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August 28, 2017

Team Orion Vortex VDS2-HV Pro alloy case servos

Team Orion have introduced their new Vortex VDS-2HV Pro full-aluminium case servos. The VDS2-HV PRO 1605 HS Aluminium (0.05s/16kg-cm) and VDS2-HV PRO 2607 HS Aluminium (0.07s/26kg-cm) both feature an all-aluminium case for durability, making them especially useful in demanding nitro and 1/8th scale classes. The coreless motor digital servos are high-voltage compatible and can be used with 2S LiPo receiver packs or the high voltage BEC setting of brushless controllers.

View the VDS2-HV PRO 2607 HS Aluminium here

August 28, 2017

Roche Rapide F1 Evo 1/10th formula car kit

Roche have released first images and information on their forthcoming Rapide F1 Evo 1/10th formula pan car kit. The car features a vast amount of new parts such as a redesigned carbon fibre main chassis, lower pod plate, rear pod plate, front upper arms, caster adjustment plate, centre top plate, chassis brace and upper pod plate. Also included are a new 7075 aluminium front bulkhead and steering mount, a new steering arm mount with adjustable Ackermann and also new alloy lower arms stand offs. The caster adjustment plate with red anodised aluminium inserts offers five different camber angle settings and the new rear power pod side plates feature Roche’s signature black and red colour scheme. Other new features include an updated battery mounting plate with O-ring battery mount and a centre top plate that utilises five different damper mounting positions. Last but not least are 4.3mm ballstuds for the side tube damper that make for increased chassis rotation angle, a dual screw wheel hub as well as a new thrust bearing and washer.

View a list of all new features and more images here

August 28, 2017

Milan Holthuis wins Dutch 200mm Nats Rd5

The fifth round of the Dutch 1/10th 200mm National Championship was held at the Real 80 track in Groningen this past weekend. The qualifying saw Milan Holthuis (Capricorn) taking the pole position for the main final with the Serpent duo of Daan Jacobs and Julius Kolff in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The double 20-minute mains saw again Milan holding the upper hand while Daan and Julius rounded out the top 3, just like after the qualifiers. The final round of the nationals will be held on the 16th and 17th of September in Rucphen with the championship now being a very close affair.

Thanks to Mark Holthuis for the report.

August 28, 2017

Herfried Pucher wins at XRS Alpe Adria finale

The final round of the Xray Race Series Alpe Adria was held at the LAMAC track in Austria this past weekend. ARC’s Herfried Pucher would take the win with his Picco-powered ride from Jernej Vuga (Xray/Reds Racing) 2nd and Hans Jörg Röschen (ARC/Picco) 3rd. In the overall championship it was again Herfried who took the winning honours, tie on points with Vernej, while Neijc Mihelic (ARC/Picco) completed the overall top 3 result.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

August 28, 2017

Reedy Pro LiPo/LiFe RX & TX battery packs

Reedy have introduced their new range of Pro LiPo and LiFe RX/TX batteries that feature high capacities and durable construction, which make them perfectly suited for use as receiver batteries in nitro-powered vehicles. They are also a long-life alternative to NiMH and alkaline batteries in a variety of transmitters. A standard power plug fits directly into the transmitter or receiver/switch harness while a XH balance connector allows for simple balance charging. The LiPo batteries are available as 2400mAh 7.4V flat or 2700mAh 7.4V hump pack while the LiFe packs come as 1600mAh 6.6V flat or 1900mAh 6.6V hump variant.

View the other new battery packs here

August 25, 2017

Xray X12’18 EU & US Edition 1/12th scale kits

Xray have introduced the 2018 variant of their successful X12 1/12th scale pan car with next year’s edition being available as EU- and US-specific variant. Both follow the same design language although they differ in details such as chassis materials and front suspension, making the EU version suitable for very low to high traction conditions while the US version is meant to excel on medium to very high traction tracks as they are popular in the U.S.A..

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August 25, 2017

Alexandre Duchet teams up with SRT

SRT have announced the signing of 2016/17 ETS Pro Stock champion, Alexandre Duchet to their team. Formerly using Highest servos, Alexandre now made the switch to SRT to campaign their low-profile servos such as the BH8015 HV brushless servo. Alex says:

SRT servos are of high quality and flexibility. I am very happy to join in the SRT team and get the support.

Source: SRT [srt-rc.com]

August 25, 2017

Steven Olsen takes Danish Touring outdoor title

The final round of the Danish DRCMU On-road Nationals was held at the ORCM track just outside of Odense. Saturday’s practice was pretty much washed away although in the morning some runs could be completed. Sunday race day and the weather was much better and in the Touring 13.5T class the race for the title was on between Steven Olsen and local driver Niklas Engholm. Ultimately Steven would hold the upper hand, taking the P2 spot on the grid behind local driver Jesper Rasmussen and in front of Niklas. While Jesper checked out in every A-main leg Steven concentrated on bringing home the runner-up spot which would be enough to win the championship and ultimately he was able to do so. The final results would see Jesper in front of Steven and Ole Villumsen while Niklas had to settle for 4th overall. As for the championship, Steven Olsen (Xray) would take the Super Stock title from Niklas Engholm (Team Associated) and Jesper Rasmussen (Team Associated). Ole Villumsen (Xray) and Peter Strandskov (Xray) rounded out the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]