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June 20, 2014

Mizan wins 200mm class at Malaysian nationals Rd3

Mizan wins 200mm class at Malaysian nationals Rd4

The 3rd round of the Malaysian nitro on-road national championship took place at the MPJBT track in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. A total of over 40 racers in the 200mm touring car class competed for championship points. Right after the start of the 45 minute final Shepherd racer Mizan, who qualified 2nd, took over the lead although he had to conserve his tyres as he did not plan to do a tyre change. His strategy paid off and he crossed the finishing line after 179 laps in first position, one lap ahead of Azri Amri with Amirul Shafiq completing the podium another 8 laps down. Thanks to the round win Mizan has now also taken over the lead in the MNC overall standings.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 20, 2014

Christophe Pethoud wins Swiss 1/8th champs Rd3

The 3rd round of the Swiss 1/8th nitro on-road championship was run at the famous Lostallo track. The qualifiers where held in sunny and hot conditions making for some tight racing. As usual on the fast track fuel consumption was critical and some drivers, like Christophe Pethoud, had to refuel in the final lap. After qualifying Remy Hasler (Mugen/Picco) took TQ followed by Claudio Pasquin (Xray/Picco) and Renato Ali (Mugen/Picco).

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June 20, 2014

Team C 2WD spec aluminium servo horn

Available soon from Team C is an aluminium servo horn specially made for the company’s 2WD buggies. Offering a certain offset compared to standard servo arms the part is a drop fit and does not require any modification. The arm is available for servos with 23T and 25T spline, offers a threaded hole for the ball stud and it comes black anodised with laser-etched Team C logo.

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June 19, 2014

ZZRacing ABEC-3 bearing sets

Following stainless steel and titanium screw sets aftermarket company ZZRacing now also offers a huge amount of ball bearing sets for a wide range of cars, buggies and trucks. Using ABEC-3 specification bearings the sets are available for kits such as the 3Racing Sakura XI and Zero S, the Team Associated B5/B5M, RC10 Worlds and RC8.2, Xray’s XB4, XB8 and T4, Mugen’s MBX-6 and MBX-7, as well as TLR’s 22 and 8ight series. Also available are imperial standard and flanges bearings.

Source: ZZRacing [zzhobby.com]

June 19, 2014

Schelle B5 series alloy topshaft & ceramic bearings

Schelle Racing Innovations have new option parts for the Team Associated B5 and B5M available in the form of an aluminium topshaft and ceramic transmission bearing sets. Starting with the topshaft, the lightweight part is precision machined for improved efficiency and a quieter running gearbox. Weighting in at only 4.8g it scrubs around 9.1g of rotation mass compared to the stock part for quicker spool-up and improved braking performance. The shaft is machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and fits both the B5 and B5M.

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June 19, 2014

Gravity RC body height adjusters

Gravity RC have a set of body height adjusters for touring and 1/12th pan cars available. Offered in 6mm diameter for 1/10th applications and 5mm for the smaller 1/12th scale cars, the parts are made from machined aluminium and they are very light of weight. They help to exactly adjust the body’s height and rake as every 360 degree turn of the rotatable mounting tubes results in 0.5mm height gain or loss. Each touring car set contains four threaded body post adapter, four threaded body mount tubes and four rubber O-rings while the 1/12th set includes two of each of the above parts.

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June 19, 2014

EFRA & IFMAR clarify gyro illegality

Recent rumours about the use of gyro technology in EFRA sanctioned events made it necessary for Dallas Mathiesen, president of both EFRA and IFMAR, to clarify that the use of driving aids such as gyros, traction control and active suspension devices are strictly forbidden in EFRA and IFMAR sanctioned events. Drivers found using forbidden items will be subject of a severe penalty, such as a long term ban from all EFRA and IFMAR events.

EFRA has not and will not declared Gyro as legal. Neither could it be found anywhere in the IFMAR rules that it is allowed to use a Gyro as a driver aid in a Radio Controlled car.

The statement in full can be found on the EFRA website by clicking here (PDF file).

June 19, 2014

New Pro-Line men & women shirts

Pro-Line heavily expands their range of apparel with a total of five new shirts for men and women. Available soon with several new prints such as the California, Treads and Stacked graphics for males and the Splash and Echo prints for women the shirts let you look good on the podium and beside the track. All shirts are available in adult sizes from S to XXL.

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