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October 13, 2016

Malin Karlsen wins OMK Fall Classic series Rd6

Round six of the OMK 2WD Fall Classic series was held at the OMK raceway in cold but dry weather conditions. Malin Karlsen would lay down one of her usual performances to grab the overall TQ, putting in the only 15-lap runs of the evening. The opening A-main started with no problem but a lap counting problems brought things to a halt, meaning A1 had to be re-run. Early in the race Malin made a mistake by clipping a corner which send her dead last. After being marshalled she started to recover and soon found herself in third place from which she was able to put pressure on the second place driver that would eventually make a mistake to promote Malin into second place. After putting in a couple of fast laps Malin was right behind the leader at the start of the final lap and once the leader ran too wide in a corner Malin made maximum use of the invitation and she took the lead and with it the win in the opening A-main. A2 then was a pretty easy affair for the young lady. At the sound of the tone she jumped into the lead and never looked back to take the leg win, race win and with it the overall win in the championship with two rounds to go.

View the A-main top 3 results here

October 13, 2016

T-Works 4PV & 3PV carbon fibre carrying handle

Coming from T-Works and made for the Futaba 4PV and 3PV transmitters is a carbon fibre carrying handle. Constructed from lightweight sheet material the handle comes including mounting hardware in the form of countersunk washers and gold-plated screws with the handle being usable on both the 4PV and 3PV transmitter in order to make for easier and more convenient carrying.

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October 13, 2016

Serpent Project 4X lightweight carbon fibre chassis

Made for the Project 4X touring car is Serpent’s new lightweight carbon fibre chassis. Weighing in at 46g and thus being about 15g lighter than the standard chassis, the lightweight main plate also offers more torsional flex which can be beneficial in certain track conditions both outdoors and indoors. The chassis, that was used by Serpent’s Viktor Wilck to achieve a third place overall at the recent IFMAR ISTC Worlds, is available now.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 13, 2016

Nemo Racing tease A215T 1/8th nitro truggy

Nemo Racing have released first images of their forthcoming A215T 1/8th scale nitro truggy kit. Considered to be “a really big step forward […] over the previous A8T” racers can expect a greatly improved vehicle based off of the successful A215 buggy. The kit is production as we type and expected to be available world wide by about end of November, beginning of December. Detailed information and more images will become available in time for the release.

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October 13, 2016

Blaze Racing Battle Sword 200mm pan car kit

Blaze Racing from Poland have introduced their all-new Battle Sword 1/10th scale 200mm pan car kit. Based on a black anodised 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis the car features milled-out battery pockets for a low centre of gravity and the ability to run both inline and transversal battery configurations. Up front the kit comes with CRC suspension components and a carbon fibre suspension plate that allows for three different wheelbase settings. The rear end utilises a sliding rear axle mount with large 1/4×1/2 bearings for improved durability and reliability. The 7075 motor mount makes for a secure motor fit and the rear carbon fibre brace offers mounting positions for a 30mm fan. The kit is rounded out by carbon fibre side wings that keep away harm from the rear tyres and rear axle.

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October 13, 2016

Avid A800 hard aluminium chassis & CF bumper brace

Made for Awesomatix’s A800 belt-driven touring car are Avid’s new hard-anodised aluminium chassis and a carbon fibre bumper brace. Starting with the chassis, the part is machined from aircraft-grade 2mm 7075-T6 aluminium and it offers strategically machined sections to optimise the flex characteristics. By widening the inner pivot points by 0.5mm on each side the car will also be wider, giving more confidence when driving the car harder. Avid have also brought back the optional battery position to move the battery back 6mm to increase the car’s rotation. The chassis is recommended for medium to high-bite conditions and it comes in a bright gun metal colour and with machined edge details.

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October 13, 2016

Rafiq & Shafiq win at 2016 KLGP race

The recent KLGP race was held at the KL International RC Circuit in Malaysia. The event attracted about 50 racers to compete in the three classes of 1/8th Nitro On-road, 1/10th Nitro Touring and 1/8th GT. In the 45 minute 1/8th scale main final it was Amirul Rafiq (Serpent) who took the win from team mate YL Tan (Serpent) in second and Suah (Xray) third. TQ holder Jade Lim (Serpent) had to settle for 13th overall.

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October 13, 2016

Techra T4 aluminium steering bellcranks

Techra have introduced a set of aluminium steering bellcranks for the Xray T4’16 and ’17. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 material and coming in a bi-colour black and orange anodising the parts are of a lightweight design while offering improved rigidity over the standard composite arms. Swapping the plastic parts for the alloy pieces will result in a more precise steering action and improved handling especially in high-bite conditions.

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