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October 15, 2018

Hobbywing V10 G3 titanium-bonded rotors

Hobbywing have introduced two new titanium-bonded rotors for the V10 G3 series of brushless motors. The characteristic of the rotors will provide a smoother pickup acceleration without sacrificing top speed. This will help to tune motors especially to lower grip asphalt and carpet conditions as it aids car control out of tight corners. Available variants are a 5-12.5 and 5-12.3 that come individually marked for easy identification.

View the 5-12.3 rotor rotor here

October 15, 2018

JP Richards wins at Winter Points Series opener

Round 1 of the 2018/19 Winter Points Series was held at P&T Hobbies in Indiana. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was JP Richards with the TQ and win from Galen McCreary on the 2 spot. The podium was rounded out by RC legend Brian Dunbar who recently came back out of retirement.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 15, 2018

Tom Robin wins French 1/8th Buggy finale

The TSAR track near Toulouse played host to last weekend’s final round of the French 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship. The race for the overall TQ was a very entertaining one with three different top qualifiers in four rounds. Ultimately it was TLR’s Renaud Savoya with the overall and he would also start from pole position into the 45-minute A-main event. In the opening lap however Renaud made a mistake, leaving Team Associated’s Tom Robin as well as Xray’s Yannick and Jerome Aigoin battling for the lead. Savoya eventually recovered to take the top spot again only to run in mechanical issues in the later stages of the race that cost him a lap. From there he suffered with pace which allowed Tom Robin to take the lead in the closing stages and to take the win from Jerome and Yannick. Renaud ended the race on the 4 spot which was enough for him to take the overall championship title.

Source: Circus RC [circusrc.com]

October 15, 2018

Kyosho RB7 lightweight body shell

Coming from Kyosho and made for the Ultimate RB7 2WD buggy is a new lightweight body shell. Offering the same design as the standard kit shell, the lightweight variant is pulled from 0.6mm thin high-quality polycarbonate, making it 8g lighter than standard. Using the body will lower the overall centre of gravity which comes in handy especially on high grip surfaces where more crisp cornering can be achieved.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

October 14, 2018

9th annual Charity Race – Announcement

The 9th edition of the annual Charity Race will be held at the RC Landia carpet track in Scandiano, Italy on the weekend of the 24th and 25th of November. The 2018 edition will see the running of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, Formula and 1/12th Pan Car classes and beside the fastest Italian electric on-road racers, European Pro drivers such as Marc Rheinard, Alexander Hagberg, Ronald Völker, and Marco Kaufman will make an appearance. Due to the limited pit space the entries are capped off at 120 drivers with the first Pro drivers having already signed up. This year’s race will be held on a brand new ETS carpet using Volante ETS tyres for the touring and formula classes. Like the years before, the organisers Team La Gang will hold a charity lottery for the good cause. Registration for the race will start on the 15th of October at 20 p.m. CET on MyRCM and for more information feel free to email Toni Rheinard (info@tonisport.de) or Davide Sillingardi (sillarcmail@gmail.com) or visit the club’s website here.

October 13, 2018

Jilles Groskamp inks deal with ORCA

ORCA have announced the signing of Dutch on-road frontrunner, Jilles Groskamp to their factory team. The former IFMAR Electric Touring World Champion and long-time Team Orion factory driver will use ORCA brushless motors, speed controllers and batteries from now on while also helping with the development of future products. The Thailand-based joins another spearhead of the electric touring car scene, Akio Sobue, who signed with ORCA in July.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

October 12, 2018

Arrowmax M17 3.7V 6000mAh transmitter battery

Arrowmax have introduced a dedicated transmitter battery pack for the Sanwa M17 radio. The 3.7V 6000mAh LiPo replaces the standard battery with a high-capacity pack for longer operation time and thus more confidence even when having long days at the track. The battery measures 78x47x12mm and it comes pre-wired with a universal JR-style plug.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

October 12, 2018

Vigor R11 2018 carbon fibre chassis & top deck

Vigor RC have introduced their new flex main chassis and 2.0mm new design top deck for the ARC R11 2018 electric touring car. The 84mm wide chassis made of 2.25mm carbon fibre was designed to increase torsional flex which can be beneficial especially on lower grip surfaces. Also new is the 9mm wide top deck made of 2.0mm carbon material. The new style top deck helps to fine-tune overall chassis flex for a wider range of conditions.

View the top deck here