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Mikael Fransson takes 1/8th Rd4 in Sweden

Posted: 13 Sep 2018 01:30 AM PDT

Last weekend round 4 of the Swedish Nitro On-road Championships were held at Staffanstorps Raceway. In the 1/8th class it was Mikael Fransson who set the pace and took the top qualifier spot, while Oliver Olsson lined up 2nd and Stefan Andersson 3rd. At the start of the 45-minute final Serpent racer Mikael Fransson jumped straight into the lead and held that position to the end of the race. Oliver Olsson, driving a Mugen, missed the start having called a 10 minute time delay managed to work his way back from last position to finish in 2nd place 3 laps behind the winner with Shepherd driver Stefan Andersson finishing in 3rd place.

Thanks to Mikael Olsson for the update.

Yokomo YD-2 brake discs and callipers set

Posted: 13 Sep 2018 01:15 AM PDT

Yokomo have released this new brake discs and callipers set for the YD-2. The brake discs themselves will include an integrated hexagonal hub to be able to mount the wheels and there will be 3 hub thickness, 5.5mm, 6.5mm and 8.0mm which will are all included so that you can adjust the track width and scrub radius freely. The brake callipers, which can be mounted to new front and rear knuckles, are gunmetal colour to better represent the realistic look and finish of a real car. The set comes with new plastic steering knuckles and rear hub carriers in order to be able to install the callipers, which will be shaped to match our latest spec settings. The new steering knuckles are set for the optimum trail and kingpin angle which where referenced from the dynamics of a real drift car so steering response is improved while increasing the looks while counter steering. The steering stopper and tie rod mounting positions are also updated to the latest specifications, and the operation when increasing the steering angle also becomes smoother. The rear hub carriers are designed with new upper arm attachment positions and this new positioning allows an increase in the range of setting the roll centre and the camber change to the rear, making it possible to positively utilise the roll especially when at a low grip surface such as P tile. By keeping more of the contact area when the chassis rolls by raising the upper arm attachment position this will ensure more stable grip in the lateral direction, for more aggressive drifting.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

Imbue RC8B3 Alu dogbones & Rulon pivot ball bushings

Posted: 13 Sep 2018 12:47 AM PDT

New from Imbue for the Associated RC8B3 is their aluminium dogbone conversion kit and rulon pivot ball bushings. The conversion kit provides all the benefits of an aluminium dogbone driveline, including reduced friction, lower rotating mass and improved fuel mileage to RC8B3 & RC8B3e owners. Also new for the RC8B3, is Imbue’s Rulon (Teflon) pivot ball bushings that reduce friction by 50% over similar CNC Delrin bushings, and nearly 70% over stock nylon These bushings will smooth out your vehicles steering response and provide consistent results.

Source: Imbue [raceimbue.com]