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February 9, 2016

RPM Team Durango & Arrma 1/8th wing mount

RPM have introduced wing mounts for Team Durango’s and Arrma’s latest 1/8th off-road vehicles such as the DEX8, DEX8T, DNX8, the Kraton, Typhon and Talion. The parts solve the breaking issues associated with the original mounts where primarily the front cross brace holes are cracking. RPM’s solution was to eliminate this hole in favour of a flat plane of solid nylon and on top of that the entire mount builds a curve to help add some impact flexibility during a crash. When running normally, the massive amount of material keeps the wing locked in place, providing stable down force on the rear of the vehicle. The wing mounts contain the support bars only and will require the use of the stock Team Durango or Arrma wing, two stock cross braces and stock mounting hardware.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

February 9, 2016

RJ Hart doubles at RC Super Bowl race

The recent RC Super Bowl saw RJ Hart walking away with a double win in 1/8th E-Buggy and 4×4 Short Course classes. In the E-Buggy category RJ took the TQ after winning all four qualifying rounds and in the final he cruised to the win in front of Casey Maul and Cody Romanczuk in second and third respectively. In 4×4 Short Course RJ would win two of the four qualifiers but he lost the TQ in the tie-breaker. The main was a different story then with the lead swapping constantly but at the end RJ hold the upper hand over Ken Zimmermann who grabbed the runner-up spot. In third Randy Drapinski completed the top 3 result.

View the 4×4 SC podium here

February 9, 2016

Hard Racing Cheng-Ho XL hauler bag

New from Hard Racing comes the Cheng-Ho extra large hauler bag. Sized to carry 1/8th trucks the bag measures 787x330x430mm and it also takes a range of accessories, parts and more, allowing to use it for travels with your RC gear also. The bag is made from tough 1000 Denier nylon, it features zippers made for the use with safety lockers and three sturdy wheels for easy handling.

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February 9, 2016

2015/16 Mibosport Cup Rd4 – Announcement

Round 4 of the 2015/16 Mibosport Cup will be held this coming Saturday at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice, Czech Republic. The series attracted a huge entry of 246 drivers at the recent round 3 and due to the amount of sign-ups for the coming round the organisers have decided to run Friday’s practice in groups which also makes seeding for the qualifying rounds easier. Drivers arriving on Saturday will be placed according to their results in previous events. As for the championship, Oliver Havránek currently leads the Touring Modified standings from Zdenko Kunák while in the Stock LRP category Jürgen Horn sits on top of the sheets, closely followed by Oliver Havránek. Herbert Weber is leading the Formula standings from Mario Sailer and in the last of the on-road classes, 1/12th scale, Tomáš Lipták is leading the championship from Toni Eder. In the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes young Kája Novotný is currently sitting on top with Marcel Rekettye in second. More information about the series as well as sign-up for round 4 can be found here.

February 9, 2016

SMC Totemic competition brushless motors

SMC have introduced the Totemic 2-pole 540-size sensored brushless motor. The motor’s power band has been tuned to provide a very classic brushless feel with a smooth bottom end, hearty mid range and a brutal top end. Available in 9.5T to 5.5T variants, the 9.5T, 8.5T and 7.5T motors are equipped with 12.3mm diameter rotors, which testing proved to be the best suited for 2WD applications. The 6.5T and 5.5T motors are equipped with 12.5mm diameter rotors for 4WD applications where a harder hitting bottom end can be useful. The motor design has the stator wind only displayed on the stator through the side windows, allowing the stators to be changed and easily keep track of the motor wind.

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February 8, 2016

Jon Howells wins at Dudley RCC Winter Series Rd5

A fantastic turn out of drivers attended the last round of the 2015 Dudley RCC Winter Series that had a great turn out for 1/16th Micro, 2WD, 4WD, Vintage and Touring cars, in total 78 drivers making up 12 heats of qualifying. The club again put on a well laid out fast flowing track on full carpet with the usual table top, finger jumps and the wall ride which were removable for the touring cars. Again there was a strong turnout of support for the 1/16th Micro Class with 30 drivers battling for the top 10. After four rounds Jon Howells took the TQ from Ryan Lucas and Andy Mountford.

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February 8, 2016

Futaba S9372SV high-voltage servo

Coming from Futaba is the S9372SV high-voltage standard size servo. Developed with 1/8th competition racing in mind, the servo features tough titanium gears, dual ball bearings, a torque of up to 24.6kg-cm and a speed of 0.06s while it is also programmable, with many different, adjustable parameter settings. With the S-Link servo programming software, users can customise servo travel, torque and smoothness to satisfy any application or personal preference.

Source: Futaba [futabarc.com]

February 8, 2016

Flash Point pre-oiled air filters & .21 exhaust gaskets

Flash Point have new pre-oiled air filters for a range of off-road vehicles as well as .21 exhaust gaskets available. Starting with the air filters, they come in packs of four and in a specified Mugen or a general variant with the latter being usable with 8ight, RC8B3 and D815 vehicles. The 2-stage filters come pre-oiled and they allow for exceptional airflow and maximum engine protection. Also new are the high temperature .21 exhaust gaskets that can be used where the tuned pipe manifold attaches to the rear of the engine. The gasket is also good for tuned pipe exhaust systems to seal the connection between the pipe and the manifold.

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