Kyosho have released these new carbon shock towers for the Inferno MP10 / MP10 TKI2 / MP10e. Designed to be used with the MP10 TKI2 long shocks, these light weight and durable carbon parts provides a lower centre of gravity which makes gives a different feel than the kits stock aluminium parts. A great setup option for various track conditions. Also for the same car, there is now a new carbon transponder mount.
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This past weekend was the second round of the newly organised SOOM series, there was once again a great entry of drivers in the 2wd class on Saturday. The entries for 4wd on Sunday were a little lower than we had hoped for, mainly due to several racers having to cancel due to Covid restrictions. The race format was round by round qualifying, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. There is usually 1 final for all competitors and 3 leg A finals. However due to the lower entry numbers in 4wd, we decided to have 3 leg finals for everyone, so more racing and track time. This was well received by the racers. The Mendip crew had designed a fantastic track layout for our event, a huge thank you to them all for their hard work and dedication.
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New from Mugen for the MTC2 is this progressive shock spring 6.75T. Newly added to their line up of progressive shock springs, it fits into the range between the already available 6.5T and 7.0T versions. Compared to the standard springs, the steering and stability will be improved with these progressive springs, especially on tracks with bumpy surface conditions.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Round 3 of the BRCA Clubman’s was hosted at West London Racing Centre in Hillingdon last weekend. The weather fortunately held out for this meeting with torrential rain predicted, which only arrived once some excellent racing had finished. With a very good entry of 43 drivers in the 17.5 Blinky class we were in for some close racing with many of the country’s top drivers present. Schumacher driver Andy Murray was the man to beat, but after taking 3 round wins he was proving unstoppable as he lined up P1 for the final. After 2 torrid A final legs it was a clean sweep for Andy making it a perfect day’s racing taking the win ahead of the Xray’s of Ben Cane and Soteris Lisai.
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The 2021 edition of the Schumacher GP Italy took place at the beautiful outdoor track of Minicar Fontanellato near Parma and saw solid participation with available places being sold out some time before the race. In Touring Car Modified, Team Schumacher’s Mattia Collina, won a thrilling race from the TQ ahead of Alessio Tolomelli (Awesomatix) and Luca Torreggiani (Xray).
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New from Vision Racing for the B6.3, T6.2 and SC6.2 is a carbon fibre motor plate as well as hinge pin brace. Direct replacements for the stock metal parts, they offer a lightweight alternative that also looks slick. VRP also now offer these two new front and rear carbon fibre wing braces for lightweight support of the wing in the event of a crash.
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For the first time in 15 years The Dirt Racing is going back to its roots and opening a track again. ‘The Dirt at Perris’ is the new venture for The Dirt Racing and the Grand Opening Race is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday July 31at/Aug 1st. The track will be open for its first day on Friday the 30th for paid practice from Noon – 8pm. “We are so excited to bring to be back in SoCal with our own track and facility. We hope to bring awesome track design mixed with a good vibe and atmosphere to the Socal racing community. Our plan is to be open for practice weekly and race once a month, Calendar to be set after this weekend.”
More information can be found on the official Dirt site here or on Facebook here.
From SWorkz come these new S35-4 series side guards which have an extra stopper to protect the front lower arm hinge pin. They fit all S35-4, S35-GT2, S35-T2 and the E series cars and the stopper helps support the front of your s35-4 series cars and make them more durable during the long finals and hard crashes.
