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October 5, 2017

Toto Ebukuro dominates JMRCA 1/12th Nationals

The Japanese 1/12th scale National championship was held at the Yatabe Arena recently. In qualifying it was Team Yokomo Factory driver Toto Ebukuro who took a perfect score, topping all 5 rounds to take the top spot ahead of Hayato Ishoika in 2nd, with the Yanagizawa brothers in 3rd and 4th. Using the newly announced YRX-12 chassis and the newly developed CRT LX rubber rear tire, Ebukuro dominated the finals to complete the perfect event with the Yanagisawa brothers taking 2nd and 3rd position for a complete Yokomo podium. In the 21.5T stock category, called the Sport Class by the JMRCA, another Yokomo driver Eiji Seto took his first Japanese title also using the new YRX-12.

View the Sport class podium here

October 5, 2017

RC Maker Digital Camber, Toe & Caster setup gauges

New from RC Maker are an industry first line of digital setup gauges for 1/10th EP and GP Touring Cars. The first introductions to the line are two digital gauges, one for conventional touring cars which digitally measures camber and rear toe. This is currently being debuted by Ronald Volker and Yukijiro Umino at IIC in Las Vegas. The second is for Awesomatix Touring Cars which digitally measures the front and rear caster. Consisting of an Aluminium and Carbon Fibre construction, they are built to very tight tolerances accurate to within 0.01 degrees over a 4-degree range. This ensures precise and replicable camber, toe and caster adjustments. The gauge itself features a backlit screen with big numbers for easy viewing in day and night, as well as “auto off” and “zero” functions to be able to zero to your setup board surface no matter what angle it’s on. It also features very easily replaceable AAA batteries and comes with a velvet storage pouch to keep it looking and functioning like new.

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October 4, 2017

RC Concept Omega HV LiPo batteries

RC Concept have announce these new Omega HV LiPo batteries which have a higher nominal voltage (3.8V vs 3.7V) and can be charged up to 4.35V/Cell. The higher voltage allows for more performance and more capacity for the same battery size, they are the next step of LiPo battery technology. With the HV LiPo batteries, the discharge curve is flatter, meaning the cells maintain higher voltage throughout the discharge cycle, without significant drop off. Available in stick pack HV 8000Mah 120C and shorty pack HV 4800Mah 120C versions.

View the Shorty pack here

October 4, 2017

RDRP B64 Aluminium Steering Bellcrank set

Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products is their new aluminium steering bellcrank set for the Team Associated B64 1/10th 4WD buggy. The set is a direct replacement for the standard composite parts, machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes blue or black anodised. Using the alloy steering bellcranks over the standard parts adds much needed precision to the steering system while also greatly improving overall durability. The increased overall rigidity will also help with steering emphasis, enhancing the steering feeling especially in high-bite track conditions.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

October 4, 2017

Orlowski double at Worksop Series Rd1

The first round of the Worksop Series took place this past weekend, there was a huge entry of 151 drivers across the 3 classes, 2wd, 4wd and a vintage buggy class. Round by round qualifying was the racing format, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. For this event Michal Orlowski was in attendance for Schumacher and was on superb form with his Cougar KC and CAT K2, he managed to TQ both 2wd and 4wd classes.

View the final results here

October 4, 2017

Czech national series Rd5 & Rd6 – Report

The final two rounds of Czech national series took place last weekend. Two races in two days on one track was a real challenge for both drivers and their cars. For Round 5 of the series, 1/8E buggy qualifications was quite a close affair between Martin Bayer, Max Gotzl and Kaja Novotny with each driver taking a TQ run each, with Martin eventually taking the overall TQ. In 1/8IC, Martin TQed round 1, but then Kaja managed to take round 2 and 3 for the overall TQ.

Continue reading the report here

October 4, 2017

Stephen Lander joins Capricorn

Capricorn RC have announced an agreement with UK driver Stephen Lander that will see him race their Lab F1-01 Formula car. Stephen will be competing in UK Formula class events using the Capricorn Lab F1-01 and he had the following to say:

I am very happy to be joining Capricorn for the 2017-18 season as a factory driver using the Lab F1-01. Having seen the high quality parts and innovative design used in many of the brands platforms I’m looking forward to representing Capricorn, working with Patrizio Rossi and the rest of his team helping with product development and supporting customers using Capricorn products. I would like to thank Patrizio for the opportunity to represent his products.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 3, 2017

Team Associated FT Tire Balancer

The new FT Tire Balancer from Team Associated offers a universal design to work on all popular types of RC wheels, and the handheld design of the tool makes it easy to use in any situation. A double-sided adapter nut allows for balancing on an array of different wheels while FT ball bearings ensure a smooth and free spinning operation, a critical component in a tire balancer. The FT tire balancer is also anodized with black and blue components to look good in your toolbox.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]