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July 3, 2017

Tamiya TB Evo.7 – Coming soon

Following a first official teaser another image of Tamiya’s forthcoming TB Evo.7 has appeared on the interweb. The photo shows what is understood to be the production version of Tamiya’s top-of-the-foodchain shaft-driven 4WD touring car. Said car features pretty bulky front and rear gearboxes with polycarbonate covers and ball-raced anti-roll bars, TRF419X-ish bulkhead covers and camber link mounts, short shock absorbers and also an aluminium main chassis but no top decks. The most noticeable change compared to the previous TB.Evo kits though is the mid motor design with the motor and electric such as speed controller and receiver swapping positions while the main gear also made a move way towards the front end. This also results in the main battery positioned much towards the backend. Much like the bulkheads, the aluminium floating servo mount is of a pretty bulky design. The reversed steering bellcranks are attached directly to the front transmission box to reduce the influence of chassis flex. The latter is controlled by a 6mm centre spline that allows for adjustable torsional flex but limited pitch flex. Furthermore the chassis allows for three different motor positions of front, mid and rear while the suspension components are a mix of TRF418 arms and TRF419 uprights. We bring you more information on the kit as soon as they surface.

Source: RC Monkey [rcmonkey.jp]

July 3, 2017

Mibosport Summer Race – Report

The Mibosport Summer Race was held this past weekend in Blansko. The event attracted 43 drivers to compete in the five classes of Touring Modified, Stock LRP, Formula, Truck and LeMans. Radek Flek was in the lead after the second qualifying round of the Touring Car Modified class ahead of Michal Bok and Ladislav Lebánek. The third run was prematurely stopped due to rain and it was decided that the round would not be repeated. In the Stock LRP class Vlastimil Švec took the TQ after the third qualifying round ahead of Michal Blahovský and David Měšťan. The TQ in the Formula class went to Svetlin Douhlevski who won the qualifying very closely ahead of Lukáš Hoch. Martin Janíček took the third spot on the grid. Unfortunately the Truck and LeMans classes only saw a handful of entries and so it was decides to run both classes together in the qualifying and race and after Q3 it was Leoš Bulva with a tight gap to Milan Peška in the Truck class while Roman Krejčí took a comfortable TQ in the LeMans category.

Continue reading the report here

July 2, 2017

SWorkz 1/8th pinion gears

SWorkz have expanded their range of 1/8th scale pinion gears by 18T, 19T and 20T variants. The module 1 gears are precisely cut, they feature laser-engraved markings for easy identification and they are usable for all 1/8th vehicles with module 1 main gears.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

July 2, 2017

2017 EFRA 1/10th Electric Track Euros – Report

The 2017 EFRA 1/10th Electric Track European Championship was held this weekend in Almussafes, Spain. Unseasonable rain here in Spain put the drivers, and their cars, in a spin at the finals on Saturday until the sun came out and normal service was resumed. In ISTC Modified Touring and with the first A-final held about 90 minutes after the rain stopped grip was beginning to return to the Almusafes track. However neither of the front row starters could find any traction and it was P3 starter Marc Rheinard who shot into the lead, which he held for the entire five minutes. Behind him runner-up after the qualifiers, Bruno Coelho clung on to his 2nd place starting position, but pole man Ronald Volker had a nightmare spinning out four times before retiring from the race.

Continue reading the report here

July 1, 2017

T-Works 1/8th off-road & GT twin motor starter box

T-Works have introduced their new twin motor starter box for 1/8th scale off-road and GT vehicles. Using a laser-engraved black aluminium case with adjustable rubber chassis stops the box makes use of dual 775-class motors that offer a high torque, ensuring easy starting even of factory new engines. A tough drivetrain helps with reliability and the box can be powered by dual NiMH or LiPo packs as well as a 12V lead-acid battery.

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June 30, 2017

Xray Racing Series Austria – Announcement

The Xray Racing Series Austria will take place on the weekend of the 23rd of July at the MRC Wiener Neustradt track in Vienna. Held in Modified, Pro Stock and Formula classes the event will see a full day of practice, including the famous floodlight practice, on Saturday with Sunday being race day. More information, rules and registration are available here.

June 30, 2017

Fenix HotStock 21.5T fixed timing brushless stock motor

Fenix have introduced their new HotStock 21.5T fixed timing brushless stock motor. Developed with fair and affordable club racing in mind, the European F1 Masters and IDFM series legal motor features a blue anodised aluminium heatsink can and heavy duty solder tabs and it is available now.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

June 30, 2017

Muchmore Fleta ZX V2 Type-ER brushless motor

Following the introduction of the Fleta ZX V2 Modified and Fleta ZX V2 Sting Stock outlaw brushless motors Muchmore now also released information on the IFMAR, ROAR and EFRA legal Type-ER motor. It makes use of the same Flow-Max 2 aluminium can that improves cooling efficiency by about 15 percent compared to Muchmore’s former motors while the new high-power stator design, without separate insulator, further increases cooling while also lowering the weight at the same time. Other features include super low resistance copper windings, heavy-duty silver-plated solder tabs and a precision-balanced Neodymium high-temperature rotor. The ER Spec stock motor is available in 10.5T to 25.5T winding variants.

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