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July 16, 2018

Ielasi Tuned Raptor.21 3.5cc nitro on-road engine

Ielasi Tuned have announced the release of their latest 3.5cc nitro on-road engine, the Raptor.21. The power plant is of an extra long stroke design and it utilises a 9-port sleeve, DLC-treated crankshaft and the R4/18 conrod, combining high performance with significantly improved reliability. The engine will become available in two variants, as standard bearing Raptor.21ON and also as Raptor.21ON/C, equipped with a Swiss-made ceramic rear bearing.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

July 16, 2018

Muchmore Hybrid Touch Duo voltmeter charging lead

Muchmore have introduced their new voltmeter 2S balance charging leads for the Hybrid Touch Duo charger. The harnesses include a built-in voltmeter that allows to check the battery voltage without having to look on the display while also working as a stand-alone item to check battery pack voltage without the charger. The all-black wires make for a factory look and the leads are available for the left and the right charger output, ensuring good readability of the display. While being made for the Muchmore Hybrid Touch Duo charger the leads also work with other devices that use XH balancer ports and XT60 charge lead connectors.

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July 16, 2018

T-Works MBX8 series Ver.2 carbon fibre shock towers

T-Works have introduced their new Ver.2 carbon fibre shock towers for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX8 Eco series of 1/8th off-road buggies. Coming as separate front or rear tower both are cut from high-quality 4mm carbon fibre with the rear tower offering additional mounting positions for the rear wing in order to adjust the overall centre of gravity or downforce.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

July 16, 2018

Cameron Zammit wins at Nitro Drivers Series Rd3

The Melbourne Off Road Radio Car Club held round 3 of their drivers series this past weekend. In the 1/8th Pro Nitro and 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Cameron Zammit who would take the wins coming from the 2 spot on the grid. In the 30-minute Pro Buggy A-main Cameron would bring home a dominant win some three laps in front of Gavin White, who qualified in 7th and John Watkins rounded out the top 3 another lap down. In the E-Buggy class things didn’t went that flawless as after coming in 1st in A1, Cameron had to retire in A2, allowing Ben Sterling to take the leg win. A3 then again saw Cameron Zammit coming out on top for the overall win from Ben Sterling 2nd and Sam Papas 3rd.

Thanks to Cameron Zammit for the report.

July 16, 2018

2018 Nitro World Cup – Announcement

Full Throttle RC Raceway of Kissimmee, Florida has announced the return of the Nitro World Cup for November 28th to December 2nd. The annual event will see 1/10th Sedan, 1/8th Open, 1/8th Masters, GT 5-Port Spec and a Promoters class in 2018 with the latter will be 2WD Pan Car and entries will be taken at the track for this class. Full information as well as sign-up can be found of the official event website here.

July 16, 2018

Yaniv Sivan crowned Israeli 1/8 E-buggy champion

The sixth and final round of the 2017/18 Israeli 1/8th E-Buggy Championship was held at the Omer Ring racing track this past weekend. After four rounds of qualifying it was Yaniv Sivan who took the TQ honours and the pole position for the triple A-mains events. A1 started and Yaniv took the lead, at first followed by Aviv Maymon who had early technical issues and had to retire, meanwhile Edan Asraf was promoted into 2nd as Asaf Gurevich, coming from 6th position, battled with Liron Bizer for 3rd position. Up front Yaniv Sivan crossed the line in 1st place followed by Edan Asraf in 2nd and Asaf Gurevich 3rd.

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July 14, 2018

Lorenzo Bali wins N8 Summer Race

The N8 Racing Club in China continues to promote nitro racing and bringing people of all nationalities living in China together to share a passion for racing. Last weekend on the hottest day this summer so far in Shanghai, Serpent team driver Rocket Zhang took the TQ honors. However, it was Italian Lorenzo Bali who drove his Picco powered Mugen to a close victory over Mihnea Lupu from Canada in the 30-minute main. Jimmy Qian from Shanghai took 3rd. The N8 club also bid farewell and sends best wishes to the Lupu’s who will be repatriating back to Canada this coming Fall.

Thanks to Rick Wang for the report.

July 13, 2018

FTX Kanyon 1/10 XL 4WD RTR trail truck

FTX have introduced their forthcoming new Kanyon 1/10 XL 4WD ready-to-run trail truck. The vehicle utilises a multi-link suspension featuring adjustable oil-filled shock absorbers and the high-torque 60T brushed motor drives a rugged, all metal output pinion, crown and transmission gears for extra reliability. Front universal driveshafts and centre telescopic sliding shafts keep the power connected to all wheels through high clearance front and rear locked axles. The Kanyon’s off-road inspired semi-scale bodyshell features a number of additional moulded accessories such as wheel arches, luggage tray, roll cage, front grill and head, tail and spotlights. To wrap things up 13 factory-installed LED lamps provide the necessary illumination for you to keep your rig on the trail long after the sun goes down. Aluminium front and rear bumper and body mounts provide a wide selection of optional positioning for possible aftermarket options. Supersoft aggressive lug pattern tyres are mounted to scale style wheels for a realistic finish. With a blend of semi-scale looks, reliable chassis platform and over ten percent bigger size than most trail crawlers, the kit is ideal for entry-level modellers and modders alike.

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