August 13, 2019

Rebellion-RC T4 MM mid-motor chassis conversion kit

Following a couple of preview renderings RC-Carbonstore have finally fully unveiled their Rebellion-RC mid motor electric touring car conversion kits. The upgrade sets centre around the patent pending sliding motor mount design that allows gear mesh adjustment through the chassis bottom, with the narrow design of the whole assembly ensuring the overall motor and battery width remains the same as in the “rear motor” standard cars, creating a very centralised weight distribution and less unwanted chassis roll compared to current mid motor conversions. In addition the design makes for an ultra low centre of gravity while allowing integrated flex settings via up to seven motor mount screws. The sliding design also ensures a very wide gear mesh adjustment range, fitting up to 48T pinion and 114T main gears, making the conversion ideal for both stock and modified racing alike. The final specification of the kit now also incorporates three chassis stiffness adjustment areas that allow to brace the upper and lower deck in front of the rear bulkhead, in front of the centre shaft and behind the front bulkhead – allowing to access complex chassis flex settings.

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August 13, 2019

West Coast R/C Works 30mm fan shroud front

West Coast R/C Works have announced the release of their new 30mm fan shroud “front”. The specially designed touring car shroud allows to mount a cooling fan in front of the speed controller with the shroud directing the air over the speed controller towards the motor, allowing to scrap the ESC can for less weight and power consumption. The design is usable for both modified and stock indoor racing and it is usable with standard 30mm fan units.

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August 12, 2019

Merlin McFly carbon fibre off-road setup wheels

Coming from Merlin Depta’s Merlin McFly brand are new carbon fibre off-road setup wheels. Made in Northern Germany from high-quality 3mm high quality carbon material the setup wheel offers a lightweight design with maximum precision and stiffness, making them a valuable travel partner for years. The 112mm diameter wheels are usable with all 1/8th off-road buggies.

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August 12, 2019

Awesomatix A800 AT120X centre pulley

Coming from Awesomatix and made for all A800 series cars is an updated aluminium centre pulley. Designed to be even more reliable and precise, the new AT120X pulley is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes hard-anodised for wear and looks. The pulley is available as AT120XB including ball bearings as well as AT120X without bearings and it was designed to fit all A800, A800X and A800X Evo cars.

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August 12, 2019

VBC Racing Ghost18 Edition A touring car kit

VBC Racing have announced the soon release of their Ghost18 Edition A touting car, an upgraded version of the popular Ghost18. The Edition A now comes with the upgraded 7075 aluminium main chassis and full carbon upper deck for improved handling. It also comes with full 7075 aluminium parts, full carbon graphite parts and racing quality parts. This car is ideal for club, GT races, and vintage racing with other features include full ball bearings, front and rear stabilisers and a sliding racing steering system.

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August 12, 2019

Schumacher BTCC Rd3 – Report

The final round of this year’s Schumacher BTCC series was held at the Stafford circuit. With the weather looking a mix of sunshine and showers, none of the competitors and organisers knew what was going to happen, but it would make it an exciting event. Qualifying was done on round by round, with two from four rounds to count. This would then be followed with two finals for everyone. In the respective three classes TQ was taken by Mikey Mansell in Modified, James Hart in 13.5T blinky and Chris Parrot in the 17.5t Hobbywing blinky handout motor class.

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August 12, 2019

Vulcan RC Summer Series Rd6 – Report

Six championship rounds had taken place over the summer events for the Vulcan RC summer series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club. Titles were still up for grab as the race came down to its final meeting with a mix of technical and fast sections created the track. The 13.5 championship was still wide open between four drivers. Nathan Winyard was one of them and he took the top qualifying spot and the overall win on the day. Chris Lovely made a return and would take the 2nd spot. Daniel Burks and Andrew Green both had title chances but would fall by the wayside with Andrew Picking up 3rd on the day.

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August 12, 2019

Counsil & Myerson win at King Of Carpet race

The 2019 King Of Carpet race was held at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada, attracting nearly 140 entries. 13.5T 4WD Buggy saw Antonio Counsil making a clean sweep, taking the overall TQ and also the win in A1 and A2 for an early overall in front of Kyle Schmer in 2nd and Justin Myerson in 3rd.

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