The 2nd round of the 2014/15 Slovakia Cup will be held at the Hudy Racing Arena on the 13th of December in several electric on-road and off-road classes. Registration can be done here and more information are available here.
Made for the C801 and C802 is the new F1 rear anti-roll bar set from Capricorn. The multi-piece design allows for an easy adjustment using different thickness inserts of 2.3mm, 2.5mm and 2.7mm to fine-tune the roll characteristic of the chassis.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
The 4th edition of the Charity Race was held at the permanent facilities of RC Landia in Scandiano, Italy with 150 entries split in four different classes. Alexander Hagberg managed to take a convincing win in the 1/12th scale category. Taking the TQ position by full points and winning the first two finals with a big margin, as well as setting a new lap record, it was a perfect weekend for the newly crowned 200mm World Champion.
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Radtec have new aluminium suspension block for the Yokomo BD7 2014 and 2015 kit available. They come machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and sport a black anodised finish with machined silver edges. The suspension mounts are available as 45.7mm variant for 2.5 degree toe-in and as 46.0mm block to create 2.8 degree toe-in when combined with the stock 42mm split centre mount.
Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]
Vampire Racing introduce the all-new 7500mAh 80C 7.4V hardcase LiPo stick pack. The newly developed high-performance battery is made from a new generation of very robust Lithium-Polymer cells that does not swell like most of today’s LiPo packs do. The special chemistry of the 80C cells delivers the best possible performance for power-hungry applications such as Modified and Stock touring cars as well as 1/8th off-road vehicles. The battery sports standard dimensions of 138x47x25mm, it weighs in at 330g and it comes with a protective hardcase that incorporates dual 4mm connector tubes.
Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]
Xray now have a full range of anti-roll bar wires for the T4’15 electric touring car kit available. With the introduction of a new, ball-raced mounting system as it is standard on the ’15 spec car, updated anti-roll bar wires are needed in order to extract the maximum performance from the suspension. Beside the standard 1.4mm and 1.3mm wires that come with the kit there are also 1.2mm to 1.6mm front and 1.1mm to 1.6mm rear anti-roll bars available that help to fine-tune chassis roll according to the track conditions.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Yokomo introduce the short suspension arm conversion for the World Championship winning BD7 2015. Used at this year’s Worlds by Yokomo’s factory drivers the conversion is now also available for the public and it consists of new 1.5mm shorter suspension arms and wider suspension mounts that retain the standard track width. Using the short arms optimises traction and on-track performance on both asphalt and high-grip carpet surfaces. Available separately for the front and rear of the car the sets include new suspension arms, anti-roll bar mounts as well as split and 1-piece suspension blocks.
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Yeah Racing introduce aluminium front and rear A-arms for the 3Racing XI Sport touring car. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming pink anodised the parts offer improved suspension rigidity, and they make for a more agile handling mid corner and in high speed turns. Coming in pairs the parts fit the Sakura FF, FF2014, Ultimate, Ultimate 2014, the XI and XI Sport.
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