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April 11, 2019

Brad Collins doubles at 2019 PNB

Last weekend’s 2019 Psycho Nitro Blast was held at the Walter State Expo Centre in White Pine, Tennessee. The unique event with 24 hours of practice is quite exhausting but rewarding at the same time. In Open Nitro Truggy it was Cody Saner with the overall TQ, however in the end it was Brad Collins with a popular win. Brad started 14th on the grid and was a little nervous the first few laps knowing he was faster than 14th, trying to get around all the traffic was getting under his skin. Collins stayed calm with the help of Chris Lowe on the mic and was able to have a clean start and with a good joker lane strategy he was able to come out in front by 2/3 of the race and lead the rest of the way to take the title in front of Shane Barrier and Michael Percell. Shawn Fraser and Cody Saner would round out the top 5.

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April 11, 2019

Kyosho Fazer Mk2 aluminium shock set

Coming for Kyosho’s Fazer Mk2 intermediate-level touring car chassis is an aluminium shock absorber set. Replacing the standard plastic dampers the shock set includes machined threaded body shock absorbers for improved dampening and thus better traction and easier and more precise ride height adjustment. Included with the set comes a pair of colour-coded springs. The latter are also part of an optional spring set that includes standard hardness medium as well as soft and super soft springs, allowing to adapt the chassis to lower grip tracks. The springs in this set are also usable with the standard composite shocks.

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April 11, 2019

Axial SCX10 II UMG10 4WD rock crawler kit

Horizon Hobby have announced the release of the new Axial SCX10 II UMG10 4WD rock crawler kit sporting an Unimog-style body shell. Axial recreates the forward cab look in a body with many military-inspired scale features. It has a full-scale truck’s aggressive approach and departure angles. Also included are military-style 1.9 MW19 beadlock wheels and 1.9 MT45 tyres, as well as a functional spare tyre. The kit’s off-road performance more than does justice to the vehicles that provide its all-terrain inspiration. Its tried-and-true SCX10 transmission combines scale looks with the durability of all-metal internal gears. A full set of ball bearings is included. A 2-speed gear set is available separately, for builders who’d like to install a functional low/high speed transmission. Along with adding scale realism, the AR44 single-piece axles feature a high-pinion design with a much lower gear ratio than most cars on the market, plus increased strength. It also avoids the torque twist often associated with smaller gear sets. And like the transmission and axle designs, the kit’s chassis-mounted steering servo boosts its scale looks — while at the same time, supplying the correct steering geometry with virtually no bump steer.

View a list of the features and more images here

April 11, 2019

SkyRC T200 AC/DC 12A dual output charger

UK SkyRC distributor Schumacher has introduced the SkyRC T200 AC/DC 12A dual output charger. Housed in a compact tower-design case the device offers dual 100W circuit power for up to 12A of charge current per channel as well as a swift 500mA/cell balance current. the charger is usable with up to 6S LiPo packs, it sports a built-in power supply and the case features a handle for easy transport.

View a list of the specifications here

April 11, 2019

Kyosho Lazer ZX7 titanium screw set

Coming from Kyosho and made for their Lazer ZX7 buggy is a titanium screw set. Containing mostly button head screws the set scrubs about ten grams of weight compared to using the stock steel screws, ensuring an overall lower weight and a lower centre of gravity. In addition corrosion resistance will go up, ensuring a shiny car even when running in the wet.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

April 11, 2019

T-Works Usukani D3T alloy drive shafts

T-Works have introduced a set of aluminium driveshafts for the Usukani D3T trike. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming anodised for wear and looks the 19mmm dog bones are a direct replacement for the stock items, making for improved durability and precision.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

April 11, 2019

Yeah Racing 1.1mm to 2.0mm twist drill set

Yeah Racing have introduced a steel twist drill set that is ideal to create or modify shock pistons. The set includes color-coded 1.1mm to 2.0mm drills that can be installed into a handheld drill or a rotary tool, ideal to create custom shock pistons. The drill come in a handy assortment case.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

April 10, 2019

BMT 701 Evo 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car kit

BMT from Italy have introduced their new 701 Evo 1/10th scale 200mm nitro touring car kit. The updated variant includes some new as well as previous optional parts such as hard composite suspension arms, new design steering blocks, the Evo main chassis plate, a new front bumper as well as an updated clutch assembly including yellow clutch shoes, ultra-hard seeing as well as an aluminium clutch bell. The kit is rounded out by a hard orange pulley kit and a new front shock tower.

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