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August 25, 2014

Sweep GBS measurement tool & camber gauge

Sweep Designwork introduce two new tools for 1/10th touring cars. First up is the Global Body Spec measurement tool that allows to build and check touring cars shells with BRCA and ISTC rules in mind. The tool measure to check the overall body height, wing chord and side plate dimensions, as well as the rear bumper cutline. Also incorporated is a metric ruler. The second new tool is a quick check camber gauge with a range of 1 degree up to 2.5 degree in 0.5 degree increments. Both tools are made from CNC-machined black colour acrylic with white easy-to-read markings.

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August 25, 2014

Radtec BD7 ultra lightweight shock spring retainers

Radtec have a new aluminium option part for the Yokomo BD7 touring car available in the form of ultra lightweight shock spring retainers. At a weight of 0.5g per piece the parts are 30 percent lighter than the stock retainers, they are made from 7075-T6 aluminium and come with blue or black anodising to make them suitable for both the standard and black edition chassis.

Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]

August 25, 2014

Völker & Cerny take Electric Touring Euro titles

The 2014 EFRA Electric Touring Car Championships were held this past weekend in Alcobendas, Spain. Xray’s Bruno Coelho took a surprise TQ in the Modified class, beating World Champions such as Marc Rheinard and Jilles Groskamp. Bruno then looked like he would be able to wrap up the Euro title but a capacitor failure in the 2nd final prevented him to fight for the win and he had to settle for 2nd place, allowing Ronald Völker (Yokomo) to wrap up another EFRA championship.

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August 25, 2014

German Electric Touring Car Nationals – Report

This year’s German Electric Touring Car Nationals took place at the MSC Braunschweig track in Northern Germany in the three classes of Modified, 13.5T Sport Stock and 17.5T Hobby Stock. The weather made for challenging conditions in the practice heats but the qualifying and finals would be held in dry conditions. In the Modified class it was Ronald Völker who would take the 2014 championship honours from Marc Rheinard and Marc Fischer. Stefan Heisterkamp took the 40+ title while Tim Kohmann grabbed the title for the best youngster in the Modified class.

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August 9, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 aluminium bellcrank set

Arrowmax introduce this aluminium steering bellcrank set for the Yokomo B-Max2 buggy. The parts, machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, not only offer greater durability and stability than the stock parts, they also incorporate a relocated servo link ballstud position for increased steering travel. The blue anodised parts come including washers.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

August 8, 2014

Vampire Racing 2S 2000mAh LiPo micro battery pack

With the upcoming Winter season ahead Vampire Racing introduce a new LiPo battery pack for 1/18th scale micro cars. Coming in a protective hardcase, just like the bigger 1/10th scale counterparts, the 7.4V pack is built from high-performance 2000mAh 50C cells for improved acceleration and higher top speeds compared to other micro packs. Included with the battery comes a pair of 3.5mm bullet-type connectors and a 2mm plug for the balancer port.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

August 8, 2014

JConcepts RC10 Detonator Worlds bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Detonator Worlds bodyshell for the Team Associated RC10 buggy. The spirit of the Detonator lives in the 1990’s, starting with the rear biased, over rear tower, hung cab, super large window detail. The side-pods are simple, yet effectively cover the iconic aluminium tub chassis and skate by the latest in inboard electrical gear. Hard-edge chamfering along the sides of the body provides a current and trimmed look while one large side window, stands out giving that unique 90’s racer style. The front of the body slides just inside the front shock tower and nose brace tubes and gradually rises up to a centre inlet scoop built into the hood. Included in each Detonator package is a 5.5″ wing that is designed to fit flat and sits down and hugs the back of the body. The wing side-dams are finished off with a little inspiration from today with the leading edge angled and already in attack mode. Included with the clear bodyshell, that is usable with the RC10 Classic, RC10 Worlds rel-release as well as vintage RC10’s, come window masks and a decal sheet.

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August 8, 2014

Core RC camber gauge & nitro accessories

Schumacher introduce new Core RC accessories such as a camber gauge, an engine stopper and fuel pipe clips. Starting with the camber gauge, the tool is made from lightweight plastic and it offers an adjustment range of ±10 degree while the design allows for simple trackside camber checks in seconds. Also new is the engine stopper tool with handy pocket clip. Used to kill the engine by putting in the exhaust outlet you never burn your fingers again stopping your nitro engine. Last but not least is a set of plastic fuel tube clips that keep the fuel line of nitro cars looking neat and tidy.

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