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January 24, 2017

Burak Kilic doubles at OWL Messe Cup

The OWL Messe Cup was held in Bad Salzuflen, Germany over the weekend. Organised by the MCC Silixen club and held as part of a hobby fair the event attracted some of the fastest drivers from Germany to compete in several electric off-road classes. In the premier 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Agama’s Burak Kilic that came out fastest after the triple 10-minute A-mains. Coming from the 2 spot on the grid the young man at first suffered from missing Friday’s practice sessions due to school duties but he made up for it in the mains, taking the overall win from Thunder Tiger driver and 2016 Messe Cup winner, Marvin Fritschler, and Burak’s brother Berkan Kilic (Agama).

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January 24, 2017

HRC Racing Basic tyre warmer set

Coming from HRC Racing is the Basic tyre warmer set. A budget-friendly solution the set includes four tyre warmers that can be fastened using hook and look straps, making them usable for 1/10th and 1/12th on-road tyres alike and it utilises a simple control unit that is powered by 7.2V to 14V DC power sources. The temperature can be set in a range of 30°C to 80°C using a dial knob on the control unit and the set is available now.

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January 24, 2017

Serpent sign Austin Wolfe

Serpent have announced the signing of US top driver, Austin Wolfe to their American team. Austin will campaign the company’s Project 4X touring car and he will be working closely with recently signed Ralph Burch. Austin says:

A special thank you goes out to Ralph Burch and Joaquin Desoto for the tremendous support in getting me race ready. The quality and innovation of the Project 4X is one of a kind. I look forward to learning the chassis and getting to the race track!

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 24, 2017

Muchmore Fleta ZX V2 Super Smooth rotor

Muchmore have the new V2 Super Smooth rotor for the Fleta ZX range of brushless motors available. The rotor measures 12.0×7.25×25.3mm and it will allow for smooth power characteristics and braking, making it ideal for large tracks. The rotor comes marked for easy identification and it fits all 540-size Fleta ZX motors.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

January 24, 2017

Team Associated Factory Team TC ride height gauge

Team Associated have introduced their new Factory Team touring car ride height gauge. It measures steps from 3.0mm to 6.0mm in 0.2mm increments, with a half-step between 6.0 to 7.0, allowing to set ride height with finer tuning adjustments, making it ideal for 1/10th touring cars and 1/12th pan cars. The gauge is machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes blue anodised and with easy-to-read laser-etched markings.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

January 24, 2017

Horizon Hobby supported JP Montoya takes ROC title

This past weekend not only the annual Reedy International Offroad Race of Champions was held but it also saw the running of the iconic Race of Champions, an annual event that draws many of the biggest names from across the world of racing. Formula 1, NASCAR, World Rally Cross, MotoGP – they all come to one spot where they go head-to-head on the same track in identical cars. The 2017 edition, held at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, saw Colombian motorsport great, Horizon Hobby sponsored Juan Pablo Montoya taking on a field of the world’s best drivers in front of 15,000 fans to win the title of Champion of Champions. In addition to Montoya, this year’s roster of competitors included other notables such as Tom “Mr. Le Mans” Kristensen, four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel (and last year’s ROC Champion of Champions), Felipe Massa, David Coulthard, Kyle Busch, Travis Pastrana – and the list goes on. This year’s event also featured a brand new figure-of-eight track that challenged drivers even more. The best-of-three Grand Final boiled down to a battle between Montoya and Kristensen in which Montoya took two straight heats to become the undisputed Champion of Champions.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

January 24, 2017

Deniz & Yazıcı win at Jump Buggy Jump race

The Jump Buggy Jump race was recently held in Nicosia, Cyprus and it attracted a good amount of drivers including guests from Turkey. In the 4WD Buggy class it was Niyazi Deniz who came out fastest after the A-mains from Ahmet Akber in second and Umut Türkay in third. In 2WD Murat Yazıcı took the day’s win from Alain Sarafyan and Umut Öztümen in second and third respectively.

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January 24, 2017

T-Works BD8 alloy motor & floating servo mount set

T-Works have released the aluminium motor mount and floating servo mount set for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. The assembly consists of the floating servo mount and steering set, the motor mount and also a carbon fibre centre stiffener with all parts also being available separately and as convenient combo set. Using the parts on their own or in combination allows to widely adjust the chassis flex by using the standard – chassis mounted – steering or a floating steering arm setup, the carbon fibre chassis brace allows to take influence in the centre flexibility while the rear motor mount is understood to also allow for chassis flex adjustments while offering a motor fan mount for 30mm and 40mm units. The stubby mount directly attaches to the motor bulkhead and thus does not disturb natural chassis flex. All parts include suitable mounting hardware in the form of gold-anodised screws.

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