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June 26, 2014

KO Propo RSx one10 Response servo colour variants

KO Propo’s RSx one10 Response low-profile servo is now also available in three different colour variants. Offering 0.07s of transit time and a torque of 9.0kg-cm at 7.4V input the servo offers the same specifications as the standard servo but your choice of a red, purple of blue middle heatsink section makes it now even easier to colour match the chassis and accessories. Other features include a coreless motor and gold-plated connector contacts.

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June 26, 2014

New KO Propo EX-1 drop down wheel & blue screw set

KO Propo have new optional parts for the EX-1 KIY available in the form of a redesigned drop down steering wheel module and a limited edition blue aluminium screw set. Starting with the drop down wheel, it is understood that the module is of a reduced weight and its updated design allows to reduce the distance between the 3D extension module and the throttle trigger for an overall more compact feel. Also new is a blue colour aluminium screw set that contains all parts to swap the standard black screws for ones with more visual impact.

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June 26, 2014

Endurance Championship LSM Austria – Report

The 5th running of the Endurance Championship Austria took place at the Tirol Ring in Kematen, Austria, last weekend. A total of nine teams signed in with the AMC Racing Team Tirol grabbing the TQ honours from MRC Zillertal I and The Fantastic 3. Right from the start a battle between four teams arose with the WIN WIN Racing team making a statement and placing themselves in front. Unfortunately for the team of MRC Zillertal I, 2nd after qualifying, an electronic problem forced them to retire with the RC Bike Team, on route for a podium finish, also having to retire. Up front the WIN WIN Racing Team took the win after 1300 laps followed by the Team MARC Unterland with 1278 laps and the AMC Racing Team Tirol with 1255 laps.

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June 26, 2014

RT RB One ultra lightweight wheel axle

New from the Reckwald brothers’ own Reckward Tuning brand comes this set of wheel axles for the RB One and RB E-One. Fitting both the front and rear of the buggy the CVD wheel shafts are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and offer a lower weight for reduced rotation mass and unsprung weight resulting in improved car performance on the track. The axles include grub screws for the wheel adapter cross pins and are usable on both the competition and RTR variants of the RB One and E-One.

Source: RMV [rmv-deutschland.de]

June 26, 2014

Bruno Coelho wins at Portuguese TC nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Portuguese touring car nationals was halt at the Torres Novas track last weekend. Rain was predicted for practice on Saturday but the day was nice and sunny and even the qualifiers would be run in the dry on Sunday morning but a thunderstorm at around lunchtime forced the organisers to cancel the race and to use the qualifying results to determine the winner. This handed Bruno Coelho the win with the only 19 lap run in qualifying from Helder Silva in 2nd and Jose Pequito in 3rd. Joao Malveiro and Goncalo Alves completed the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 26, 2014

Max Power HP7 .21 7-port on-road engine

Following the recent release of the 28T truggy off-rad engine Max Power also have a new high-performance on-road engine available in the form of the HP7. The 7-port engine builds around a high-quality crankcase, features a CNC-machined high-silicium aluminium piston and an R7 conrod together with an aluminium carburettor. The 14mm double tungsten balanced crank shaft is tuned and lightened for optimised performance. In combination the engine is tuned for the highest possible performance while offering exceptional fuel mileage at the same time.

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June 26, 2014

Swiss 1/8 off-road national championship Rd4 – Report

The 4th round of this year’s Swiss 1/8th off-road championship took place in Gland near the Lake Geneva with about 130 entries. The TQ went to Swiss champion and Top 25 Euro driver Jeremy Pittet in front of Robin Frischkopf. At the end of the lower finals the track started to become bumpy and rutted making it not easy for the main finalists, lead by pole position holder Yael Zurfluh and Robin Frischkopf. The 45 minute final was clearly led by Yael with Robin Frischkopf, Joachim Kallen and Jeremy Pittet fighting for 2nd place. Jeremy ran into problems early so the fight for the runner-up spot was on between Joachim and Robin. Both swapped positions several times while being on different fuel strategies. With leader Yael being only a couple of corners in front Robin started to attack near the end of the final but problems while lapping backmarkers cost him dearly and had him falling back to 3rd place. At the end Robin also ran out of fuel but this incident had no further influence on the result. At the end Yael Zurfluh (TLR) took the win from Joachim Kallen (Kyosho) and Robin Frischkopf (Xray).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 26, 2014

Shepherd Velox V8 EC 1/8th on-road kit

Following a first announcement Shepherd now officially introduce the Velox V8 EC edition kit. Made to honour the 2013 European Championship titles of Jilles Groskamp (EC-A) and Daniel Sieber (EC-B) the EC version already proved its performance by taking the 2nd and 3rd spot at the 2014 EFRA Euros B and leading the point standings in the Euro Nitro Series. The main focus with the EC was to simplify maintenance and setup for an easier to work on car while improving performance at the same time.

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