September 27, 2016

Arrma Big Rock 6S 1/8th scale RTR monster truck

Arrma Big Rock 6S 1/8th scale RTR monster truck

Arrma have introduced the Big Rock 6S 1/8th scale ready-to-run monster truck. Featuring a tough twin vertical plate chassis backbone the shaft-driven 4WD vehicle is built to excel both on-road and off-road with the laydown aluminium shock absorbers soaking up even the roughest of terrains. Three all-metal gear differentials help to get the power to the ground with Arrma’s Beast Modes allowing to individually lock up the diffs, resulting in four different drive modes of Blast, Wheelie, Climb and Drift, all accessible on-the-fly by the turn of a transmitter-mounted dial. The BLX200 brushless system is 6S LiPo compatible with the dual battery trays allowing to mount either 2S or 3S hardcase battery packs. The included 2000kv BLX brushless motor propels the truck to speeds of up to 96km/h while the factory-installed metal gear servo and Tactic TTX300 2.4GHZ transmitter keep control of things. The truck finished off by a stealthy looking all-black extended cab truck body and grippy dBoots all-terrain tyres on black chrome wheels.

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September 27, 2016

Simone Brocca wins at Italian Race of Champions

Simone Brocca wins at Italian Race of Champions

The Race of Champions was held this past weekend in Leno, Italy and in the Formula class it was Simone Brocca who walked away with the win. Top qualifier, Matteo Berlincioni had to settle for second behind Simone. Stefano Luppi would round out the top 3 result from Armando Tanzini and Ivan Milesi in fourth and fifth respectively.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]


September 27, 2016

Giacomo Moretti takes Swiss Formula title

Giacomo Moretti takes Swiss Formula title

The final round of the Swiss Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Circuit Sebastien Buemi in Aigle. In the Formula class Fenix Racing’s Giacomo Moretti snatched the overall title by winning the final round and after taking three out of five round wins and scoring four out of five TQs this year.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]


September 27, 2016

Alessio Mazzeo takes Italian GT Expert title

Alessio Mazzeo takes Italian GT Expert title

The final round of the Italian National GT Championship was held at the Lombrico track in Milazzo, Sicily. Alessio Mazzeo would take the day’s win in front of Fabio Boero and Michele Baruzzi and with the win Alessio would also take the overall title in the GT Expert category.

Source: Pepe Group [pepegroup.net]


September 27, 2016

French Electric On-road Nationals finale – Report

French Electric On-road Nationals finale – Report

The final round of the French Electric On-road Nationals was held in Thionville in the north of France. In the 10.5T Touring class Alexandre Duchet swept the qualifying by taking five round TQs to obtain the pole position from Michael Jasmin and Pierre Delorme. In the finals Alexandre confirmed his domination by winning the opening two legs while Michael Jasmin and Pierre Delorme also maintained their second and third places. Alexandre Kunkler came in fourth from Mathieu Picaudé in fifth.

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September 27, 2016

Randy Caster teams up with T-Works

Randy Caster teams up with T-Works

T-Works have announced the signing of Team Associated’s Randy Caster. The California-based on-road specialist, who achieved a 4th place overall at the recent ROAR Paved On-road Nationals, will use T-Works accessories and option parts in his rides from now on.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]


September 27, 2016

Guankou Sunpadow Cross-Strait GP – Announcement

Guankou Sunpadow Cross-Strait GP – Announcement

The 2016 Guankou Sunpadow Cross-Strait RC Car Grand Prix will be held at the ARC international raceway in Xiamen, China from November 18th to 20th. The race will be held in several electric and nitro on-road classes including Touring Modified, Touring Pro Stock and 1/8th Nitro On-road with more than 180 drivers from around the world in attendance. Drivers like Viktor Wilck, Adrien Bertin and Takaaki Shimo already signed in to race for a total prize money of 15,000 US$. Sign up for the event, hotel information and many more can be found on the official event website here and for further details you can contact the organisers using the official contact email 921397952@qq.com.


September 27, 2016

ECX Barrage 1.9 1/12th 4WD RTR crawler

ECX Barrage 1.9 1/12th 4WD RTR crawler

Horizon Hobby have introduced the ECX Barrage 1.9 1/12th scale 4WD ready-to-run crawler. Smaller than most 1.9″ scalers on the market the Barrage is considered more of a 1/12th scale model than a 1/10th scale rig and it utilises licensed 110mm Falken tyres and it is loaded with features such as a 4WD drive train, multi-link suspension, 370-class high-torque motor, locked differentials, four LED lights, waterproof electronics, and more. Metal ring and pinion gears, oil-filled shock absorbers, and a composite aluminium frame make for a lot of durability even when the going gets tough. The kit is rounded out by a 2.4GHz transmitter, 900mAh NiMH battery and a suitable charger.

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