Vision Racing have announced the release of a bunch of new carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated B6.1 and B64 buggies. First up is a 5mm rear shock tower for the B6.1 and B6.1D. The tower has webbing for added strength and it incorporates micro tune shock positioning by adding a hole in between the one and two holes of the stock tower. In addition the back of the tower has a 1mm recess to keep the stock shock angle.
T-Works have introduced a 4-piece set of titanium king pink screws for the Tekno EB410 buggy. The fasteners are made of high-quality 64 grade material for a low weight and exceptional corrosion resistance. Using the king pins in place of the original parts will reduce unsprung mass for increased suspension efficiency and an overall lower weight.
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Coming soon from Redcat Racing are the Dukono and Pro 1/10th scale ready-to-run monster trucks. The vehicle features an all-new high clearance chassis that gives the truck a softer feel, without compromising handling, and allows the driver to take the Dukono almost anywhere. The truck is ready to run right out of the box and includes waterproof electronics and while the Pro includes a brushless speed controller and motor the standard truck comes equipped with a 550-class brushed motor. Both versions come equipped with four threaded oil filled shocks and ride on a set of extremely aggressive monster truck tyres.
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RPM have introduced their all-new Pit-Pro Extreme car stand that has numerous adjustability options to fit virtually any 1/12th to 1/8th scale chassis and more. The infinitely adjustable support arms can sweep out to roughly 155mm all the way in to 54m). There are also 28 different mounting points for the support posts, giving owners added versatility to make sure their ride sits exactly how you want it to sit on the stand. The adjustable support arms sit on top of a swivel platform that allows the vehicle to rotate a full 360 degrees and tilts by as much as 45 degrees. Tilt angle is easily locked down with the included wing nut. All this sits atop an ultra stable base, with four load-spreading legs that can be moved to any position required. For transportation and storage the top easily slips off without any tools and the legs fold in for easy and compact storage. The pit stand is sold with all necessary hardware and comes complete with twelve soft, self-adhesive, slip free pads for the legs and the adjustable arms to prevent the vehicle and Pit-Pro Extreme from moving from exactly where you put it.
Yokomo have announced the release of the Team Suzuki adjustable aluminium servo arm for electric touring cars. Precision machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised and with machined silver edge details the servo horn offers an adjustable steering link ballstud height of 15mm to 19mm in 0.5mm increments. The settings are accessible through interchangeable plates and they allow to fine-tune the steering speed and behaviour.
The third round of the Tyrollean Championship was hosted by the AMC Tirol club and held at the Tirol Ring track with about 50 entries. The Touring Modified class only attracted eight drivers with the attendance of Dionys Stadler giving the class a real pro feeling. Of course it was Dionys who dominated the proceedings, including new lap and overall records while he took the win ahead of Aaron Tursky and Thomas Rinner.
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Coming from Team Powers are their new Actinium V3 540-class electric brushless motors. Compared to the previous V2.0 motors the new generation features upgraded Neodymium sintered rotors for a stronger magnetic field and thus increased torque while reducing power fading towards the end of the run. Also new for the V3 is an updated stator design for increased top speed and increased efficiency. Furthermore does a new stator and wiring technique for the 10.5T to 25.5T stock motors lower the internal resistance b about 15 to 20 percent. The motors are housed in a newly designed can with large cooling openings that lower the weight by ten percent while allowing the motor to run cooler by about ten to 15 Degrees Celsius. All motors come equipped with highest-grade ball bearings, doing away with the need to use ceramic bearings and a mixture of titanium and aluminium stator screws provides both strength and efficient power.
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The newly introduced Arena 1/12 League, a race series founded by Germany’s Markus Mobers and Andreas Reifferscheidt, will kick off with its maiden race on the weekend of the 7th of October at the Arena33 in Andernach, Germany. The 2-day events are held in the three classes of 1/12th scale Modified 6.5T Blinky, 1/12th scale Stock 13.5T and 1/12th GT 17.5T. Unique for electric RC racing, the series will run with fixed – an specially designed – starting numbers for each participant with the pilot’s next year’s numbers being based on this season’s results. More information, rules and the calendar can be found on the series’ social media page here.
