VBC Racing today released a teaser for the forthcoming Wildfire D07 electric touring car kit. No details are known but the car is meant to sport some unique features one of which is the newly designed ZTP spur gear mount with aluminium belt pulleys. The kit will hit the stores in November and we bring you more details as soon as they become available.
Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]
T-Work’s introduce their new mirror chrome and coloured carbon decal sheet’s for Futaba’s new 4PX transmitter. Available in a range of colours the mirror chrome decals are available in blue, green, red and silver while the carbon stickers come with a glossy carbon or structured carbon appearance with the latter including a wide range of colour options including red, white, yellow and green. The decals come precut and are easy to apply.
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LRP introduce two new hardcase LiPo battery packs in the form of the 4800mAh Hyper Pack and the 3800mAh Power Pack. Both are housed in oval diameter protective hardcases and feature build-in 4mm connector tubes and a XHR balancing plug. Build from high-power 30C cells the packs are ideal to upgrade 2S LiPo or 6-cell NiMH batteries of RTR vehicles and they are also legal for the LRP-HPI-Challenge and the LRP-Offroad-Challenge. Included with both packs comes an adapter wire with T-plug connector.
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Last weekend saw the running of the final round of the Spanish 1/10th 2WD Electric Off-Road National Series at the Rueda Loca track in Leon with four drivers still having the chance to win the championship. Saturday would see a day of practice, with two controlled rounds late in the day to seed the heats for the following day. With just 2WD running, Sunday would have five rounds of qualifying and triple finals for all.
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Coming from JConcepts and made for the TLR 22 buggy is the titanium front axle kit. A critical point of the conversion revolves around the front axle and surrounding geometry, with JConcepts having conveniently built the front axle and hex into a single piece allowing the use of a traditional 4mm lock-nut instead of the stock screw type design. A low-profile, aluminium 4mm locknut has been included which features an inner serrated surface which grips the wheel when tightened for locking security. The titanium material lowers the weight and increases the bling factor with the axle being easily installed on the 22 buggy line of vehicles including the TLR 22 2.0.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
The final round of the Portuguese Nitro On-road Championships was held last weekend. In the 1/8th class Jose Felix took the win in front of Nuno Duraes and Pedro Silva. The win also secured Jose the the overall title in this year’s championship. In the 1/10th 200mm class Franco Vilarinho brought home the day’s win and the overall title with Hugo Mendes and Carlos Manual rounding out the podium of the final round.
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Italian company Fenix Racing introduce a 1-piece differential shaft for 1/10th scale Formula 1 cars. Made for Tamiya-style 6mm rear axles the part is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and it offers a longer thread to allow the use of taller M4 self locking nuts. This in turn improves reliability and allows to use a larger number of diff springs. To minimise weight the contact area for the inner diff plate has been milled down to the smallest possible diameter while the precise machining of the whole parts ensures super true running.
Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]
Shepherd announce the release of the Team Edition main chassis plate for the Velox V10 Pro 1/10th 200mm car. Developed and tested by the Shepherd’s factory team drivers the new chassis has already shown its potential at this year’s European Championship in Valencia. The extra hard chassis plate is CNC-machined from German 7075-T6 aluminium with the combination of super-strong material and updated battery cutout resulting in improved flex characteristics for increased overall traction under all conditions. An additional cutout for the middle bearing block prevents it from twisting and keeps the belts perfectly aligned at all times. The Team Edition chassis is available now.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
