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January 26, 2018

Rivals out to stop Coelho extending EOS points lead in Germany

Following Bruno Coelho’s domination of the Euro Offroad Series season opener back in October, his rivals will be looking to prevent the reigning 4WD Champion from stretching his points lead as the championship visits an all new venue in Daun, Germany, this weekend (26-28 January). In Warsaw, Coelho and the Xray team completed a clean sweep with the Portuguese star taking the TQ and the win in both classes while his team-mates joined him on either side of both the 2WD and 4WD podiums. Having had 3-months to regroup following the deep defeat, rival teams will be aiming for a better showing on the first of the two German stops on the Season #7 calendar.

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January 26, 2018

Muchmore Fleta ZX V2 Specter outlaw stock motor

Muchmore have introduced their new Fleta ZX V2 Specter brushless outlaw stock motor. It builds on the proven ZX V2 setup but features a special short stack stator for reduced internal resistance and a sintered rotor with the combination of both being good for up to 35 percent more power output compared to traditional stock motors while delivering a maximum in terms of RPM and torque. In addition the 12.3×5.0×24.2Z MR-FZR27TiZ rotor with titanium shaft makes for a lower rotation mass, resulting in razor-sharp throttle response. Other features include Grade 5 ball bearings, an aluminium endplate for improved heat dissipation as well as silver-plated solder tabs. The motor does not comply with ROAR and EFRA rules and is available in 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T windings.

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January 26, 2018

Volante Mini pre-glued rubber slick tyres

Volante have introduced their new Mini series of pre-glued rubber slick tyres for Tamiya M-chassis and similar cars. The tyres come pre-glued on white zero offset multi-spoke rims and are available in soft 24R, medium 30R and hard 36R compound to cater for carpet and asphalt racing alike. The tyres come in sets of four and will hit stores soon.

Source: Volante [volantetire.com]

January 26, 2018

Lovan RC Challenge Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Lovan RC Challenge was held last weekend with the event again attracting a lot of drivers. French top Stock driver Steve Dellatre made his entry as did Dutch ace, John Ermen while Willy Voisangrain came to defend his win at the opening round of the series. Robin D’hondt also made his entry but was unable to make it to the race unfortunately. Overall 65 entries made for some good racing – not a bad number given the popular GP3F was held on the same weekend. During practice John Ermen set a blistering pace in both the Touring EFRA and Stock classes as did young Liam van de Wouwer who excelled in the EFRA and Formula classes.

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January 26, 2018

HB Racing 817 V3 caster blocks & new servo arms

Coming from HB Racing are the new V3 caster blocks for the 817 series of vehicles as well as new servo arms. Starting with the C-hubs, the parts are of an updated design for improved strength and they are available in 15 degree, 17.5 degree and 20 degree specification to fine-tune the steering characteristics of the car. The new design comes standard on the D817 V2 and E817 E2 buggies and also fits most of HB Racing’s other 8-series off-road vehicles. The machined aluminium blocks are black anodised for wear and looks and sport laser-etched markings for easy identification.

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January 26, 2018

Team Orion Ultimate Graphene LiPo & LiHV batteries

Coming from Team Orion are their new Ultimate Graphene LiPo and LiHV battery packs. Marking the pinnacle of development, the new packs offer an ultra low internal resistance, improved capacity, as well as reliable and stable power supply from start to finish. The Ultimate Graphene LiPo range includes two families of batteries, the standard voltage Ultimate Graphene LiPo and the high voltage Ultimate Graphene LiPo HV packs. The new batteries are available in all popular formats, shorty, LCG shorty, stick as well as 4S block for 1/8. All are built to meet ROAR, EFRA, BRCA, and IFMAR specifications, they utilise 120C cells and heavy duty gold-plated connectors.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

January 25, 2018

Pro-Line Sling Shot 4.3” Pro-Lock tyre mounted

Pro-Line have introduced the mounted version of their Sling Shot 4.3” Pro-Lock sand tyre for the Traxxas X-Maxx 1/8th scale truck. The tyre has been developed from the ground up for extreme punishment with an all-new ultra-durable compound that prevents tyre ballooning even at high speeds. The tyre features Pro-Line’s proprietary Pro-Loc technology that creates an ultra-secure bond to the Impulse Pro-Loc wheels while still being removable when required. The reinforced tyre bead fits into a uniquely shaped channel on the wheel and the bead-loc screws actually pass through the tyre rubber before being pinched by the outer bead-loc ring to create the maximum possible mounting security. The technology debuted on the Badlands MX43 Pro-Loc tyres and has proven to be extremely popular for the X-Maxx fans. The Sling Shot tyre come pre-mounted to Pro-Line’s Pro-Loc wheel that is finished off with the stone gray bead-loc ring and it comes in pairs.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 25, 2018

Pro-Line Wedge SC 2.2”/3.0” carpet tyre

Coming soon from Pro-Line is the Wedge SC 2.2”/3.0” off-road carpet front tyre for 1/10th short course trucks. The Wedge SC was designed for the front of carpet 2WD or 4WD short course trucks and provides just the perfect amount of steering needed without being too aggressive. Pro-Line’s Z compounds provide exceptional grip on a variety of surfaces used for indoor non-dirt racing such as carpet, wood, cardboard, plastic, etc. while still being long lasting. The Wedge SC tyre comes including blue closed cell inserts and Z3 medium or Z4 soft compounds.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]