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January 17, 2017

Paolo Morganti teams up with Capricorn

Capricorn have announced the signing of former ROAR champion and US front runner, Paolo Morganti to their team. After several years spent with Serpent, and in addition to his GT class engagement with IGT8, Paolo will race the complete range of Capricorn nitro cars in his 2017 campaign. Paolo says:

I will like to thank Patrizio Rossi and all the staff at Capricorn RC for the opportunity of joining this company. The level of commitment in searching for the ultimate performance is one of their characteristic that I have always admired. I’m looking forward to start running the cars.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 17, 2017

Yokomo 1/10th & 1/12th on-road setup board

Coming from Yokomo is a new setup board for 1/10th and 1/12th scale on-road cars. Measuring 320x420mm and being 12mm thick the board is easy to store and transport while the covered wood construction makes for high precision and durability. The board is decorated with the popular Yokomo ring graphics and it will hit stores very soon.

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January 17, 2017

Hudy 1/10th Formula car bag

The latest Hudy car bag to surface is a dedicated item for 1/10th Formula cars. Measuring about 43x22x8cm the bag takes a single chassis including mounted front and rear wings and it is made using brightly coloured fabric material, decorated with the renown Hudy graphics. The bag sports padded walls and a rubber strap, the latter to make attaching the bag to Hudy’s travel bag easy.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

January 17, 2017

HRC Racing 68124HVBL HV digital brushless servo

HRC Distribution have introduced the HRC Racing 68124HVBL high-voltage digital brushless servo. Designed for 1/8th on-road and off-road classes the servo offers sturdy metal gears, a powerful brushless motor, dual ball bearings and it is high-voltage compatible, allowing to use it with 2S LiPo receiver battery packs. The standard-size servo pulls up to 24kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.09s and it features a red anodised middle heatsink section.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

January 17, 2017

Trinity purple flat sensor cables

Trinity have introduced two new flat-style sensor cables in a bright purple colour. Available as 105mm and 170mm variant the cables feature industry-standard connectors, making them compatible to all current controllers and motors, and they are made using super-flexible wires, allowing for neat and easy installation.

Source: Trinity [trinityrc.net]

January 17, 2017

3DRC Rapide P12-2017 chassis protector

Following the introduction of a 3-D-printed chassis protector for the Roche Rapide P12-2016 car, 3DRC from Germany now also made a dedicated 2017 version available. Designed to be a direct fit on the latest incarnation of Roche’s P12 platform, the 2017 variant sports an updated shape while still offering exceptional chassis protection and a low weight. The part is available through 3DRC’s Shapeways store.

Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]

January 17, 2017

2016/17 RugRacers Rd4 – Report

Round four of the RugRacers series was recently held and once the controlled practice had been completed everyone jumped right into the usual format of four rounds of FTQ Qualifying followed by the two legs of finals. In 13.5 Open Ashley Wiffen being the early pace setter only for Jon Seals to then improve the FTQ time for each of the next rounds to take the pole for the final.

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January 17, 2017

Exotek aluminium clamp-on fan mount

Coming from Exotek is a new aluminium clamp-on fan mount for 1/10th buggies, trucks and touring cars. Machined from aluminium and available in anodised black, blue or orange colour, the included mounting bracket has multi-mount features that allows the fan to be angled or parallel with the motor can. The angled design allows easy mounting of fans in 2WD buggies and trucks with laydown style gearboxes while for sedans the secure bracket holds the fan at a distance from the armature to avoid the magnetic fields of the motor disrupting the fans motor. The mount can also hold the fan at the end bell in cramped 4WD buggies by using camber shims for spacing. The mount is designed for use with high power 30mm fans and it fits all standard 540-sized 35.8-36mm diameter brushless motors.

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