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January 16, 2017

T-Works BD8 +6mm extra hard foam bumper

Coming from T-Works is the extra hard foam bumper for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7 touring cars. Made of a special foam the bumper is much harder than T-Works’s already existing hard variant while at about 19g it is also about 12g heavier which allows to adjust the car’s weight bias by just changing the bumper. The bumper also extends 6mm further out the front compared to the kit part to eliminate the need to apply additional foam pieces when the bodyshell is mounted further forward on the car.

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

January 16, 2017

Viktor Wilck & David Ehrbar win at AMA opening race

The Amazing Indoor Arena AMA in Guangzhou, China held their opening race this past weekend. The race was run at the facility’s 40x25m indoor asphalt track and it attracted some of the country’s fastest electric on-road drivers as well as industry personalities to celebrate the official opening of China’s latest and possibly largest RC car racing Mecca. Racing-wise the event also attracted guests from abroad and two of them, Sweden’s Viktor Wilck and Germany’s David Ehrbar, that also took responsibility for the track layout, would take respective wins in the Touring Modified and Formula class A-mains.

View the Formula class podium here

January 16, 2017

KO Propo introduce RSx3 servo line

Japanese company KO Propo have introduced the RSx3 line of standard size high-performance servos. The range includes the RSx3 Response HC (0.06s/17.6kg-cm) and RSx3 Power HC (0.11x/31.6kg-cm) with aluminium upper cases as well as the RSx3 Response (0.06s/17.6kg-cm) and RSx3 Power (0.11s/31.6kg-cm) with composite upper cases. All four feature aluminium middle sections with laser-etched graphics, they are high-voltage compatible, allowing to use them with up to 7.4V input, they are equipped with hard-anodised aluminium gears, coreless motors, gold-plated connectors and black servo leads. On top of this the RSx3 line makes use of KO Propo’s new Highspeed Communication System HCS, in combination wit HCS-compatible receivers, for a more linear steering feeling and they are programmable using the company’s ICS Servo Manager software in order to fine-tune the servo’s behaviour for different classes or track conditions.

View the other new servos here

January 16, 2017

Kyosho FW-06 Audi R8 LMS Red ReadySet

Kyosho have introduced the PureTen FW-06 GP Audi R8 LMS Red ReadySet 1/10th scale nitro on-road kit. The proven, shaft-driven FW-06 4WD chassis offers mild control responses, making it the perfect introduction to GP touring cars. A 2-speed automatic transmission and the high-power GXR15 engine combined with the same rear suspension as the World Champion V-One RRR also meet the demands of expert-level drivers, making the car race-worthy as well. Included with the ready-to-run package also comes a 2.4GHz Syncro KT-231P transmitter with failsafe function and the kit is decked off with a red Audi R8 LMS bodyshell.

View the features and more images here

January 16, 2017

Mibosport Cup Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Mibosport Cup 2016/17 was held this past weekend with 208 entries for the four electric on-road and two off-road classes. The race kicked off the second half of the season and in the Touring Modified class it was Dominic Vogl with Kuba Šimurda and Oliver Havránek occupying top 3 spots after the qualifying. The first A-main primarily saw a battle between Dominic Vogl and Kuba Šimurda. Kuba tried to attack but Dominic, with his fast and precise driving, didn’t give Kuba a chance. At the end of the first leg, Kuba was losing almost two seconds to the first place while Oliver Havránek finished in third.

Continue reading the report here

January 16, 2017

Desoto Jr. & Remus win at Panamerican GT Grand Prix

The 2017 Panamerican International GT Grand Prix was held at Homestead RC Raceway in Florida over the weekend. In the Pro GT class it was Joaquin Desoto Jr. who took the win in the hour long main final some three laps in front of runner-up, Lazaro Alonso. Peter Breton would complete the top 3 result another lap down.

Continue reading here

January 16, 2017

SWorkz S12-1 series aluminium front bulkhead

Coming from SWorkz and made for the S12-1 series of 2WD buggies is an aluminium front bulkhead. The part is machined from high-quality material and it comes black anodised and with silver edge details. While being slightly heavier than the stock composite item the bulkhead also improves durability in the inner camberlink ballstud area while also giving more front end grip.

View another image here

January 15, 2017

CML Distribution sign Antoine Rossetti

CML Distribution have announced the singing of French top driver, Antoine Rosetti to their team. Antoine will race in the French 1/10th Championship in order to qualify for the European Championship in 2018, which will take place in Reims. He brings with him a wealth of experience and victories including a 2WD third place in 2011 from the European Championship in Pau. Antoine will be running the RC10B6/B6D in 2WD and the new RC10B64D in 4WD, powering his cars will be the Reedy Mach 3 brushless motors, Reedy 510R Blackbox ESCs and Reedy LiPo batteries. The whole of team CML UK and CML France welcome Antoine and look forward to some great results in 2017 and beyond.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]