Imbue Motorsports have introduced their take on shock towers for HB Racing’s D817 V2. Offered in 4mm carbon fibre, these towers were designed to offer exceptional flex characteristics, providing increased grip and surface handling, as well a providing in-between shock mounting locations for finer adjustment, making them ideal for loose and rough tracks.
Source: Imbue Motorsports [imbuemotorsports.com]
The 12th annual International Warm-Up Race was held at the Rhein-Main-Circuit in Bischofsheim, Germany this past weekend. The event marks the season opener for the 1/8th Off-road classes in Germany and traditionally attracts many racers from Germany and the surrounding countries. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was SWorkz’s Jörn Neumann with the win in the rain-delayed 30-minute main final, only about a second in front of Agama’s Burak Kilic. RC gypsy Joseph Quagraine (JQ Racing) would round out the top 3 podium results from SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier 4th and Mugen’s Carsten Keller 5th.
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The opening round of the BRCA 1/8th Rallycross National Championship was held at the Herts track this past weekend. Typical British weather made things a bit unpleasant and it was Kyosho’s Elliott Boots who took the overall TQ after the qualifiers. In the 45-minute main final, that lacked some of the big guns such as Lee Martin or Neil Cragg, it was again Elliott that excelled, as he took the win with a 1-lap margin from Team Associated’s Lewis Jones 2nd and Mugen’s Simon Willetts 3rd. Oliver Currie and Graham Alsop rounded out the top 5 results.
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The annual The Italian Job Race was held this past weekend at ehe Tracciato Piemontese di Balocco track and it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the TQ and win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy Pro F1 and Electric classes. Davide swept qualifying in both categories with Xray’s Marco Baruffolo coming in 2nd in Nitro Buggy as Tekno’s Alex Zanchettin came in 2nd after the qualifiers on the E-Buggy class. The Nitro A-main was slightly affected by rain but this did not stop Davide from bringing home another popular win this season with Radiosistemi driver, Leonardo Valente, coming in 2nd as Alex Zanchettin (Tekno) rounded out the top 3 results. Runner-up after the qualifiers, Marco Baruffolo was able to chase Davide in the opening 30 minutes, however technical issues forced Marco to retire and he eventually finished 13th overall. The single 10-minute E-Buggy A-main at first saw Ongaro and Zanchettin fight for the lead but Davide held his nerves together as Alex had some mishaps as he tried to put the leader under pressure. Ultimately it was Davide with a second win this weekend, leaving behind SWorkz’s Martin Wollanka on a popular 2nd place as Marco Baruffolo ended up in 3rd overall.
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Schelle have introduced new optional parts for the Team Associated B64 and B6.1 in the form of short B64 rear arms and a titanium upper screw kit for the B6.1. Starting with the rear arms, these are already part of Schelle short wheelbase kit for the B64 with the modified wishbones offering a 2mm shorter wheelbase which is a popular mod for racing on lower traction surfaces as the reduced wheelbase will generate greater rear traction. The arms are available as standard or hard composite items. Coming soon is also a 55-piece Grade 5 titanium screw kit for the Team Associated B6.1 and B6.1D. Saving 15g in the upper regions of the buggy, the set will not only reduce overall weight but also lower the overall centre of gravity which can be beneficial especially in high-bite racing conditions. The set includes 12mm wing mount hardware with optional 20mm screws being available separately.
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The opening round of the Austrian 1/8th Electric Off-road Championship was held in Allhartsberg this past weekend. SWorkz’s Rene Kargl would take the win in front of Kyosho’s Andreas Mayr while defending champion, Jürgen Trieb (SWorkz) snatched the final podium spot. Over in the Junior championship it was young Marcel Trieb (SWorkz) with the win at round 1.
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Coming soon from Trinity is the new Punisher Spec class sensored brushless motors. Designed with racers and track owners in mind, the Spec class stock motor offers true zero point, yet infinite timing adjustment, an updated sensor board design as well as an open bearing on the sensor end for easy cleaning and oiling. Lower resistance solder tabs and maximised can cooling vents, a newly designed low resistance stator and a 12.5mm high torque rotor round out the package. The motor is available soon in 13.5T and 17.5T variants.
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MW RC Cars have introduced new SWorkz front-front and rear-front lower arm mounts made from brass and fitting the S35 series of vehicles. Both weigh in at 25g each, they come laser-engraved for easy identification and the suspension hangers help to fine-tune the weight distribution of kits such as the S35-3, S35-3E, S35-T, S35-TE and S35-GT/GTE.
