Capricorn introduce new aluminium servo arms for 1/8th and 1/10th nitro and electric cars. The anodised levers are available in two different single and one dual arm designs for the steering and throttle/brake duties on EP and GP cars. The servo horn replace the standard plastic parts with more durable, rigid and precise parts and they come for the use with KO, JR and Sanwa or for Futaba/Robbe servo splines.
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Joining team mate Jilles Groskamp, top Swedish racer Viktor Wilck has also announced that he has left Team Tamiya TRF. The multiple ETS race winner and Worlds finalist leaves the team following 7 years, his entire professional career, with a decision on his next move not yet known. Running for Serpent in Nitro onroad, could we see him make a switch to also running for them in the ISTC class? Viktor had this to say about his departure:
As of today I will not be driving for Tamiya anymore! I have decided not to renew my contract for the 2015-2016 season. I must say its with mixed feelings I leave Tamiya after 7 years. I raced for Tamiya my whole professional RC career so far and I can’t thank all the people at Tamiya enough for the dedication and support the last years. I’m sure TRF will always stay strong and play an important part in RC and I’m sad to leave all my teammates Marc, Jilles, Satoshi, Kiyo, Takayuki and Akio who become like family to me and I wish them all the best for the future!
Reedy has announced that Finnish on-road racer Vesa Yli signed a contract extension for 2015. Vesa’s specialty is 1:12 pan car but he also competes in the Finnish National Series with his touring car and dabbles in off-road in the Summer months. Vesa said:
I’m really excited and looking forward to the continued Reedy support and working with the team in 2015 and beyond. I have been extremely happy with the power package and the way the team works since the first joining in 2012. Together with Reedy’s determined and experienced R&D, I am sure we can achieve great results again in 2015 in all classes.
Source: Reedy [reedypower.com]
Capricorn in cooperation with Max Power soon have the Tesla line of nitro on-road engines available. Based on Novarossi engines and hand-tuned by Max Fantini of Max Power the .21 and .12 power houses are meant to produce the best possible performance while being very reliable at the same time. The Tesla engines will become available from mid-February on.
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Asian company MKS, known for their range of airplane and helicopter specific servos, introduce the X6 HBL575 and HBL599 servos for RC car applications. The HBL575 (0.06s/42kg-cm) and HBL599 (0.09s/24kg-cm) both feature an all aluminium heatsink case, chrome-titanium gears, dual ball bearings and brushless motors. The standard size servos are usable in a voltage range of 6.0V up to 8.2V with their robust metal construction making them ideal especially for 1/8th on-road and off-road applications. Both servos should be available soon.
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Last weekend was the 2nd round of a 4-meeting series for the British 1/10 F1 Nationals held at Broxtowe. Mark Green with his Serpent F110 managed TQ in 3 of the 4 qualifying rounds and lead the A-final for most of the race he have a close race with David Underwood for the first half of the final before winning the final by a full lap. Round 3 will be at the Swift Raceway near Sheffield on Sunday 8th March.
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The annual Snowbird Nationals held at the Park Inn by Radisson, in Orlando, Florida, is one of the biggest RC events in the US, if not the World. With a total of 290 entries in on-road only, it can really be considered as the “Superbowl of RC”. The 2015 track layout was a mirrored version of the one used at the previous IFMAR 1/12th Worlds and traction levels became very high only after the first day of practice. In the Modified TC class Alexander Hagberg managed to take a convincing TQ position in front of team mate Paul Lemieux. In the single main Alexander lead from tone to tone with Paul Lemieux loosing a place to finish in 3rd while Andrew Hardman moved up to 2nd spot.
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Roche, long known for their wide range of electric on-road option parts, soon have their first ever full car kit available. The Rapide P12 is a dedicated 1/12th scale competition car based on a 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis and coming with a fully adjustable front end and an aluminium/carbon fibre rear pod with alloy axle height and wheelbase adjusters. The car is usable with both mini and micro size servos and allows for longitudinal and transversal battery mount. More information and images will become available in time for the release in March.
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