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July 29, 2018

EFRA Large Scale Off-road Euros – Report

This past week three European Championships were up for grabs in Austria in the Large Scale 1/6th 4WD, 2WD and Short Course classes. The 4WD final produced 30 minutes of the highest quality racing, with never more than a couple of seconds between the leaders and the lead changing on multiple occasions. Pekko Iivonen led from the pole but was soon in a monumental scrap with reigning European champions Dario Veseli of Croatia and TQ man Sven Rodenwald from Germany. With all three teammates in the MCD equipe, there was a desire from all three to keep the racing as fair as possible. The first turning point cam at about half way when a couple of mistakes dropped Sven out of contention, leaving Pekko and Dario to dice for the win. With fastest laps being traded and the lead regularly swopping the second key element of the final became apparent as one of Iivonen’s front tyres begun to become unglued. Now just missing the ultimate pace the Finnish youngster could not stay with Veseli who claimed his third successive 4WD European title.

Continue reading the report here

July 28, 2018

Rebellion-RC IF14 carbon fibre option parts

Coming from Rebellion-RC is is a range of carbon fibre optional parts for the Infinity IF14 touring car. First up is a main chassis plate with innovative pockets to add three silicone bumpers which will improve flex characteristics over a conventionally mounted battery. Also new are three different top decks to fine-tune the roll characteristics of the car which is further helped by the fact that each top deck is available in 2.5mm, 2.25mm, 2.0mm or 1.5mm carbon material. Also available are front and rear shock towers was well as an upper carbon bumper plate as well as two bumper braces that helps to reduce the rearward movement of the bumper in the event of a crash, improving both bumper and chassis life. All items are available in your choice of twelve different colours and they are made using high-grade resin transfer moulded carbon fibre sheets.

View the other new parts here

July 27, 2018

Kyle Holmberg doubles at MNRC Rd4

Round 4 of the MNRC was held at LSRCC in Proctor, Minnesota last weekend. The race was held in several nitro and electric off-road classes and it was Kyle Holmberg who set the pace in 1/8th Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy, bringing home the TQs in both categories. In the 30-minutes Nitro Buggy A-main and from the sound of the tone Kyle never looked back and had a near perfect 30 minutes by pulling a 57 second lead over second placed Seth Vandalen. In 3rd Allan Smith rounded out the podium result.

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July 27, 2018

Xray X12 2019 1/12th scale pan car – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of their X12 2019 specification 1/12th scale pan car kit. As usual no official information is available prior to the release but expect full details and photos to surface very soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 27, 2018

Tekno ET410 1/10th 4WD electric truggy kit

Following a couple of teaser images on social media, Tekno RC have officially unveiled their all-new ET410 1/10th scale 4WD competition electric truggy kit. The vehicle is based off of the popular EB410 1/10th scale 4WD buggy, however new suspension arms, shock towers, rear shocks, body mounts, an ET48.3 inspired truggy body, and driveline components push the ET410 out to 1/10th 2WD/4WD truck specifications. All of the innovations from the EB410 buggy are present on the ET410, such as the weight-forward chassis layout and differential design, the reverse bellcrank steering system and 13mm big bore shocks. During testing it was found that a variety of motors work well to power the ET410, from standard 2-pole offerings (5.5-10.5T) to 4-pole 540-size SCT motors (4000-5000kv). To cope with the power of the latter, a newly designed 32 pitch spur gear and thicker driveshafts are more than up to the task. In addition to standard AE offset 2.2” truck wheels and tyres, SCT wheels and tires of “Slash offset” are a bolt-on option. The kit is available for pre-order now and will ship around mid-August.

View a list of the key features and more images here

July 27, 2018

Rebellion-RC R11’18 carbon fibre option parts

Coming from RC-Carbonstore’s Rebellion-RC brand are several new carbon fibre option parts for the ARC R11’18 touring car. The range includes a new chassis that sports three milled pockets to add silicone dots instead of full-length foam – an update that allows for improved flex characteristics due to the reduced contact patch of the battery and chassis. Next up are three types of upper decks all of which are available in 2.5mm, 2.25mm, 2.0mm and 1.5mm thickness for near endless flex tuning capabilities. Also new are thinner 3mm shock towers that reduce overall weight while removed countersunk holes improve overall strength. Last but not least are battery location brackets with slotted holes for a wider adjustment range. All items are available in a total of twelve colours tu fully personalise your ride.

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July 27, 2018

4TheTop GeometX 1/8th & 1/10th scale setup boards

4TheTop have introduced their new GeometX setup boards for 1/8th and 1/10th scale vehicles. The multi-layer boards are of a double-sided design with one side offering a flat surface, ideal to adjust the suspension geometry and ride height settings while the other side sports several compartments to arrange parts and tools during building, setup and maintenance. Additional scales allow to measure fasteners and bearings and the boards can also be customised with own designs to make them stand out.

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July 27, 2018

Qi-Feng & Cho win at Taiwan AE Off-road Cup

The 2018 Taiwan AE Off-road Cup was held last weekend with the race being open to racers of all brands. The event was held at the Sanxia venue in several electric off-road classes, drawing a new record entry, and in the premier 2WD Mod category it was Tang Qi-Feng with the win as Howard Cho brought home the overall victory in 2WD Stock Buggy.

View the Stock podium here