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July 9, 2017

EFRA 1/8th Nitro Off-road B Euros – Qualifying report

Heat was the order of the day for the 1/8th Rallycross B Euros held at ABC Reding in eastern France. Temperatures reached 32 degrees Celsius as the action hotted up out on the circuit. Seeding practice on Friday had seen the drivers sorted by their fastest three consecutive laps, with Micha Widmaier taking the spoils and getting the number 1 on his car in the top heat. Into qualifying proper and Vincent Meertens took the round from Thomas Musso and Leonardo Valente, this being notable as Meertens set his time from heat 11 and Musso from heat 10.

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July 7, 2017

Arrowmax 17-piece 48 pitch pinion set

Arrowmax have introduced a 17-piece set of 48 pitch aluminium pinion gears. Coming as 15T to 31T variants the pinions cover a wide range of 1/10th off-road applications and included is also the company’s honeycomb design pinion caddy that can hold up to 28 gears. The included pinions come hard-coated for wear and laser-etched for easy identification.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 7, 2017

T-Works SDX4 carbon fibre battery strap

Coming from T-Works and made for the Serpent SDX4 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy is a carbon fibre battery strap. Designed to replace the original part, the mount is machined from high-quality carbon fibre, it features a machined slot on one side for easy removal and to keep the chassis flex characteristics intact and it also included suitable mounting hardware in the form of countersunk washers and a gold-coloured screw.

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July 7, 2017

RPM Arrma Raider front & rear arm sets

New from RPM are front and rear arm sets for Arrma’s line of 1/10th scale 2WD off-road vehicles such as the Raider, Granite, Vorteks, Fury and Mojave. Starting with the front set, the kit includes the upper and lower arms whose updated design greatly improves durability. On top of this do tighter tolerances reduce suspension slop for improved steering feeling and a more predictable ride. The rear set compromises of the rear lower A-arms that also received a make over in terms of design for improved durability and precision. All parts are moulded from RPM’s renown nylon composite, making them virtually indestructible and they are usable on the BLS, BLX and Mega versions of the above mentioned kits.

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July 7, 2017

Exotek B64 1-piece aluminium wing mount

Exotek have introduced a 1-piece aluminium wing mount for the Team Associated B64 4WD buggy. The heavy duty wing stay is machined from 7075 aluminium and it comes blue anodised and laser-engraved for wear and looks. The sturdy design keeps the wing angle true for correct aero even in tough racing conditions and the mount works with the stock wing spacer and hardware.

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July 6, 2017

VRP HB D817/E817 HRC suspension blocks

VRP has released high roll centre HRC suspension blocks for the HB Racing D817 and E817 buggies. The blocks have the hinge pin locations moved up 1mm from the stock blocks and will complement HB Racing’s +1.4mm B block. This offers more overall roll, which on certain track conditions will translate to more overall grip. The D block features VRP’s “quick release” design, meaning the D block can be removed without taking out the bottom two chassis screws and after only removing the two screws holding the actual D block. The A block also has an additional 1mm of material on the bottom that increases its overall lifespan. The A, C and D block are machined from 7075 aluminium, they come black anodised and laser-etched for easy identification.

Source: VRP [visionracingproducts.com]

July 6, 2017

Speedzone 5000mAh 120C LiPo battery pack

Coming from Speedzone is their all-new 5000mAh 120C LiPi battery pack. The latest release to their line of hardcase packs comes in standard 2S dimensions with 5mm inboard connectors and it weighs under 290g. The biggest advantage of this pack is the high average voltage and super low resistance, making it perfect for not only spec classes but modified classes as well while meeting ROAR, EFRA, BRCA, and IFMAR specs.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

July 6, 2017

Adam Drake TQs & wins at DTR Series Rd1

Last weekend Thunder Alley Raceway hosted the opening round of the DTR Series with the event attracting about 150 entries. Mugen’s Adam Drake was the top qualifier in Expert Nitro Buggy and took the win in the 20-minute final by over a lap and in front of Austin Pannone (Team Associated) 2nd and Shaun Kirkman (Tekno) 3rd.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]