June 27, 2014

Sanwa SRG-BZX & BZX Type-R servos

Sanwa SRG-BZX & BZX Type-R servos

German Sanwa distributors LRP introduce the Sanwa SRG-BZX and SRG-BZX Type-R servos. Both digital servos offer a brushless motor, metal gears and a speed of up to 0.09s with a torque of 15kg-cm at 7.4V input. While the BZX comes with a middle aluminium heatsink section and a plastic upper case the BZX Type-R is an all-alloy type with upper aluminium case for even more durability in demanding applications such as 1/8th nitro buggies and trucks.

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June 27, 2014

Südhoff takes Rd3 of Central Germany regionals

Südhoff takes Rd3 of Central Germany regionals

Known for his electric touring car skills Freddy Südhoff took a deep nitro sniff and joined the 3rd round of the Central German nitro on-road championship to race in the 1/8th on-road class. Having never raced a 1/8th scale car before he got familiar with his Sonic-powered Velox V8 EC, bored from fellow racer Oliver Mack and prepared by Armin Weihert. In qualifying he took the TQ being the only driver to reach 25 laps with his fastest laptime being 0.2 sec faster than the remainder of the field. In the semi-final A everything went fine and he claimed the pole-position for the 30 minute final while Philip Sting, who was the winner of the semi-final B, was 2 laps short. Right from the start of the final “Fast Freddy” stormed away and increased the gap lap by lap. As the tyre wear was very moderate his lap times were still very fast towards the end of the race although he pushed the whole final. After 30 minutes he crossed the finishline some 6 laps in front of Jürgen Hennemuth in 2nd and Alexander Schmitt in 3rd who was another lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


June 27, 2014

BRCA 1/10th IC on-road championship Rd3 – Report

BRCA 1/10th IC on-road championship Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th IC Championship took place at the Halifax Track in Yorkshire, the excellent facility that hosted the 1/8th European Championships in 2013. The weather forecast showed high temperatures for both days meaning two dry days of running were had. 25 drivers took part in the 200mm class and 14 in the Sports GT class. On Saturday in the open practice, Kyle Branson was showing a fast pace with his XRD-powered Capricorn in the 200mm class and Glyn Beal was posting the fastest laps in the Sports GT class with his Serpent/OS combo. Onto Sunday and round 1 of qualifying went the way of Kyle Branson and Richard Boult. Kyle again posted the fastest time in round 2 with Glyn Beal topping the round in the Sports GT class. The pair again topped round 3 and 4 of their respective classes giving them the TQ positions for their classes.

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June 27, 2014

Exotek F104 Ultra diff axle & diff housing

Exotek F104 Ultra diff axle & diff housing

Exotek Racing introduce two new option parts for the F104 series of formula cars in the form of an aluminium diff axle and diff housing. Starting with the diff axle, the combined 1-piece part reduces the play and weight of the stock axle with extra machining reducing the axle to only 4.5 grams whereas the stock part is 7grams. The axle is ideal for high speed conditions due to the lower rotating mass and reduced unsprung weight. Special machining makes for exacter diff ring tolerance to insure a better diff ring fit as the diff ring will not slip back and forth like in the stock diff.

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June 27, 2014

Spec-R 20mm touring car shock springs

Spec-R 20mm touring car shock springs

Spec-R have six new 20mm “big bore” spring for 1/10th touring cars available. Coming in fine steps from a soft 0.271kgf/mm to a hard 0.318kgf/mm the springs are meant to fit a wide range of today’s short TC shocks that make use of low-profile 20mm springs. Made from high-quality spring steel and sporting laser-etched markings for easy identification the springs are available separately or as a a complete set with all six pairs from soft to hard.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]


June 27, 2014

Shepherd Velox V8 brass battery tray

Shepherd Velox V8 brass battery tray

Shepherd now have this brass battery tray for the Velox V8 line of 1/8th on-road cars available. CNC-machined from heavy brass material and weighting in at 46 gram the part is designed to add extra weight at the lowest possible point of the chassis for improved overall handling on a variety of track conditions. A milled-out “channel” on the lower side of the tray prevents the battery strapping tape from becoming damaged during use.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


June 26, 2014

KO Propo RSx one10 Response servo colour variants

KO Propo RSx one10 Response servo colour variants

KO Propo’s RSx one10 Response low-profile servo is now also available in three different colour variants. Offering 0.07s of transit time and a torque of 9.0kg-cm at 7.4V input the servo offers the same specifications as the standard servo but your choice of a red, purple of blue middle heatsink section makes it now even easier to colour match the chassis and accessories. Other features include a coreless motor and gold-plated connector contacts.

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June 26, 2014

Endurance Championship LSM Austria – Report

Endurance Championship LSM Austria – Report

The 5th running of the Endurance Championship Austria took place at the Tirol Ring in Kematen, Austria, last weekend. A total of nine teams signed in with the AMC Racing Team Tirol grabbing the TQ honours from MRC Zillertal I and The Fantastic 3. Right from the start a battle between four teams arose with the WIN WIN Racing team making a statement and placing themselves in front. Unfortunately for the team of MRC Zillertal I, 2nd after qualifying, an electronic problem forced them to retire with the RC Bike Team, on route for a podium finish, also having to retire. Up front the WIN WIN Racing Team took the win after 1300 laps followed by the Team MARC Unterland with 1278 laps and the AMC Racing Team Tirol with 1255 laps.

Click here to view the final results