BMT have announced the release of their new short-type big bore shock absorbers for the 016GT 1/8th on-road car. Sporting a threaded aluminium shock body, black anodised upper and lower caps as well as black-coated low-friction shock shafts. The shocks come in sets of two and they are available now.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
Xray have announced the release of graphite-reinforced front lower arms for the newly-introduced XT4 4WD off-road truggy. Moulded from a specially-formulated graphite composite material the arms offers improved flex rigidity for a more precise handling in medium to very high-bite track conditions. The arms are non-directional and can be used on both the left and right hand side of the vehicle.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Hobbywing have announced the release of their new XeRun XR10 Pro G2 brushless competition speed controller for 1/10th scale classes. The updated variant of the ultra-popular XR10 Pro features high-performance 32-bit M4 microprocessing for super-fast and precise control. A built-in reverse battery polarity protection protects both the controller and battery when things are getting a bit hectic in the pits and a range of new accessories such as non-polarised capacitor banks and over-sized fan mounts complement the G2 ESC. The latter are machined aluminium heatsink design frames and allow the use of 30mm fan units in high ambient temperature conditions. New for the G2 is also the ability to use an external switch in case the internal one is hard to reach and in addition to the greatly improved hardware the speedo also received some new software features such as a greater PWM frequency range for throttle and brake, ensuring optimised control when needed. Also new are finer adjustable turbo increase and decrease rates as well as a 101 percent to 150 percent brake range, a feature that comes in handy when running high-turn stock motors with aggressive gear ratios. New for the G2 is also the ability to adjust motor rotation direction and the built-in BEC system offers adjustable 5V to 7.4V and 10A output. Last but not least comes a softening function that will improve vehicle control in high-power modified classes. Like the previous controller the G2 is programmable and upgradable using Hobbywing’s WiFi Express module and an iOS or Android mobile device with a more traditional programming box being also available. The controller is available with black/silver, orange or red case details and it is available now.
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The 3rd annual Pan Car Masters was held at the iconic MRTM Lostallo track in Switzerland. More than 50 racers from seven countries attended the race that saw the running of 1/8th Electric Stock, 1/8th Electric 4S Modified, Formula, Classic Formula as well as three Pro10 classes. As usual for Lostallo the weather was constantly changing with Thursday having mixed conditions, Friday being sunny and Sunday being very mixed again. The fastest class of the weekend was Pro10 Modified with about 120km/h top speed. Tobias Weist (VIP Performance) from Germany took the TQ from fellow countryman and teammate, Timo Schad. Schad and Roger Eiffler (Team Associated) shared a TQ round but Timo hold the upper hand in the tie-breaker.
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The annual Alabama Manufacturers Shootout was held in Cullman, Alabama last weekend. Widely known by the acronym, AMS, is an indoor race that’s like no other due to the smooth surface and 1/10th clay like grip. With nationals just around the corner, the AMS10 was a perfect warm-up race for many traveling pros and great racers alike. The split practice schedule was probably the most talked about topic of the week as the split practices allowed some drivers to practice on Thursday while the remaining group was able to get on the track late Thursday and half of Friday. There are definitely positives to doing either, but most of the pros opted to run the 2nd practice that allowed them to tune for more race-like conditions. One qualifier ran on Friday evening with the final two qualifiers on Saturday followed by lower mains to decide bump ups. Ten cars went directly in the main while five cars bumped from the lower mains which made racing purposeful and exciting up and down the field.
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Wallace Motorsports welcome young California based on-road ace Brandon Cho to their nitro on-road racing family. Brandon, a former KO Propo Nitro Grand Prix Champion and National finalist, will be running the full spectrum of Wallace Motorsports products. Here’s what Brandon had to say about the new venture:
I’m excited to be a part of the Wallace Motorsports family. The car, engine, and tire package has worked tremendously well together and is only getting better. Thank you to Diatta Collymore for the opportunity to represent Wallace Motorsports. I’m looking forward to great results and fun times with the team!
Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]
JConcepts, together with RM2 brings the heavy-metal grease for a multitude of uses in the RC industry. The grease is the perfect complement for metal to metal parts in the drive-line such as ring and pinion gear assemblies. It’s also a great spread for CVA’s, diff out-drives and inside the diff on the seated O-rings. The heavy-metal grease can also be used on the thrust assembly on a 1/10th off-road differential and is an all-around handy grease for many different applications.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
RC Maker have introduced their new damper O-ring tool for Awesomatix touring cars. It is a simple, yet effective tool that aids in seating the O-ring into the damper, without pressurising the damper. It allows all excess oil to flow around the tool and out of the damper, which is crucial to the smooth assembly with the P45R round damper rubbers. Not only does it seat the O-ring and allows the excess oil to flow, it also acts as a scoop to get the excess oil out of the area, which is unwanted there when pressing the bearing in. When twisted it will act as a paddle to remove the oil from the slot. The tool is made from high-quality carbon fibre and it is available now.
