The Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series WCICS celebrates its 24th year as one of the world’s largest RC series. The season already kicked off in Saskatoon, SK, and will resume on the weekend of the 2nd of November in Edmonton, AB. More details about the electric on-road series can be found here.
The long-anticipated Reedy Blackbox 410R electronic brushless speed controller is now available to racers worldwide. Extensive track testing by Reedy’s engineers and racing team has resulted in a high performance and high quality ESC suitable for all levels of competition. A focus on throttle and brake feel, precision adjustability, and robust hardware make the Blackbox 410R suitable for a wide range of racing applications. With the optional Blackbox PROgrammer, the full potential of the ESC can be exploited. In addition to working as a programming device to fine-tune the eight pre-installed profiles, the device operates as a data logger, battery monitor, and USB firmware update device.
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The 2nd round of the 2014/15 Florida On-Road Gas State Series was run this past weekend at the Fort Myers track in the three classes of 1/8th Open, 1/10th 200mm Sedan and 1/8th Super GT. The 1/8th class had Paolo Morganti taking an easy win some 6 laps ahead of Fabrizio Martello and Tony Rice with the latter being separated by only 0.9 seconds.
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New from Hupo Hönigl’s H-Speed brand come the Helex polycarbonate paints and a cyanoacrylate accelerator spray. Starting with the paint, it is available in 15 different colours, ready to use, fast drying, and fuel resistant. Its special formula makes it ideal for all polycarbonate and lexan bodyshells. Also new is an activator spray for cyanoacrylate glues such as the one used to glue rubber tyres. Using the spray further speeds up the bonding time for even quicker tyre gluing jobs.
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During last weekend’s 10th edition of the annual Novarossi Trophy held in Gubbio, Italy Dario Balestri took the TQ in the 1/10th 200mm class from local driver Alessio Agostinelli and Alessio Forte. Mario Spiniello completed the top 4 after the qualifiers.
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The 10th Novarossi Trophy was held in Gubbio this past weekend. In the 1/8th nitro on-road class Carmine Raiola came out successful in the 30 minute final. Two laps down Marco Vanni completed the main in 2nd position while Alberto Tedeschi completed the race in 3rd place.
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![Active Hobby Products 84 pitch touring car gears Following the Xenon's announcement to test and possibly produce ultra-fine 84 pitch main and pinion gears for 1/12th scale pan cars Active Hobby Products from Japan has gone a step further and now announce the soon release of 84 pitch gears for electric touring cars. The main gears will become available as 128T to 146T variant in 2 tooth increments while the corresponding pinions will become available as 44T to 51T variant. It is understood that using the gears, that become available in October, will make for an even more efficient power supply compared to 64 pitch gears with the main gears being made from a special delrin material for wear and durability while the pinions will be made from 7075 aluminium. Source: Active Hobby Products [active-hobby.com] http://blog.active-online.shop-pro.jp/](http://www.redrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ActiveHobby84pitchgears.jpg)
Following Xenon’s announcement to test and possibly produce ultra-fine 84 pitch main and pinion gears for 1/12th scale pan cars, Active Hobby Products from Japan has gone a step further and now announce the release of 84 pitch gears for electric touring cars. The main gears will become available as 128T to 146T variants in 2 tooth increments while the corresponding pinions will be of 44T to 51T size. It is understood that using the gears, that become available in October, will make for an even more efficient power supply compared to 64 pitch gears with the main gears being made from a special delrin material for wear and durability while the pinions will be made from 7075 aluminium.
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Protoform have released a lightweight version of their Gen3 oval body, the Gen3-C. Produced with the best in quality .025 polycarbonate, compared to .030 polycarbonate used on the Gen3-D it comes equipped with spoiler mounting hardware, protective film, window masks and a decal sheet. Also from PF is their new Lexan Body Cleaner to keep your bodies looking their best. This low odour, specially-blended formula is great for removing scuffs, tire marks, dirt and other minor battle scars from a hard day at the track.
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