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August 6, 2019

Power HD TR-4 TRX-4 crawler servo

Power HD have announced the release of their Traxxas TRX-4 specific TR-4 waterproof mini servo. The high-voltage compatible servo pulls up to 2.6kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.10s and it features a long 35cm receiver wire and mini-class dimensions of 22.5×12.5×24.0mm to ensure the servo is a direct fit in the TRX-4 crawler. The servo utilises a 25T spline, metal gears and special gaskets make it waterproof for go-everywhere capabilities.

View a list of the specifications here

August 6, 2019

Mayo, Jelin & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

Round 5 of this year’s JBRL Nitro Series was held at the Wild West R/C track in Winchester, California last weekend. The event had nearly 130 entries and attracted some of the region’s fastest nitro off-road racers. In Expert Buggy it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the overall TQ, but the 15-minute A-main event would see 4th place qualifier Jake Mayo (Xray) taking the win from 8th place qualifier Carlos Arredondo (Tekno RC) in 2nd and TQ Adam Drake in 3rd.

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August 6, 2019

Rhett McNair TQs & wins at RC Pro Series Rd1

Round 1 of the 2019 RC Pro Series was held at 405 RC Raceway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma last weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Yokomo’s Rhett McNair with the overall TQ from Tekno RC’s Tyler Hooks on the 2 spot. In the finals however it was also Charles Day (Team Associated) who was in the mix as he and Rhett ended tie on points after the double A-main events. When the dust had settled it was Rhett with the overall win thanks to the better tie-breaker as Charles came in 2nd and Tyler had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

August 6, 2019

Tamiya TB-05 aluminium centre driveshafts

Coming from Tamiya and made for the shaft-driven TB-05 touring car are two aluminium centre driveshaft kits. First up is a set for front motor converted cars that include 42mm and 90mm centre shafts while the rear motor specific kit includes a single 133mm centre shaft. All are made of high-quality aluminium with the blue anodising improving wear resistance and looks. Included with the driveshafts come steel gearbox input shafts and and all needed hardware. Using the shafts over the original dogbone construction will reduce weight and slop for greatly increased drivetrain efficiency. Both sets will become available by end of September.

View the rear motor driveshaft kit here

August 5, 2019

Samix Enduro brass driveshaft cap set

Coming from Samix and made for the Element RC Enduro trail truck is a brass driveshaft cap set. Included are two thin and two thick driveshaft caps that add a total weight of 17g to some of the lower parts of the chassis, which results in improved climbing performance. In addition the caps ensure greater drivetrain durability while adding visual impact. The parts come as 4-piece set and they feature a black surface coating and gold-coloured Samix logos.

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August 5, 2019

Tim Wood wins BRCA 1/8th IC Track Nationals Rd7

Brooklands circuit in Kent hosted round 7 of the BRCA 1/8th IC Track Championship this past weekend. Weather conditions were favourable with no rain and Saturday saw a number of new and younger drivers attending which was great to see. The main final saw a battle between Mark Green, Tim Wood and David Spashett. Tim and Mark had a good battle up front whilst Dave was picking his way up the order after starting from 11th after a time delay. Wood passed Mark to take the lead early on, and at the chequered flag the result was 1st and fastest lap for Tim Wood, 2nd Mark Green, and 3rd David Spashett. The next race is the Halifax British Open later this month.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 5, 2019

Belgian Electric On-road Nationals Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the Belgian Electric On-road nationals was held at the fast and flowing track of the MAC De Baanbrekers club in Rucphen this past weekend. Most drivers already arrived on Saturday for the open practices and in the Touring Stock class, Vincent Van Gansen was just 0.2 seconds shy of the track record whereas both Olivier Bultynck and Florian Joos slightly improved Florian’s 13.950 track record so Sunday’s racing promised to be exciting. Q1 of Touring Modified was a bit of a bombshell when Florian Joos smashed the track record to an astonishing 13.775 and the first 22 lapper in the history of the track. His new Xray prototype car seemed to be ideally suited for the track. Newly crowned European Stock Champion, Olivier Bultynck wasn’t far off with his Awesomatix as he too scored an amazingly fast 13.869 lap time. With new tyres, his pace over 5 minutes was a bit slower though. Mitchell Van Es, who was running his older electronics and batteries wasn’t far off, but couldn’t quite keep up on this power hungry track.

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August 5, 2019

Fuller doubles at Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series

Round 4 of the Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series was held at the Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska this past weekend, attracting 145 entries for the 1/10th Off-road Modified and Stock classes. The event attracted some of the region’s fastest drivers and in the premier 2WD Modified Buggy class it was TLR’s Mason Fuller with the overall TQ and also the win in the single 8-minute A-main event, leaving behind Tekno RC’s Jared Tebo in 2nd and TLR’s Tom Rinderknecht in 3rd.

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