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January 31, 2015

JConcepts ’15 Indoor National Series – Announcement

JConcepts '15 Indoor National Series – Announcement

JConcepts announce the 2015 season of the Indoor National Series, a 5 race off-road series across the United States. The first four years combined attracted over 4000 entries and this year drivers have the opportunity to showcase their abilities on a national and regional level. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall nationals make up the seasonal events at fixed locations while the finals will serve as the end of the year bash for the awards and series championship. The series will be awarded based on points participation in three out of the five events. JConcepts wants to make the 2015 Indoor National Series one to remember. With a heavier marketing push to provide the best turnout possible for the host track, JConcepts has teamed up with Red RC as a media partner to professionally cover select events during the 2015 season. JConcept are looking to make 2015 a breakout year in terms of series participation, factory drivers, representatives and professionalism. All events will be awarded separately and collectively so those worried about a commitment will be recognized for performance regardless of series participation. City destinations, track facilities and competition level have all been weighed and evaluated ahead of time so rest assured the experience and atmosphere is worthy, now it’s up to you. More information and sign up can be found here.

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January 30, 2015

HPI RS4 Sport 3 RTR kits

HPI Racing introduce the all-new RS4 Sport 3 1/10th 4WD electric touring car. The club racing chassis features a completely sealed and highly efficient shaft drivetrain, coil-over shock absorbers plus waterproof electronics. The fully contained drivetrain means there are no exposed gears, belts or drivetrain parts to get stuck with rocks or dirt. Finally, the RS4 Sport 3 is finished with realistic tyres plus a range of licensed replica body and wheels for an authentic look that will grab the attention of all RC and motorsport enthusiasts. The range will include a BMW M3 E30 fifteen52, a Subaru BRZ with drift tyres and a Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in Flux specifications with a powerful brushless motor and speed controller.

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January 30, 2015

Updated Sanwa SRG & new ERB servos

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German Sanwa distributor LRP have released first information on the updated Sanwa SRG servo line and two new ERB servos. Starting with the SRG’s, the SRG-BZX (0.06s/15kg.cm), the all-alloy case SRG-BZX Type-R (0.06s/15kg.cm), the SRG-BRS (0.05s/13kg-cm) and the SRG-BLS V2 (0.05s/7.6kg-cm) all build on the previous versions but they feature an updated case with detachable receiver wire for swift and easy servo swaps or receiver lead changes. As for the ERB range, coming soon is the ERB-861 (0.07s/23kg-cm) standard size and the ERB-871 (0.06s/9.4kg-cm) low-profile servo. Both feature powerful brushless motors, they are IPX4 waterproof, come with metal gears and the ERB-871 also sports an all-aluminium case for extra rigidity.

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January 30, 2015

LRP CPX V2 touring car tyres

LRP’s long-running CPX touring car carpet tyre has received an overhaul and are soon available in an updated V2 version. Featuring an optimised rubber compound for improved overall performance the tyre comes pre-glued to a new white colour disc wheel. Shipping of the tyre, that will become available in sets of four, starts soon.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

January 30, 2015

Marcin Malinski wins VRC Buggy Worlds

Marcin Malinski has won the VRC Worlds Open Class nitro buggy title. The 25 year old Polish Team Serpent racer was the big surprise in the A-Main final as he did not compete in 2014, had no ranking and set an incredible pace right from the start of the Worlds, giving hot favourite David Ronnefalk a hard time. His 3rd place at the 2013 VRC 1/8th Nitro Buggy Worlds should have been a warning to all and his pace was so fast that there was a lot of gossip about him cheating the system. Even his result in the 60 minute A-Main was disputed five times by other racers which lead to automatic disqualification. After investigation of these protests the race director reversed the disqualification which means that the young Pole has earned his first official VRC World title. Newly signed HB team driver David Ronnefalk finished 2nd, 13 seconds behind Malinski, and the other Swede and winner of the 2014 Season 3 series, Tobias Isaksson came in 3rd, another 10 seconds down with the top 3 scoring an incredibly fast 96 laps at the difficult Naxos Worlds track in Sicily.

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January 30, 2015

Novarossi Mito nitro on-road engines

New for 2015 is Novarossi’s line of Mito on-road nitro engines. Coming as 9-port Mito 9 and 7-port Mito 7 for 1/8th racing and smaller Mito.12 for 200mm nitro cars, all engines offer Novarossi’s patented shifted carburettor that grants better mixture flow through the crankcase for improved fuel efficiency and an optimised power curve. Also new are updated rear ball bearings for reduced rotating masses and an improved mixture flow inside the engine which relates to increased throttle response and higher top speeds. The .21 engines also come with a redesigned 3-needle carburettor for improved idle characteristics and an improved return to lower RPM when coming from the upper ranges of the RPM spectrum. The new engine line is rounded out by updated cooling heads with laser-etched logos.

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January 30, 2015

Exotek DEX210 motor plate & DETC410 diff cams

New from Exotek come two aluminium option parts for the Team Durango DEX410 and DETC410 kits. First up is the Flite vented motor plate for Team Durango’s 2WD buggy. The 100 percent CNC-machined vented motor plate keeps the motor running cooler and longer for that extra edge. Aggressive cut-outs allow the heat that builds up inside the gear cover to vent out thus lowering overall motor temps greatly. The extra machining reduces the weight down to 16g, making the plate over 5g lighter than stock, but the critical motor mounting areas are still intact to maintain solid motor mounting and gear mesh. The plate is available in gold or black anodising and it easily mounts as MM3 or MM4 configuration with the Exotek logos laser etched on both sides of the plate.

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January 30, 2015

Xray XB4 12 degree aluminium C-hubs

Xray introduce 12 degree aluminium C-hubs for the XB4 line of off-road buggies. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075 alloy material, they come black anodised and laser-etched for easy identification. The pre-set 12 degree castor setting is ideal for high traction conditions, it increases corner exit steering while the aluminium material makes for less flex and added overall rigidity.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]