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January 12, 2018

Power HD sign Meen Vejrak

Power HD have announced the signing of Thailand’s Meen Vejrak to their factory team. The former IFMAR 200mm World Champion will be using the company’s Storm series of servos in both his nitro and electric rides and while competing at all major races such as the Worlds, ETS, TITC, Reedy Race, AOC and more, he will be also assist with product development and he has the following to say:

I feel honored to be part of the PowerHD Team. After the trial, I know that it is the servo that I will be proud to represent for both EP & GP models. Thank you, Mr.Harma Ye, for providing me with amazing servo.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

January 12, 2018

Tamiya TA07R touring car kit – Coming soon

A first high-resolution image of Tamiya’s forthcoming TA07R 1/10th 4WD electric touring car kit has surfaced. The kit is based off of the proven intermediate-level TA07 car, however the R version will come with more than 25 option parts included in the box, such as front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, TRF big bore shocks, front and rear swaybars, front spool, alloy layshaft pulleys, alloy steering parts, servo mount, suspension mounts and many more. No official release date is mentioned yet but we expect the kit to hit stores this Spring.

View a list of the included option parts here

January 12, 2018

Horak & Kanina win at Rebels Race Rd4

Round 4 of the Czech Rebels Race series was held in Prague recently and it was Simon Horak (Xray) who took the TQ and win in the Touring Stock category. However it was not without any challenge as Viktor Halčín (CSO) and Ondra Kohoutek (Xray) were right behind him and gave him a run for his money. Ultimately it was Ondra with the runner-up spot from Viktor in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

January 12, 2018

T4works Tamiya Star Disk wheel covers

Japanese brand T4works have introduced a set of Star Disk wheel covers for the rims of kits such as the Frog, Grasshopper or Hornet. The wheels covers are machined from high-quality aluminium and they will come in a range of colours including black, chrome, pink, light blue, blue green, orange, red, gold and purple. They attach to the outer part of the rim and add visual impact by complementing the body shell colours.

View more images here

January 12, 2018

MCCM Mulhouse track faces closure

The French Mini Car Club Mulhouse track, located close to the Swiss and German boarders, currently faces threats of being closed by the government. Built on government provided land in 1988, the club of around 40 members had a busy 2017 season as they hosted both the ENS and the EFRA 1/10th 200mm European Championship and heavily invested beforehand to create a top notch facility. It is understood that the land will fell victim of new infrastructure projects and that the members currently are not allowed to use the property. In order to raise awareness of the matter, the club has started a petition here with the hope to change the mind of the town’s government in the case of a large number of signatures.

January 12, 2018

Nico Schmid doubles at 2018 Winterchamps

The prestigious Winterchamps were held last weekend in Hohenems, Austria and it was Xray’s Nico Schmid who dominated the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. Aron Münster (Xray) would take the runner-up spot in 4WD from Yokomo’s Fabian Luca Widmer who rounded out the podium result.

Continue reading the report here

January 12, 2018

Xtreme Racing Rock Rey carbon body panel kit

Xtreme Racing have introduced a 4-piece carbon fibre body panel kit for the Losi Rock Rey. The set includes a roof, hood and two side panels all of which are cut from high-quality 1.2mm carbon fibre for a low weight and cool looks. The parts are direct replacements for the standard panels and also available separately for spares or repair.

Source: Xtreme Racing [xtremercracing.com]

January 12, 2018

Black edition MyLaps transponders

Team Associated have introduced black edition MyLaps lap counting transponders. The Hybrid (2-wire) transponder is the same size and features many of the same specs as the RC4 transponder, but it is backwards compatible with older decoder boxes. This transponder does not support car ID numbers. It is compatible with all AMBrc2 decoder boxes and MyLaps RC3 and RC4 decoder boxes. The RC4 (3-wire) transponder is the latest in the line of transponders from MyLaps. The RC4 transponder supports car ID numbers so you can have the same transponder number in all your cars, with a different ID for each. The RC4 transponder also gives additional telemetry data such as voltage to the transponder and transponder temperature each time the loop is crossed. This transponder will only work on RC4 decoder boxes with version 4 firmware or higher.

View the 3-wire transponder here