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.
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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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The fourth and final round of the Western German Nitro On-road Championship was held in Velp in the Netherlands. Nearly fifty racers made their entry for the event on the flowing and challenging 260-meter track. On Saturday, everybody was on fire using every single minute for intense practice and preparations. Just when the drivers briefing was held on Sunday morning, it started to drizzle which effected the early rounds of qualifying heats. Most of the drivers opted to do some laps on the slippery track in order to get into the ranking lists but racing at full throttle was on again during round three of the heats.
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Team Orion have introduced their new Vortex Ultimate Modified brushless motor. Like the Ultimate Stock variant, the modified motor, that won the 4WD Buggy class at last weekend’s Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout in the hands of Xray’s Ty Tessmann, will offer increased performance and efficiency thanks to a low resistance design, a new “Ultimate” sensor construction for accurate timing adjustment and control and precision-balanced rotor manufactured using a new magnetic material. The latter will also improve brake efficiency and feeling while a new stator design and material makes for optimised efficiency and cooler running temperatures. The motor is rounded out by a 4-piece can design and a new angled front plate. The Vortex Ultimate Modified motor is race legal for all major governing bodies and it is available in 4.5T to 8.5T variants with a 6.5T 1/12th scale specific version becoming available also.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Round 3 of Turkish TORC Nationals was held at the Efmod track recently in hot and windy weather conditions. Xray’s Mustafa Alp made clean sweeps in the Nitro Touring and Electric Prostock classes to secure the pole positions for the main finals. In the opening two electric A-mains Mustafa never looked back to take dominant win while the battle for the runner-up spot was between young Ahmet and Poyraz. In A1 and A2 Poyraz held the upper hand thanks to fresher tyres but in A3, that Mustafa sat out, Ahmet took the win which equalled the overall 2nd place for him while Poyraz had to settle for 3rd.
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