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December 7, 2024

Coelho holds overnight FEMCA TQ in China

Bruno Coelho holds the overnight TQ at the FEMCA ISTC Championship in China, the Xray driver topping the opening two rounds of qualifying today at the GDC Indoor track in Foshan. Having topped seeding, the World Champion would take the first of the 5 scheduled qualifiers ahead of Naoto Matsukura and it looked it was going to be a similar result in Q2 until the Japanese driver’s Infinity got stopped suddenly in its tracks by the foot of a marshal. While Matsukura would eventually continued to claim a P4 run, it was his team-mate Koki Kato and Xray’s Shin Sawada who would benefit to end the round with the 2nd & 3rd fastest times respectively. Overall however Matsukura still holds P2 going into tomorrow morning’s final 3-rounds of qualifying despite ending the day on 6-points together with Kato & Sawada.

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October 8, 2024

Hobbywing XeRun XR10 PRO G3

Hobbywing has announced the upcoming release of their latest flagship competition ESC, the XeRun XR10 PRO G3. It is equipped with an optimised Softening 2.0 technology and is offered in two options, the standard black finished G3 suited for Modified Competition, and the titanium grey finished G3X which is ideal for Stock racing. The G3 ESC features a built-in data recording module capable with up to 380 minutes of storage. The Freewheeling mode improves efficiency and lowers operating temperatures by around 15 degrees C compared to the XR10 PRO G2S. Innovative disc brake mode creates a brake output that is more accurate, and more linear and supports the Brake Force Curvature, to fine tune the brake bias feeling. The faceless fan features a low centre of gravity design that overall height of the ESC is reduced by 2mm compare to the XR10 PRO G2S ESC, with Smart fan start-stop function are made from special materials significantly increasing their hardness and improves durability. The ESC has two types of inbuilt parameter setting modes: Basic Mode, with 24 items, and Advanced Mode, with (44 items) that is engineered for peak performance for racing applications.

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October 4, 2024

Hobbywing announces Aussies Stanley & Nicholson

Continuing to bolster its Electric Touring Car team around the world, Hobbywing has announcement that top Australian racers Brayden Stanley and Simon Nicholson will officially represent the electronics brand. A multiple Australian Champion, Nicholson is a veteran of touring car racing and will use Hobbywing as part of his program with Yokomo while Stanley is one of the country’s emerging talents. Signing for ARC earlier this year and impressing with a podium at the recent eSIC race in Singapore, posting about join the Hobbywing race team, Stanley said, ‘Im soooo excited and honoured to be joining team Hobbywing!!! l’ve always used the equipment with absolutely zero issue so it was a no brainer to jump on board and have the chance to be apart of something great. A massive thank you must go to Nicholas Lee and Jason He for the opportunity and trust in me. Opportunities and result’s like these have come from many months of hard work from myself and the people around me on finessing my Electric Touring program.’

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October 2, 2024

EC Kim joins Hobbywing

Hobbywing has announced that top Korean Touring Car racer EC Kim will represent its motors and ESCs as part of his racing program with ARC. Announcing their latest team driver, the multiple World Championship winning electrics manufacturer said, ‘We’re thrilled to welcome EC Kim to the Hobbywing Racing family! EC has an impressive track record. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the team and will be on-site, providing expert support whenever needed. We can’t wait to see what we’ll achieve together!’ Finishing sixth recently among the international entry at the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC), on his move to Hobbywing Kim said, ‘I’m thrilled to officially join Team Hobbywing! I’m eager to contribute and share my passion with the team and the Hobbywing community. I hope my future activities will be valuable and beneficial to both the team and all the Hobbywing users. Thanks to Nico, I am excited for the future!

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September 27, 2024

Hobbywing XeRun XR10 PRO DR Drag Racing ESC

Hobbywing has released a new Drag Racing version of their very popular & successful XeRun XR10 PRO ESC. Features a high-performance 32-bit M4 microprocessor, it uses software optimised and based on the world championship winning XeRun XR10 PRO G2S to provide the best control and performance for Drag Racing. Compared to the XeRun XR10 PRO G2S ESC, the response time is reduced when the throttle acceleration is set to the maximum at 30. The ESC comes standard with a 9900uF ultra-large capacitor. The capacitance is increased by nearly 9 times to ensure that the ESC voltage remains stable during extreme power output. A frameless fan with patented technology is adopted to dissipate a large amount of air through the sides of the fan. In addition, the internal power board is covered with a copper heat-conducting busbar to generate internal heat transfer to the integrated casing radiator. The heat dissipation system ensures that the ESC is always reliable and in good heat dissipation condition at all times.

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September 19, 2024

Hobbywing XeRun 3652/3660 G3 Motor

Hobbywing has released a new G3 version of its XeRun 3652/3660 motors which are intended for 1:10 use. The G3 takes this strong power and high RPM motor’s performance to the next level with the the 3652-4500KV motor now delivering an impressive 𝟓% boost in overall power and efficiency over the previous G2. The motor also makes large power gains when the turbo is turned on, the maximum Motor RPM increases by 50-100% when the Turbo timing is activated at 24°. The XeRun 3660 G3 boasts up to 75,000 RPM when compared with the XeRun 3660 G2 motor, even in scorching temperatures of 140°C thanks to the the rotor durability being increased by over 15%.

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August 23, 2024

Hobbywing XeRun V10 G4R 21.5T Standard & ROAR

Having launched its latest XeRun V10 G4R motor back in March, Hobbywing has now added a 21.5T to the line-up which debuts at the EFRA 1:10 Electric Touring Championships which are currently underway in Roeselare, Belgium. Like the previously released 13.5/17.5 variants, the 21.5 will also be available in two options, Standard and ROAR. These editions are designed to cater to different levels of competitive racing, providing unparalleled control and performance for RC enthusiasts. Over its predecessor, the new G4R features a new stator, rotor and sensor assembly improves the motor’s performance and power dramatically. Compared to the G4, the G4R shows confirmed improvements in overall speed by up to 5% while the output power is increased by nearly 4%. The new G4R stator and winding design reduces the overall internal resistance, while maintaining the requirements for sanctioning spec class rules. The improved motor efficiency reduces the temperature rise to keep internal resistance numbers consistent. The internal resistance is about 3% lower than that of G4.

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June 3, 2024

Sawada wins Hobbywing Cup

Attracting a number of international factory team drivers, it was Xray’s Shin Sawada who took the big win at the Hobbywing Cup which took place at the Shanghai International Model Auto Racing Arena (SIMARA) in China over the weekend. Qualifying would see the Japanese driver top 3 of the 4 rounds of qualifying to secure the TQ ahead of team-mate Alexander Hagberg who went fastest in the final qualifier. Team Yokomo’s Nicolas Lee would complete the Top 3 in the feature Open Brushless class ahead of China’s very own JJ Wang. Representing Awesomatix and a driver who does a lot of development work for Hobbywing, 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Mächler lined up 6th on the grid. In the triple final Sawada continued his form setting the fastest lap of the race to win A1 repeating the feat again in A2 for the overall win. Winning A3, Hagberg would finish runner-up while P2 in A3 promoted Wang to third overall for an all Xray podium. Lee was best of the rest taking his Yokomo to fourth ahead of Mächler who moved up one spot to finish fifth.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]