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November 26, 2015

Cristiano Sartor teams up with ARC

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ARC have announced the signing of Italy’s Cristiano Sartor to their 1/8th on-road team. After being with Shepherd for five years Cristiano will use ARC’s R8.0 car for the 2016 season and he has the following to say about the deal:

First of all I’d like to thank Shepherd and Bracing for the help they provided me in the last five years, full of victories and satisfaction, but I felt it was time for me to catch this new opportunity ARC gave me, and I’m impatient to start the new season with my new team. See you all on the tracks.

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]

September 23, 2015

Avid ARC R10 ’15 aluminium chassis

Avid ARC R10 '15 aluminium chassis

Coming soon from Avid and made for the ARC R10 ’15 touring car is an aluminium main chassis. Cut from 2mm 7075-T6 material and coming black anodised and with silver edge highlights the chassis features unique herringbone cut-outs for a lower weight and optimised flex characteristics. Battery tape on the bottom of the chassis has a cutout slot so it doesn’t interfere with ride height checks or drag on track while the 2mm thickness allows for a lower centre of gravity and the ability to lower roll centres more than stock. The direct replacement 82mm wide chassis is recommended for medium to high-bite conditions.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

September 8, 2015

ARC R8.0E 1/8th electric on-road car

Coming soon from ARC is the R8.0E 1/8th scale electric on-road kit. The electrified version of the popular R8.0 nitro car shares more that 80 percent of the parts with its nitro sibling while offering a purpose-designed layout with the drivetrain located between the saddle pack batteries. The chassis allows to use either 2S or 3S hardcase LiPo battery packs which are located as close to the centreline as possible for an improved weight distribution and maximised agility. The layout provides an ultra-low centre of gravity, a 50/50 left-to-right and 48/52 front-to-rear balance. The result is minimised chassis roll to make for better handling and a more balanced driving feel. Tests have shown that dual 2S packs and a 2200kv motor will accelerate the car to speeds of up to 85km/h while dual 3S batteries will propel the R8.0E to speeds of up to 115km/h, exceeding most nitro cars.

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July 8, 2015

Tobias Kerler joins ARC

ARC have announced the signing of Germany’s Tobias Kerler to their nitro on-road team. The former Serpent driver will use the company’s R8.0 car in his upcoming campaign that will see appearances at the ENS, the Euro A in Germany and the German Championship. This is what Tobias has to say about the deal:

First of all I want to say thanks to ARC for the possibility to drive the new ARC R8.0. After a long time in Serpent, which I want to thank also, I wanted to meet new challenges. I heard about the outstanding car and the decision was easy. During construction of the R8.0 I saw that the power train is very smooth and due to the very good quality the building structure was quite simple. In the first test I reached already the times like with my Serpent. In my first race, the 2. LCT run in Rötz, I could undercut my time to 1/10[th of a second]. Now I’m looking forward to work together with the whole ARC team and present the car at the next races [as are the] ENS, Euro A Ettlingen and DM 1/8 Türkheim.

June 25, 2015

F.V.S.S. Reverse TQ F.T. Line clutch

Italian company F.V.S.S. have introduced their new F.T. Line reverse TQ clutch for Mugen and Shepherd cars. Developed in cooperation with World Championship finalist Francesco Tironi, who also gives his initials for the F.T. line of accessories, the clutch is made using the finest materials for best possible performance and durability. It utilises a 7075-T6 aluminium clutch bell which is specially treated and a standard yellow clutch pad with the combination of both giving exceptional performance. The clutch comes with all needed hardware and it is soon also available for ARC cars.

Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssshop.it]

June 10, 2015

Silvio Hachler joins ARC

ARC have announced the signing of Silvio Hachler to their nitro on-road team. The veteran Mugen driver will campaign ARC’s R8.0 1/8th car with his first race to use his new ride being the upcoming ENS event in Aigen, Austria. Silvo has the following to say about the deal:

First of all I want to thank ARC and Asia Racing Team for this great opportunity to drive ARC R8.0. After a very long time driving a Mugen car, it is time for a change. I was already very impressed during building but even more after tests on different tracks. The R8.0 is very fast and easy to drive. Now I’m looking forward to the first race which will be the ENS in Aigen. After that I will attend in many races around the world included coming 2015 IFMAR World Championship in Brazil. See you all soon!

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]

March 30, 2015

Steven Weiss teams up with ARC

German front-runner Steven Weiss has joined ARC for the 2015 season. Having only re-joined Xray last year the multi-time EFRA Euros finalist now made a move to ARC to race the company’s R10 touring car. Steven had the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to join the ARC Team with their R10 touring car. I would like to thanks Jones Chu and Henrik Heitsch for giving me this opportunity. ARC is a young company who start with their first touring car in 2012 and they improve all their products all the time. I’m already excited to work together with the entire team to improve their car and all products even more. Now I am looking forward on some great times with the team.

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]

March 17, 2015

ARC R8.0E 1/8th electric on-road kit

Shortly after the announcement of the R8.0 1/8th nitro on-road car ARC have first renderings of an electric-powered variant available. Sharing around 85 percent of parts with the nitro variant the whisper silent electric car will sport a relocated drivetrain with an inner mounting position for the centre belt to allows the battery packs to be mounted as close to the centre of the chassis as possible. The battery trays will accept 2S, 4S and 6S LiPo packs while the motor mount takes industry standard 550-class motors. The speed controller will be located on a separate tray to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible. With the R8.0E being a purpose designed kit there will also be a conversion kit available for the R8.0 allowing nitro drivers to use the car off season. Both the full kit and the conversion will become available in July.

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