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December 13, 2018

Tessmann & Rivkin crowned INS8 champions

After traveling to five tracks located across the country, the 8th season of the JConcepts Indoor National Series has come to an end. This year, the competition was at an all-time high with many pro drivers making appearances throughout the series adding fuel to the flame. The energy and intensity at JConcepts INS events are always off the charts as the host tracks go out of their way to provide an awesome racing facility and top-notch race track. The INS is a true nationwide series testing the skills of many over the course of the year taking the best 3 of 5 results to score for the highly contested, series overall champions.

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December 13, 2018

HRC Racing 68123MG ultra high torque servo

Coming from HRC Distribution’s HRC Racing brand is the 68123MG ultra high torque analogue servo for crawlers and trail trucks. Offering up to 23kg-cm of torque and featuring sturdy metal gears, dual ball bearings and a heavy duty servo wire, the servo is best used in applications that require exceptional holding torque – something an analogue servo can excel in compared to digital servos. In addition it is very resistant to hard shocks, making it also the ideal beginner servo. Included in the set is also a heavy duty servo arm.

View a list of the specifications here

December 13, 2018

Scorpion foam tyre traction compound

Coming from Toni Gruber’s Scorpion brand is a specially formulated foam tyre traction compound. Developed in cooperation with the Italian Pepe Group, the tyre sauce ensures maximised side bite and traction on asphalt surfaces. The chemical comes in easy to use 100ml bottles and it is available now.

Source: Gruber Racing [gruber-racing.de]

December 13, 2018

Rebellion-RC X1 gear differential alloy cover

New from RC-Carbonstore’s Rebellion-RC brand is an aluminium cover for Xray’s pan car gear differential. The precision-machined part will improve the case sealing while adding stability for the right hand outdrive due to adding a ball race and an O-ring. The cover is usable for all variants of the diff, including X1, X10 and X12 pan cars and it is available in natural silver colour and also black anodised.

Source: RC-Carbonstore [rc-carbonstore.com]

December 13, 2018

RC-Cox T4 brass battery stopper set

RC-Cox have introduced a brass battery stopper set for the Xray T4 2016 to 2019 kits. Of a multi-functional design the battery stopper utilises two different inserts that allow to use it with ’16 to ’18 kits as well as the latest ’19 variant as the set includes a thread-less insert for the ’19 car as well as a threaded insert for the ’16 to ’18 variants. Using the battery stopper adds about 5.4g of weight while ensuring the battery does not interfere with the pinion gear or front belt.

View the stopper in ’19 and ’16 to ’18 configuration here

December 13, 2018

Xray Racing Series Slovenia Rd2 – Report

The recent second round of the Xray Racing Series Slovenia attracted drivers from four different countries, Austria, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia, to race in several electric on-road categories, including the 21.5T Touring class that was offered for the first time. The race was held on Sunday following a day of practice on Saturday and in the 13.5T Touring class it was Rok Rudl who managed to take the TQ after a tight battle. The second place came to young Bjan Miklozic in front of Nejc Mihelic.

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December 13, 2018

Yokomo RPX-II Drift Spec speed controller

Yokomo have introduced their new RPX-II Drift Spec speed controller that is specially outfitted for demanding drift car racing. Rated at 160A the ESC can even handle high-powered motors and it offers a 6V/7.4V BEC system with up to 6A, allowing to use power-hungry digital servos and gyros alongside without missing a beat. Premium-grade FETs ensure a super low internal resistance for crisp power supply and a specially-tuned firmware with a factory-tweaked basic setup provides a unique control advantage on low-grip surfaces. Using Yokomo’s BL-WM WiFi module or the RPX-II programming box, the speedo’s software features can be individually tuned to meed the driver’s needs. The controller measures 32.9×34.6×19.6mm and it weighs in at 44g.

View the programmer and WiFi module here

December 12, 2018

ARC Nitro Italy R8.0 series gearbox

Coming from ARC Nitro Italy is a new lightweight 2-speed gearbox for the ARC R8.0 and R8.1. Smaller in size than the original assembly the gearbox is also 10g lighter thanks to updated shapes and materials, it comes with harder springs and a reinforced 2nd gear bell. The results on the track are improved engine response especially in low RPM ranges, better acceleration and more precise gear shafts. In addition the gearbox is also more consistent over the course of a run, even in long mains, in high grip or high temperature conditions. The gearbox is a direct fit for both the R8.0 and R8.1.

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