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July 12, 2016

Arrowmax 7800mAh 2S LiHV battery pack

Arrowmax have introduced their new 7800mAh 2S LiHV standard-size battery pack. Build using high-performance 55C cells the high-voltage 7.6V LiPo pack comes in a protective hardcase with through-type 5mm tube connectors, 2mm balancer port and it sports split stickers to make sure the decals are not pulled off when removing any mounting tape. The battery is good for LiHV charging of up to 4.35V per cell but it is also usable with standard LiPo charging programs.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 12, 2016

Belgian SCT Cup Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the Buggy Racing Tournai club and on an unanimously praised new layout. Unfortunately, like last year in May, the weather had different plans for the weekend. Massive rain during the week before the race meant the club members had to work hard in order to prep the track and the surroundings and it was even possible to start the race on Sunday but more heavy rainfall around noon left the organisers with no choice but to cancel the event. Thankfully the qualifiers were done at that point and therefore the qualifying ranking was used to determine the final ranking.

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July 12, 2016

Tekno introduce new differential outdrives

Tekno have introduced new lightweight differential outdrives for their line of 1/8th scale vehicles. The outdrives, usable at the front and rear of the cars, feature a revised design and they are made using a different steel alloy material and new heat treatment process to extend life and improve consistency. The parts come in packs of two and they are compatible with all EB/NB48 and ET/NT48 vehicles.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

July 11, 2016

Kobbevik wins 4WD title at Swedish Off-road Champs

Last weekend’s Swedish Electric Off-road Championships saw Yokomo driver Daniel Kobbevik taking control of the proceedings in the 4WD class. Putting some two seconds on the second placed driver in the best three consecutive laps Daniel was also the only one to break into the 23 seconds barrier when it came to the fastest single lap. The track was pretty beaten up from the 2WD portion of the event and it looked like the conditions would be pretty changeable during the day.

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July 11, 2016

Video – 2016 Euros 1/8th Main Final

All the action from the 45 minute long Main final at the 2016 EFRA 1/8th Offroad European Championships in Redovan, Spain. With commentary in English and Spanish by Carlos Gomez.

July 11, 2016

Boots retains Euro title as rivals crumble in the heat

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Elliott Boots has successfully defended his 1:8 Offroad European Championship title. Racing under the beating Spanish sun, the 45-minute final would take a dramatic turn with just 7-minute to go as David Ronnefalk and Robert Batlle looked set to duel it out for the win. Having just relinquished the lead to Ronnefalk, Battle would suddenly slow but before the gasping onlookers could get their breath back Ronnefalk would also come to a stop. With both drivers suffering from overheating throttle servos, it was Top Qualifier Boots who was there to pick up the pieces, the British driver having made a somewhat slow start to the race. With the demise of both Ronnefalk and Battle, the attention of the race was on who would make up the rest of the podium, former champion Yannick Aigoin as surprised as anyone to finish runner-up for Xray ahead of an equally happy Neil Cragg, the Associated driver describing it as the ‘best 45-minute final I’ve ever had’.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 11, 2016

Tesla 540-size brushless electric motors

Tesla 540-size brushless electric motor

Capricorn have introduced their new 540-size brushless motors for 1/10th and 1/12th scale applications. Coming with a lightweight can that sports cooling ribs and large vent openings, the hand-built motors feature a balanced rotor and ceramic ball bearings for maximum efficiency and performance. The motor is available as 3.5T to 8.5T modified, 4.0T and 13.5T modified as well as 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T stock variant. As for the two 13.5T offerings, the modified motor is making use of a 12.3x5mm rotor while the stock variant comes with a 12.5×7.2mm rotor.

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July 11, 2016

Kostas Katsadonis wins RCriver Summer Cup

The recent RCriver Summer Cup was held in Amaliada, Greece with drivers from Athens, Amaliada, Agrinio, Corfu/Kerkyra and Aigio in attendance. Xray driver Kostas Katsadonis would bring home the win from Tekno’s Ilias Arkoudaris and Kyosho driver Giannis Papanikolaou. Harris Katsadonis (Xray) and Basilis Stathopoulos (Kyosho) would round out the top 5.

View the final results here