O.S. Engine have announced the signing of Mike Truhe to their team for the 2016 season. The multi-time ROAR national champion will use the Japanese engines in his Mugen vehicles and he has the following to say about the deal:
O.S. engines are the best products you can buy. I can honestly say that I feel like I have absolutely no kinks in the armour.
Source: O.S. Engine [osengines.com]
New from Arrowmax comes a body post trimmer for 1/10th touring car body posts. The aluminium tool makes use of an optional cutter knife or scalpel blade and it allows to easily and conveniently cut the body posts to size while creating a clean chamfered edge in a second step. The result is a visually pleasing body stay with the chamfered edge also making for easier body installation. The tool is made from anodised aluminium, it comes in grey, black and purple anodising but without the needed blades.
Coming from MIP is a range of C1 X-Duty CVD spline drive sets for several Axial off-road vehicles. A tried and true design, the male and female centre driveshaft halves are utilising a nine spline design to distribute the load throughout the system to ensure the highest load efficiency and wear characteristics. The sets include front and rear centre driveshafts, mounting hardware and they are available for the AX10 and SCX10 line of vehicles.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Team Associated have introduced two new Reedy competition servos. The RS1806A Hi-Speed (0.06s/18.4kg-cm) and RT2207A Hi-Torque (0.07s/21.2kg-cm) Digital Competition servo were designed with 1/8th buggy and truggy racing in mind as their all-aluminium case reduces operating temperatures while increasing rigidity and strength. Durable precision metal gear drivetrain and advanced microprocessor improve vehicle control and on-track performance while the high-voltage compatibility allows the use of 2S LiPo receiver batteries, resulting in high speeds and maximum torque. The servos are equipped with powerful coreless motors, they are water and dust resistant and come with aluminium mounting hardware and an aluminium clamping servo horn.
The latest K&N-branded vehicle in Horizon Hobby’s range of brands is the ECX K&N Torment 2WD SCT. Building on a sturdy 2WD chassis and featuring adjustable oil-filled shock absorbers, a long travel suspension and a tough gearbox with gear differential the truck is ready for some serious off-road action. The ready-to-run vehicle comes factory assembled including a Dynamite 15T brushed motor, waterproof 2S LiPo-compatible speed controller and a waterproof steering servo. Also included are a 2.4GHz transmitter, a 6-cell NiMH battery with suitable charger and everything is topped of by a pre-decorated bodyshell and grippy pre-mounted tyres.
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JConcepts have introduced a pre-cut chassis protective sheet tailor-made for the TLR22 3.0 buggy. The durable and low-resistance material prevents the chassis bottom from becoming excessively scratched when running the buggy on abrasive surfaces. Coming in a 2-piece set the decals sport JConcepts’ distinctive design to make the car look cool even when it is not on its wheels.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Only days after signing Rick Vrieljinck, F.T. Line have announced another high-class addition to their team. Andrea Pirani will join Rick V. and Francesco Tironi himself to run the F.T. Line .21 engine throughout 2016. The ENS podium finisher has the following to say about the deal:
I am very happy to start this new partnership with F.T. Line. I would like to thank O.S. Engines for the support they gave me in the past two years, with a special thank you going to Mr. Shimazaki and Mr. Yukami. I’m ready to face a tough 2016 season with F.T. Line, sure i’ll be able to better the results achieved in 2015. I also want to thank F.T. Line in the person of Gino Voghera for the chance they gave me. I will be competing in the Euro Nitro Series, European Championship and AMSCI Italian Nationals.
Source: F.T. Line Engine [facebook.com]
Xray is have announced that the multiple European Champion and Worlds finalist Hupo Honigl has joined Xray team to race off-road with their XB4, XB2, XB8, XB8E and on-road with the X12. Hupo, who recently announced his departure from Serpent, will race all Austrian races as well international events such as Euros & EOS. The 30 time Austrian National Champion and reigning 1/12th Stock European Champion had the following to say about the deal:
I’m very happy to be part of the Xray team. I believe that Xray work as hard as a company as I do as a racer. Xray wants to improve their products all the time and I hope I can help them with my 20+ years of experience. After building the first car, I was 100% sure I made the right decision – the quality and the fitments of everything is just unique in the RC industry and none of any other cars I ever built is even close to this. I´m really looking forward to some successful years together and I hope I finally found my new home.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
