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January 4, 2024

Champlin joins Power HD

Leading US 1:10 Offroad racer Broc Champlin has been announced as the newest team signing by servo manufacturer Power HD. For a long time, Champlin was known as the “Carpet Guy” but last year achieved a podium finish at the IFMAR 2WD Buggy World Championship on the dirt at Hobby Action in Arizona. In 2023, the factory Schumacher driver participated in a total of 18 races winning 33 awards, including 10 championships, 10 runner-ups and 7 third-places. In his nearly 5-year career in major races, he has won multiple overall championships including ROAR 1:10 Carpet Nationals, EOS in Germany, JConcepts NCTS, JConcepts INS, Florida Carpet Champs and the Open Reedy Race. Set to use Power HD’s GTS 3 as his race servo, on the announcement he said, ‘I’m very excited to be joining the PowerHD team and I thank them for the opportunity to bring their name to the 1:10 offroad scene in America. From high response, to sheer torque models, they raise a competitive edge with a wide variety of options to choose from.’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

January 2, 2024

Gruber to run Power HD servos

Power HD has announced that 1:8 GT World Champion Toni Gruber is to run their servos as part of his 2024 race packages. The German enjoyed a hugely successful 2023 season winning the World Championship in Australia with Hong Nor and then finishing runner-up in the 1:8 Onroad World Championship in Japan with Capricorn. For the new season, Gruber will use Power HD’s lighter and faster S15 as part of his 1:8 and 1:10 nitro onroad race programmes with this year being a World Championship year for 1:10 Nitro Touring Car. On the news of him joining the Power HD team line-up Gruber said, ‘2024 starts for me with a big announcement. I am really looking forward to work together with Power HD for the next 2 years. I will be using there servos in my 1/8 & 1/10 nitro on-road car for all coming races. Can’t wait to hit the track with them!’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

December 26, 2023

Power HD signs 1:8 onroad racer Ermen

Power HD has announced the signing of top Dutch 1:8 nitro onroad racer John Ermen to their factory team. Having only announced last week a new radio sponsor in FlySky, the 6-time Dutch Champion and multiple European finalist will use Power HD high end servo GTS-3 for throttle/brake and servo GTS-6 for steering, which is compatible with Flysky Noble Pro radio, to setup the servo parameter and monitor servo usage condition. On the announcement Ermen said, ‘I would like to thank Power HD to give me the opportunity to race for them. I tried the servos and I’m really impressive with servos’ performance and quality. I am excited to be on the team and will represent Power HD in track.’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

December 8, 2023

Power HD signs Large Scale racer Rodewald

Servo manufacturer Power HD has announced the signing of top large scale racer Sven Rodewald from Germany. The reigning 1:6 Large Scale 4WD Offroad European Champion, 6 X time National Champion, Multiple European Finalist, and multiple LS Touring Car GP Race finalist, Rodewald will be using Power HD’s high end GTS-6 & GTS-7 servos in his 1:6 Offroad and 1:5 Onroad Cars. Racing for chassis manufacturer MCD, on his deal with Power HD he said, ‘During the last year I tried the Power HD GTS-6 and GTS-7 servos, and it was a pleasure to use them! The whole time the servos performed just great! Im happy to join the Power HD factory team for the upcoming season!’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

June 1, 2023

Power HD GTS Series servos

New from Power HD is their brand new high-voltage brushless GTS series servo range. Consisting of four models, GTS-3, GTS-5, GTS-6, GTS-7, the new range supports Flysky i-BUS2 protocol following an alliance between to the two brands. Featuring four-pole brushless motor this gives faster response, greater heat-resistant and long life-span. The GTS Series supports the Power HD program box PG-CB63. The model numbers indicate the Kg rating of each servo with the range cover 30, 50, 60 and 70kg.

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May 16, 2023

PowerHD S15-Y Servo for Yokomo BD12

Power HD have announced the release of their Yokomo BD12 electric touring car specific servo S15-Y. With the integrated CNC mount, this S15-Y can be directly mounted to the Yokomo BD12, perfectly matching the original servo mount screw hole. The reverse receiver wire output offer neater wiring for the BD12 and contribute to lower centre of gravity. Having the same superior performance just like S15, the S15-Y can be programmed with Power HD program box, to set your favourite parameter according to the different tracks. The S15-Y is compatible with the Yokomo BD12 and BD11.

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May 11, 2023

Power HD teams up with Joe Richardson

Power HD has announced the signing of Hong Kong based touring car driver Joe Richardson. Having signed with the Yokomo Factory team last month, the British born driver will be racing all of the major RC events in Hong Kong, focusing on the Modified class, and will also represent Power HD to attend some international RC events in and around Asia. Commenting in the announcement Richardson said, ‘I have been using the Power HD S15 Servos for the last 6 months and I was blown away by the quality, reliability and feeling from the servo. It’s amazing to be supported by the Power HD Factory team for my 2023 programme and beyond! I can’t wait to get started!

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

April 13, 2023

Power HD sign young Chinese talent Alfred Lao

Power HD has announced the signing of young talented Chinese Onroad racer Alfred Lao. The 19-year-old is both a National Youth and Open Champion and will now use Power HD low profile brushless servo S15-M to compete in the upcoming race events. With 10-years racing experience, commenting on the announcement Alfred said, “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to officially represent Power HD in my race schedule, hoping to share more servo parameters setting with Power HD users. Having followed the brand for a long time, I deeply appreciate their support and assistance to me. When I used Power HD’s servos for the first time, I was attracted by its performance. The precise and quick response of the servos helped me to improve my performance during races. I cannot wait to represent Power HD in upcoming competitions and showcase the superior quality of their products.”

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]