The third round of the 2019 Reunion Island Championship was held last Sunday at the Champ Fleury RC Track in Saint Denis de La Reunion. The event was organised by the Reunion CMDR and Mauritius RLMC clubs and held in 1/8th, 1/10th and 1/5th scale classes. The 1/8th Open class saw Stephane Cheung Kin walking away with the day’s win from Pascal Mamode in 2nd and Jerome Souba in 3rd.
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Mugen Seiki Europe have announced the release of their new EFRA 2160 pipe and manifold set for .21 off-road engines. Designed to improve overall performance the exhaust set will also offer exceptional runtime over long distances. Developed by World Champion Robert Batlle, the exhaust system works on every race track, under any condition and it is suitable for all common nitro engines.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
Axial have introduced their new 1/24 scale SCX24 Deadbolt 4WD RTR Rock Crawler. Hardly 200mm long the smaller sibling of the SCX10 II Deadbolt truck is ideal for both indoor and outdoor excursions thanks to plenty of steel components — from the C-channel frame rails to the front and rear axles and dogbones. Even over off-road, mountainous, rocky and desert terrain, it has the strength to keep pushing onward and upward. For the most reliable handling, the SCX24 chassis features a three-link front and four-link rear suspension. The combination of coil-over shocks and durable plastic suspension links delivers Axial-worthy crawling performance even at this small scale. The worm gear drive setup permits a high ground clearance plus a low gear ratio that reduces torque twist. Powered by an included 180-size motor and LiPo battery, the vehicle shows off competence and charisma on the trails. The Deadbolt body offers a narrow stance, bulging hood, realistic driver figure, and moulded roll cage with realistic light bar. The realism continues right down to the ground with licensed KMC XD229 Machete Crawl wheels wrapped in Nitto Trail Grappler tires. Adding even more to its beginner appeal, the SCX24 Deadbolt comes 100 percent complete and ready to run. Everything required for action is in the box: the assembled and finished vehicle, an Axial 2-channel 2.4GHz radio system with servo and ESC/receiver unit, the Dynamite 88T brushed electric motor and 350mAh 2S 7.4V LiPo battery, as well as an USB LiPo charger; and even four AA cells for the transmitter.
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Coming from MonacoRC is their new Super Power Block 750W power supply. Delivering high output power yet being small in size the 12.6V power supply offers up to 750W of power and due to originally being used in industrial machinery it stands for maximum stability, performance and safety. The device is usable with 100VAC to 240VAC input and it offers three output channels.
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Last weekend the second round of the Greek 1/10th Nitro Championship was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens, Greece. After the qualification Vasilis Lykaris managed to take the pole position and he would also lead the 30-minute A-main final from tone to tone, taking the win with a 2-laps margin. Tsiklitiras Lampros came in 2nd from 3rd placed Spyros Sotiropoulos.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
RC Maker have introduced their new GeoCarbon capacitor mount for many of today’s 1/10th scale speed controllers. Weighing in at only one gram, it allows to fix the capacitor to the ESC without any risk of it falling off. Normally the ESC is a very popular place to stick the capacitor to, as it is off the ground and out of the way, however when the ESC gets hot, it releases the double sided tape and the capacitor can move and fall off. The carbon bracket screws between the fan and the heatsink, then allowing to stick the capacitor to the carbon with a much more reliable mount that ensures the double sided tape stays stuck. It can be rotated or flipped to any side of the ESC desired and two versions for 25mm and 30mm fans with up to 3mm screws are available.
Mugen have introduced their new adjustable clamping type aluminium servo horn. Machined from high-quality 7075 alloy material and sporting the company’s distinctive blue-grey anodising, the servo arm is of an adjustable design with the steering link pivot ball mounting locations ranging from 18mm to 20mm. This allows to adjust overall steering throw but also the steering speed. The clamping design makes for additional safety during long mains while also ensures a rock-solid mounting on the servo output gear. The servo arm is available as Sanwa and KO Propo compatible 23T and as Futaba compatible 25T variant.
Trinity’s ReVtech X-Factor spec motors are now also available in 13.5T and 17.5T variants. The lightweight motors weigh in at about 144g and they feature composite sensor boards, 0 to 60 degrees timing adjustment, a lightweight coming ring and locking endplate as well as a highly machined 2-piece CNC-machined alloy can and 2mm ultra low resistance solder tabs. The 13.5T variant is BRCA, EFRA and ROAR approved while the 17.5T motor is ROAR approved only. Both motors are built using the TEP1119 12.5×25.5 high torque rotor and they are available as standard race or team spec motors.
Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]
