The 3rd annual Forever Heros Race was held at Chehaw RC Raceway of Albany, Georgia this past weekend. In the 40+ E-Buggy class it was Tekno’s Jamie Joiner with the TQ but after the double A-mains it was JQ Racing’s Mike Farmer with the win from Jamie Joiner 2nd and Mugen’s John Lian 3rd.
Source: JQ Racing [jqracing.com]
The opening round of the Lap Paradise Off-road League was held at Lap Paradise RC Raceway in Ulu Tiram, Malaysia last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Danny K. with the overall TQ, however his strength after the qualifiers would not stand as he suffered a DNF in the 60-minute main final, making way for JQ Racing’s young Adam Fikri who brought home the win from HB Racing’s Ben Panic on the 2 spot, some 14 seconds behind Adam. Terrence Lim (SWorkz) would come in 3rd place, some three laps down.
Source: JQ Racing [jqracing.com]
Brilliant RC have introduced their new Magic Pipe Protect, a product to keep polished exhaust pipes nice and shiny. A small amount of the chemical is enough to prevent a new and shiny exhaust pipe from getting dirty too fast. Applied before hitting the track the first time, owners can simply wipe it off afterwards to keep the pipe in a shiny condition. In addition Magic Pipe Protect has a higher thermal conductivity compared to conventional silicone greases, in order to prevent the exhaust pipe from becoming thermally insulated. The product comes in a handy bottle with a small brush, to guarantee an easy and safe application.
Xray have introduced their new precision-ground super-lightweight brake discs for the XB8-based series of kits. Made from high-quality material the brake discs offer a super-low weight without sacrificing strength or durability while their vented design ensures consistent braking performance and less fading issues even in long mains or when running in high ambient temperatures. The precision-ground discs also operate vibration-free and they are usable on the XB8 buggies, XT8 trucks or GTX8 on-road cars.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Specially made for 8mm body posts are T-Works’ new aluminium body height adjusters. Machined from quality aluminium and coming black anodised, the parts help to easily fine-tune the body height simply rotating them and choose one of the many pairs of holes that allow to shift the body up and down by a couple of millimetres. The 4-piece set is usable with virtually all 8mm long-style body posts and it is available now.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
The Circuito RC Fernando Robles track in San Jose de la Rinconada played host to round 1 of the Andalusian 1/8th Off-road Championships this past weekend. SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas took the TQ spot after the qualifiers in front of Jose Joaquin Jimenez and he also came out on top after the 45-minute A-main, taking the win three laps in front of Mugen’s Augustin Illanes and HB Racing’s Alberto Pelaez.
Image: Alberto Pelaez
Coming from SMJ are their new Ultra joint lubricant and grease, two chemicals developed to reduce drivetrain wear. First up is the Ultra joint lubricant, a lower viscosity oil for all metal-to-metal combinations such as driveshafts and outdrives. The lube greatly reduces wear to cross pins, couplers, driveshafts and wheel axles and thanks to its low viscosity it still sticks perfectly to the parts, offering a free drivetrain feeling and improved drivetrain efficiency. Also new is the Ultra joint grease, a heavy duty product for driveshafts, cup joints and thrust bearings whose high viscosity allows for high adhesion and less chance of flinging away even under high loads or high RPM. Both products were developed in cooperation with full-scale car tuning brand G-max and they are available now.
Round 3 of the Northwest Indoor Series NIS was held at TRCR in Tacoma, Washington last weekend. In the flowing yet technical layout it was Yokomo’s Jackson Andres with his Muchmore-powered rides who lead the way in 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy. In the end he TQ’d and won both categories, leaving behind Daniel Lea (TLR/Reedy) andNate Clark (Yokomo) in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 2WD class while the 4WD podium was completed by Dalton Pierce (Yokomo/Muchmore)
and Daniel Lea (TLR/Reedy).
View the 4WD mod Buggy podium here
