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December 21, 2023

Ermen join growing FlySky team

1:8 Nitro Onroad stalwart John Ermen is the latest of a growing list of high profile team of drivers to sign with radio brand Flysky RC. The Dutch drivers joins Marc Rheinard, Ryan Maifield and David Ronnefalk in using the company’s range topping Noble Pro transmitter. One of the great characters of international nitro onroad racing, Ermen said on the announcement, “I’m very happy to join the Flysky 1/8th on-road team. The Flysky Noble Pro is truly one of the most sophisticated transmitters I have ever used. I’ve been racing for over 30 years and have used a lot of brands during these years. Whenever you switch to a new brand, you must get used to the radio and its menu structure. However, with the Noble Pro, it felt like I had been using this transmitter for years. The touchscreen and smartphone-like menu structure will feel like home right from the beginning. The radio is made from high-quality aluminium casing with an extra power bank for long-lasting fun! If you prefer a super-light radio, you can simply remove the power bank. In my opinion, this radio is a real pro tip!”

Source: Flysky [flysky-cn.com]

December 20, 2023

Serpent Viper 990 Evo 1:8 GP

One of the pioneers of the category, Serpent has released its latest 1:8 Onroad Nitro chassis the Viper 990 EVO. The gets an number of new features and improves starting with new “flex shock mounts”, which offer the possibility to add more flex by removing the connecting carbon brackets. It is also now possible to change the shock angle on the inner mounting position in small 1mm steps Another improvement has come from the new bumper. It is an aerodynamic improvement, but at the same time it gives more support to the bodyshell and also is a lot more resistant to bending. All of that comes with a reduced weight by almost 10grams. The EVO also features a revised fuel tank, allowing more clearance with the carburettor, and also allowing to raise the tank as desired. The new shape of the tank is accompanied by a revised topdeck. New front arms feature a carbon downstop lever which gives a much more accurate and consistent downstop setting, a very important part of the car’s setup. The other key feature of the new kit is a redesigned front one-way. A modified front one-way shaft allows a more narrow setting than in the past with a front narrow track width is important to be able to achieve on most tracks nowadays.

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December 20, 2023

MonacoRC Bag Small V2.1

MonacoRC has extended its line of bags designed for the transportation of materials for the RC racers. The new MonacoRC Bag Small V2.1 stands out for its attention to detail with the interior adorned with an elegant print featuring the MonacoRC logo in tone-on-tone red, enhancing the quality of the finish. In addition to the practical tone-on-tone red mesh inner pocket (for the Black and Red version), the exterior is enriched with a MonacoRC label, maintaining that elegant simplicity that has made the bag so appreciated. The series is available in three sizes, easily distinguishable by the colour of the zippers. Measuring 16 cm x 12 cm x 5 cm and featuring a Blue Zipper, the small bag is ideal for holding Shorty batteries, motors, DiffCheck, and other similar items. MonacoRC Bag S Black is 16 cm x 12 cm x 7 cm in size and gets a Black Zipper and is designed to hold the complete Icharger X6 battery charger, Shorty batteries, motors, DiffCheck, and more. Biggest of the three at 16cm x 12 cm x 9 cm is the Red Zipper bag. With its generous height, this bag can carry larger items compared to the other two models, such as scales, motors, or a battery charger with cables.

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December 19, 2023

Schumacher Winter Series Round 3 – Report

The 2023/24 Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club reached its midway point with Round 3 taking place last weekend. Schumacher front runner James Hart joined the series and set the fastest times in the opening qualifier and continued on to take four commanding rounds. Chris Lovely would lead the Xray charge and take 2nd spot in the qualifications with two 2nd places, 3rd would belong to 1:8 nitro ace Tim Wood and his Mugen. In 4th would be Paul Sleight with his Awesomatix mixing it with the front times, 5th was Dave Sedgewick with his Awesomatix showing consistent speed. Daniel Burks would round out the A-final with his Destiny.

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December 18, 2023

2023 PN World Cup – Report

The 17th running of the PN World Cup was held recently at RCHQ in San Antonio, Texas, USA, with the event selling out in a very rapid 19-minutes. Hosting 114 drivers from 11 countries, they would compete for the honours in Stock, F1, Super Stock, AWD Mod, GT 2WD Mod, and Pan Car 2WD Mod classes. In the modified classes, Michael Maldonado from Pueblo, Colorado, took the victories in Pan Car and GT, and Mathieu De Rocha from France successfully defended his world title from Bangkok 2022 in AWD. Maldonado would also go on to win the Super Stock title, and Ethan Martinez from San Antonio completed the double wins in Stock and F1.

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December 18, 2023

Hobbywing XeRun DRX drag racing motors

Hobbywing has announced a new motor specially designed for 1:10 Drag Racing called the XeRun 3652 / 3662 DRX. Available in 6500, 8500 and 8500 KV, the motor is extremely efficient, resulting in less heat when compared to similar motors. Using a 0.23Nm load test, the 3662 motor coil temperature is approximately 20 degrees lower. The outside temperature is 8 percent cooler also. The motor get a ‘Failure Proof Rotor’. This rotor steel sleeve ensure it will withstand the most extreme demands. The motor adopts a modular structure design, which is convenient for routine cleaning and maintenance, effectively prolonging the service life of the motor and maintaining the working efficiency of the motor.

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December 18, 2023

Harper wins EWS Round 2

New Schumacher recruit Elliot Harper has won the second round of the popular Essex Winter Series. Securing podium at the opening round, Harper TQ’d all four qualifiers while behind their was a nice fight through the qualifying between Round 1 winner Kyle Branson and Alex Thurston for 2nd, with Branson getting the nod. In the final, Branson stayed in touch with Harper, but had to worry more about defending from Thurston behind. Harper opened up a small gap as they worked through lapped traffic, and Thurston couldn’t get close enough to seriously challenge Branson. Chris Grainger had a lonely race after qualifying fourth and finishing fourth. In Stock Round 1 winner Zak Finlay TQ’d ahead of Tony Broad and Andy Murray. Murray dropped back in the opening laps, and there was a great battle for 2nd between Broad and Billy Fletcher. Finlay checked out while Fletcher lined up a great pass on the final lap to take 2nd place, leaving a Broad to settle for 3rd. In FWD Ben Moorey took the TQ & win.

Source: EWS [ewsevents.co.uk]

December 17, 2023

Volker wins hugely successful inaugural FIRC

Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker has won the hugely successful inaugural Foshan Invitational RC Championship in China. One of a number of international drivers to make the trip to the new GDC Indoor track in the central Guangdong Province, Volker completed the perfect weekend taking the TQ honours before converting that in the overall win with victory in A2. The biggest challenger to the former World Champion would come in the form of Chinese driver Vening Zhuo who was justly rewarded for his impressive showing with second overall. Highly complimentary of Zhuo talents, Volker only discovered during the event that the driver keeping him honest all weekend was the very same person he had been offering racing advice too after he had reached out to the professional racer through social media. An event created to give Chinese racers experience of international competition, it would be Japanese visitor and Xpress team driver Yugo Nagashima who would complete the podium for what race organiser Gavin Kwok is aiming to establish into one of Asia’s major annual international touring car races.

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