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October 23, 2013

Muchmore Fleta Pro, Stock Spec & Euro ESCs

Muchmore introduce their new line of Fleta brushless speed controllers in the form of the Fleta Pro, Fleta Stock Spec and Fleta Euro all of which are completely new designed. Starting with the Fleta Pro, the controller was designed in cooperation with 3-time World Champion Marc Rheinard and it features a 120A rating, it is 2S-LiPo compatible and incorporates a 6V/3A BEC system. The new Flow-Max heat sink design ensures the controller stays as cool as possible even in high ambient temperatures or when running low turn modified motors. Included comes a dual power capacitor and an ultra high RPM fan. The speedo is highly adjustable using Muchmore’s new ESC program card and ideal for on-road and off-road racing alike.

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October 23, 2013

Serpent Cobra E-Avenger body

Serpent introduce the new E-Avenger body shell for the Cobra-E 1/8th buggy. The body sports a distinctive cab forward design for improved steering, more downforce and a better jumping buggy compared to the kit’s ‘mid cab’ design. The specially shaped roof section makes for better straight-line stability and cornering while the redesigned rear section improves the airflow towards the rear wing. The body is made from clear 1mm lexan material, comes with window masks and overspray film. It is available from end of October with a semi-painted as well as four pre-painted variants coming at a later date.

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October 23, 2013

NVision Factory Pro 2S 8000mAh LiPo pack

German nVision distributors Hype introduce the Factory Pro 2S 8000mAh LiPo battery pack. Coming in a protective hardcase the standard-size pack features dual 4mm connector tubes for lower resistance and it is build from the latest high performance 90C cells making it ideal for demanding applications such as electric touring cars, 4WD SC trucks and 1/8th off-road buggies.

Source: Hype [hype-rc.de]

October 23, 2013

KO Propo carbon servo horn set

KO Propo America introduce a carbon fibre servo horn set for the use in many 1/10th and 1/8th applications. It makes use of a gun metal anodised clamp mechanism that takes one of the supplied 16.5mm, 18.5mm or 20mm long and 2.5mm thick carbon levers. The carbon horns offer increased rigidity over standard plastic arms while being lighter of weight than all-aluminium parts.

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October 23, 2013

Scorpion XXL 1/7 scale EP/GP kit

Kyosho introduce the Scorpion XXL EP and GP kit. Both the electric and the gas powered variant are based on the ReadySet vehicles and feature a 3mm aluminium chassis, a ball-raced heavy duty drive train with adjustable slipper clutch, and a widely adjustable suspension with large volume shock absorbers. Included in the kits are also some bonus parts such as high grip tyres, universal driveshafts, steel main gear, aluminium servo steering servohorn and as well as limited edition parts in fluorescent blue colour such as rims, air intakes, front A-arms, chassis side pods and small parts. Not included in the kit, that will hit stores at the end of November, are the radio, electric and electronic components or the nitro engine.

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October 23, 2013

Danni Eyde-Nielsen wins at DRCMU race

Last weekend saw the first round of the PileCup and DRCMU championship series at the indoor track in Broendby, just outside of Copenhagen. 50 drivers attended the race and had a fantastic weekend, with a lot of close racing, good food, big trophies and good fun. In the SuperStock class there was a comeback for Danni Eyde-Nielsen, who had been on “maternity leave” for some years, but he is now back together with his mentor Soeren Boy Holst in the T.O.P. racing team. The class was packed with good drivers, and it was obvious to see after practice that the fight for the 8 A-final places would be really tough.

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October 23, 2013

Arrowmax 64 pitch hard-coated pinions

Arrowmax have released a range of hard-anodised 7075-T6 aluminium pinion gears specially designed for stock racing classes. They are both tough and lightweight thanks to the specially treated alloy material and are available in a range of 53 teeth to 63 teeth.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

October 23, 2013

JBRL Electric Series Rd 8 – Report

The 8th and final Round of the JBRL Electric Series finished off at Jimmy’s home track – Hot Rod Hobbies. In 2WD Modified Buggy Team Associated’s Cody Numedahl came in first, followed by Kyosho’s Cody King and Kevin Motter (Team Associated). Cody also wrapped up the overall 2013 JBRL series championship.

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