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February 1, 2016

Hobbywing sign Bruno Coelho through 2018

Hobbywing have announced the signing of 2015 IFMAR 4WD Off-road World Champion, Bruno Coelho to their team. The Portuguese driver will be running Hobbywing electronics, such as speed controllers and motors, exclusively in a multi-year deal through to 2018. The former LRP team driver finished off his blue-coloured campaign with a win at last weekend’s EOS Rd3 in Germany and he is now looking forward to an even more successful future with his new electronics sponsor:

It’s with great pride that I’ll be joining Hobbywing beginning with the 2016 season. I am a big fan of their products and with their support, I’ll be able to step up and have an even more competitive season. I look forward to seeing everyone at the track!

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 31, 2016

Infinity 1/8th nitro on-road car – Coming soon

Asian company Creation Model will officially release their Infinity 1/8th nitro on-road car this coming week. The car comes from the mind of former Japanese National Champion and World Championships podium finisher Masao Tanaka and it was developed with the help of drivers such as Lamberto Collari during the past year. Around in prototype stages for some time, the first official images of the car and information on the features and specifications will become available on February 2nd.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

January 31, 2016

HPI Racing Q32 Formula micro-size RTR racer

HPI Racing’s Q32 palm-size RTR cars are soon also available as the Q32 Formula. The tiny racers feature the look and the styling of classic open-wheel racers and they come painted in cool retro colours every 1990’s Formula 1 fan will recognise. The Q32 features a 2.4GHz controller which doubles as a car charger, foam tyres for traction on tile and carpet and RealSteer technology for good car control.

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January 30, 2016

Mugen MRX-6 1/8th scale onroad car

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Used by designer Robert Pietsch at the final round of last season’s ENS final in Italy, Mugen have today released information and images on their new MRX-6. Featuring a large number of changes over its predecessor, the MRX-6 features a new narrow chassis that allows you to easily adjust the weight of the car by using (up to five) H2412 weights in the centre line of the chassis. You’re also able to adjust the weight balance of the car by moving the weights forward or back on the chassis. The new narrow chassis is also stiffer and makes the vehicle more precise and predictable.

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January 29, 2016

Antonio & Domenico Calce join F.T. Line

F.T. Line have announced the addition of veteran racer Domenico and up and coming Antonio Calce to their team line-up. The 2016 campaign of the two will see attendances at national Italian races and they will also compete internationally at selected ENS events.

Source: F.T. Line [facebook.com]

January 29, 2016

Norwegian Winter Series Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Norwegian Winter Series was held in the east of Norway, in the city of Honefoss. The organisers laid out a huge 680 square metre track using the famous ETS carpet and the race schedule saw three rounds of qualifying followed by triple A-mains. Classes run were Touring Modified and 1/12th scale for the nationals plus the two supporting classes of Touring Stock 13.5T and M-Chassis. In the Touring Modified class the race for the TQ was on between Nikolai Håheim (VBC) and Helge Johannessen (ARC). Nikolai made a clean sweep in all three qualifiers to claim the top qualifier spot. Helge would line up in second for the finals. Behind the two the fight for the 3 spot would be between Rune Svestøl (Xray), Andreas Daving (Schumacher) and Even Enerstvedt (VBC). After the qualifying was over they were all tie on points, but Rune had the fastest run to count, handing him the 3 spot on the grid ahead of Andreas in 4th and Even in 5th.

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January 29, 2016

Xray X1 2.0mm aluminium flex chassis

Coming from Xray and made for the X1 formula car is the aluminium flex chassis. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and sporting flex cutout openings the chassis is recommended for the use on low to medium traction tracks as it increases traction and steering. The 2mm thick main chassis comes black anodised, laser-etched and it is best used with the optional 2mm alloy lower pod plate.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 29, 2016

Roche introduce new Rapide P12 option parts

Roche have new option parts for the Rapide P12 1/12th scale pan car available. First up is a floating steering servo conversion kit. Developed and tested by Roche factory driver Naoto Matsukura, the conversion makes for a centralised servo mounting position to achieve equal left and right flex characteristics. Furthermore the servo’s position can be centred, allowing to use a wide range of servo sizes without having to worry about different length steering links. On top of that the servo can also be mounted hanging to the left or right to achieve the best possible weight distribution. All graphite parts are cut from USA-made carbon fibre and using the chassis makes for more stability while the car is also easier to drive. Beside the chassis and servo mount the conversion also includes a new aluminium damper top cover that allows to mount the centre shock in three different forward or rear positions.

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