Tekno RC have several new parts available for their EB, NB and SCT line of 1/8th and 1/10th vehicles. First up is a revised 48T hardened steel spur gear for the NT48 nitro truggy. The redesigned spur gear has more material under the gear teeth and is made of a more durable material than the previous model to improved durability in demanding racing situations.
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New from RDRP is a line of high-quality ball bearings as a replacement for worn-out ball races or as instant upgrade when building a new kit. Their special construction with a protective rubber seal on the “outer” side and a low-friction steel shield on the “inner” side maximise the protection against the elements while optimising the drivetrain’s efficiency compared to all-rubber shielded ball races. This makes them especially useful in demanding applications such as electric and nitro off-road racing. A low-drag lubricant further adds to the ultra smooth operation with the bearings being available as complete car sets for many Team Associated, Team C, Team Durango, Kyosho, Mugen, Schumacher, TLR, and Yokomo kits as well as individually in 4-piece sets.
Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]
Following the 40th Anniversary limited edition M12 radio Sanwa soon also have the smaller MT-4S available in a special edition. Much like the M12 Anniversary edition the intermediate level MT-4S will sport a special piano lacquer design, an aluminium steering wheel as well as a set of 2.4GHz receivers including one RX-471 Dual-ID and one RX-472. The radio’s features are unchanged from the standard MT-4S and include fast F.H.S.S-4 transmitting, telemetry, and compatibility to older-spec FH2 and FH3 receivers.
Source: Sanwa [sanwa-denshi.co.jp]
Following a first teaser SWorkz now have more information about the forthcoming S350 Evo II Pro 1/8th buggy available. Developed with the help of multiple World Champion Atsushi Hara, the buggy will feature an optimised suspension geometry, a refined shock system, more options and higher quality parts compared to its predecessor. Final specifications and features as well as detailed photos will become available in time for the kit release.
Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]
German Sanwa distributors LRP introduce 23T aluminium Servo arms in three different colours. Coming in anodised black, blue and red the arms offer improved rigidity and precision over standard plastic arms, they feature two threaded ball stud mounting holes and a clamping design to securely fit them to the output gear.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
Asian company Scorpion, known for their high-performance aircraft brushless motors and controllers, slowly but steadily step into the car market with the introduction of the 7.4V 6200mAh Platinum series LiPo battery pack. The hardcase battery is built from high-quality 65C cells and it sports standard dimensions of 138.4×46.6×24.9mm making it usable in a wide range of applications.
Source: Scorpion [scorpionsystem.com]
The North East Indoor Championships recently took place at the indoor clay track of Maximus RC. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class Travis Amezcua took the TQ and win with his rear motor Team Durango Buggy. The 4WD class had Schumacher driver Carson Wernimont taking the TQ and win with Travis coming in 2nd.
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The Timezone II Grand Prix was held at La Center, Washington last weekend and has to be one of the “funnest” indoor on-road races of the year. With 120 entries and the fact that most of racers being longtime friends, the shenanigans were out of control. With a bag full of bananas, special guest and world famous announcer, Charlie Suangka, delighted the audience with his comedic style all throughout the weekend. Another guest fresh off his 2nd place finished at the IIC in 1/12 modified and his win 13.5 TC in Vegas, was non-other than Team Associated’s Keven Hebert making the long journey from Quebec, Canada. Also, on hand to race as well as assist Keven was Team Associated’s engineer Bob Stellflue. Another great driver making the journey from New Mexico was Max Kuenning, who just won the World GT class at the IIC in Vegas.
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