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November 23, 2017

Serpent sign Fangzhou “Rocket” Zhang

Serpent have announced the signing of Chinese frontrunner, Fangzhou Zhang, better known as Rocket Zhang. Rocket is a multiple A-finalist at events such as the TITC, AOC and Chinese National Championships. Rocket will pilot Serpent’s Project 4X touring car at national and international events and he has the following to say:

Thank you very much to Serpent and Mr. Liu for giving me the opportunity to join the team. Serpent has always been a well-known RC brand, has a very complete product lines. I ran Serpent for the first time with the 710 GP to participate in the competition more than 10 years ago. With joining Serpent and be able to get the opportunity to help for researching and development as well as testing is a very wonderful thing. I do really honoured to join the team.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 23, 2017

ORCA Blitreme Pro brushless stock motor

Available very soon from ORCA is their new Blitreme Pro brushless stock motor. Specially designed to achieve the highest possible power output for blinky stock racing classes, the motor is build using special processes and using hand-wound stators meaning only a limited amount of motors can be produced per week, making it a somewhat “limited edition” item. It is understood that the motor will become available in 13.5T, 17.5T, 21.5T and 25.5T specification and it will hit stores from end of November.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

November 23, 2017

PR Racing S1 V3 FM & Type R 2018 buggy kits

PR Racing have introduced the 2018 kits of their S1 V3 FM 2WD mid motor off-road buggies. Available as standard and further upgraded Type-R variant, the latter includes all new shock absorbers, towers, carbon chassis and a whole range of optional parts previously only available separately. The new lower shock geometry and new sleek body produce a much more stable car on high grip which changes direction quicker, and rotates through the corner smoother and at higher speed. The 2018 edition cars both include the universal type chassis which means it is easy to swap between the 3 gear laydown and the stand-up gearbox. The Type R utilises a 2.5mm carbon fibre version of the chassis which offers reduced weight and more reactive handling characteristics, while the Standard 2018 FM continues to use the alloy version.

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November 23, 2017

Traxxas TQi & Aton transmitter phone mount

Traxxas have introduced a new transmitter phone mount for their TQi and Aton radios. The new mount provides a convenient mounting base for mobile devices on said transmitters, making monitoring real-time telemetry and adjusting settings simple, while keeping the device secured to the radio for easy access. Spring loaded clamps hold a variety of mobile devices to the mount, and the base swivels and tilts to customise the position.

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November 23, 2017

ONE .12 competition nitro on-road engine

Coming from Capricorn is a new O.S. Speed based ONE .12 competition nitro on-road engine. The power plant features a rear ceramic bearing and an updated crankshaft timing, with the sleeve being also tuned accordingly. In addition the cooling of the engine had also been updated for improved overall performance in warmer ambient temperatures.

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November 23, 2017

Andrea Pirani rolling on Hot Race rubber for 2018

Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of Italy’s Andrea Pirani to their team. The multiple national Champion and European podium finisher will use the company’s tyres at open races world-wide while also helping with product development.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

November 22, 2017

MCD Racing 15T alloy servo arm

MCD have introduced a 15T double lever servo arm for the use with Savöx SV-0235 and Hitec 840 series servos. The servo horn is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes anodised in a brownish colour to match the remainder of the company’s option parts. The arm is of a lowered design to optimise the steering geometry in order to providing better steering power transfer to the servo saver.

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November 22, 2017

Joao Figueiredo doubles at RC Oeste track opening

Indoor RC Oeste recently held a grand opening race to celebrate their new 1/8th off-road outdoor track. Kyosho driver Joao Figueiredo took the TQ in the nitro class and he would also bring home the win from TLR’s Goncalo Melo and Xray’s Pedro Gomes. Over in E-Buggy it was again Joao with the in s Pedro and Goncalo battled for the 2 spot with the better end for Pedro as Goncalo had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]