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June 25, 2014

Pedro Miguel Sousa wins at Portuguese regionals Rd3

The 3rd round of the Portuguese 1/8th off-road Northern regionals was held at the Vilela track with over 40 entries. After the semifinals Francisco Ferreira put his buggy on the pole position on front of Pedro Miguel Sousa. The final had Francisco leading the majority of the race with Pedro being the only driver to keep up with his team mate’s pace. With some 3 minutes to go Pedro made a move on the leader to take the 1st position that he then kept until the end of the race to take his 3rd consecutive victory in the championship. Francisco Ferreira managed to conserve the runner up spot while Ricardo Martins grabbed the 3rd place coming from 5th on the grid.

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June 25, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max4 III rear 50g brass weights

Made for the use with the Yokomo B-Max4 III are these 50g brass weights for the rear part of the chassis. Offering a cool shiny look the weights come laser etched with the Arrowmax logo and they help to fine-tune the weight balance of the buggy for improved performance on high-bite surfaces.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

June 25, 2014

Powerstar PL-1207 plastic case low-profile servo

The Powerstar PL-1207 low-profile servo is now also available in a plastic case variant with different colour middle heatsink sections. Offering a torque of up to 12kg-cm and a speed of up to 0.074s at 6V input, the brushless servo with mixed stainless steel and titanium gears is good for the use in 1/10th on-road and off-road vehicles alike. It weights in at 45g and is available in four different colour variants, red, orange, blue and light blue, to match with the colour scheme of your car.

Source: Powerstar [powerstar-racing.com]

June 25, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max rear knuckle set & multi shock clamp

Arrowmax have a rear knuckle set for Yokomo’s B-Max line of 1/10th buggies and the V3 version of their multi shock clamp tool available. Starting with the Yokomo option part, the rear knuckle set is designed for the use both on the B-Max2 and B-Max4 buggy and includes two blue anodised rear hubs, carbon fibre camber link mounts, rubber-sealed ball bearings and a hardware set. Six different mounting positions for the upper camber links give additional setup options while overall rigidity is improved at the same time as the set replaces the stock plastic hubs.

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June 25, 2014

Team Powers Xbooster capacitor module

Team Powers USA introduce the Xbooster capacitor module for the use with 2S LiPo applications. Designed to be run in parallel with the battery, the Xbooster will support the LiPo battery under heavy loads to help with acceleration and runtime. When run in stock classes and with the Team Powers Radon ESC series it is recommend to replace the original triple capacitor board with the module while in modified classes it is beneficial to use both in parallel.

Source: Team Powers [teampowersusa.net]

June 24, 2014

Team Associated Factory Team 7mm short nut driver

Team Associated expand their line of Factory Team tools by a short 7mm nut driver. Lightweight and compact in size the tool saves toolbox space and is ideal for slipper nuts or any other 7mm nut. It offers a comfortable diameter and the knurled surface makes installing and removing fasteners a breeze.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

June 24, 2014

Hupo doubles at 3rd round of Austrian nationals

The 3rd round of the Austrian electric off-road nationals took place at the 1-GMAC Litschau track near the Austrian/Czech Republic border with over 50 drivers in attendance. Practice started on Saturday under relatively cold, windy and dusty conditions meaning the 2WD drivers would prefer running rear motor buggies but as warmer and overall more pleasant weather was predicted for Sunday one or the other driver opted to get used to mid motor cars. 2WD qualifying saw a battle between the two Team C drivers Hupo Hönigl and Martin Kreil who both won 2 of the 4 qualifying rounds. Ultimately Hupo was able to take the overall TQ in front of Martin while Team Associated’s Stefan Pfeifhofer rounded out the top 3 with his mid motor B5M.

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June 24, 2014

Max Power Storm 28T nitro truggy engine

Max Power have a new .28 big block nitro truggy engine available in the form of the Storm 28T. Offering a displacement of 4.66cc the 5-port short stroke engine is designed to offer a good amount of torque to cope with the somewhat heavy trucks. A 14mm turbo-style crankshaft runs in high-quality steel ball bearings and the composite material 9mm slide carburettor can be equipped with different diameter venturi inserts. The package is rounded out by a tall yet lightweight cooling head that allows for improved engine cooling even with truck bodyshells fitted.

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