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August 15, 2016

Raceform Evolver customisable car stand

Raceform have introduced the customisable Evolver car stand. Made from high-quality Plexiglas the car stand is usable for 1/10th and 1/8th off-road vehicles as it sports four smaller and four larger machined holes to hold 1/10th and 1/8th shock absorbers during building, setup and maintenance. EVA foam pads prevent the chassis from slipping all over the car stand while also protecting from scratches. The car stand is available in neon green, candy orange and also a clear version and it is customisable with laser-etched name logos.

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August 15, 2016

JQRacing THECar WE 23g centre diff weight

JQRacing have introduced a centre diff weight for the THECar WE kit. The parts was designed to attach to the standard diff cup with the idea behind it is to smooth out the acceleration, and get the power to the ground smoother, maintaining better traction. The weight also means that the inertia of the drive train is higher, which leads to a more stable car that maintains corner speed easier when off power. Also the central location of the weight is beneficial in terms of stability and overall balance, compared to having all of the drive train heavier.

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August 15, 2016

Ben Sterling part of Dragon Stone Champs line-up

The organisers of the 2016 Dragon Stone Asian Nitro Buggy Championship in Liaoyang City, China, have announced the confirmation of Australia’s Ben Sterling to be part of the international drivers line-up. Ben is a multi-State Champion and is ready to join some of the World’s best in China from September 1st to 4th. Full event details are available here.

August 15, 2016

Jörn Neumann wins German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nats Rd1

The first of two final rounds for the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals were held this past weekend at the MSC Sand/Main e. V. club, host of the 2014 Buggy A Euros. The event started out wet but both the weather and track conditions got better over the weekend. Jörn Neumann would take the overall TQ after getting into the groove and winning the third, fourth and fifth qualifier. Behind him, Carsten Keller and Alexander Schmitt, who won Q2, made up the top 3 while the winner of the opening qualifier, Aaron Müller, had to settle for fourth overall. The semifinal B then went to veteran racer, Daniel Reckward from Sebastian Winterstein and Burak Kilic while the semi A was won by Jörn Neumann from Micha Widmaier and Philipp Guschl. The 40-minute main final then saw a bad start of Jörn while Micha made maximum use of the situation until Jörn slowly but steadily recovered. An additional fuel stop of Micha in the closing stages of the final along with a small error of the leader than allowed Jörn to made up some ground and to eventually taking the lead to win the opening round of the German Nationals. 2.5 seconds behind, Micha Widmaier ended the race on the runner-up spot while Alexander Schmidt completed the podium result.

View the final results here

August 15, 2016

JConcepts introduce the Space Bar 1/10th buggy tyre

During last weekend’s ROAR Electric Off-road Nationals in Omaha, Nebraska, JConcepts have introduced the new Space Bar front and rear 1/10th scale buggy tyre. Based off of the popular Dirt Webs, the Space Bar offers a slightly more open tread which will break in quicker while the front tyre’s tread spacing and thickness offers an improved contact surface, making for a nice and direct steering feeling. Adding to the 2WD front and general rear tyres will also a 4WD front variant with all tyres becoming available soon.

The the 2WD front tyre here

August 15, 2016

SkyRC Toro X8 Pro 1/8th brushless motor

Coming from SkyRC is the new Toro X8 Pro brushless motor for 1/8th scale applications. Sporting a CNC-machined T6 billet aluminium heatsink can, the 4-pole motor comes with a 12-slot stator and a high-torque motor design for improved performance in demanding conditions. Ultra-thin 0.2mm stator laminations and high-purity copper windings make for maximum efficiency with the sintered Neodymium rotor further upping torque capabilities. High-RPM oversized bearings and heavy duty solder tabs add to the features list of the motor that, for now, is available as 2150kv variant only.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

August 15, 2016

Exotek XB2 Dirt Edition Flite motor plate

Exotek have introduced the Flite aluminium motor plate for the Xray XB2 Dirt Edition buggy. Machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver chamfered edges the motor plate’s vented design allows to reduce motor and slipper temperatures while also looking the part. The extra machining also reduces weight and lowers the centre of gravity without weakening the critical motor mounting areas, making for solid motor mounting and gear mesh.

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August 15, 2016

BRCA Electric Touring Nationals Rd4 – Report

Round four of this season’s BRCA Touring Car Series took place over the weekend at the popular Mendip track near Weston Super Mare. This event looked on paper to be pivotal in the 2016 championship as the first three rounds had seen three different winners, Chris Grainger took round one, Elliott Harper round two and the last round saw victory for Olly Jefferies. In the Modified Super Touring class tyre strategy played a major part in the outcome of the result, Chris Grainger sat out round one of qualifying to put himself on a different strategy to his main championship contenders, this paid off and he would go on to take TQ and pole position for the A-final ahead of Olly Jefferies, Matt White and Elliott Harper.

Continue reading the report here