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November 28, 2013

Reedy pro silicone wire & low-profile connectors

Team Associated introduce the new Reedy pro silicone wire and low-profile bullet-type connectors. Starting with the wire, it was developed to be lightweight and highly flexible while offering efficient current flow at the same time. The thin silicone insulation is yet sturdy enough to withstand the rigours of racing and the wire is available as 1 meter long 12AWG/4mm, 14AWG/3mm and 16AWG/2.7mm variant in any colour you want – as long as it is black. Also new are 14mm long low-profile bullet-type connectors. Coming in a standard 4mm and also new-type 5mm variant the flat top plugs are pre-shaped for easy soldering. They are silver-plated for a low resistance connection and the will become available as pair or 10-piece pack. Last but not least in the line of new electric accessories is a set of coloured shrink tube for motors and speed controllers. The kit contains three pieces each of black, red, blue, orange, and yellow shrink tubing.

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November 27, 2013

Xray NT1 front wire anti-roll bars

Xray now have different thickness front anti-roll bar wires for the NT1 200mm nitro touring car available. They are manufactured from a special spring steel and ideal for small and technical tracks. Laser-engraved thickness markings help with easy identification of the swaybars that come in a 2.2mm, 2.4mm, 2.6mm and 2.8mm variant.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 27, 2013

Fenix hybrid CSC rear links

Fenix Racing introduce new rear links for the Suzu-ka formula 1 conversion kit. The parts are machined from a hybrid CSC material to make for a more reactive spring feeling compared to the standard carbon fibre material making for improved control over the rear end.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]

November 27, 2013

2013 Asia Onroad Championship final round – Report

The final round of the Asian Onroad Championship produced by Scotty Ernst took place this past weekend at the historic Yatabe Arena. Yatabe know as the most historic venue in all of RC racing were welcome host to the final round. A total of 161 entries joined in the AOC from 12 different countries around the world and that made for a very international feel to the final round. 4 World Champions were in attendance: Andy Moore, Hayato Matsuzaki, Naoto Matsukura and Meen Vejrak and they all helped make this event exciting. The event saw the running of the standard AOC classes which include Stock Touring, Super Stock Touring, Modified Touring Formula 1 and FWD but including popular local classes in the form of 1/12 Stock, Modified and GT as well as Formula 1 foam.

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November 27, 2013

Mibosport Cup 2013/14 Rd2 – Report

After a one month break the second round of the Mibosport Cup 2013/14 was held in Hrotovice last weekend. A total of 128 drivers signed up for the event with 70 drivers attending in the on-road and 58 in the off-road classes. The touring car modified class was quite a balanced affair. Kuba Šimurda (Xray) took TQ with Radek Flek (Yokomo) sitting only 6/10th behind him. Young Polish driver, Michal Orlowski (Team Durango) came in third. All of the three A-finals then had exactly the same scenario, Kuba Šimurda had brilliant starts and was facing the pressure of Radek Flek and Michal Orlowski in every leg. In the end, he was only controlling his rivals behind him and won all three A-finals. Radek Flek scored two second places handing him the overall second place followed by Michal Orlowski.

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November 27, 2013

Bittydesign Nardò touring car bodyshell

Bittydesign have introduced the Nardò 190mm touring car bodyshell. Tested and developed for several months in Italy by their official development team together with German and Finnish team drivers the final result is a bodyshell with different recognisable features, in particular the front and rear tyres area. Testing has shown that the body gives lots of steering on corner entry but at same time plenty of grip and speed in the second part of the turn along with stability under acceleration. Made to meet EFRA specs, it is expected to receive its homologation number in January. Made from 0.75mm thick high quality polycarbonate, the body comes with a complete set of large plastic washers to fix the rear wing perfectly along with steel screws & nuts. Expect the product to arrive at distributors in the next 10 days.

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November 26, 2013

Yokomo YRS Roadster ARTR kit

Yokomo YRS Roadster RTR kit

Coming end of December is Yokomo’s new YRS Roadster 1/12th scale ARTR kit. The vehicle is based around a direct drive 2WD rear motor monocoque chassis with inline battery mount, direct drive steering and adjustable front suspension parts. The platform shares the tyres and wheels with the Yokomo GT series cars and the 340mm long roadster will become available with a red, yellow or green body in a factory assembled almost-ready-to-run form including a brushed 540-size motor. Coming as an option is also a drive set including a 2.4GHz radio system, servo, brushed speed contoller, LiPo battery and suitable charger.

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November 26, 2013

2013 Serpent Korea Race – Report

The third Serpent Korea Race took place at the Hitec Raceway last weekend with many South Korean drivers participated in the two electric and two nitro classes. In 1/8th on-road it was Choi Naksung who took TQ and then went on to win the race in front of Park Yonghun and Choi Sungwon. The 200mm nitro touring class saw Kim Kiyeol taking TQ and the 3rd place in the race while Ku Kibon and Park Kijung finished in 1st and 2nd position respectively. In the Touring Car Modified class pole-setter Kim Sungmin came in 2nd, Kim Dongnyuk took the win with Mun Kimun completing the podium. Last but not least comes the 13.5T Stock class that had TQ Jeong Gugil coming in 1st followed by Kim Wongyung and Ryu Jaeho.

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