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Nemo Racing have introduced the new Beta 2018 1/8th buggy and truck tyre range. The multiple national championship winning tyres have been refreshed with new foam inserts and updated compounds after extensive testing. Beta have also simplified the range to help racers and shops alike, with just four buggy and two truck patterns – available in one winter, and two summer season compounds. The available treads are V-Max, Freeride, Cubes and Volante for the buggy side of things while the truck-specific tyres are the V-Max and Cubez, both are available in super soft compound only.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

Coming from Lunsford Racing and made for the Yokomo YZ-2 DTM World’s Edition 2WD buggy is a titanium turnbuckle set. Included are 3.5mm Super Duty Grade 5 turnbuckles, 4.8mm titanium ball studs and Super Duty ball cups. The combination is meant to greatly increase the strength and longevity over the stock 3mm/4.3mm system.

Source: Lunsford Racing [lunsfordracing.com]

Round five of the 2017/18 Rug Racers on-road series was held this past weekend. In the 13.5 Touring class Zak Finlay put on a dominant display in qualifying to line up on pole, and he was also able to push from the start of both final legs to take a comfortable win securing the title as the battle for 2nd was a very close affair between the Awesomatix of Ashley Wiffen and Paul Pinkney’s Schumacher, trading a 2nd and 3rd place in each leg to give Ashley 2nd overall from Paul. The battle for the final podium places will now go onto the final round.

GT12 saw regular National A-finalist in Touring Car Modified, Harley Eldridge racing back to her roots, the young star racing for Mardave. Harley would take FTQ ahead of the other young Championship leader, Owen Smith of Zen Racing. Harley breezed to the win in leg 1 with Owen retiring. Leg 2 saw Harley again with the win and for the early part a great battle between the two front running youngsters with Harley delivering a faultless drive to win, Owen to take 2nd and secure the GT12 title. The overall 2nd went to Tom Hampson (Zen Racing) and 3rd to Chris Wilkinson of Mardave.

Tamiya Trucks was once again a fun filled adventure with the a few more new faces taking up the baton most notably Billy Fletcher driving a borrowed truck he somehow managed to put 3rd in the A-final despite a severe power deficit. Malc Hall, leading the way from pole, was able to bring home both legs ahead of the ever fast and fun Tom Hampson and Alan Chipolina. The win also awarded Malc Hall the championship.

Source: The RC Racer [thercracer.com]

Schumacher have introduced the new Aerox ultra light body shell for the Cougar KC and KD 2WD buggy. It was especially designed for high traction conditions where traction roll is a problem. The new shell is made from 0.5mm polycarbonate and it is about 17g lighter than the standard Aerox shell and 30g lighter than the kit Schumacher shell. The body is supplied in crystal clear polycarbonate with over-spray film, window masks and a Aerox decal sheet and it was used by Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski to win last weekend’s EOS at the Hudy Arena.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Yokomo have introduced a hard 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis for the BD8-2018 touring car. The chassis is 0.25mm thicker than the standard carbon fibre main plate for less torsional flex which is helpful especially in high-bite carpet and asphalt racing conditions. In addition the chassis is of a different shape in the B and C mount area – in front and behind the battery and electronic compartments –  optimising torsional and pitch flex for an easier driving feeling. The main plate is a direct fit on the 2018 car and available now.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

GL Racing’s new GLR 1/27th scale RWD chassis kit is now also available in an ESC-less version for those who wish to use their own choice of speed controller. The kit makes use of the same chassis that was introduced some days ago, however it comes without the standard Hobbywing ESC in favour of an aluminium servo mount for the included micro-size servo. The rolling chassis needs to be completed with optional items such as a receiver, 15mm brushless motor, a suitable speed controller, a 47x11x20mm 2S LiPo battery as well as Mini-Z-style wheels, and 98mm wheelbase body shell.

Source: GL Racing [gl-racing.com]

RMV have introduced the new Reckward-Tuning high-performance silicone shock and differential fluids. Developed and tested by Matthias Reckward and Martin Overkamp, the fluids are of very high quality to ensure consistency and performance even in the most demanding racing conditions. The oils are available as 250 cps to 700 cps shock and 1,000 t0 30,000 cps differential variants in large 100ml bottles, making them interesting not only for 1/10th and 1/8th scale drivers but also large scale pilots whose car’s huge shocks and diffs require large amounts of fluid. Beside the already available range Reckward-Tuning will provide additional viscosities in the near future.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-deutschland.de]

The 2018 Dirt Nitro Challenge was held this past weekend at the Fear Farm track in Phoenix, Arizona. One of the most important 1/8th off-road races of the year, the event as also held in 1/5th scale and U4RC classes, attracting drivers from around the world. In the premier 1/8th class, Pro Nitro Buggy, it was Xray’s Ty Tessmann with the overall TQ from Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo in 2nd and Marco Baruffolo (Xray) 3rd. HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk and Mugen’s Ryan Maifield completed the qualifying top 5 result. The 45-minute A-main then was a 4-horse battle Ty Tessmann, Ryan Maifield, Robert Batlle and David Ronnefalk all being in the mix. After some thrilling battles it was David Ronnefalk with a last lap all-or-nothing move on Robert to bring home a narrow 0.6s win with the Spanish Mugen driver having to settle for 2nd. TQ Ty Tessmann finished the main in 3rd, some 3.5s short of Robert’s time. Ryan Maifield came in 4th, a lap down, with Tekno’s Joe Bornhorst in 5th.

Image: Runner Time [runnertime.com]

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck are new aluminium option parts in the form of a motor mount and a front and rear link mount set. Starting with the motor mount, the part is machined from high-quality aluminium and it was designed as a direct replacement for the standard plastic part. The mount will ensure a more secure mounting and lower operation temperatures. Etched markings make for easy gearing adjustment.

Also new is the aluminium front and rear suspension link mount set for the TRX-4. The parts increase overall durability and suspension efficiency and as the front pan hard bar mount in integrated into the part, they also increase front end stiffness. The machined alloy parts come black anodised to make for a realistic appearance.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]