Coming from T-Works and made for 1/12th pan cars such as the Xray X12 and the Serpent S120 is a set of M3 rear wheel hub screws. Made from high-quality titanium and machined to a very low weight the screws are designed to securely bolt the rear wheels to the wheel hubs, adding the lowest amount of weight possible. Included with the 6-piece set is a suitable Allen wrench.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
The third and final round of the Argentinian 1/10th 200mm On-road National Championship was held at the Hernan Matticoli track in Buenos Aires. On Saturday the TQ in the Pro class went to Sebastian Recio (Capricorn/Novarossi) while in the Master class Luciano Capel (Capricorn/Novarossi) came out fastest. In the 45 minute Pro class main final Agustin Cutini (Mugen/Novarossi) would cross the finish line in first place from Nicolas Bregante (Capricorn/Novarossi) and TQ holder Sebastian Recio (Capricorn/Novarossi). With the win Agustin also secured himself the overall title. In the Master class Luciano Capel (Capricorn/Novarossi) would end the 45 minute main final on the top spot from newly crowned Master class champion Marcelo Martin (Capricorn/Novarossi) on the runner-up spot. In third Damian Martin (Capricorn/Novarossi) rounded out the podium.
View the Master class podium here
Mugen Seiki have a new anti-slip pit mat available. Cut to a large 60x120cm dimension the mat offers plenty of working space while keeping the pit table clean. The special structure and anti-slip material prevents small parts and tool to rolling off the table while being lightweight and easy to clean at the same time. Available in black and blue colour the mat features the Mugen Seiki logo on the bottom right hand corner for looks and to ensure everyone is aware of your passion to everything Mugen.
View the black colour mat here
The popular 2015/16 Mibosport Cup kicked off this past weekend at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice. The weekend started out pretty untraditionally with practice all Friday on both the on-road and off-road track. The event saw a new record entry with a total of 254 drivers attending, of which 120 competed in the on-road classes. These divided into 42 Touring Car Modified drivers, 38 Stock LRP drivers, 21 Formula and 19 1/12th scale participants. A total of 134 drivers participated in the off-road classes with 73 drivers attending in 2WD Buggy and 61 drivers attending in 4WD Buggy. The Touring Modified class, which was run on the famous ETS carpet, was dominated by Ronald Völker. Ronald won all qualifying rounds to take the TQ ahead of Patrick Gollner and Martin Hudy.
Continue reading the report here
Last weekend saw the running of the German Open Indoor Masters as part of the regional Friedrichshafen fair in Southern Germany. The five classes of 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro, 1/8th E Stock and Expert as well as E-Motorcycle attracted around 120 entries to race on the Winternats style asphalt track with wooden track barriers. These would prove to be pretty hard for the vehicles as a small mistake would destroy the car. In the 1/8th Nitro class polesetter Tobias Kerler (ARC/Ielasi Tuned) lead until the 23 minutes mark but a crash would promote Armin Baier (Capricorn/Picco) into the lead and he would take the day’s win from Manuela Raso (Serpent/Max) with Tom Krägefski (Xray/Orcan) rounding out the top 3 result. In the 30 minute final of the 1/10th 200mm class polesetter Domenic Greiner (Serpent/Novarossi) took the win only 1.1 seconds in front of Melvin Diekmann (Shepherd/Orcan). Thilo Tödtmann (Capricorn/Tesla) completed the podium some three laps down.
Thanks to Klaus Lechner for the report.
PowerHD have introduced their latest low-profile high voltage servo, the L-12HV. It makes use of a CNC-machined all-alloy case for improved durability, optimised heat dissipation and cool looks while the titanium and aluminium gears as well as the coreless motor make for high rigidity and performance. At 7.4V input the servo pulls up to 12kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.06s and it comes with a short, on-road specific 80mm connection wire.
View the specifications and another photo here
New from Flash Point comes an anti-slip pit mat. Offering a size of 60x120cm the mat is lightweight, durable and easy to clean and it is ideal to protect the pit table and working space while the material and structure keep small parts and tools from rolling off the table. The black colour mat also features the Flash Point R/C logo in the bottom right corner.
Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]
Last weekend saw the first round of the 2015/16 BRCA 1/12th Nationals take place at West Kent Radio Car Club. This venue has quickly become a regular fixture on the national’s calendar having built up a good club following and boasting an excellent track and facilities. The favourite coming into the event was Xray’s Olly Jefferies. Having won the championships in dominant fashion last season he was expected to carry that momentum into this winter. However, some challengers to Olly’s dominance emerged in the form of former world champion David Spashett and also Mark Stiles. The event was close to being full with 80 competitors racing on each day and the host club also did a fantastic job of laying a track that would put most European and World Championship events to shame.
Continue reading the report here
