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June 6, 2018

Tamiya Dancing Rider RTR set & chrome accessories

First seen during the recent Shizuoka Hobby Show and officially announced now are Tamiya’s forthcoming ready-to-run version of the T3-01 Dancing Rider trike as well as a load of chrome-plated accessories. As for the RTR kit, the 3-wheeler comes factory assembled, with a silver-painted body shell as well as 2.4GHz radio system. It is understood that, apart from being already built, the vehicle is of the same specification as the kit variant. New on the option part side of things and usable for both the kit and RTR kit are the four new chrome-plated sets that are available separately and as gear case A-parts and frame C-parts while the chrome plated front wheel and the M-Chassis compatible 11-spoke rear rims round out Tamiya’s bling package for the popular trike. All of the above items will become available in the second half of July.

View the chrome accessories here

June 6, 2018

BMT 984 hard anodised aluminium front axles

BMT have introduced a set of hard-anodised aluminium front wheel axles for the 984 on-road car. The 7075 alloy wheel axle shafts are a direct replacement for the stock parts and they are designed to scrub both unsprung weight and rotational mass, resulting in improved suspension efficiency and quicker spool-up. Additional machining further scrubs weight and different sets of cross pin holes allow to use a fresh pair of holes once the actual start to show signs of wear, improving the lifespan of the parts.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

June 6, 2018

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of Czech 1/8th Off-road National series was held in Zidlochovice in the two classes of Nitro and Electric Buggy. The Nitro Buggy main final was pretty much a done deal for Martin Bayer while the 2nd place was fought for between Jiri Mara and Max Götzl. The latter however wasn’t able to go Jiri’s speed and had to settle for 3rd ultimately.

Continue reading the report here

June 6, 2018

Xray Racing Series Singapore – Report

Singapore staged the second round of the inaugural season of the Xray Racing Series for South-East Asia this past weekend. Hosted by Urban PlaySpace on its unique roof-top circuit, the event saw racers from Germany, Korea, Brunei and the USA join the many locals in the three classes of Modified Touring, Stock 13.5T Blinky Touring and Formula. The event featured the exciting bump-up format of racing, and was further spiced up with a trackside BBQ party at the end of day one. In the Modified Touring Car class, Dominic Quek set the pace on his home track during qualifying. Despite an issue in Q1 while leading, Dominic was able to bounce back to grab the remaining 3 rounds of qualifying to seal TQ. Germany’s Jan Ratheisky qualified 2nd despite minimal track time due to his delayed arrival into Singapore. Another young local, Eugene Goh, qualified 3rd, to the delight of the local crowd.

Continue reading the report here

June 6, 2018

Xray Racing Series Malaysia – Announcement

The Xray Racing Series Malaysia will be held on the 8th of July at the KLIRCC track in Kepong. Classes run will be Touring Super Stock 13.5T, Touring Stock 13.5T Handout Blinky as well as Formula 21.5T Blinky. Full information and registration is available here.

June 6, 2018

SPower S7 Evo II LPF Tuned .21 racing engine

Available now from SPower is their new S7 EVO II LPF Tuned .21 nitro off-road engine. The power plant is of a 3-port design for improved power delivery and lower fuel consumption and it is built using a balanced and DLC-coated crankshaft, a black-coated crankcase and carburettor as well as a ceramic main bearing. Also part of the package is a new carburettor whose design improves overall efficiency while the gold-colour low-profile cooling head ensures better stability and a lower overall centre of gravity.

View a list of the specifications and more images here

June 6, 2018

Bruno RC BC-1863X aluminium battery stop

Coming from Bruno RC and made for their BC-1863X servo is an adjustable aluminium battery stop. The part attaches to the top of the Xray T4-specific BC-1863X servo mount and it helps to set the gap between the battery and the belt, using a single screw. The items is made of aluminium and it comes black anodised for wear and looks.

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June 5, 2018

Danish Electric Off-road Champs Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the Danish Electric Off-road Championship was held at the RC Kongen outdoor track last weekend. The track was laid out with both old and new carpet, making setup a bit difficult. The track is also the home track of the Douglas and Kaerup families and both showed instant speed during the practice rounds. In the 2WD class Jesper Rasmussen set the pace in Q1 in front of Frederik Hovgaard. Jesper and Frederik upped their speed in every round of qualifying with Jesper holding the upper hand. Behind the two the battle for 3rd was closed between Lasse Bak and Marcus Kærup. Just behind the top 4 it was on-road driver Mike Hansen as Jonas Kærup was showing great speed but some electronic problem in every round stopped him to make full five minute runs.

Continue reading the report here