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September 20, 2016

LRP-HPI-Challenge 2016 finale – Report

The 2016 LRP-HPI-Challenge finale was held at the RCCT-Münden track in Hannoversch Münden, Germany over the weekend with about 145 entries for the four classes of Stock 13.5T, GT 17.5T, Classic and Rookie. Unfortunately the weather was pretty changing over the weekend with especially the Saturday brought some unexpected results on the sometimes wet, sometimes drying track. Fortunately the finals on Sunday would be held in better weather with the Sun eventually coming out. The fastest class of the series is Touring Stock 13.5T with Team Magic’s Patrick Gassauer taking the opening A-main while Lars Hoppe (ARC) scored a win in A2. Kevin Sparbier (Serpent) came out fastest in A3 and when the dust settled it was Patrick who came out on top from Kevin with both being tie on points but the better tie-breaker handed Patrick the title. In third Lars completed the podium result.

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September 20, 2016

Marco Kaufmann teams up with Mon-Tech Racing

Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have announced the addition of Germany’s Marco Kaufmann to their team. A multiple ETS and European Championship finalist, Marco will use the bodyshells during his 2016/17 campaign that will include all major national and international races.

Source: Mon-Tech Racing [mon-techracing.net]

September 20, 2016

Serpent 748 V2 gear differentials & belt pulley set

Serpent have introduced the new V2 gear differentials and belt pulleys for the World Championship winning 748 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car. Starting with the differentials, the V2 variant features an improved design with the case offering a greater oil volume for improved consistency during long runs and a new bleeder hole makes building, setup and maintenance much easier. Also part of the package are deeper profile gears with optimised gear fitment and super lightweight spring steel diff axles. On top of this the new diffs, that are available as separate front and rear variants, feature moulded-in steel bushings for additional stability and durability and they must be used with a longer side belt and the new V2 belt pulleys, described below, that offer a larger diameter for improved efficiency and acceleration. The pulley set is available in a black colour standard and white colour low-friction variant.

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September 20, 2016

Schumacher Mi6 carbon fibre A-arms

Schumacher Mi6 carbon fibre A-arms-1

Coming from Schumacher and made for the Mi6 touring car are new carbon fibre lower arms. More flexible than the kit arms the carbon fibre variants offer a 10g weight saving per four wishbones and they also increase traction on most surfaces while improving car drivability and consistency. The arms were in use by the Schumacher team at last month’s IFMAR Worlds, they helped Elliott Harper to score the win at the recent BRCA West London National round and they are available as separate front and rear sets.

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September 20, 2016

Murfdogg SuperCharger 7000mAh LiPo battery pack

Available from Murfdogg is the SuperCharger 7000mAh 7.4V LiPo battery pack. Built using high performance cells the battery offers a very low internal resistance for improved voltage output under load while the high capacity makes the pack ideal for demanding modified and stock racing alike. The hardcase battery is also ROAR-approved and legal for sanctioned racing.

Source: Murfdogg [murfdogg.com]

September 20, 2016

Zeppin Voice Lap Counter mini transponder

Coming from Zeppin and made for the company’s Voice Lap System is the new mini transponder. Small and light of weight the transponder is ideal for cars such as Kyosho’s Mini-Z and many other mini and micro-size vehicles as it also offers a wide input voltage range of 4V to 8.5V. The device measures 16x16mm, it weighs in at 1g without wire and it offers a total of 14 channels for lap counting.

Source: Zeppin [zeppinracing.com]

September 19, 2016

Serpent 977 big bore shock absorber set

Coming from Serpent is the big bore shock absorber set for the Viper 977 1/8th on-road car. A standard feature on the recently introduced Evo-2 kit, the shocks will improve the overall traction and steering of the car while being easy to build, setup and maintain. The precision machined dampers come as pairs and they sport threaded alloy bodies, machined Delrin pistons, coated spring steel piston shafts, pre-oiled X-rings and included are both short and long ball ends to build either a pair of front or rear shock absorbers. Not included are the needed springs but these can be taken from the existing shock sets.

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September 19, 2016

Hobbywing Justock 3650SD G2 brushless motor

Hobbywing have introduced the new Justock 3650SD G2 brushless stock motor. Sporting a redesigned heavy duty multi-piece case for cool looks and improved heat dissipation, the fixed timing motor is of a sensored design and it comes with pre-soldered 3.5mm bullet-type connectors. Other features include a rebuildable design, double insulated windings and high-precision Japanese-made ball bearings. The 540-class motor is available in a range of stock-specific windings including 10.5T, 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T.

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