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December 22, 2014

CS-Electronic 5000mAh 35C LiPo battery pack

German company CS-Electronic introduce the CS-Drift 7.4V 5000mA 35C LiPo battery pack. Built from high-quality cells that use Silver Protect technology for improved security the battery is good for up to 70C burst discharge rates, making it ideal not only for RC drift applications. The design of the hardcase allows to access the 4mm tube-type connectors from the top and bottom side and the battery comes with a pre-wired charging and balancing harness.

Source: CS-Electronic [cs-shop.com]

December 22, 2014

Revolution Design B5/B5MM aluminium spring cups

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce their new Team Associated B5 series aluminium spring cups in +5mm offset configuration. They are a direct replacement for the stock plastic cups and improve spring fitment and overall rigidity for optimised suspension performance especially on high-bite surfaces that put a lot of stress on the suspension. The parts are CNC-machined from aircraft-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they are light of weight at only 1.65g per piece, they come blue anodised and laser-etched for that ultimate factory touch and to match the other forthcoming RDRP B5 series option parts.

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December 22, 2014

Intech ERSC-10 Pro4 short course kit – Preview

Intech ERSC-10 Pro4 short course kit - Preview

Intech Racing have more images of their forthcoming ERSC-10 1/10th scale 4WD short course truck available following a first teaser image some days ago. Sharing many parts with the BR-6 1/8th off-road buggy the SC truck is of a sturdy design with a hard anodised aluminium chassis, a 3-diff drivetrain, enclosed receiver box, a combined battery and speed controller mounting plate and durable suspension components including machined aluminium shock towers and large-volume aluminium shock absorbers. Other features included are aluminium suspension mounts with inserts for the suspension pins, front and rear anti-roll bars and adjustable turnbuckles.

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December 21, 2014

Mibosport Cup Christmas Race – Date change

The traditional Christmas Race of the popular Mibosport Cup will take place at a later date due to technical and operational reasons at the Hotel Sport venue in Hrotovice. The event will now be held on the 3rd of January 2015. The race will also see the use of the popular black ETS carpet. The next dates of the Mibosport Cup series have already been set and won’t be changed. Thus the 4th round will be held on the 14th of February 2015, a week earlier than it was originally announced, and the final round including the podium ceremony will take place on the 14th of March 2015. The ranking leaders in the respective classes after round two are Kuba Simurda in Touring Car Modified, Rene Kölbel in TC Stock LRP and Formula, Marcell Wostalek in 1/12th scale and Martin Bayer in the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes.

Source: Mibosport [mibosport.com]

December 20, 2014

Agama A215 1/8th nitro buggy kit

Nemo Racing introduce the new Agama A215 1/8th nitro off-road buggy kit. The A215 takes all the attributes of the previous A8 platform, and builds upon them to bring the buggy to a new level of performance. Taking the strength and durability of the A8, the new A215 improves those features and after extensive testing from Agama’s international team of drivers, the latest kit is meant to represent a marked improvement in terms of handling, stability, traction and jumping.

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December 20, 2014

Xceed 1/8th & 1/10th off-road car stand

New from Xceed comes a strong and light off-road stand for 1/8th and 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. It is ideal as work-station to prepare the car on while two lines of medium and large diameter holes in the top-deck take shock absorbers while filling them with oil. Strong and durable rubber feet keep the stand well in position and it is available in green or black anodising.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

December 20, 2014

Tekno EB/ET48 & SCT410 tapered driveshafts

Tekno introduce tapered front centre driveshafts for the EB/ET48 and the SCT410 kits. Made from 7075 aluminium the shafts are 10g lighter than the stock parts, they are tapered for strength and uniformity and come laser-etched with the Tekno RC logo. The design will also let them spin truer for a more precise running drivetrain and they are available as EB/ET and SCT specific item.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

December 19, 2014

Naoto Matsukura and Yokomo part ways

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Multiple IFMAR 1/12th World Champion and current Electric Touring Car World Champion Naoto Matsukura today announced his shock departure from long term sponsor Yokomo. The protege of RC legend Masami Hirosaka has been under contract with the Japanese manufacturer for the last 10 years and it us understood that both parties parted ways amicably. When contacted the Japanese star gave no information about his future plans or his reason for leaving but it is strange timing with the Yatabe Arena in Japan, Yokomo’s own track, hosting the 1/10th EP offroad Worlds next October. More information as we get it.