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December 1, 2014

VRC Pro track & buggy updates

As promised in the November instalment of the VRC Pro column, the 2014 IFMAR 1/8 Buggy World Championship track of Naxos in Sicily is now available as are two new buggies and some other updates. Starting with the tracks, it’s a great but demanding venue with lots of challenges, just like the real track proved to be back in September. VRI have made a comparison video between some real laps during the Worlds final, and who better to pick than World Champion Ty Tessman, against one of VRC’s beta testers, Nicolas Loriot from France. As with earlier ‘virtual vs real’ comparison videos the resemblance between virtual and real is astonishing close, once more proof of the incredibly accurate detail of the track and the fantastic realism obtained with our state of the art physics engine.

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December 1, 2014

JConcepts SCT & Stadium Truck Dirt-Tech inserts

JConcept’s popular Dirt-Tech inserts are now also available for SCT and Stadium Truck applications. Designed with the input of Brian “Dirt” Kinwald the grey-colour medium-firm density inserts are of an extremely light weight and they are ideal for medium to extremely high bite conditions. The reusable foam rings come in pairs and the specific variants fit most 1/10th short course and 1/10th stadium truck tyres.

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December 1, 2014

Elliott Boots renews with Kyosho

Kyosho announce the 2-year contract renewal with Elliott Boots through to 2016. Continuing as a full factory driver Elliott, who recently also re-signed his contract with engine sponsor Reds Racing, will attend at the BRCA 1/10th nationals and the 1/8th Rallycross national series, as well as all major international races including Euros and World Championships.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

December 1, 2014

Xray X1 1/10th formula kit – Coming soon

Xray X1 1/10th formula kit - Coming soon

It is no secret that Xray is working on a 1/10th formula chassis for some time and now things seem to materialise as the Slovakian company has released a first teaser image of the X1 kit. No information are available yet but we expect more information and images to surface soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 1, 2014

SkyRC Motor Analyser brushless motor tester

New from SkyRC comes the Motor Analyser, a device to test and fine-tune electric brushless motors. The motor tester offers KV measurement, voltage, RPM and Amp draw tests as well as timing and hall sensor checks together with a noise level test that allows to draw conclusions on the conditions of the ball bearings. Coming in a sturdy aluminium case the device sports a back-lit display, jog dial menu operation and it includes an array of wires such as a sensor cable, motor connection wires and power input adapters.

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December 1, 2014

Shin Adachi joins SWorkz nitro team

SWorkz announce the signing of Japanese frontrunner Shin Adachi to their nitro racing team. Shin will be racing the national nitro series in 2015, starting his new endeavour in Pattaya this coming weekend joining fellow SWorkz racer Atsushi Hara. Shin said “I am very excited to be given this chance to race with SWorkz. Thank you SWorkz and Scott. I will do my best”

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

December 1, 2014

VBC Racing Lightning12 V2 1/12th scale kit

VBC Racing introduce the Lightning12 V2 1/12th scale pan car kit. It is based on the race-proven Lightning12 and it features updated V2 composite material front suspension parts for optimised fitting, reduced slop and improved handling. An aluminium shock mount with integrated roll-over antenna mount is now also part of the package as are aluminium body height adjusters. Other new features include titanium-nitride coated kingpins, arm pins and also the shock shaft received the friction and wear reducing Ti-Ni treatment. Otherwise the V2 version remains unchanged in terms of features and specifications with a 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis, with off-set battery placement, front aluminium suspension mounts, a dual roll damper setup and a large volume centre shock.

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November 30, 2014

SkyRC Ultimate 1000W multi-chemistry charger

SkyRC introduce the Ultimate 1000W DC multi-chemistry charger for the use with up to 8S LiPo or 20 cell NiMH battery packs. The high-output charger offers up to 40A of charge current at 11V to 30V input, allowing to super-swiftly charge 4S to 6S battery packs for 1/8th and 1/5th scale vehicles. A special LiHV mode for new generation Lithium-Polymer batteries lets the user enable a cell end voltage of 4.35V while the charge end voltage for standard LiXX batteries is user adjustable. The balance charger features 10 charge and discharge profiles, several cell monitor functions such as an internal resistance test as well as the usual range of safety features. All charge parameters can additionally be monitored using SkyRC’s Charge Master software that also helps to update the firmware, and the charger is furthermore remote controllable using the company’s optional Wi-Fi Module and an iOS or Android mobile device.

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