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November 26, 2014

Loran Whiting joins Hobbywing

Hobbywing have announced the signing of US racer Loran Whiting to their team. Loran is an avid nitro onroad racer with a busy racing schedule that included the European-based ENS series and the recent IFMAR Worlds in Thailand and for the 2015 season she will be increasing her program to include more electric racing following a season of electric touring car and 2WD buggy appearances. Using Hobbywing products Loran will also race in the 4WD buggy class in the coming season. She had the following to say:

I am very excited to join the Hobbywing team and am thankful for the opportunity to help build the Hobbywing brand. I have been racing for 12 years and have recently started to work on stepping up my electric racing. In 2014, I ran more modified electric touring car and 2WD buggy, with an expansion into 4WD buggy and other classes coming in the next year. I can’t wait to expand my knowledge alongside Hobbywing in the US and internationally. I am really looking forward to the 2015 onroad and offroad season.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

November 26, 2014

GRP pre-glued 1/10th formula tyres

Italian company GRP introduce their new line of pre-glued tyres for 1/10th scale formula chassis. Offering a unique wheel design with a larger inner diameter of 39mm and a smaller outer diameter of 30mm the tyres offer a precise handling and improved on-track performance without sacrificing scale looks. Coming in S2 high-grip compound the tyres are available as 33.5mm wide front and 38.5mm wide rear offerings, pre-mounted on carbon reinforced F104-compatible 6-spoke rims with water-cut foam inserts. The pre-scuffed tyres are usable immediately and do not require to be run-in or pre-sanded before use.

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November 26, 2014

LiveTime scoring engine software

LiveTime, a sister company to LiveRC, announce its very own scoring engine software offering intuitive scoring and never-seen-before features. The software is designed to integrate seamlessly with LiveRC to broadcast scoring, video, and results to viewers around the world via real-time cloud synchronisation. LiveTime also interfaces with a global driver database that allows users to view their results archives from any track in the world.

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November 26, 2014

KM H-K1 Evo3 steel & aluminium rear driveshafts

KM have a new option part for the H-K1 200mm nitro on-road car available in the form of red steel and aluminium driveshafts. The parts improve the drivetrain efficiency due to a low weight while the red steel wheel axles maximise durability. Using the universal shafts improves rear stability and also does away with the need to use O-rings in the differential outdrives. For maintenance reasons the aluminium dogbones are also available separately.

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November 25, 2014

Yuki Model Borsti 45A brushed speed controller

Yuki Model introduce the Borsti 45A brushed speed controller. Offering up to 45A constant and 340A peak current, the 2S LiPo-compatible controller measures 38x28x2mm and it weighs in at 40g. The speedo features low-voltage and over-temperate protection, a 2A/5.8V BEC system and it comes pre-wired with Tamiya-style battery and motor connectors.

Source: CN-Group [cn-group.de]

November 25, 2014

Hungary Electric On-road Nationals – Report

The Hungarian Electric On-road National Championship was held in Budapest last weekend in the four classes of Touring Car Modified, Super Stock, Stock and World GT. The finals of the Modified class had Barnabas Toth taking the win after close racing in all three legs from Viktor Juhasz and Zsolt Kalnay. Balint Rajki and Zsolt Bajusz rounded out the top 5.

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November 25, 2014

Team C TC10 hard plastics & 4 degree arm mount

Team C have new option parts available for the TC10 touring car in the form of hard compound suspension parts and a new 4 degree rear arm mount. Starting with the plastics, they are made from a special hard compound to reduce flex under load such as it occurs when running in high bite conditions. Available are front and rear lower A-arms as well as front 4 degree caster C-hubs. The parts come also come in handy when running in high ambient temperatures. Another new item is the 4 degree rear arm mount. The aluminium part comes orange anodised and laser-etched for easy identification. All parts fit both the TC10 competition and TR10 budget touring car.

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November 25, 2014

Hayato Ishioka wins 1/12th scale at AOC

The 5th and final round of the Asia On-Road Championship was held over the weekend at the World-famous Yatabe Arena with over 200 participants. In the 1/12th scale class it was Hayato Ishioka who took the TQ with the only 37 laps run in the qualifiers. Ishioka then went on to dominate the A-main also by bringing home the win with his Trinity-powered CRC ride in front of Masatsugo Edo (Yokomo) and Toto Ebukuro (Yokomo).

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