Yeah Racing have announced the release of a long front shock tower for the Tamiya XV01 kit. The shock stay is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it was designed to replace the standard composite plastic item, making for improved looks and increases strength. Included with the shock stay come two blue anodised alloy spacers.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
German company CS Electronic have introduced their new CSX V2 540-class modified and stock electric brushless motors. Based on the previous CSX the V2 variants offer improved performance, lower energy consumption, lower operation temperatures and a lower weight. At the same time the power curve and drivability have been improved. This was achieved by utilising a new internal design and Ti magnet material. The modified motor is available in 4.0T to 8.5T specification while the stock variant comes in 10.5T to 25.5T windings.
The warm-up race to the EFRA European B Buggy Championship was held at the Spanish RC Silla track this past weekend. Giovanni Camamo would bring home the win in the 30-minute A-main event from Jean Marc Lacheze on the 2 spot, a lap down. Twelve seconds behind Jean Marc it was Mirko Belli who would round out the top 3 podium result.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
Round 2 of the Summer Series was held at the RWMCC track in Slough, UK on yesterday’s bank holiday Monday. HB Racing’s Graham Alsop would walk away with the win in the Nitro Buggy class, leaving behind Jonathan Skidmore in 2nd, some 13 seconds down as SWorkz’s Kevin Brunsden came in 3rd, another eleven seconds down. Agama’s Jon Hazlewood and Team Associated’s Darren Hayden-Ball would round out the top 5 a lap behind the top 3.
Source: Remote World Model Car Club [remoteworld.co.uk]
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.
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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.
