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September 28, 2018

Futaba 7PX Limited Edition – Coming soon

During this week’s All-Japan Model and Hobby Show Futaba are introducing their forthcoming 7PX Limited Edition high-end transmitter. Building on the existing 7PX the Limited Edition will feature and updated case in carbon fibre design as well as a grey handle cover and several new parts that lower the overall weight. In addition the radio will be compatible with Kyosho’s new Mini-Z Evo cars that offer a new plug-in receiver feature that allows to run the cars with the PX7 LE. We bring you more information on the transmitter as they become available.

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September 28, 2018

Protoform D9 touring car body shell – Coming soon

Protoform have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new D9 touring car body shell. Understood to be a 190mm variant for electric tourers, the body seems to sport an aggressive front end design as it became en vogue recently. Full information and images will be available in time for the release. Stay tuned!

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

September 28, 2018

Bartosz Zalewski takes Oder Pomerania Cup E-Buggy title

The fourth and final round of the Oder Pomerania Cup was recently held in Germany. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class and after three challenging and exciting finals it was Steven Nortdorf (Agama) with the win from Bartosz Zalewski (Xray) and Thilo Schittko (Agama) on the 3 spot. With his 2nd place finish at round 4 it was Bartosz Zalewski who took the overall title from Steven and Thilo.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 27, 2018

Monaco RC World Champion Team T-shirt

Monaco RC have announced the release of their new T-shirt to celebrates their World Champion Team. The shirt is dedicated to the victory of the Monaco RC team with its ambassador’s multiple wins in Welkom, South Africa. Bruno Coelho, Alexander Hagberg, and Jan Ratheisky won their respective classes at the Worlds in the Touring, 1/12th scale and Formula categories.

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September 27, 2018

Vaterra 1972 Chevy Camaro SS V100 4WD RTR

The Vaterra 1972 Camaro SS is a faithful recreation of the full-size muscle car designed for true auto enthusiasts as well as beginner consumers. Classic car fans will love the incredible scale details, while RC enthusiasts won’t be able to get enough of the AWD shaft driven drivetrain and proven V100-S chassis. It features an officially licensed body, 2.4GHz radio system and waterproof components. Plus, the ’72 Camaro has LED headlights and taillights for nighttime RC fun. The chassis comes fully equipped with a 15T brushed motor, waterproof electronics and all that is needed to get this bad boy running is a 2S LiPo or 6-cell NiMH battery with EC3 connector as well as an appropriate battery charger.

View a list of the key features and more images here

September 27, 2018

Schumacher Eclipse 2 LMP12 1/12th scale pan car

Coming from Schumacher is the new Eclipse 2 LMP12 kit for 1/12th scale pan car classes. After the successful reintroduction into LMP12 Racing with the Eclipse after a 35-year break, Schumacher offer the latest incarnation, the Eclipse 2. The car has been refined over two seasons of hard racing to provide drivers with a faster, more durable, easier to work on platform. The vehicle uses full carbon fibre chassis components, with high quality engineering polymer mouldings throughout, all refined for the upcoming carpet season.

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September 27, 2018

Slovakian EP Off-road Championship Rd7 – Report

The seventh and final round of the Slovakian Electric Off-road Championship was held in Bratislava recently. Morning rain meant a delayed start but also high traction. In the 4WD Buggy class Roman Pavlus took the overall TQ and he also walked away with tone-to-tone wins in the opening two A-mains to take the day’s win from Lacko Toth and Milos Svihran.

Continue reading the report here

September 27, 2018

Trinity X-Factor spec class brushless motor

Trinity have introduced their all-new X-Factor spec class brushless motor. Of a new design the motor weighs in at only 144g to 148g on average which was achieved by using only six short screws to mount the timing ring and locking end plate systems. X-Flow cooling openings further reduce the overall weight while adding a lot of airflow through the motor. Other features include a new composite sensor board, a 2-piece CNC-machined aluminium can, and 2mm ultra-low resistance solder tabs. A new stator design provides more efficient power and virtually no fade during a run. Available variants upon release will be a 10.5T, built with a TEP1119 12.5×25.5mm high torque rotor while the 25.5T motor uses a TEP1117 12.3×25.5mm rotor. In-between variants for other stock classes will become available at a later date.

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