Kyosho have announced the soon release of two new option parts for the Ultima RB7 2WD buggy. First up is a front anti-roll bar set that includes three swaybar wires and mounting hardware. The colour-coded swaybars help to fine-tune the front end for various grip conditions but are best suited on higher grip tracks where a front anti-roll bar can lead to higher corner speeds and an easier to drive car.
The RC Pro finals were held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas last weekend in a variety of electric and nitro off-road classes. In Open E-Buggy it was Andrew Clark with the TQ but after the double A-mains it was Daniel Grobe with the overall win with 2-1 finished while 1-3 finisher, Hagen Gray had to settle for 2nd. Angel Reyes scored 5-2 finished to round out the top 3. Jonathan Phelps and Nick Vanderpool completed the top 5 results.
Leisure Hours Raceway held the 2018 Veterans Day Race this past Sunday. Austin Wick would bring home the win in 2WD Modified Buggy from Brad Taylor 2nd and Alex Vaughn in 3rd. In 4WD 13.5T Buggy Rich S took the TQ, however it was Alex Vaughn who drove from 5th on the grid to 1st within a couple of laps battling along side Rich. Alex was able to hold him off for a win as Lee Conley came in 2nd and Rich S finished in 3rd.
View the 4WD 13.5T podium here
Brilliant RC have announced the release of their new high temperature silicon gaskets for .12 and .21 engines, pipes and manifolds. The black-colour gaskets are moulded from a special, high temperature resistant silicone rubber which ensures a very long durability. Coming in sets of three, these gaskets fit on all Novarossi and O.S. based .12 and .21 engines, as well as most popular pipes and manifolds.
Serpent UK have announced the release of an aluminium steering lever set for the SDX4 and SDX4 Evo kits. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised and with machined silver edge details the parts will replace the standard composite servo saver lever and composite steering lever for a rigid assembly that is also less prone to flex when running in high-grip track conditions. The parts are a direct fit.
Source: Serpent [serpentuk.com]
Mugen have introduced two new option parts for the MBX8 line of buggies in the form of the -3 front upright Ackermann plates and the +15mm rear wing mount. Starting with the Ackermann plates, the items move the steering rod ball stud location 3mm towards the outside compared to the kit standard arms, which results in improved initial steering response and improved stability coming out of corners. The parts are machined from high-quality carbon fibre.
Pro-Line have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming series of licensed Hoosier dirt oval racing tyres. Available are three new treads for Dirt Oval SC Mod and Dirt Oval Sprint Car racing all of which feature a scaled-down original tread design for looks and great performance. The tyres are understood to hit stores soon.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Pilot RC Products have announced their newest product in the form of the carbon fibre ball stud washer set. It features 3mm inner diameter and 7.8mm outer diameter fully carbon fibre washers that come 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm thicknesses. The set includes ten each, and they are an essential upgrade over their plastic and aluminium counterparts because they won’t tweak or flatten under pressure while remaining the lightest possible mass for the application, not to mention the exposed carbon finish for that true factory look. The washers are perfect for precise adjustment of the height of ball studs when adjusting roll centres, wheelbase, shimming suspension components and much more. The washers are usable for 4-40 and M3 ball studs and the set is available now.
Source: Pilot RC Products [pilotrcproducts.com]
