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November 3, 2015

Baier & Greiner win in Friedrichshafen

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.

November 3, 2015

PowerHD L-12HV low-profile servo

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

November 3, 2015

Flash Point anti-slip pit mat

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]

November 3, 2015

BRCA 1/12th Nationals Rd1 – Report

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

November 2, 2015

Viljami Kutvonen wins Invitational class at LTCC 2015

The Lahti Touring Car Challenge was held this past weekend in Lahti, Finland, in several electric classes including a Pro Stock Invitational race that saw some of Finland’s fastest racers battle it out. After twelve rounds of Reedy style racing Viljami Kutvonen took the overall victory by winning ten of the twelve rounds. Christer Andersson with seven wins ended the day on the runner-up spot while Tomi Mairue completed the top 3 result. Vesa Yli and Kalle Lehto would round out the top 5.

Image: Vesa Yli

November 2, 2015

Arrowmax Honeycomb 20mm chassis droop blocks

Arrowmax have introduced a set of Honeycomb design chassis droop blocks. They offer Arrowmax’ signature Honeycomb design and are 20mm high, allowing for precise suspension droop adjustment while looking cool at the same time. The lightweight blocks come gun metal anodised to match the remainder of Arrowmax’ Honeycomb tools an they sport laser-etched writings for easy identification.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

November 2, 2015

Laverychev & Karpov win at Palace Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Russian Palace Cup was held in the city of Vladimir in several electric on-road classes. In the Touring Modified class Maxim Laverychev (Awesomatix) took the win from Stanislav Glebov (Xray) and Ilya Plakhotnik (Serpent) while Alexey Butuzov (Xray) rounded out the top 4 result. The Touring 13.5T Stock class had Vitaly Karpov (Awesomatix) walking away with the day’s win from Alexander Smirnov (Awesomatix). Alexander Naumov (Xray) completed the podium.

View the Touring Car Stock podium here

November 2, 2015

Yeah Racing 40mm high-speed cooling fan

New from Yeah Racing comes a 40mm high-speed cooling fan for a range of applications. Offering dual ball bearings, a high airflow and 2S LiPo compatibility the fan is ideal for motor cooling duties in touring cars but also for off-road vehicles. The fan comes pre-wired with a 250mm long connection wire equipped with a standard JST connector.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]