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January 26, 2018

JConcepts YZ-2 DTM Punisher 2 body shell

Coming from JConcepts and made for the Yokomo YZ-2 DTM is the Punisher 2 body shell. The lid takes design elements of both the S2 and F2 bodies and sports a raised nose/hood section, taller cab and rear end force features. The sidepods are once again “JC chamfered” to provide that legendary look and the secondary window screams JConcepts styling. The cab drops off quickly and runs deep toward the rear giving plenty of drift to the newly added winglets. The tall, rear fin stabiliser acts as a vane to keep the buggy tracking in the proper direction while also maintaining a rigid roof-line even with lightweight materials. The package is available as standard or lightweight variant, arrives complete with two Aero S-type wings as used by Ryan Maifield to claim the 2017 IFMAR World Championship.

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January 26, 2018

PSM R6 battery positioning system

PSM have introduced a O-ring retained battery positioning system for the Team Associated R6 1/12th scale pan car. It was designed to hold the battery securely in place while maintaining the option to move it forward and backwards using a set of adjustable carbon fibre brackets that hold the battery in place. In addition PSM have added the possibility to hold the battery down with the included O-ring to make battery changes a lot easier. Because of its special design, the retaining system will not affect the chassis flex at all and it is manufactured from high quality carbon fibre, comes included all necessary hardware and adds only 7g of weight.

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January 26, 2018

Cragg tops 2WD practice at EOS

Neil Cragg has topped 2WD practice at Round 2 of the Euro Offroad Series in Daun, Germany. A new venue on the Season #7 calendar, the Team Associated driver set the fastest two consecutive laps of the large track from reigning 2WD Champion Michal Orlowski with championship leader Bruno Coelho completing the Top 3 times in seeding. Behind them Yokomo’s Lee Martin made it four different manufacturers at the top of the time sheets ahead of Cragg’s young team-mate Joona Hataanen.

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January 26, 2018

Sutrisno & Kusnowo win at Jakarta GP opener

The opening round of the Jakarta Grand Prix 2018 was held at the Sunter International Speedway in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event attracted a total of 35 racers to compete in the 1/8th on-road and GT classes with low grip welcoming the racers in the early qualifiers but things got better towards the finals. In the 1/8th on-road class track owner Sadikin Sutrisno (Xray/O.S.) converted his TQ in to a win in front of Tjokki Hasan (Serpent/O.S.) and Jeffry (Mugen/O.S.). Over in the GT category it was TQ holder Rusman Kusnowo (Xray/O.S.) who brought home the win with a 2-laps margin from Sadikin Sutrisno (Xray/O.S.) and Teddy Syach (Serpent/O.S.).

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January 26, 2018

Xray XT8E’18 E-Truggy conversion kit

Xray have introduced a chassis conversion kit that helps to transform the XT8 nitro truggy into an electric-powered machine. The set includes a composite battery tray for 4S brick or two 2S LiPo battery packs, hook and loop battery straps as well as a 2-piece aluminium sliding motor mount, carbon fibre diff plate, steering servo plate as well as a composite receiver box along an assortment of small parts. The conversion easily adapts to the existing XT8 and allows for easy power train swaps if running in one or the other class it preferred.

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January 26, 2018

Rafael Panayi TQs & wins at ENEOS Cup

The TQ RC Raceway off-road track of Nicosia, Cyprus played host to the recent ENEOS Cup race. Good weather made for perfect racing conditions, however the bumpy, low to medium traction track conditions were a bit of a challenge for the drivers. Xray’s Rafael Panayi was in control of things all day, taking the hattrick of TQ, win and fastest lap to round out a perfect weekend. Savvas Savva (Xray) came in 2nd from HongNor driver Charis Kkolis in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 26, 2018

Reds Racing VX2 540-size brushless motor

Reds Racing have introduced their new VX2 540-size brushless motor line. With a new low internal resistance design the motor offers improved performance and efficiency while the new high airflow can enhances cooling efficiency by 20 percent compared to the 1st generation motor. The new high power stator does away with a separate insulator which reduces weight and improves cooling while pure copper wires and low resistance collector rings guarantee a maximum in power and RPM. The motor complies with IFMAR, ROAR, BRCA and JMRCA rules and it is available in 5.5T to 8.5T modified as well as 10.5T, 13.5T, 17.5T, 21.5T and 25.5T stock windings.

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January 26, 2018

RC Cars Cavalieri D817 V2 carbon radio plate

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced their updated carbon fibre radio plate for the HB Racing D817 V2 buggy. Originally designed for the D817 and D815, changes made to the design now allows to use the carbon reinforcement frames on the new D817 V2. The 2-piece set was designed to mount to the standard composite radio tray in order to add strength to the structure for an overall stiffer chassis assembly.

Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [rc-cars-cavalieri.com]