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June 8, 2015

Belgian Nitro On-road Championship Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Belgian Nitro On-road Championship was held at the track of the Mac de Baanbrekers club in Rucphen this past weekend. The nice weather made for a great weekend of racing as did the team of the organising club who did a perfect job. In the 1/8th class it was Nico Vandewynckel (Serpent) who was able to take the win in the 30-minute final from top qualifier Gunther van Staey who was by far the fastest driver on the track but he ended a lap down in the final as he was not able to make up the time he lost during a pit stop for tyres. In 3rd place Jeroen Evers drove a very consistent race to take the final podium spot.

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June 7, 2015

R1 Wurks Digital Drive servos

R1 Wurks are currently working on their new Digital Drive line of servos. First up will be a high-voltage compatible low profile offering that pulls up to 17.5kg-cm at a speed of 0.06s. The servo is usable from 4.8V to 8.4V input and features a coreless motor, enhanced servo centring technology and all CNC-machined metal gears as standard as well as a lightweight CNC-machined case. From factory the servo comes with all-black wiring in your choice of a standard or 80mm short length version.

Source: R1 Wurks [r1wurks.com]

June 7, 2015

VBC Lighting10 LM 1/10th pan car kit

VBC Racing introduce the Lightning10 LM 1/10th scale pan car kit. Based off of the design of the Lighting10 200mm WGT car the LM features durable fibreglass chassis and suspension components, lightweight 7075 aluminium parts and it accepts all standard 1/10th pan car tyres. The front end is highly adjustable in terms of caster, reactive caster, camber and toe settings while the rear end is equipped with a large volume centre shock absorber and dual roll dampers. Included with the kit comes a realistic endurance car bodyshell and BSR spec racing foam tyres.

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June 7, 2015

MIP T5M & SC5M Bypass1 Team Tuned shock piston kit

MIP’s Bypass1 Team Tuned shock piston kits are now also available for the Team Associated T5M race and SC5M stadium truck. The design of the shock pistons allows to adjust the compression and rebound separately thanks to a system that used different valves to control the shock piston’s movement. Using the system not only makes for a more planted ride, it also allows to push the vehicle harder while making it easier to drive at the same time. Included with the Team Tuned kit come T5M and SC5M compatible pistons and “fast” green, “medium” blue and “medium-slow” matte valves.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

June 5, 2015

New VBC Racing Firebolt & Wildfire option parts

VBC Racing have new option parts for the Firebolt 2WD buggy and the Wildfire D07 touring car available. Starting with the Firebolt, available soon is a CNC-machined extreme lightweight aluminium motor plate as part of the company’s Dynamic range of option parts. Cut from 7075 material and coming red anodised and with extensive machining the part is 4.5g lighter than the stock unit, weighing it at only 16g, and it makes for improved motor cooling and looks without sacrificing stability. On top of that does additional machining make for more clearance towards the chassis and thus helps with undisturbed chassis flex and overall grip.

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June 5, 2015

Mini RC Bike distributed by Schumacher

Schumacher Mini RC Bike

Schumacher now offer a Mini RC Bike for racing on the street, in the office or at home. Coming in blue or orange colour the bike features a stabilising gyro, soft rubber slick tyres, simulation shock absorbers as well as working head and tail lights. Side guards prevent the bike from becoming scratched or damaged during hard corning and the included battery makes for running times of about 12 minutes between charges.

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June 5, 2015

Tessmann doubles at S-Workz Challenge

The recent S-Workz Challenge was held at the beautiful Silver Dollar Raceway in Chico, CA. Being one of the most amazing RC facilities in the world, A Main Hobbies and Kevin Jelich did an awesome job in preparing the facility and the track with the event attracting over 200 entries as it was also the ROAR Nationals Warm-Up race. The track surface itself was prepared in a way that gave the track its own unique personality, although the surface was very smooth it was very abrasive and traction varied from medium to high grip. Friday was open practice which allowed the drivers to getting dialed into the track and surface. Saturday was 3 rounds of qualifying and it was HB’s Ty Tessmann who took the TQ honors in both Pro Buggy and Pro Truck.

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June 5, 2015

Arrowmax 1/10th touring car setup system

Arrowmax have a new setup system for 1/10th touring cars available. Offering an industry-standard design but with Arrowmax’s signature Honeycomb twist, the system allows to easily adjust the camber and toe settings on touring cars for a more reliable chassis setup. Ball races allow for precise and ultra-smooth movement while laser-etched markings make reading the settings easy. Included is also a precision-cut polycarbonate toe plate for toe setting and steering throw adjustments as well as four thumb nuts to conveniently fix the wheel axles to the camber plates.

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