Arrowmax have introduced their new range of spray paint for polycarbonate body shells. Oil and nitro-proof the super-fine pigment paint is available in 32 different colours including basic, metallic, fluorescent and translucent variants, and it comes in handy 100ml cans with a precision nozzle that ensures even layers of paint.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The 4WD portion of the German 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held this past weekend at the RC-Cars Köngen club in the south of the country. In the 4WD Modified class it was local hero, Luca Rau (Xray) who took the overall TQ from SWorkz’ Micha Widmaier in 2nd and Jörn Neumann 3rd. The finals then saw Luca checking out in A1 and A2 for an early title win while runner-up after the qualifiers, Micha Widmaier scored a DNF in A1 only to come back in A2 with a 2nd place and the win in A3 to take the vice-championship from Tom Maquel (Team C) in 3rd. With the 2nd place in the Modified class, Micha Widmaier secured himself the German Youth title while Elias Ehrmann/Schiller (Xray) snatched the German Junior title with a 23rd place overall.
Coming from Exotek are new option parts for the Team Associated B6 series of 2WD buggies. First up is the upper steering brace and sleeve set. The kit strengthens the steering assembly from bending at the mounting screws as well as provides support to keep the steering crank bearings from binding and breaking thanks to the included crush sleeve set. The brace is shaped to fit into the pocketed area of the upper plate and keeps the steering from bending or flexing at the bearing screws. At only 1.2g for all three parts the set hardly adds any weight to the front end of the vehicle.
The Stafford club in the heart of the UK hosted the penultimate round of the BRCA 2017 Clubmans series last weekend, once again a near fully entry contested the three classes. In the 13.5 Touring class it was close battle between Liam Brooks, Andy Murray and Markus Askell and this was the qualifying order after four rounds of qualifying. In the two-leg finals it finished one leg each to Liam and Markus with Liam taking the overall win over Markus on a faster time. The result sets up great final round with Markus moving in to contention but he will have to fight off a hard charging Adrian Bidewell who, by his standard, had an off day at Stafford.
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ARC have announced the signing of former VBC Racing driver Patrick Chau. The Hong Kong based driver will use ARC’s soon-to-be-released R11 2018 touring car in his upcoming campaign and he has the following to say about the deal:
First of all, I would like to thanks VBC for the support in the past year and it is time to have a new challenge now. Thanks ARC for giving me the opportunity to become a ARC driver, ARC is for sure having one of the best touring cars in the world. In the coming race season, I will attend most of the local races and some of the overseas races in order to promote ARC products. Hope to see u guys at the tracks soon.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
TMG Speed, founded and run by UK top driver David Burton, have introduced their new range of aluminium shock standoffs for the 1/10th scale 2WD and 4WD buggies of Team Associated, Serpent and Yokomo. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come anodised for wear and looks and are direct replacements for the stock items.
View the silver AE, Serpent and Yokomo stand offs here
Coming from German company Yuki Model is the Lith-Ex fire extinguisher that was specially developed for all fires caused by Lithium-based batteries. Making use of AVD Aqueous Vermiculite Dispersion extinguishing agent the compact extinguisher is good for all fires caused by batteries with up to 60Wh of battery power. With the dimensions of 295x66mm and a weight of 600g the bottle is easily stored and the amount of 400ml AVD is enough to shorten extinction times and preventing fires from becoming larger and out of control.
Source: Yuki Model [yuki-model.de]
Hudy have introduced their all-new pit mats in medium and large size. Both are made from textured, padded material that is both soft and durable with the textured surface preventing parts from rolling off the table or pit space. The black colour makes for stain-resistance and the roll-up mats come with large Hudy graphics on the front and a small Hudy logo on the rear. The medium-size mat measures 60x95cm while the large mat sports 75x120cm dimensions.
View the medium-size pit mat here
