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November 27, 2019

Futaba HPS CT700 high-performance servo

German Futaba distributors ACT Europe have introduced the new HPS CT700 high-performance servo. Featuring a machined all-metal case and all-metal gears, the servo was designed especially for the use in RC cars where the efficient HPS brushless motor ensures a cooler running servo and less power consumption. Offering a speed of down to 0.07s and a torque of up to 30kg-cm the servo measures 40.5 x 21.0 x 26.2mm and it weighs in at 54g. It is Furaba S.Bus2 and SR-Mode compatible, allowing to use the fastest transmission modes on the Futaba T7XC, T7PX and T4PM radios. An all-black receiver wire makes for a stealthy factory appearance.

Source: ACT Europe [act-europe.eu]

November 27, 2019

Toms Pukitis wins at Estonian EP Off-road Nats Rd2

Round 2 of Estonian 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the newly built Saue HOBI zone off-road track. The small and technical track would prove to be challenging even for the best drivers that Latvia and Estonia had to offer. In qualifying, Team Associated driver Reimo Kosk would take the TQ in front of the Xray duo of Toms Pukitis and Juri Ressar. They were followed closely by Andreas Tolpt and Tonis Lattik. Reimo would go on to win A1 in a tense fight with Toms, the young man would hit back in A2, leaving a full on shootout for A3. In the middle of the race however Reimo would face technical issues, leaving the door open for Toms to take the overall win from Reimo in 2nd and Juri Ressar in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 27, 2019

O.S. Speed R2104 World Champion .21 on-road engine

O.S. Engines have announced the soon release of their new O.S. Speed R2104 World Champion edition 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. The power plant will be issued to celebrate Shoki Takahata’s 2019 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro On-road World Championship title, which was also a maiden Worlds win for an O.S. Speed engine in the 1/8th IC Track category. The team went 1-2 in the main final with Takaaki Shimo taking the vice championship and to commemorate their effort, the World Championship edition will feature a gold-colour venturi insert , a two-tone black and golden cooling head as well as a laser-etched crankcase. Included in the special edition is also a T-2080SC based exhaust set. The engine will hit stores by the end of December.

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November 27, 2019

Tyler Hooks wins 4WD Mod at RC Pro Series Rd3

The third round of the RC Pro 1/10th scale Series was held at the Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas attracting nearly 50 entries. In the 4WD Mod Buggy class Tekno RC’s Tyler Hooks would snatch the overall TQ and he also brought home the overall win following wins in the double A-main format. Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre had to settle for 2nd overall, only tenths of a second behind Tyler in both A-main legs. Xray’s Spencer Harrison came in 2nd, already a lap down in both mains.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

November 27, 2019

Vandborg & Johnsen win at DASU Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Danish DASU Electric On-road Nationals was held in Faxe last weekend. The track was a bit on the bumpy side due to not being used for over year which made finding the right setup a bit difficult. In the Touring Stock class it was Martin Vandborg with the win while Patrick Danielsen and Casper Lund came in 2nd and 3rd respectively for an all-Xray podium result.

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November 27, 2019

RC Discharger 750W & 1200W power supplies

Coming from RC Discharger are two new power supplies with 750W and 1200W power. The server-style power sources feature triple bullet-type outputs for maximum connectivity for DC chargers and accessories while a protection plate keeps the outputs from damage or breakage. The devices are usable with 100 to 240VDC input and they measure 38x89x197mm.

Source: RC Discharger [rcdischarger.com]

November 26, 2019

Xray Racing Series EuroRC Finland – Report

The XRS EuroRC Finland race was held last weekend at the FullspeedRC on-road track in Hakkila, Finland. The relaxed format of the race attracted some of the fastest on-road drivers from all over the country, Estonia and Russia to attend in Touring Car Modified and Stock classes, Euro Truck, C-12 and GT-12 categories. In the beginning it was obvious that local hero Karri Salmela (Team Associated) was the man to beat in the Touring Modified class and on home soil. He had spent thousands laps to refine his equipment, however Karri was struggling to keep all his car‘s wheels on the ground while Juho Levänen (Xray) clocked the fastest times in two of the three qualifiers and took a valued TQ spot followed by Karri in 2nd and Pekko Iivonen (Schumacher) in 3rd.

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November 26, 2019

Lykaris takes 4th consecutive Greek 200mm title

The fifth and final round of the Greek 1/10th 200mm IC Track Nationals was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens. Having shown a great performance in the previous four rounds, Vasilis Lykaris was also able to also dominate the season finale of the national championship. For the 5th time in a row he claimed the pole position followed by a convincing victory. Labros Tsiklitiras finished the main final in 2nd place while Spyros Sotiropoulos completed the podium. In the overall championship Vasilis took the victory with the maximum points result in front of Nikos Karampelas and Spyros Sotiropoulos in 3rd place.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]