Coming from T-Works and made for the Kyosho MP9 TKI4 and TKI3 series of buggies are aluminium shock stand offs. The parts are machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and will reduce the overall weight while lowering the centre of gravity. The stand offs come in sets of four including suitable screws.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Round 1 of the BRCA 1/8th E-Buggy and Nitro Truck National Series was held this past weekend at the Brookthorpe track. In the E-Buggy class it was Agama’s Darren Bloomfield who had a great start into his title defending season with a win from Jack Embling (SWorkz) 2nd and TQ holder Matt Lewis (Team Associated) 3rd. Over in the Nitro Truggy class Jack Embling (SWorkz) managed to qualify joint TQ, but started 2nd due to the fastest time being held in the dry round by Team Associated’s Jon Howells. The final was 30 minutes long, and Jack decided to not risk ten minutes stints, so he had to stop three times. However even though his competitors risked one less stop, he still had the speed to take the win from Jon Howells 2nd and Agama’s Jon Hazlewood 3rd.
The Ospy track played host to the second round of the Italian 1/8th Buggy National Championship this past weekend. Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro would make a clean sweep in the Expert category by taking the TQ and he wasn’t even stopped by the rainy conditions on the main final where he would take the win from Xray’s Marco Baruffolo 2nd and Mattia Polito (Kyosho) 3rd.
Source: Modellismo RC [modellismorc.net]
The opening round of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend at the Radovan track, home of the recent Neobuggy race. The event saw the participation of some foreign drivers such as David Ronnefalk and Joseph Quagraine and it was David who would hold the upper hand after the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from Robert Batlle 2nd and Juan Carlos Canas 3rd. Great drama then stroke for David whose buggy’s tank volume was found to be too large although he hadn’t changed anything since the last couple of races. The 45-minute A-main was a pretty intense affair with lots of position changes, however at the front of the pack the lead between Robert Batlle and Juan Carlos only changed a couple of times and in the end, and despite a couple of mishaps, it was Robert who brought home a narrow 0.9s win from Juan Carlos, making it a Mugen 1-2 at the opening round of the Championship. Behind the two, the race for the final podium spot was on between Daniel Bernabe, Joao Figueiredo, Dani Batlle or Jorge Soler, however it was Kyosho’s Bryan Baldo who would snatch the final step on the podium with a great drive.
UREE from Japan are currently working on an aluminium waterfall and pitch damper set for the Team Associated B6.1 buggy. The waterfall will be of a slim design to take an optional slim fan unit in order to improve motor cooling while the upper pitch damper improves drivability in a range of track conditions. No word yet on a release date but we are keeping you posted.
Tekno RC have announced the release of an updated composite and new aluminium Ackermann plate for the EB410 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. The durability of the new composite Ackermann plate has been improved to help survive those big crashes while the new alloy Ackermann is perfect if racers want the most durable steering assembly possible or are just looking to add a little bling. The composite plate comes including steering bell cranks and three servo horns and it is a bolt-on upgrade for drivers already sing the revised bulkhead, however the part is also usable with the original bulkhead when a slight modification to the pinion bearing support is carried out. As for the aluminium Ackermann plate, the item is supplied without accessories, it weighs in at 5.9g and comes anodised black for a sleek finish.
View the aluminium Ackermann plate here
RMV Deutschland have introduced the new Reckward-Tuning carbon fibre mud guards for the Serpent SRX8 series of buggies. The parts are moulded from high-quality carbon fibre for a low weight yet greater durability compared to polycarbonate mud guards. The parts attach to the rear lower A-arms and help to keep dust, dirt, mud and moisture away from the rear arms, driveshafts and lower shock parts which results in less dirt and weight build-up over the run. The mud guards come in sets of two and they are a direct fit on the SRX8 and SRX8E.
Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-deutschland.de]
Trinity have introduced their new ReVtech Certified series 5mm pure copper bullet connectors. The connectors are adjustable in away that they feature a grub screw inside that is accessible with a 0.050” hex wrench in order to slightly spread the connectors once plugged in to prevent them from falling out in hot racing action. The 5mm plugs measure a total length of 21.5mm while the shaft is 16mm long. The pure copper connectors come gold-plated for wear and low resistance and they are available now.
Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]
