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July 19, 2018

RC Lemans Series Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of this year’s RC Lemans Series was held at the popular AMCA Apeldoorn track in The Netherlands. Hot summer weather greeted the drivers that would battle for the win in the LMP1 Modified and LMP2 Stock classes. With a win Kai Altmann could already wrap up the championship while in the LMP2 class the race for the championship is still wide open. With reigning 1/12th scale European Champion Ollie Payne the series welcomed a real Pro driver with Ollie attending the fast Modified class using a spare car of Tim and Kai Altmann. During Saturday’s practice the track soon got grippier and the lap times started to become quicker and quicker – as did Ollie.

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July 18, 2018

JConcepts Summer INS8 – Report

The 2018 JConcepts Summer INS8 was held at Action Hobby in Chandler, Arizona last weekend. Within a few short years, the facility has nestled itself as one of America’s beloved race track. It’s unique, it’s filled with people that genuinely care, and perhaps the biggest highlight is the facility and location can’t get much better. With races that sell out in minutes, Hobby Action has established itself among the world’s best and is well known for the Desert Classic and the JConcepts Summer Indoor National Series. However, this year, Hobby Action has stepped up and will soon play host to the 2018 1/10th Electric Nationals this August. This year’s track had a lot of elevation changes from dips to elevated turns, it kept racers constantly on their toes as the only thing that was flat was the straightaway (and rightfully so). The jumps weren’t large or monumental, but the tricky approaches to the jumps played a heavy role on the fast laps. Overall, the laps were easy to produce but fast laps were hard to come by as reaching the limit was greeted with traction roles and off-line spinouts.

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July 18, 2018

Schumacher Mi6evo ultra short shock conversion

Schumacher have introduced the ultra short shock conversion kit for the Mi6evo touring car. The conversion provides the car with a lower centre of gravity than the standard kit shocks and towers. Stroke has not been compromised, these shocks and towers actually give more stroke than a standard Mi6evo. The shocks offer enhanced damping characteristics with a new larger diameter while the lower CG reduces the risk of traction roll on high-grip circuits. Included come 3 and 4-hole pistons included that utilise a new improved fixing method using a screw and a new seal pack housing with new O-rings improve sealing to prevent leakage. The kit includes all the parts required to convert to the ultra short shocks, including a new 5.5 turn 1.4mm wire 3.0 (N/mm) Schumacher spring and it has already demonstrated its performance in the hands of Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski with his 3rd place at the ETS Hudy Arena.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

July 18, 2018

Leadfinger Racing XB4 A2 Tactic body shell

Coming from Leadfinger Racing and made for the popular Xray XB4 buggy is the A2 Tactic body shell. It shows design influenced from LFR’s 1/8th scale bodies with an aggressive and sleek style. The windshield has been laid down to remove the steep rake, while at the same time keeping a modern cab forward feel. The top of the cab has an added roof vent for superior cooling that pushes air flow over the centre diff and motor, further enhancing its style and performance. To help keep everything planted, the rear of the cab has the traditional swoop along with added down force ailerons on the top of the side pods. The use of mounting posts have been deleted, and the body has been specifically designed for the use as a velcro only application. The new A2 Tactic body comes in clear with window masks and stickers provided and including two suitable rear wings.

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July 18, 2018

Arena IF14 1.75mm carbon fibre top deck

Arena RC Racing have introduced a 1.75mm carbon fibre top deck for the Infinity IF14 touring car. An in-between solution, the upper deck adds to the original 2.0mm and the optional 1.6mm top deck to allow for better flex control when running different main chassis. The part is machined from high-quality material and it is a direct fit.

Source: Arena RC Racing [facebook.com]

July 18, 2018

Yokomo Max Power 4600mAh 100C Shorty LiPo battery

Yokomo have introduced the new Max Power 4600mAh Shorty LiPo battery pack. Made from high-quality cells and developed with both drift and 1/10th buggy racers in mind, the 2S battery measures 96x47x24.8mm and it weighs in at about 210g. With a lower price tag than Yokomo’s Racing Performer series the battery targets intermediate level and weekly club racers and it adds to the already introduced 3500mAh type.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

July 18, 2018

Hudy stainless steel 35g & 50g battery weights

Coming from Hudy are their new 35g and 50g stainless steel battery weights. Both were designed to fit into the battery compartments of cars designed for shorty LiPo packs and they help to up weight when needed. The 35g weight measures 95x47x1mm while the 50g measures 95×68.5x1mm, ensuring they can be used with standard 1/10th scale off-road cars as well as many other vehicles.

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July 18, 2018

Dominic Greiner teams up with Energy Fuel

Pepe Group have announced the signing of IFMAR World Champion, Dominic Greiner to their factory team. Dominic will be using Energy Fuel for the remainder of his campaign, starting at this week’s EFRA 1/8th IC Track European Championships in Cassino, Italy.

Source: Pepe Group [pepegroup.net]