Avid introduce this standard aluminium topshaft for Team Associated B4.2, T4.2, SC10.2, SC10B and C4.2 vehicles. The drop-in replacement is made from 7075 aluminium, comes hard anodised and saves about 6.7g of weight compared to the kit part for more acceleration and increased punch due to a lower rotation mass.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Taiwanese driver Chin Yi Wu claimed his first 1:8 Offroad Chinese National title this morning at the Fengtai Raceway in Beijing. This year’s single race Chinese Nationals was held alongside the FEMCA Championships which are being hosted for the first time in China at Beijing Model Sports Association’s all new facility. Starting from 4th on the grid a good start saw Wu take his SH engines Z-Car to the front of the field early on from where he would lead through to the end of the 30-minute encounter. It was a 1-2 result for the Z-Car and SH Engines with SH owner Lien Sheng Chang, who started third on the grid, taking second in the final minute of the race. Driving a Sirio powered Team C buggy, Top Qualifier Wei Zhan completed the podium. The Chinese driver was running second until he ran out of fuel at the 29-minute mark allowing Chang through to second.
Yokomo introduce the Racing Performer M Series line of 540-size competition brushless motors. Coming in a black alloy can with large openings the sensored motor is designed to deliver high torque and an easy-to-drive feel at the same time. Large heavy duty solder tabs make installation easy. The motor comes in 13 variants from 3.5T up to 25.5T including 5.0T, 6.0T, 7.0T and 8.0T windings.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
KO Propo announce three new high voltage servo on their Japanese website in the form of the DSx-1511BHC, DSx-1211CHC and the DSx-809C. The DSx-1511BHC (0.11s/15.5kg-cm) and DSx-1211BHC (0.11s/12.5kg-cm) differ by the motor used with the 1511 featuring a brushless motor and the 1211 coming with a coreless variant while both are housed in an all-metal casing. The entry-level DSx-809C (0.09s/8.5kg-cm) comes with a coreless motor and a plastic case with heatsink middle section. Just like the two other servos the 809 is 6V to 7.4V compatible.
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‘Can’t believe it’ was Choi’s reaction to the result. Going into the final qualifier tied on points with Hara he said he just tried to ignore Scotty Ernst’s commentary but towards the end of the race he found himself battling with two world champions. Running the same set of Exagon tyres he used to TQ the penultimate round of heats, he said his MP9 was really good and the hardest thing was actually trying to stay calm as he ran wheel to wheel with Hara and Vejrak. Looking forward to Saturday’s Semi Finals, Choi said with his buggy performing so well and also being extremely good in terms of tyre wear, his tyres after two 10-minute qualifiers still looking like new, he said the plan is just to fully rebuild the buggy and for the race itself keep calm.
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Team C Racing announce the release of dedicated stickers for their 1/8th off-road wings. The skins come pre-cut for an accurate and easy application, they cover most parts of the wing including the side plates and are available in three designs for black, yellow and white wings.
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Atsushi Hara took the fourth round of qualifying at the FEMCA Championship in Beijing as day 2 of qualifying got off to a damp start at Fengtai Raceway. Despite the slippery conditions, the Japanese ace backed up his Q1 topping performance to record a new fastest 10-minute run of qualifying finishing 12.5 second clear of overnight provisional TQ holder Dani Choi with Yuichi Kanai a further 7/10th off the 2008 World Champion’s pace.
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RC Acres hosted the RC Pro Ontario Series final that saw nearly 150 entries including some of the best drivers in Canada. In 1/8th E-buggy Mugen Seiki’s Mark Sousa, Team C driver Darrin Quinn and Mugen Seiki’s John Semple fought for the win. In qualifying it would be Mark Sousa who would take the TQ in all three rounds with John Semple qualifying in second place. In the triple A-Main format in would be Mark Sousa who would take A1 with John Semple close behind and in A2 Mark would wrap it up for the overall win with John in 2nd and Team Associated’s Mike Rohde running into issues putting him out of A2. In A3 Mark was sitting out having wrapped it up leaving it open to the other drivers to battle for second overall and in the end it would be Mike Rohde (Team Associated/Tekin/AKA) who took the runner-up spot with Arron Innwood (TLR/Tekin/AKA) taking third. The win also handed Mark Sousa the overall championship title in front of Darrin Quinn and Rob Patch.
Source: VP [vp-racing.com]
