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October 9, 2018

Carlos Duraes takes Portuguese Nitro Buggy title

The fifth round of the Portuguese 1/8th Off-road National Championship was held at the Radiomodelismo de Freixedas club last weekend. Serpent’s Carlos Duraes took the overall TQ after the three qualifying rounds with Mugen’s Ricardo Monteiro and Team Associated’s Nuno Casal coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The 45-minute main final then again had Carlos controlling the field, taking the win a lap in front of Goncalo Melo (TLR) while Ricardo Monteiro rounded out the top 3 another lap down. With the win at round 5 Carlos Duraes also secured himself the overall championship title in the Nitro Buggy class.

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October 9, 2018

2018/19 Rug Racers Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2018/19 Rug Racers series was held last weekend. The new series returned with a few changes made to the track in an effort to help with the racing and limit the number of car breakages. The 13.5 Blinky Touring win was taken by long serving Ashley Wiffen. Ashley was being pushed hard by Jamie Hickin but was able to hold him off for the overall A-final win from Jamie Hickin in 2nd and Shaun Batt in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

October 9, 2018

CS Electronic CS-Rookie PRO10 V2 brushless combo

German company CS Electronic have introduced their new CS-Rookie PRO10 V2 brushless motor and speed controller combo package. Designed for entry-level 1/10th scale on-road and off-road kits the set includes a 3S LiPo-compatible sensorless 260A-rated brushless speed controller that ensures a smooth driving feeling while safety features such as overload and over-temperature protection prevent the ESC from becoming damaged when being overly abused. The controller is programmable using an optional programming card. As for the motor, the sensorless 4-pole item is of 3900kV rating for lots of speed and acceleration and it comes pre-wired with 4mm bullet-type connectors. The combo package is available with 3900kV down to 1300kV variant motors.

View lists of the features and specifications here

October 9, 2018

Team Raffee TRX-4 HD steel centre driveshafts

Coming from Team Raffee are new HD steel centre driveshafts for the Traxxas TRX-4 off-road truck. The heavy duty telescopic-design shafts offer greatly improved strength thanks to their all-metal steel and aluminium construction. They come as complete set including front and rear centre shafts and they feature red alloy cross pin retainers and laser-etched TRC logos for looks.

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October 9, 2018

Kevin Nielsen joins Xray factory team

Xray have announced the addition of Danish top driver, Kevin Nielsen to their factory team. The multi-time ETS and DHI Cup A-finalist will campaign Xray’s T4 platform at national and international events such as the ETS, DHI Cup, XRS and more and he had the following to say about the deal:

I’m extremely happy and proud to join the Xray factory team. Thanks to Xray for putting the trust in me. My dream just came true. The quality of the products is just amazing, and the cars are on point like the support no matter what level you race at. I will as always try my best to get some great results both in nationals and internationals races.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 9, 2018

Kyosho Mini-Z FWD SP main chassis set gold

Kyosho have announced the soon release of the SP main chassis set gold for the Mini-Z FWD series cars. The tub chassis is equipped with gold-plated battery and motor connectors that will offer a lower electric resistance than the standard parts for increased performance and lower temperatures. The chassis set is a direct replacement and just required to swap the chassis internals over.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

October 9, 2018

T-Works 1/8th & 1/10th off-road car stand

T-Works have introduced their new car stand for 1/8th and 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. An all-metal construction the car stand is 85mm tall and it features a 80mm x 120mm platform, covered with two foam strips that prevent the chassis from sliding around. A total of eight machined sections take shock absorbers during refilling and engraved markings ensure they do not get mixed up. Machined T-Works logos on the sides both add visual impact and lower the overall weight for more convenient carrying.

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October 9, 2018

R1 Wurks AE 6.1 laydown fan shroud

Coming from R1 Wurks are their new laydown fan shrouds for Team Associated’s 6.1 series of off-road vehicles. Specifically developed the fan mounts are a drop fit foe the specific vehicle with a highly efficient 3-D-printed captured cooling body ensuring maximised cooling which is crucial especially for stock racing classes. The pre-assembled units utilise 30mm low-profile cooling fans and they weigh in at 18g. Available are a B6.1 laydown, T6.1 layback and T6.1 laydown configurations.

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