Fastom, owner of the Motonica brand, have announced the the introduction of their new high level competition engine line named Vox. The new .21 class engine for 1/8 scale on road cars is called Vox Otto v.1 and the release date is set for October 20th. There will be 2 versions available, standard and tuned and all technical information will be available online on the company website starting from October 15th.
Source: Vox [voxengines.com]
New from Spec-R is this 1/10 mini size ‘touring car’ body. Featuring a unique look and excellent handling on the track, it is made from high quality lexan and comes supplied with protective overspray mask and stickers.
Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]
New from T.O.P. Racing for their Photon touring car comes these two performance enhancing option parts. First up are these ‘carbon fibre’ suspension arms, which are super stiff and help lower the overall weight of the car in areas where it counts most. Also new is this optional anti-roll bar set, which includes 1.1mm, 1.3mm, 1.5mm bars and joins the existing range to complete the set.
Last weekend at the beautiful Genk track in Belgium 17 year old Maxim Claes was crowned Belgian 1/10th 200mm Champion for the first time after a close battle with his rivals. The end to a fine season that saw him get 6th at the EFRA GP in Herlissheim, 5th place at the Euro ‘B’. Maxim wanted to thank his sponsors RC connect, Capricorn, JP*Gimar, Racing Experience and RC Car Colours and finally a big thanks to his father Alain.
New from CSO Products are these two different CVD swing shafts. Suitable for the front of the Kyosho V-one RRR and separately for the Kyosho FW-05 and FW-06, they are made from hard coated steel for maximum durability. Sold in a pair.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Schumacher have announced the release of the new GM Genius 75 ESC. This hotly anticipated speedo has already won the EFRA 1/12th Euro’s earlier in the year. Especially designed for smaller applications such as 1/12th pan cars, it is equally at home in Touring Cars with stock 9.5T motors and above (2S LiPo) 3.5T (1S LiPo).
Last Sunday the Dutch 1/8th scale National championship had its last race of the season, held on the very bumpy track of REAL80 in Groningen in the far north of Holland. The weather forecast was predicted a lot of rain starting in the morning but it stayed dry until the last semi final of the day. In the NK class it was Rick V taking the pole followed by Ilia v. Gastel, Jordy Blok and Gunther v. Stay. With rain falling in time for the main final, it was not only about who was the best racer in the wet, but also about who was best prepared to protect their car against the elements. At the start RickV was forced to make a pitstop allowing Ilia to take the lead followed by John Ermen. RickV managed to work his way back up to the front by the end of the race but could not take the lead and would take 2nd.
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Xray have introduced this lightweight and strong rear axle assembly for the XII or X10. It features a super-light and tough Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium shaft that is specially machined to be perfectly balanced and smooth with zero run-out for vibration-free operation.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
