Coming from Reedy is the all-new Circuit design T-shirt. The shirt, made from black fabric, comes printed with a cool new Reedy circuit board design on the front and the Reedy logo on the back and it is available in adult small to 3X-large sizes.
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Tekno have introduced new lightweight differential outdrives for their line of 1/8th scale vehicles. The outdrives, usable at the front and rear of the cars, feature a revised design and they are made using a different steel alloy material and new heat treatment process to extend life and improve consistency. The parts come in packs of two and they are compatible with all EB/NB48 and ET/NT48 vehicles.
Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]
Coming from Reflex Racing and made for the Xray T4 touring car are the RX4-16 quasi carbon fibre chassis and 4mm carbon fibre shock towers. Starting with the chassis plate, the RSD RX4-16 was developed for the Xray T4 and it is made from RSD’s own quasi isotropic 2.0mm carbon fibre for more rigidity, translating into increased response, grip and a lower centre of gravity over the stock unit. The shape profiles for the chassis have been developed over the past year with a focus to provide a more consistent car feel and less tyre overheating over a run. The design moves the flex to the bulkhead areas which results in a car that rotates faster and harder all while maintaining a higher level of grip. Additionally the chassis has been made completely symmetrical so that the left to right flex of the car can be equalised as much as possible.
The Border have introduced the new 1.5mm V2 FRP T-bar for the Tamiya TRF102 formula pan car. Designed especially for indoor carpet tracks the part offers a good balance between flexibility and stiffness, making it ideal for mid to high-grip conditions. Stronger than the original Tamiya T-bar and being a direct replacement the part, made from 1.5mm high-quality FRP, simply drops into place.
Source: The Border [the-border.com]
Last weekend’s Swedish Electric Off-road Championships saw Yokomo driver Daniel Kobbevik taking control of the proceedings in the 4WD class. Putting some two seconds on the second placed driver in the best three consecutive laps Daniel was also the only one to break into the 23 seconds barrier when it came to the fastest single lap. The track was pretty beaten up from the 2WD portion of the event and it looked like the conditions would be pretty changeable during the day.
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Capricorn have introduced their new 540-size brushless motors for 1/10th and 1/12th scale applications. Coming with a lightweight can that sports cooling ribs and large vent openings, the hand-built motors feature a balanced rotor and ceramic ball bearings for maximum efficiency and performance. The motor is available as 3.5T to 8.5T modified, 4.0T and 13.5T modified as well as 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T stock variant. As for the two 13.5T offerings, the modified motor is making use of a 12.3x5mm rotor while the stock variant comes with a 12.5×7.2mm rotor.
The recent RCriver Summer Cup was held in Amaliada, Greece with drivers from Athens, Amaliada, Agrinio, Corfu/Kerkyra and Aigio in attendance. Xray driver Kostas Katsadonis would bring home the win from Tekno’s Ilias Arkoudaris and Kyosho driver Giannis Papanikolaou. Harris Katsadonis (Xray) and Basilis Stathopoulos (Kyosho) would round out the top 5.
This past weekend was the last indoor race ever to be held at Outback Raceway located in the warehouse of Amain Hobbies in Chico, California. Without a doubt, this raceway will be missed as it has held countless memorable moments for many racers near and far. However, the racing in Chico won’t disappear, but rather move to Amain’s Silver Dollar Raceway outdoor facility that once held the IFMAR World Championships in 2013. With nearly 300 entries, the final race was a complete success and the racing top notch. In addition, world famous and the voice of RC, Scotty Ernst was on the mic bringing his unique, energetic style making this race one to remember. Master track builder, Kevin Jelich and his track crew did a fabulous job building a layout that was technical and flowy, challenging all racers of all levels.
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