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February 22, 2016

Andy North to run ARC

Zen Racing have announced that the 1/8th scale racer Andy North will join the team for the 2016 season. Andy, the current British Open Champion and veteran Mugen driver, will focus on local races this year but he will very likely return to national events soon. Andy had the following to say:

I am very privileged to be asked by Paul and especially David Spashett of Zen Racing to test the ARC 8.0 chassis of which I have accepted to race in the 2016 British racing season. I firstly have to thank Mugen Seiki Europe and especially Stefan for their direct supporting after the Ted Longshaw era of which I have been racing Mugen products for the last 14 years and since the MRX3 incarnation. I am however good friends with David Spashett and Pitman Richard Sheriff on a personal level away from racing which makes this deal even more special to me and a no brainer going forward. This year will also see me become a Dad for the first time in April so my racing will be limited to local races in the short term but I expect to complete the full championship come the end of the year since nitro racing is in my blood. I am very much looking forward to working with all the Zen Racing Team and producing good results.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

February 22, 2016

WRC F-One adjustable friction roll damper

Italian company WRC have introduced a new adjustable roll damper for the F-One formula car. The design revolves around the inner piston that can be equipped with one to three rubber O-rings in order to adjust the friction of the damper with the single O-ring offering the least and the triple O-ring specification offering the most friction. Additional fine-tuning is possible by using highly viscous oils or greases. The damper not only fits the F-One but many other formula cars with a single roll damper.

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February 22, 2016

Xray XB2 brass front bulkheads

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 line of 1/10th 2WD buggies are two brass front bulkheads. Available as 26 degree and 23/29 degree variant the bulkheads not only help to adjust the front wishbones kick-up angle, they also add 46g of weight to the front most part of the chassis which can result in more on-power steering compared to running the standard composite blocks. Both bulkheads come laser-etched for easy identification with the 23/29 degree part requiring the use of the optional 23/29 degree aluminium front arm mount.

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February 22, 2016

VBC Racing WildfireD08 low CG shock absorbers

Coming from VBC Racing and made for the Wildfire D08 electric touring car is the low centre of gravity True Big Bore Short shock absorber system. The set includes four “short” shock absorbers and it was made for the use with the optional graphite LCG front and rear shock towers. The shock set includes all needed parts to build four dampers, it comes with genuine SMJ TS3.0 and TS2.8 short springs and makes for a more stable handling of the car especially in high-traction conditions.

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February 22, 2016

Andy Moore gets Infinity drive

Creation Model have announced the signing of former HPI/HB factory driver, Andy Moore to their team. The 2006 Touring Car World Champion joins his former team mate Teemu Leino, who only just recently teamed up with Creation Model, to run the company’s Infinity brand cars while also helping with development of future projects. Andy has the following to say about the deal:

I’m extremely happy to announce that I am joining Creation Model to run their Infinity brand of cars. This exciting new company has an amazing passion for R/C and I hope my experience will help them while working together on future projects over the coming years. See you all at the track soon.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

February 22, 2016

Xray NT1’16 – Coming soon

Xray NT1'16 – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of the 2016 NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. The 2016 edition of the double World Championship winning car is expected to be an evolution rather than a revolution and we bring you more information on the vehicle as soon at they surface.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 22, 2016

Pro-Line LED light bar kits

Coming from Pro-Line are three LED light bar kits of different size. The lights are rated for 6V to 12V power, so there is the option to plug them directly into a 3S LiPo power source for super-bright light but they can also be plugged into the receiver for a neater wiring. The lights are available as large 6″ curved variant with 30 LED light bulbs, as a medium sized, straight 4″ variant with 20 light bulbs and also in a small 2″ version with 10 light bulbs. All three feature a durable black nylon housing branded with a P-L logo and they include the mounts and hardware needed to do a custom install on rock crawlers, rock racers, short course trucks and many other 1/8th or 1/10th vehicles.

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February 20, 2016

Arrowmax 4600mAh LiPo shorty battery pack

Arrowmax have expanded their range of high-performance LiPo battery packs by a 4600mAh shorty variant. Made from 110C/55C cells for high power output the pack is of standard shorty dimensions, it features 4mm through-type connector tubes that are accessible from the top and bottom to make wire routing easy, and it is ideal for 1/10th buggy and on-road applications alike.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]