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December 20, 2017

2017 AMAER Festival – Report

The town of Maringa in the Parana state of Brazil played host to the 2017 AMAER Festival recently. The race attracted on-road racers from all over the region as well as other states and the warm weather provided excellent conditions for the 1/8th and 1/10th scale classes. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class Ricardo Nesi and Chrystian Nozawa had a hard-warming fight with both pushing each other to score new records lap after lap. Ultimately it was Ricardo with the win from Chrystian Nozawa in 2nd and Anderson Bortolossi in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

December 20, 2017

STRC SCX10 II brass front C-hub & lower shock mounts

Coming from ST Racing Concepts and made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are new CNC-machined brass front C-hubs and lower shock mounts. Having more weight towards the lower part of a scale crawler can help with stability and climbing capability of the vehicle and brass option parts with its combination of durability and heavier weight can help achieve this performance edge on the crawler. STRC’s new front C-hub and lower shock mounts greatly increase the weight and add a combine total of nearly 80g to the lower portion of the SCX10 II. The parts are black treated for a realistic look and durability. The parts are available separately with the hubs coming as pairs and the shock mounts in sets of four.

View the lower shock mounts here

December 19, 2017

EcoPower Electron 2S 800mAh LiPo receiver battery

AMain have expanded their range of EcoPower Electron LiPo battery packs by several softcase variants. Usable for RC car applications is the 2S 7.4V 800mAh 25C pack with JST connector that will make a lightweight receiver battery in many nitro applications. The pack measures 30×56.5x15mm an weighs in at 47g. An XH balancer port makes for safe recharging. The whole range including the many all-new packs can be found here.

Source: AMain [amainhobbies.com]

December 19, 2017

Kyosho Inferno GT2 Race Spec Dodge Challenger Demon

Kyosho America have released first images of the forthcoming Inferno GT2 Race Spec 2018 Dodge Challenge SRT Demon 1/8th RTR GT kit. One of the most powerful full-scale American Muscle cars to date, Kyosho’s Challenger SRT Demon is based on Kyosho’s popular Inferno GT2 Race Spec chassis that features a KE25 big blog nitro engine, 2-speed gearbox, large volume shock absorbers and sturdy suspension components. The car comes factory-assembled, including a 2.4GHz radio system and it will hit stores in February 2018.

View more images here

December 19, 2017

Nemo Racing 1/8th buggy tyre stick

UK company Nemo Racing has introduced the new tyre stick for 1/8th buggy tyres. A clean, simple and effective solution to holding and storing 1/8th scale off road buggy tyres, the tool is made by hand in Germany utilising high quality lightweight aluminium material with a chunky knurled nut for the best grip on loose wheels. Weighing in at just 26g per stick, they are a lightweight and compact tyre storage solution and are sold as singles.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

December 19, 2017

Denny Giacomelli wins at Friendly Cup Rd2

The second round of the Italian Friendly Cup was held at the RC-Evolution track recently. After the three round of qualifiers it was Denny Giacomelli with the pole position for the A-mains from Beggio Gianluca 2nd and Daniele Monzani 3rd. The opening A-main was won by Daniele Monzani while the win in the second and third leg went to Denny Giacomelli who also took the overall from Daniele Monzani and Diego Locatelli in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 19, 2017

0.5mm carbon fibre suspension shims for IF14

Designed specifically for the Infinity IF14 are 0.5mm carbon fibre suspension shims. The parts are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and are designed to increase the track width by 1mm, whilst leaving the driver with maximum toe and roll-centre options and making the car easier to drive in medium and high-grip conditions. The suspension mount shims are simply bolted between the suspension holders of the car and the bulkhead. The shims are sold in sets of four, and they become available at the beginning of 2018 here.

Source: Peter Degrande

December 19, 2017

KO Propo Advantage Capacitor C module

Coming from KO Propo is their new Advantage Capacitor C module for the use with high-performance brushless speed controllers and modified motors. The capacitor module will improve overall motor power and torque especially in the second half of a run when the battery is starting to fade, resulting in better lap times and more consistency. The capacitor module is especially recommended for the use with modified motors, it fits virtually every 1/12th and 1/10th competition brushless speed controller and it is also usable with Stock motors, however KO Propo have a dedicated spec racing capacitor range available that can be discovered here.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]