Coming soon from Nemo Racing is the new Bullitt B-223 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. A great step forward in economy and reliability, the engine will also offer more bottom and mid power, along with a super smooth linear output curve. The square stroke engine is available for pre-order now and will hit stores at the beginning of next year.
View a list of the specifications here
The fifth round of the HNMC Winter Series was held last weekend in changing winter weather conditions. Almost 60 drivers entered the round with the TQ in Nitro Buggy going to Lewis Jones while the E-Buggy class was lead by Darred Hayed-Ball while George Miller wrapped up the Truggy class qualifiers. Onto the finals and in the Buggy A-main it was Graham Alsop with the overall from Chaz Godwin 2nd and Darren Hayden-Ball 3rd. E-Buggy saw Darren Hayden-Ball taking the day’s win from Danny Conway 2nd and Jack Clifford 3rd. Finally in the Nitro Truggy class it was George Miller with the win from Brinley Tourle and Warabe Tatekoji.
Source: BRCA [brca.org]
HRC Distribution have introduced the new Roapex Trigger and Rhythm pre-mounted tyres for 1/10th trucks. Both the Trigger on-road and Rhythm off-road tyre are made of a soft rubber compound for good traction in a variety of surface conditions and they come mounted on black or chrome-black wheels with 0 inch or 1/2 inch off-set. The tyres fit most 1/10th scale trucks with 12mm hex adapter.
Tamiya have introduced their new hi-grade aluminium screw sets as well as two touring car wing mount washer kits. Starting with the screws, all are machined from high-quality aluminium for a low weight and exceptional durability with the button head variants offering a conical head design for improved looks. The blue anodised fasteners are available as five piece sets and they come in 3x6mm button head, 3x8mm button head, 3x6mm countersunk and 3x8mm countersunk specification.
Made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are new stainless steel centre driveshaft sets from Yeah Racing. The sturdy metal assemblies are best used with high-powered brushless drive systems as they offer a lot more stability and durability, all while also adding to the overall weight of the truck. The sets include a front and rear centre driveshaft and they are available in red or black colour.
View the black driveshafts here
Exotek have released an ultra lightweight centre spool conversion set for the HB Racing D418 buggy. Using the kit reduces the drivetrain’s rotating mass for that extra boost in 13.5T and 17.5T spec racing as the completed spool set weighs only 23g with the spur gear. A machined 69T POM spur gear is included and bolts on to the lightweight alloy spool. The spool housing is also compatible with Exotek 66T, 69T and 72T Flite spur gears or standard 48p Kimbrough gears. The set requires the use of the stock diff cups, bearings, steel pins and large O-rings form the D418 centre diff.
The third round of the RC Kongen Winterseries was held at the RC Kongen indoor track in Sonderso, Denmark recently. The popular event is constantly growing with the third round having attracted 50 entries for the four classes of 2WD Mod Buggy, 4WD Mod Buggy, 13.5T Stock Buggy and Mod Racing Truck. The race was held at RC Kongen’s EOS carpet track and the layout offered a good mix of open and tight corners along with a wall of death and some nice jumps. With drives from all over the country, as well as a handful of pilots from Germany, 4WD Mod Buggy is the biggest class. Marcus Kaerup is one of the best 4WD drivers in Denmark, despite his young age and his main competitor would be Pelle Culmsee. He is one of Europe’s best 1/8th scale nitro racers and is currently under contract with Hot Bodies Racing. Those two had a race of their own in qualifying. Marcus won two rounds and would start from pole, after setting a new fastest lap of 15.1s, and he also was the first ever to score 20 laps in 5 minutes. Quite a few Germans also made their entry, most of them competing in the 4WD class. They were very fast, and the best of them was Melina Ratzlaff, a 17-year-old girl. She almost made the A-main with her well-prepared Xray.
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MIP have announced the release of their new X-Duty CVD driveshaft kit for the Traxxas Bandit. The steel construction is of a splined design, offers 12mm keyed hex standard wheel adapters and it is rebuildable to replace any worn or damaged parts. Due to being much stronger than the standard parts the X-Duty kit is ideal for the new no-prep drag racing class and form maximum efficiency it is best used with ball-raced Traxxas rear hubs.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
