O.S. Engine have released first information on their forthcoming Max-R21 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. The power plant is based off of the O.S Speed R2102, however it is understood the engine received a make-over in many aspects to make it more affordable yet easy to tune. More information will become available in time for the release.
Coming from Xray and made for the RX8 1/8th on-road car are three new brass chassis weights. Available are a 25g front, a 19g centre and a 25g rear weight all of which are simply fastened using the existing chassis pockets and the supplied hardware. The precision-machined weights can be used to tune-tune weight balance or to bring the car up to the required overall weight and they are sold separately.
Muchmore have introduced their new CTX-W Pro IC controlled 1/10th tyre warmer. The device is housed in a sturdy aluminium case that also acts as a car stand, it offers 4-button menu navigation, a blue back-lit display, dual 12VDC input allowing to access the tyre warmer from either the left or the right side, and it is usable with an optional 3S LiPo battery that allows to use the warmer without mains power which comes in handy when tyres have to be warmed in the starting grid. Included come cup-typ tyre warmers as well as power and battery balancer harnesses.
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The Jokerteam R/C Racing Club located in Bolzano, Italy has announced details of their 2018 Championship. The event, now in its 13th year, is one of the most popular in the very North Eastern part of Italy, close to the Austrian border. For the third year running, the Championship will be dedicated exclusively to the GT12 class and will consist of seven rounds, starting April 15th, 2018 and wrapping up on September 30th, 2018. Rules will strictly follow BRCA principles for the GT12 class with one notable exception. From 2018, drivers will only be allowed the use of control tyres. This, according to the organisers, will allow an even more level playing field, thus assuring very close racing among participants. Finally, two rounds of the Championship – May 13th and July 22nd – will count for the Italian GT12 Series that took off recently with its first round. All rounds will be held at the traditional outdoor asphalt track in Bolzano which covers roughly 600 square meters. More information can be found on the club’s website here.
Coming from Power HD is their new R12 low-profile digital servo for 1/10th electric applications. It features straight-line gears for 30 percent higher geardtrain efficiency, it is high voltage compatible and features an overall new design. The coreless motor servo is capable of pulling up to 12kg-cm of torque at as speed down to 0.06s, making it usable for 1/10th touring, off-road and pan car applications.
German company Shepherd have introduced their new Velox V10 WC2018 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. Based on the successful Velox V10 WC platform the latest car kit has been developed in close cooperation with Shepherd’s team drivers as well as club level racers from all over the world. The kit includes all of the new parts that were already successfully used at the European Championship, the Euro Nitro Series and many other races around the world in order to create an easy to drive, reliable, efficient and easy to work on car.
The Arena33 in Andernach recently hosted round three of the Xray Racing Series Germany. After lots of practice on Saturday, the racers were well prepared for race day at this permanent indoor track of Tonisport and the Rheinard family. For the qualification, the best of three heats were counted by laps and time, for the finals the points of the best two runs were added to the final ranking. Once again, Uwe Baldes race director and time keeper made it a smooth event.
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Coming from XTR Racing are new module 1 pinion gears especially for on-road applications. Available as 23T to 26T variants the gears come in handy especially for 1/8th GT cars as their larger tooth numbers help to extract more top speed.
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