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December 10, 2016

Castle Creations Mamba X sensored speed controller

Coming soon from Castle Creations is the Mamba X sensored brushless speed controller for 1/10th scale applications. Capable of handling 2S to 6S LiPo battery packs the waterproof controller features an adjustable standard and high-voltage BEC system, it is telemetry and data logging capable, and it works with Castle Creations’s 1406, 1410 and 1415 sensored motors as well as other sensored brushless motors of comparable specifications. An addition cooling fan keeps the speedo, that is housed in an aluminium case, cool in demanding applications.

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December 9, 2016

Reedy Blackbox 510R competition brushless ESC

Reedy have introduced their new Blackbox 510R brushless speed controller. Housed in a black anodised aluminium case with integrated heatsink the ESC features an adjustable standard or high-voltage BEC system, RPM and ESC temp data logging, an on-board power button as well as fully adjustable brake, throttle, power and safety functions. With the help of the PROgrammer2 box the controller’s software functions can be fully exploded and as an addition the box operates also as a battery monitor and USB firmware update device. The 510R ESC includes two modes that can be modified and saved independently from one another. The standard mode offers a wide variety of tuning options while the expert mode takes it one step further and opens additional options for more experienced racers and/or racing classes that can take advantage of these more complex settings.

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December 9, 2016

Felix Law signs with Reds Racing

Italian company Reds Racing have announced the signing of Felix Law to their team. The newly-signed Serpent Asia driver will be running the engines in both his 1/8th on-road and off-road cars and also at select 1/10th scale events.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

December 9, 2016

LapMonitor personal lap timer

LapMonitor is a new personal lap-timer for RC cars that can also be used to time multi-driver races. The device is simple and fast to setup; it will be installed on the outside track, then connected with the Bluetooth of any mobile device and it is good to go. In terms of functionality LapMonitor will not only announce lap times but also a full live race commentary in many languages while also enabling to store and share the timing results. It has been tested and adopted by 2016 European Cup 1/8th IC winner, Stephane Bouche and the LapMonitor Training Pack is now available on Kickstarter with a 40 percent discount. The pack includes one LapMonitor and one transponder. Multi-transponder packages are also available and the system is compatible with both iOS and Android devices and it features a Bluetooth range of up to 80m.

Source: LapMonitor [lapmonitor.com]

December 9, 2016

David Ronnefalk joins Roche 1/12th scale team

Roche have announced that current 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, David Ronnefalk will be racing their 1/12th pan car over the Winter season. The HB Racing and Team Orion factory driver decided he wanted to have some fun this Winter racing 1/12 LMP. When asked the Roche team and Max Ma didn’t hesitate and David was soon supplied with the latest Roche P12 and parts. David has taken his time building and with support from Team Orion on the electrics, HotRace Nicola Marrone for tyres and Zen-Racing for some help and guidance David is all ready to race for fun this Winter.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

December 9, 2016

2016 Serpent Asia Cup – Report

The recent 2016 Serpent Asia Cup was run along side the season finale of the Serpent GT Cup and held at the Hong Kong based TRC track. 52 drivers signed in for GT Modified class while over 100 entries were received for the GT RTR category. The Serpent Asia Cup then added two more classes to the special event in the form of the 1/10th Nitro Touring class and 1/8th Nitro on-road class. Current 1/10th Nitro Touring World Champion, Dominic Greiner as well as former IFMAR A-main finalist Takumi Matsuda made the trip as special guest as did Serpent’s Michael Salven and Billy Easton who raced in the 1/8th on-road and GT Modified class respectively. The Asia Cup also attracted driver from America, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippine, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. With more then 100 drivers all on Serpent chassis, the races were intense with a friendly atmosphere around the pit area.

Continue reading the report here

December 9, 2016

Xtreme Aerodynamics New Generation body stiffeners

Xtreme Aerodynamics have released information on their New Generation body stiffener set. Developed in cooperation with top drivers such as Robert Pietsch and Simon Kurzbuch and made from genuine Lexan material, the newly designed stiffeners are specifically moulded to perfectly match all Xtreme Aerodynamics 1/8th scale body shells. The parts come laser-cut meaning they are usable instantly and plastic rivets are supplied in the set so that the only work required is to drill a couple of 3mm holes in both the body and the stiffener, and to snap the rivets in place. As an add-on the set also includes an adjustable wing with plastic screws and nuts.

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December 8, 2016

Sanwa SRG-LS Black low-profile brushless servo

Schumacher Racing, Sanwa distributor in the UK, have introduced the SRG-LS Black low-profile brushless servo. The SSR and High Response mode compatible digital servo features a full metal gear train, double ball bearings, 2-cell HV-compatibility and it comes with a black-colour aluminium middle heatsink. At 7.4V input the SRG-LS pulls up to 12.8kg-cm at a speed of down to 0.08s, making it ideal for 1/10th touring and 2WD buggy applications.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]