The opening round of the Madrid regional 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the Mejorada del Campo track in nitro and electric classes last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Oscar Navarro with the overall TQ from Daniel Pariente in 2nd. Ultimately it was Juanma Guillen (Team Associated) with the win from Alex Valls (Mugen) in 2nd and Daniel Pariente (SWorkz) in 3rd.
The second round of the Cordoba-Jaen Championship was held at the Jaen track in Spain last weekend. Alejandro Perez (Kyosho/Picco/AKA) would bring home the win in the Nitro Buggy class from Juan Carlos Guerro (SWorkz/SWorkz/6Mik) in 2nd. Jose Palma (HB Racing/XTR/6Mik) came in 3rd overall to round out the podium result.
Image: Alejandro Perez
The Finalmente Race was held at the Ongaro Ring in Sacile, Italia last weekend and it marked the re-opening of many tracks around Italia after the Corona virus shutdown. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s World Champion, Davide Ongaro with the overall TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Giammarco Franzolini (TLR) in 2nd, a lap down, and Alessandro Scaramozzino (Team Associated) in 3rd, another lap behind.
Image: Alessandro Scaramozzino
Available now from IGT8 and made for the Serpent 988E 1/8th scale electric car is the DAO drag assisted one-way set. The system works with silicone oil to increase the internal friction that slows down the motion of the front wheels when being off throttle. This effect will improve braking, steering at corner entry and it will also help with more consistency and faster lap times. The set includes the needed one-way pulley and it only fits the electric-powered 988E kit.
Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Traxxas TRX-6 6-wheeler trail truck is a full metal axle housing and upgrade parts set. The kit includes three sets of axle housings for the front, centre and rear axles as well as three steel skid plates for improved looks, optimised protection and even greater durability. The set is rounded out by brass spring retainers and brass wheel hub adapters, helping to extract more grip from the tyres.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Exotek have introduced their new long reach style ride height gauge that makes for much easier ride height measurements for pan car style chassis cars. The longer reach helps to clear the LiPo battery and side links so that the ride height is not skewed by the gauge hitting the battery and links. The 2-sided gauge measures from 3.5mm to 6mm and it is made of precision machined alloy.
RC-Project from Italy have introduced their new Ergal 7075-T6 1-piece wing button for 1/8th off-road vehicles. The design of the button with machined slots allows to use it with a variety of brands as it can adapt to different wing stay spans. The button is available in a total of six different anodising colours and it can be customised with name or brand logos. The button comes in sets of two.
Phat Bodies have introduced their new Vee wing for 1/10th scale 2WD buggies such as the Team Associated B6 series and the Schumacher Cougar Laydown. Used by Martin Owen to win the 2019 South West regional off-road series the 165mm wide wing features a low profile rake at the rear section which gives sufficient rear downforce but its lower drag feature, when trimmed to recommended cut lines, ensures low rotation around the rear axle which in turn reduces front end lift common on most buggy wings. In addition the V design aids stability and stiffening ribs reduce flex giving a more consistent feel at higher speed. The wing is recommended for fast high-grip tracks and it is made from high quality 1mm Lexan polycarbonate with a lightweight 0.75mm version being available on request.
Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.co.uk]
