Team EAM have introduced acrylic holders for the Hudy setup stations for both touring car and 2WD on-road. The magnets in the base will keep the setup stands from falling over and keep them neat and organised on the pit table and they also sport a slot in the back for the toe plate. Dedicated milled-out pockets also hold the wheel nuts for both TCs and pan cars.
ASD Rivoli Racing and Treerremodellismo have announced the 2017 edition of the Italian UISP Electric On-road Championship for the 26th and 27th of August. The event is open to all drivers and will see Formula, Pan Car 1/10 Modified, Le Mans and, for the first time in Italy, GT12 classes. The circuit of Rivoli Veronese, located on the hills surrounding Verona, will play host to the event that is expected to draw sign-ins from several drivers across the country. More information can be found on ASD Rivoli Racing website, while registration for the race is now open here.
Modelix Racing have introduced the new Ultimate Racing 7.4V 2500mAh Lithium-Polymer receiver battery packs. Available in hump and straight pack configurations and coming pre-soldered with universal JR-type connectors the batteries will provide lots of runtime even with power hungry high-voltage servos and the straight pack also fits a range of transmitters.
Capricorn have introduced a new aluminium rear axle for their Formula, 1/10th 200mm and forthcoming 1/12th scale pan cars. The axle shaft is machined from aluminium, additionally hardened and it sports a golden anodised surface while the diff plate shows excessive machining and a red surface treatment.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Italian company Reds Racing have introduced their new Gen2 1/8th electric brushless motors. Developed with the help of factory drivers such as Elliott Boots the power plants feature a new stator for increased heat dissipation, a redesigned rotor makes for improved throttle control and an all-new heatsink can increases heat dissipation. The features list is rounded out by dual sensor ports, pre-shaped heavy duty solder tabs and high-RPM ball bearings. The motor will become available in a range of winding options including 1900kv and 2100kv variants.
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Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the HPI Sprint 2 touring car is a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis plate. It replaces the standard, wobbly plastic chassis with a more rigid solution that not only greatly improves overall car handling and performance but also looks. The carbon fibre chassis is a direct replacement and it will hit stores soon.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Coming from Muchmore is a full range of rotors for the new Fleta ZX V2 modified and stock racing motors. Available are a total of 15 rotors, including a dedicated drift variant with cooling fan and 1S 1/12th scale options, that will help to fine-tune the motor’s characteristics to the given track conditions or driving style. To ensure easy identification the titanium rotors come a yellow-anodised ring and all feature laser-engraved markings on the rotor body and pinion shaft.
A full list of the rotors can be found here
The Adur Model Car Club on the south-coast of England again hosted the popular Essex Winter Series organising team this weekend, as they put on their Summer Edition race. The weather was kind throughout the whole weekend, with just a few spots of rain during the early practice rounds but not even enough to slow the lap times down. This was also the first major race event in the UK at which the well-known ETS Volante tyre and Tonisport/MR33 hand-out additive was used, so the organisers arranged the format to give everyone plenty of track time to get used to the new rubber. It didn’t take people long, with track-record pace being up for grabs on not only new, but also used tyres as well, taking most of the tyre strategy out of play.
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