3 podium result.
Coming from T-Works and made for the new Kyosho MP10 and older MP9 TKI4 and TKI3 buggies is a lightweight brake disc set. The 30mm discs are precision-made and offer a vented design for less brake fading even in long mains and when running in high ambient temperatures. In addition the reduced material plates are also very light, making for quicker spool-up and acceleration. The brake disks come in sets of two and they are a direct fit.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Team Bianchi Racing have announced the release of their new TBR 6.0 Silver and Black Edition nitro off-road engines. Evolved from the 5.0, the 6.0 variants offer further improved throttle feeling and fuel consumption. It is understood that the Silver and Black Edition engine only differ by their head colours.
View the Black Edition engine here
The opening round of the newly-founded RCGP series was held in Manila, Philippines this past weekend. The event is held in the RCGP Pro and RC2 Open classes with the latter being open to non-sponsored drivers while the RCGP category is intended for Pro teams of one to two drivers. The RCGP class is also separated into two races per weekend with race 1 being swept by Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro who took the TQ and overall win from the HB Racing duo of David Ronnefalk and Cole Ogden. Mugen’s Robert Batlle came in 4th from Infinity’s Kyle McBride in 5th. JQ Racing’s Max Mort, SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas and Infinity’s Lee Martin completed the top 8 results.
The opening round of the Danish Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the Odense R/C Minirace club this weekend. Team Associated’s Jesper Rasmussen took the TQ and win in the 2WD Buggy class from up and coming Marcus Kaerup as veteran racer, Jonas Kaerup came in 3rd to round out an all-Team-Associated podium.
Image: Jesper Rasmussen
