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December 20, 2016

Hiro Seiko Project 4X & XB4’17 screw kits

Coming from Hiro Seiko are three new screw kits for Serpent’s Project 4X and Xray’s XB4’17 cars. Available for Serpent’s revolutionary touring car are a full titanium and also a mixed titanium and aluminium hex screw kit while Xray’s latest 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy will receive a full titanium treatment. All sets scrub some weight compared to using the standard steel screws with the mixed titanium and aluminium set saving even more valuable weight.

View the other screw kits here

December 20, 2016

Dario Balestri to roll on Hot Race tyres

Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of Italy’s Dario Balestri to their team. The multiple national and European Champion will use the company’s tyres at open races world-wide while also helping with product development and being a brand ambassador at the races.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

December 20, 2016

Savöx Ryan Cavalieri Edition servos

Savöx USA have released first information on the Ryan Cavalieri Edition 1/10th and 1/8th scale servos. Available are the SB2263MG-CE (0.076s/139oz-in) low-profile and SC1258TG-CE (0.08s/166oz-in) standard-size servo for 1/10th applications as well as the SB2273SG-CE (0.095s/388oz-in) and SB2274SG-CE (0.08s/347oz-in) standard-size high-voltage servos for 1/8th buggies and trucks. All feature an optimised dead band for enhanced on-centre feel, increased holding torque and ultra-flexible black wires besides a RC signature middle section. All four servos are available now.

Source: Savöx [savoxusa.com]

December 20, 2016

Kaja Novotny sweeps Open Challenge Rd3

Round three of the Czech Open Challenge was held in Prague. The fast track with some big jumps provided lower traction than usual but this did not stop Kaja Novotny from sweeping the 2WD qualifying to take the pole position from Michal Blahovsky in 2nd and Martin Wunsche in 3rd. In the 4WD qualifiers it was again Kaja that excelled as he easily took the overall TQ.

Continue reading the report here

December 20, 2016

Hudy Car Bag for 1/12th scale pan cars

Following a variant for 1/10th touring and pan cars, Hudy now also released a dedicated 1/12th scale pan car car bag. Made from high-quality materials the padded and reinforced bag takes a single pan car for easy and secure transport and storage. A handle allows for easy handling while a rubber strap helps to securely attach the bag to Hudy’s travel bag. The zipped bag sports the well-known Hudy graphics and it is available now.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

December 20, 2016

Arrowmax V3 black/golden setup boards

Arrowmax have released new black and golden variants of their popular lightweight setup boards. A new manufacturing process and relocated mounting screws make the boards lightweight, true and durable. An upper carbon fibre plate will give high rigidity while the lower polycarbonate place protects the inner honeycomb webbing while also allowing to view the extensive machining. The board is available in two sizes for 1/12th and 1/10th cars as well as in a larger variant for 1/10th and 1/8th cars and both sport Arrowmax’s popular black and golden anodising for looks and wear.

View more images here

December 20, 2016

Xray XB8 4-dot progressive front & rear springs

Coming from Xray and made for their XB8 line of off-road buggies are the new 4-dot progressive front and rear springs. Designed for high-grip tracks the springs make for better steering at corner entry and they add to the already released 3-dot front as well as 3-dot and 2-dot rear springs. All are individually measured and matched and they come in sets of two.

View the rear springs here

December 20, 2016

Adam Drake doubles at Christmas Gifts for Kids Race

Revelation Raceway of Ontario, California hosted the Christmas Gifts for Kids Race this past weekend. The weather prior to the event was cold and rainy, but Dana Smelter of Revelation Raceway wasn’t going to let that stop the event from happening and so the event had nearly 100 entries. Adam Drake was the man to beat in both the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck finals. In the 30-minute Buggy final Drake got off to a bad start and was nearly a half a lap down to the early race leader Cody King. Drake put in consistent laps and slowly worked his way to the front. Once Drake got into the lead he didn’t look back and won by a comfortable margin over Cody King and Colin Herzig. Drake also TQ’ed and won the Nitro Truck class by a large margin.

View the Truggy podium here