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August 23, 2016

Bornhorst & Lutz win at Wicked Weekend

The Wicked Weekend was held in Gainesville, Georgia with a record amount of 640 entries. This made for long days but the program moved along quickly thanks to the race directing by Lance McDonald. The track layout put in by Bobby Moore was relatively easy and had good flow which provided close racing. For qualifying, Ryan Lutz seemed to be unbeatable by TQ’ing both rounds of all three classes. In Nitro Truggy Ryan set sail early and left the pack. Joe Bornhorst had some early mistakes but came back to 2nd place late in the race, leaving Blake Boggs behind in third.

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August 22, 2016

JConcepts RB6/6.6 Aero front wings

JConcepts have introduced the Aero front wings for the Kyosho RB6 and RB6.6. Front wings are not a new concept, however, they are new to the latest generation of mid-motor vehicles and demanding high-speed and grippy circuits. The latest vehicle to receive JCs “Aero” treatment is Kyosho’s RB6 line of vehicles with the wings being available in a wide and narrow variant, allowing for different aerodynamic setups while the fine-tuning can executed by adjusting the trim-able rear gurney section. Cut lines are included for easy trimming while triple wing mount dimples are included for a bolt-on fit to the popular Kyosho series of vehicles. The wings come in two piece packages including either a pair of wide or narrow wings.

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August 22, 2016

Ruddog 30mm & 40mm fan units with all-black wire

New from Ruddog come a total of three motor and speed controller fan units. The 30mm high airflow fan comes with a pre-wired 240mm all-black receiver cable while the larger 40mm units come either pre-wired with a 240mm all-black cable or as DIY variant with solder tabs and a separate 180mm wire. The latter allows to reduce the wire length by your own or to change the wire in case it got damaged over time. All fans utilise universal connectors and they are available now.

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August 22, 2016

SkyRC Toro X8 V2 1/8th scale brushless motor

SkyRC have introduced their new Toro X8 V2 electric brushless motor for 1/8th scale applications. The sensorless motor is housed in a CNC-machined T6 billet aluminium heatsink can and it is of a 6-pole, 18-slot stator design for a high-torque, high-power output. Utilising super high conductance silicon wires, a sintered neodymium magnet rotor and high purity copper windings the motor also offers high efficiency for low operation temperatures. The X8 V2 is available in a 2100kv and a 2400kv variant soon.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

August 22, 2016

Adrian Wicaksono TQs & wins at Jakarta Regional Rd4

This past weekend round four of the Jakarta regional Buggy Championship was hosted by the Graha Raya track, in Serpong, West Java. A total of 53 drivers attended this event with the race format being three rounds of ten minutes qualifying of which the best two would count. For the finals the best five drivers would bump up and after the three rounds of qualifying it was Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Reds Racing) who took the TQ honours. In the 45-minute main final it was again Adrian who came out fastest with John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) taking the runner-up spot some 10 seconds down. In third Rama Tribudiman (Team Associated/O.S.) completed the podium result.

View the final results here

August 22, 2016

Active Hobby Products chassis balancers & brass weights

Japanese company Active Hobby Products have introduced their chassis balance tool and also an arrangement of brass chassis balance weights. Starting with the balance tool, it adapts a common design that helps to achieve a perfect left-to-right chassis balance without the use of scales. The tools offer a sturdy base and hardened steel pins that interlock with the balance holes most of today’s electric and nitro on-road chassis have to offer. Placing the car on the pins and using additional weights to balance the left and right weight help to achieve a 50/50 weight bias in order to gain equal left and right hand turning characteristics. The balance tools come in sets of two and they hit stores soon.

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August 22, 2016

Serpent Cobra E-Truggy 1/8th RTR kit

Coming from Serpent is the 1/8th scale Cobra E-Truggy RTR kit. Based off of the high-end Cobra E-Truggy the RTR variant offers slightly lower specifications without sacrificing performance and durability, making the truck an ideal everyday basher while also allowing a first step into competitive racing. Coming factory assembled the truck features a 4WD drivetrain with three fluid-filled gear differentials, big bore shock absorbers with protective rubber boots, machined aluminium shock towers, springsteel transmission components and turnbuckles as well as front and rear CV-style driveshafts. Also part of the package are front and rear anti-roll bars, battery compartments with velcro straps for easy and secure battery mounting and the kit also comes with a 150A 6S LiPo-compatible speed controller, 2000kb brushless motor as well as 20kg-cm metal gear steering servo and a 2.4GHz digital radio system. The kit is rounded out by a pre-painted bodyshell in orange, red, green or blue colour and it is even available with a clear body.

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August 22, 2016

Serpent release first SDX 1/10th 4WD buggy image

Serpent have released a first “official” image of their forthcoming 1/10th 4WD electric off-road buggy. In use by Jörn Neumann and other drivers during last weekend’s German Nationals, the shaft-driven and SDX-named buggy is still in prototype stages, making use of both already available Serpent parts such as lower A-arms, shocks while the remainder of the buggy is a mixture of prototype and externally sourced bits. So far the vehicle makes use of a common design with aluminium front and rear bulkheads, and a simple, lightweight mid section. We bring you more information on the project as they become available.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]