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December 21, 2017

Muchmore CTX-W Pro IC controlled tyre warmer

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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December 21, 2017

Jokerteam GT12 Championship – Announcement

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.

December 21, 2017

Power HD R12 low-profile digital servo

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.

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December 20, 2017

Shepherd Velox V10 WC2018 200mm nitro on-road kit

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.

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December 20, 2017

Xray Racing Series Germany Rd3 – Report

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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December 20, 2017

XTR introduce new module 1 on-road pinion gears

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.

Source: XTR [xtr-rc.com]

December 20, 2017

RCManiacs Cup – Report

The RCManiacs Cup was held recently at the RCManiacs asphalt outdoor track with racers from Athens, Patra and Argos in attendance. Kiriazis Michalis took the TQ in the Touring Modified class while posting a new lap record in the process. In the A-mains, Kiriazis would score three wins to secure an undefeated win, however he was in a close battle with Fillipos Issakidis 2nd and Christos Vasilopoilos 3rd.

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December 20, 2017

ProTek Graphene LiHV & lightweight RX battery packs

AMain Hobbies have introduced two new Silicone Graphene LiHV battery packs as well as a lightweight LiPo receiver battery. Starting with the LiHV packs, first up is the 2S 7.6V 100C Silicone Graphene LCG pack with a capacity of 5600mAh. It measures 138.5×46.5×22.5mm, weighs in at 245g and comes in handy in all applications that require a medium capacity and lightweight battery. The hardcore battery utilises 5mm bullet-type power connectors and a standard 2mm balancer tube.

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