Ruddog have introduced their new 12-piece 3mm aluminium washer sets. Machined from high-quality aluminium the kits include four 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm washers each that can be used for applications such camber link height, roll centre or wheelbase adjustments on 1/10th scale on-road and off-road cars. The shim come in orange, red, bright blue, dark blue or black colour to match nearly all of today’s chassis colour schemes.
View the other washer sets here
Wallace Motorsports have announced the signing of past ROAR National Champion Vincent Jackson to their team. Vincent will be going for two more titles piloting his new WRC cars at the Fuel Nationals in Lincoln, Nebraska at the end of September.
Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]
Team Orion have introduced their new Vortex VDS-2HV Pro full-aluminium case servos. The VDS2-HV PRO 1605 HS Aluminium (0.05s/16kg-cm) and VDS2-HV PRO 2607 HS Aluminium (0.07s/26kg-cm) both feature an all-aluminium case for durability, making them especially useful in demanding nitro and 1/8th scale classes. The coreless motor digital servos are high-voltage compatible and can be used with 2S LiPo receiver packs or the high voltage BEC setting of brushless controllers.
View the VDS2-HV PRO 2607 HS Aluminium here
Roche have released first images and information on their forthcoming Rapide F1 Evo 1/10th formula pan car kit. The car features a vast amount of new parts such as a redesigned carbon fibre main chassis, lower pod plate, rear pod plate, front upper arms, caster adjustment plate, centre top plate, chassis brace and upper pod plate. Also included are a new 7075 aluminium front bulkhead and steering mount, a new steering arm mount with adjustable Ackermann and also new alloy lower arms stand offs. The caster adjustment plate with red anodised aluminium inserts offers five different camber angle settings and the new rear power pod side plates feature Roche’s signature black and red colour scheme. Other new features include an updated battery mounting plate with O-ring battery mount and a centre top plate that utilises five different damper mounting positions. Last but not least are 4.3mm ballstuds for the side tube damper that make for increased chassis rotation angle, a dual screw wheel hub as well as a new thrust bearing and washer.
View a list of all new features and more images here
The fifth round of the Dutch 1/10th 200mm National Championship was held at the Real 80 track in Groningen this past weekend. The qualifying saw Milan Holthuis (Capricorn) taking the pole position for the main final with the Serpent duo of Daan Jacobs and Julius Kolff in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The double 20-minute mains saw again Milan holding the upper hand while Daan and Julius rounded out the top 3, just like after the qualifiers. The final round of the nationals will be held on the 16th and 17th of September in Rucphen with the championship now being a very close affair.
Thanks to Mark Holthuis for the report.
The final round of the Xray Race Series Alpe Adria was held at the LAMAC track in Austria this past weekend. ARC’s Herfried Pucher would take the win with his Picco-powered ride from Jernej Vuga (Xray/Reds Racing) 2nd and Hans Jörg Röschen (ARC/Picco) 3rd. In the overall championship it was again Herfried who took the winning honours, tie on points with Vernej, while Neijc Mihelic (ARC/Picco) completed the overall top 3 result.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
Reedy have introduced their new range of Pro LiPo and LiFe RX/TX batteries that feature high capacities and durable construction, which make them perfectly suited for use as receiver batteries in nitro-powered vehicles. They are also a long-life alternative to NiMH and alkaline batteries in a variety of transmitters. A standard power plug fits directly into the transmitter or receiver/switch harness while a XH balance connector allows for simple balance charging. The LiPo batteries are available as 2400mAh 7.4V flat or 2700mAh 7.4V hump pack while the LiFe packs come as 1600mAh 6.6V flat or 1900mAh 6.6V hump variant.
View the other new battery packs here
Xray have introduced the 2018 variant of their successful X12 1/12th scale pan car with next year’s edition being available as EU- and US-specific variant. Both follow the same design language although they differ in details such as chassis materials and front suspension, making the EU version suitable for very low to high traction conditions while the US version is meant to excel on medium to very high traction tracks as they are popular in the U.S.A..
