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April 18, 2018

Reds Racing TX2 1/10th speed controller

Reds Racing have announced the soon release of their new TX2 1/10th scale brushless speed controller. The 160A-rated ESC is usable for Modified and Stock racing alike, it is 2S LiPo-compatible, measures 31x40x19.5mm and features a switchable 6V/7.4V 6A BEC system. The case is of an aluminium heatsink design for lower operation temperatures and new high-grade, low-resistance components make for improved performance. The controller is programmable using an external programming box through a built-in Micro USB hub while an optional PC interface allows for advanced programming and updating with the new firmware sporting features such as Coast, Softening and a new brake system for more linear brake control. A build-in on/off switch and black receiver wire round out the package.

View lists of the features and specifications and another image here

April 18, 2018

Yokomo tease new YRX12 pan car kit

Yokomo have released first teaser images and basic information on their forthcoming new YRX12 1/12th scale pan car. Developed with the 2018 IFMAR World Championships in South Africa in mind, the vehicle will be building on the current YRX12, TQ holder at the 2016 Worlds, however the ’18 car will feature a new front end system along with a newly developed aluminium chassis. The design focus was also on fine-tuning the centre pitching damper as well as the front king pin and coil spring area with Yokomo not going into detail for the time being. The kit is set for a release in July and it will be in use at the World Championships in the hands of all-Japan Champion Toto Ebukoro as well as Yoshi and Toshi Yanagisawa to name just a few.

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April 18, 2018

Xpress 4.5mm & 4.25mm aluminium hex adapters

Xpress have introduced their new 4.5mm and 4.25mm offset aluminium wheel hex adapters for the Execute XQ1 touring car. The 12mm adapters are machined from aluminium, they come black anodised for looks and laser-etched for easy identification. The different offsets help to fine-tune the front and rear track width and the adapters, that come as pairs, are usable on Xpress’ own XQ1 and also other brand’s kits such as the Xray T4.

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April 18, 2018

Paolo Morganti TQs & wins at Wallace Racing Champs

The 2018 Wallace Racing Challenge was held at Full Throttle RC Raceway last weekend with 87 entries in several gas and a single electric class. In the 1/8th GT ROAR 5-port Spec category Paolo Morganti would take the TQ and he also went on to win the 30-minute A-main some two laps in front of Fernando Medez as Jose Almonte rounded out the top 3 results from Angel Santiago 4th. Over in the non-sponsored GT ranking it was Fernando Medez with the win.

View the non-sponsored podium here

April 18, 2018

Yeah Racing M07 alloy steering & suspension upgrade

Made for the Tamiya M07 Concept M-chassis is Yeah Racing’s new aluminium and suspension upgrade set. The kit includes essential parts to upgrade the steering and taking out the binding of the suspension. A bearing-supported aluminium steering rack increases steering precision whilst the ball-supported suspension pin mount reduces the binding in the arms when run at an angle to get rear toe-in. Also part of the package are the recently introduced motor cooling element, a front suspension mount as well as shock towers and a front bumper support. All parts are machined from high-grade aluminium and they come blue anodised to match the remainder of the car’s option parts.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

April 18, 2018

T-Works MBX8 aluminium shock standoffs

T-Works have introduced a range of aluminium shock standoffs for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7 kits. Available as 4-piece standard length as well as 2-piece +4mm and +5mm sets, the standoffs are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come hard anodised for wear and looks. Includes with the shock mounts also come suitable screws.

View the +4mm and +5mm standoffs here

April 18, 2018

2018 RC-Lemans Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 13th RC-Lemans series season was held at the Belgian Genk track last weekend. The weather was dry except for some rain before race day, however the qualifiers on Sunday would be held on a dry track. In the LMP1 Modified class all A-finalists would score their fastest run in the final qualifier and it was vice-champion, Tim Altmann with the overall TQ and a new track record of 14.637s, some 0.9s in front Tobias Weist. Only tenths of a second adrift, Reinder Wilms and Kai Altmann would make up the top 4 as former 40+ champion, Joachim Behnken and LMP2 champ, Andreas Dick also made the A-main.

Continue reading the report here

April 18, 2018

BMT 984 Evo3 aluminium main chassis plate

BMT have released the new Evo3 aluminium main chassis plate for their 984 1/8th scale on-road kit. The chassis is machined from a different alloy material than the previous plates, making for different flex characteristics and thus improved traction. An updated front section shape and removable insert will increase front end rigidity and the item comes black anodised and it is a direct fit on the 984 Evo kit.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]