March 10, 2017

Exotek D413 4-piece motor plate & 4mm camber savers

Coming from Exotek are a 4-piece split motor plate set for the HB Racing D413 buggy as well as the trick camber savers. Starting with the motor plate, the set is of a unique design that allows for quicker access to the buggy’s centre differential without the need to remove the top plates or ripping out the whole centre bulkhead assemblies. After removing the battery and the top diff cover the two side plates are released so that the diff comes out from the side. The set works with the standard D413 and also Exotek’s Pro’17 chassis and it includes the bulkhead plates machined from black anodised 7075 aluminium, instructions, hardware for the stock or Exotek top diff plates and it uses the stock motor cam and clamp.

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March 9, 2017

Dynamite Prophet Sport Duo AC charger

Horizon Hobby have introduced the Dynamite Prophet Sport Duo AC charger. It offers dual outputs, 50W of charge power per channel and it is usable with up to 6S LiPo or four to eight cell NiMH batteries. Two 4-digit LED indicators display charge current, battery type, charge capacity, cell voltages and error codes and charge current dials as well as battery select switches make for easy operation. Included with the charger come two banana-type to EC3 battery adapters and two JST-XH balancer adapters.

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March 9, 2017

Jake Dellinger wins at inaugural Thornhill Cup

The first annual Thornhill Cup was recently held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas. In the Nitro Buggy A-main Jake Dellinger (Team Associated) would bring home the win from Noah Dickerson (Xray) in second and Tyler Hooks (TLR) third. Rocco Margiota (Xray) and Edwin Hartman (Tekno) would round out the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 9, 2017

AME T-Shox V2 1/10th touring shock absorbers

German AME distributors Ruddog have introduced the new T-Shox V2 1/10th touring car shock absorbers. Completely redesigned AME left no stone untouched inside and out but the design of the shock absorbers remained the same with a through-type shock rod making volume compensators unnecessary. Thanks to the redesign with a better guided shock rod the shocks offer a more consistent and smoother ride. The piston now moves perfectly through the shock body which results in optimised oil flow over the whole dampening movement. The design also results in zero rebound and thus perfectly matched left-right and front-rear shocks. The set included a total of four shocks and it is usable for a range of touring cars including the latest offerings from Yokomo and Xray.

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March 9, 2017

Racers Edge Ultra 120 Touch AC/DC charger

Racers Edge have introduced their new Ultra 120 Touch AC/DC touch-screen multi-chemistry charger. Featuring a new 16-bit CPU the charger allows for safe and accurate charging of Lithium-Polymer cells, including the new LiHV  batteries, as well as LiFe and a range of other cell chemistries with a charge rate of up to 12A, with automatic protection against reverse polarity input or output. A convenient 5V USB outlet delivers power to charge phones, tablets, or other devices. Advanced users can adjust the LiPo charge termination voltage to extract maximum performance, while a built-in cooling fan enhances reliability and efficiency. The control software allows the user to choose from 10 different alerts, beeps, and tones to provide additional personalisation options. The device includes removable AC and DC power input cords, balance board, charge lead with T-plug output, and stylus pen.

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March 9, 2017

South-African ORE national championship Rd1 – Report

The first round of the 2017 South-African ORE national championship was held at the Welkom RC Arena, host of the 2018 IFMAR ISTC 1/12th World Championships. It is fair to say that the facility has revived RC racing in South Africa and for the first time in many years there were five Touring Modified mains, a full 1/12th Modified main as well as a full main of 1/12th Stock. In Touring Modified and for the first time in many years over 46 entries ensured competitive racing and the drivers had to be at their best to qualify for the A-mains. The battle for the podium was really hot with great runs from Hein Kotze, Anderton Smith, Antonio Caroli and Ashley Hurley. After missing the first qualifying run it was Hein Kotze who put in great runs in Q2, Q3 and Q4 to secure the TQ spot. Youngster Ashley Hurley improved Alexander Hagberg’s 2016 record to 12.7s and showed that he was a force to be reckoned with by qualifying in 2nd with Antonio Caroli 3rd and Anderton Smith in 4th.

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March 9, 2017

Andrea Catanzani wins at Italian GT Champs opener

The opening round of the Italian GT national championship was held at the Il Lombrico track in Milazzo. In the F2 category Andrea Catanzani took the Super Pole after the qualifiers and he would also dominate the 45-minute A-main by coming out some eleven laps in front of second placed Fabio Valente while third placed Mauro Meli ended the day another five laps down in third.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

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