The 2017 Euro Contest will be held from the 16th to 18th of June at the Barco-Off track in Italy. Considered to be one of the largest nitro off-road races in Europe, with 270 entries in 2016, the race will again be held in the three categories of Pro Nitro Buggy, Open Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy. More information can be found on the official event website here.
Japanese company Kawada have introduced the M300 FX4 US Spec 1/12th scale pan car kit. Based off of the FX3 the latest variant features a noticeable amount of changes and updates such as the new rear power pod with newly designed 6mm alloy motor and side plate that now allow rear axle height adjustments using shims rather than the conventional inserts. The motor pod is also of a low profile design, scrubbing about 3mm of height compared to the previous version.
Coming from Contact are all-new 1/8th nitro on-road tyres. Developed in conjunction with their international team drivers Simon Kurzbuch, Robert Pietsch and Tony Gruber the tyres are manufactured with new low sensitivity to high temperature material and they come on new black colour 5-spoke rims that offer a grub screw balancing system while being lightweight and more impact resistant. A new and improved glueing process increases durability and the tyres are cut and trued to a new front 38mm and rear 60.5mm width while offering a larger diameter of 53.9mm. Included come aerodynamic sticker discs and Contact decals.
Gizmo Racing USA have introduced the Version 2 upper arm set for the GZ1 touring car. The updated design helps increase reliability and durability of the car as it makes the suspension tougher and better performing on tight indoor circuits with hard barriers, but the benefits translate to all other surfaces and track types. The upper arm set includes all needed parts to convert the front and rear suspension.
Hobbywing have introduced their new XeRun 3652 and 3660 SD G2 sensored brushless motors. Equipped with a built-in chip that lets Hobbywing XR8 series brushless controllers recognise the motor, the system will provide improved performance and smoother control in sensored mode. The motor is housed in a machined aluminium case with heatsink design for optimised heat dissipation and the low cogging design with 4-pole/8-magnet setup reduces cogging for improved driving feel at lower speeds. This is further helped by a special hall sensor system that ensures clean and “error free” hall sensor output signals. On top of this the motors feature an adjustable mechanical timing in a 20 to 40 degree range and they use silicone O-ring seals for sensor port protection. The shorter 3652 motor is available as 3100kv to 6100kv variant with 3.175mm or 5.0mm output shaft while the longer 3660 variant comes in 3200kv to 4300kv specification, exclusively with 5mm output shaft.
Coming from T-Works are new large diameter M3x4mm aluminium screws. They are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and come black anodised for wear. The 7mm diameter head makes the use of additional shims or washers unnecessary and the screws are ideal to securely hold the spur gear or steering bellcranks on cars such as the Yokomo BD8 or comparable vehicles.
European SWorkz distributors MW RC Cars have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming S35-3 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. No details are known yet but the kit is expected to hit stores early 2017. We bring you more information on features, specifications and a release date as soon as they surface.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
Coming soon from Kyosho are lightweight differential cross shafts for the MP9 series of buggies. Made from 7075 Duraluminium and sporting a hard-anodised surface for wear the parts scrub about 1.4g per piece meaning that up to 8.4g of weight can be saved when decking out all three diffs of a vehicle. The shafts come in sets of two – without the gears visible in above image – and they will hit stores soon.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
