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January 9, 2018

Baldo brothers join Hot Race Tyres

Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of Bryan and Oscar Baldo to their official team for the 2018 season. The Spanish 1/8th buggy frontrunners will participate at all major races such as the Neo Race, the EFRA European and IFMAR World Championship. Bryan says:

We are happy to announce that Oscar and I will be racing for Hot Race next year. After testing the tires in several circuits, we were able to confirm that their potential is awesome. Have a lot of traction and the steering is super good. I want to thank Nicola and the entire Hot Race team for the opportunity that they have given us this year.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

January 9, 2018

Philipp Huber wins at Swiss Indoor Champs Rd2

The MRCP Dagmersellen club near Luzern, Switzerland played host to last weekend’s second round of the Swiss Indoor Championship. In the Touring Modified class and after three rounds of qualifying, Philipp Huber obtained the pole position followed by Renato Isler and local hero Mario Rigert. In the triple A-mains Philipp again stayed on top of things, taking the day’s win from Renato Isler and Marco Balmer, making it an all-Team-Magic podium.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

January 9, 2018

Xpress Execute XQ1 chassis balance weight sets

Xpress have introduced a range of chassis balance weight sets for the Execute XQ1 touring car kit. Available are two 4-piece sets of 10g/5g or 15g/10g front and rear weights and also 2-piece set of 25g and 15g centreline weights. All are made using high-quality brass material and they come with gold-colour marking for easy identification. Included in each set is also suitable hardware that allows for quick and easy attachment or removal.

View the other weight sets here

January 9, 2018

Titan V3 touring car body height adjusters

Coming from Team Titan are the V3 touring car body height adjusters. The version 3 platforms offer a finer thread for more precise body height adjustment and also a black anodised aluminium nut for stealthy looks. The adjusters fit most 6mm body posts and come in sets of four.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]

January 9, 2018

The Neo Race 2018 – Announcement

The 2018 edition of the prestigious Neo Race will be held over the four days of Easter from the 29th of March to the 1st of April. For the 2018 edition the organisers announce a new location – the spectacular RC Redovan track near Alicante in Southern Spain, expected by some to be the next European host of the IFMAR Worlds. After a hugely successful twelve years at Harper Adams University in the UK, the event which started out life originally in a warehouse on the docks in Antwerp will be heading south. RC Redovan hosted the 2016 European Championships and boasts a track size of 105m x 85m and is 585m long, offering a new challenge to all racers. The event will be entry limited, offer nitro & E-Buggy classes, covered pitting. Further details including sign up information, website updates, sponsorship and travel and accommodation advice will be posted in due course. In the meantime feel free to contact the organisers at info@theneorace.com for further queries.

January 9, 2018

ARC R11 2018 aluminium upper deck

ARC have introduced an aluminium upper deck for the R11 2018 electric touring car. The item is cut from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes black anodised and with silver edge details. The part is especially useful when running a carbon fibre chassis on medium-low carpet tracks as it makes for a stiffer chassis assembly compared to an all-carbon setup while allowing for more torsional flex than an aluminium chassis.

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]

January 9, 2018

Team Magic E6 Raptor 1/8th brushless monster truck

Team Magic’s E6 Raptor 1/8th brushless ready-to-run monster truck is now also available in a special yellow edition. The truck features an updated 4WD drivetrain with CNC-machined bevel gears, a metal centre gear diff, four hardened steel universal driveshafts and large aluminium splined wheel hubs. The chassis comes factory-assembled with a new 6S LiPo-compatible 2250kV brushless motor, a Hobbywing 150A speed controller and a Savöx metal gear steering servo. The kit is rounded out by a black and white body shell with yellow details and the wheels use yellow beadlock rings for the multi-terrain tyres.

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January 9, 2018

RC Atomic DRZ 1/28th scale drift chassis

Coming soon from RC Atomic is their DRZ 1/28th scale RWD drift chassis kit. The suspension is adjustable in terms of camber, caster and toe angle and it is understood that it will come including a drift gyro and that it utilises Kyosho body shells. The carbon fibre chassis kit is set for a release in February and more information and images should become available in time for the release.

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