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March 2, 2016

Joe Streff wins 10.5T class at MRCL Winter Series Rd4

Joe Streff wins at MRCL Winter Series Rd4

Round four of the MRCL Winter Series was held in Longwy in the North of France in the usual array of several electric on-road classes. In Touring 10.5T the race was on between Philipp Walleser (Team Magic) and Joe Streff (Xray). Philipp would obtain the top qualifying position but during the mains both swapped positions, ultimately handing the day’s win to Joe while Philipp had to settle for second. Richard Volta (Xray) completed the podium result in front of Thomas Stenger and Dirk Rischard.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

March 2, 2016

Serpent SRX4 4WD buggy aluminium chassis kit

Serpent’s SRX4 1/10th scale 4WD buggy is now also available with an alloy main chassis plate. While the original kit with carbon fibre chassis is working well in low to medium grip conditions, the aluminium chassis car was designed for medium to high-grip conditions as the alloy chassis is much stiffer than the carbon fibre variant, making for less chassis flex and thus a more consistent handling and faster laptimes on carpet and astro turf tracks. Apart from the hard-anodised 7075-T6 aluminium chassis the alloy kit offers the same features and specifications as the carbon fibre kit and it is available now.

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March 2, 2016

Evo P1 & P2 high-performance brushless servos

Coming soon from Evo are the P1 and P2 high-performance brushless servos. First up is the P1 (0.07s/10.2kg-cm), a low-profile offering with an all-aluminium heatsink case. The black anodised case sports machined silver details and the servo utilises stainless steel gears and it is high-voltage compatible for up to 8.4V input while also being dust and water protected with an IPX-4 rating.

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March 2, 2016

Yannic Prümper teams up with VBC Racing

Jannic Prümper teams up with VBC Racing

VBC Racing have announced the signing of German frontrunner, Yannic Prümper to their factory team. The former Yokomo driver will compete in electric on-road and off-road classes at all major races while also assisting with product development. Yannic has the following to say:

I would like to thank VBC Racing for putting the trust in me and giving me the opportunity to become a part of the very exciting VBC Racing Team! I can’t wait to share my experience with the team and work on future projects. See you at the track!

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]

March 2, 2016

Niclas Mansson wins at WBC Cup Rd4

Round four of the Swedish WBC Cup was held this past weekend, hosted by the MSK Kvarnvingarna club. In the 4WD Buggy class Niclas Mansson took the TQ from Alexander Landen and Marcus Sandberg. The triple A-mains were a pretty close affair with Alexander coming out successful from Niclas in the opening A-main. The win in the second A-main then went to Niclas from Marcus and Alexander with the latter suffering from radio glitches which denied him to battle for the win. The third A-main then again had Niclas coming out fastest from Alexander, handing Niclas Mansson (Team Associated) the overall win from young Alexander Landen (Xray), who achieved a maiden podium at the WBC Cup series. Behind the two, Marcus Sandberg (HB) completed the top 3 result.

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March 2, 2016

Intech ER-12M 2.0 lightweight aluminium chassis

Intech Racing have announced the release of a lightweight aluminium chassis for the ER-12M 2.0 2WD buggy. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised the chassis sports distinctive, honeycomb-shaped pockets to reduce the weight by 25 gram compared to the standard part without harming the chassis’ structural integrity.

Source: Intech [intechracing.com]

March 2, 2016

Hiro Seiko Ti6AL4V titanium M2 screws

Hiro Seiko have introduced a new range of CNC-machined titanium M2 screws. Made from high-quality Ti6AL4V titanium alloy material the fasteners are available in 5mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10mm length and as button or flat head screws. Offering a low weight the screws are very tough at the same time, making them ideal for high-stress areas.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

March 2, 2016

Samix BD7-2016 floating steering system

Coming from Samix and made for the Yokomo BD7-2016 is a floating steering system. Designed to uncouple the steering posts from the chassis plate the set includes a new inner aluminium servo mount, a carbon fibre upper plate, new steering posts and an arrangement of hardware and accessories including a new outer alloy servo mount and alloy servo lug bushings. The upper carbon fibre plate will take the steering posts so they do not interfere with chassis flex which will make for improved on-power steering, the car will be easier to drive and more consistent. Samix team driver Nicholas Lee already prove the performance of the floating steering system by making the A-main at the recent TITC race in Thailand.

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