HRC Distribution have introduced their new HRC Racing Mud Country tyres for 1.9” 1/10th scale crawlers. The pre-mounted tyres come on chrome gun metal, chrome silver or black colour wheels and include screw-retained hub caps for a realistic appearance. Each set contains four pre-mounts and they are available now.
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The first round of Czech 1/8 Off-road Nationals was held at the popular Kolin track in perfect weather conditions. In the Nitro Buggy class the battle for the overall TQ was on between Martin Bayer and Jiri Mara. In the end Martin eventually took the overall TQ with Jiri in 2nd and Kaja Novotny in 3rd. After the semifinals it was still Martin on top with Kaja lining up 2nd and Max Gotzl taking 3rd. Right from the tone the top 4 quickly got away but split into two duos at about the 10-minute mark. Up front Martin and Kaja fought for the win while Max and Jiri battled it out for the final podium spot. Ultimately to was Martin with the win from Kaja 2nd and Jiri beat Max for 3rd.
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Leadfinger Racing from the USA have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming A2 Tactic body shell for the Team Associated B64D buggy. The body is of a simplified design yet features some aerodynamic gizmos such as an inverted roof scoop, a raised rear tail section and recessed side pods to further help with straight-line stability. Full details will become available in time for the release.
Source: Leadfinger Racing [leadfingerrc.com]
Coming soon from Exotek are new option parts for the TLR 22T and 22-4 series of trucks and buggies. First up is a 4mm front shock tower for all 22T series stadium trucks. Machined from lightweight USA-made carbon fibre the shock stay weighs in at only 12g, scrubbing nearly 3g of weight. The tower is a heavy duty construction with a factory look and a more robust material than the stock plastic for consistent handling on high grip tracks. The part is designed with reinforced profiles along the mounting holes for added strength and it includes hardware to mount the stock body posts. The tower fits all 22T series trucks but not the 22SCT.
The opening round of the ARCMBG Steldi Air Off-road Championship was held last weekend. Teodor Ivanov came out on top in 1/8th E-Truggy in front of Stanimir Stanev in 2nd and Julian Tolev in 3rd and Teodor Ivanov would also take the win in 1/8th E-Buggy in front of Zdravko Yanakiev.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Available now from Arrowmax is a 7.4V 1400mAh LiPo receiver battery pack. It is of a low-profile design to help lower the overall centre of gravity of both on-road and off-road vehicles. The pack is built from robust cells for durability and it comes pre-wired with a JST BEC plug.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The first round of the Italian 1/8th Off-road regionals was at the Mariglianella track last weekend and it was Mugen’s Marco Natale who walked away with the win in the Nitro Buggy Expert category. Radiosistemi driver, Giuseppe Tescione came in 2nd as Raffaele Del Prete (Mugen) completed the top 3 podium result.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
Schumacher have introduced the new Core RC 12mm slim battery tape. The fibre-reinforced, black colour tape is ideal to securely fasten the batteries of electric touring, LMP12, GT12 and Formula pan cars and it comes in convenient rolls of 25 metres. Due to being slimmer than standard tape it is easy to use with the tighter chassis slots of certain brands.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
