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December 1, 2016

Asian Onroad Championship Rd5 – Report

Since 2013, the Asian Onroad Championship has grown through the years and has become the premiere onroad racing event in the Asia Pacific. Making five stops throughout the calendar year in various regions across Asia, the AOC continues to grow and gain momentum from each and every event bringing with it a world class level of competition wherever it goes. The final stop on the 2016 schedule was held at the historic Yatabe Arena in Tsukuba, Japan. With heritage and history like the Yatabe Arena, the final AOC event was sold out within a few days and has become the biggest race in Japan attracting many international racers from across the world including from countries like Germany, France, America, and other neighboring Asian countries like China, Taiwan, Korea to name just a few. Not only were racers on hand, the event attracted over 20 RC vendors that setup a display/support booth and transformed the atmosphere into a mini RC Expo.

Continue reading the report here

December 1, 2016

3DRC 30mm Fan Booster short version

3DRC have introduced a new shorter version of their Fan Booster cooling fan mount. Designed for most 30mm fan units, the mount incorporates a shorter air channel that guides the air towards the motor can for improved heat dissipation. The updated shorter design not only allows to mount the unit in more crowded environments, but it also improves cooling efficiency over the standard version at the same time. The 3-D-printed part is available through 3DRC’s Shapeway store.

Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]

December 1, 2016

Cham Dassanyake wins at SIORC opener

The ERMC club played host to the opening round of the Swiss Indoor Offroad Cup in Geneva. The first of three rounds attracted nearly 100 drivers from all over the country and also neighbouring France. Cham Dassanyake would dominate the qualifiers in the 4WD class, taking the overall TQ and pole position for the A-mains. He would also take the opening A-main with fast and consistent laps and despite a few bobbles and even some marshalling and ultimately Cham would take the overall win from Cyrille Gruaz in second and Remy Bertrand after the triple mains.

View the final results here

December 1, 2016

Nemo Racing Bullitt B221 off-road engine

Nemo Racing have released first information on the forthcoming Bullitt B221 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The power plant builds on the proven B220 engine and is meant to produce improved bottom end and mid range power, it will feature a super smooth power curve and increased mileage. The Japan-engineered engine will hit stores by end of December.

View the specifications here

December 1, 2016

Dario Balestri signs with Infinity

The driver market is in full swing these days and the latest pilot to swap teams is Italy’s Dario Balestri. The long-time Capricorn factory driver, multiple European Champion and Worlds A-finalist will teamed up with Creation Model and will be campaign Infinity’s 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road cars while helping with future developments. Dario says:

It’s a great pleasure for me to be chosen as part of Infinity “dream team”; I join a group of friendly and dedicated guys that shares my same passion for r/c world. I wanna express my gratitude to Kenji San that believes in my skills giving me this opportunity. I’m so excited to start this new chapter of my professional career and I will do my best to help the entire staff to realize the best products for the customers. See you at the track!

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

November 30, 2016

MIP limited edition Black hex driver set

MIP have introduced the limited edition Black hex driver set. It includes tool that sport the proven MIP handles and tool tips but they come in a stealthy black design over the standard translucent honey-colour appearance. The set contains 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm hex drivers and it becomes available by mid-December.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

November 30, 2016

Dionys Stadler wins at South German regionals

A round of the South German electric on-road regionals was held in Gottmadingen on a purpose-built track laid out with ETS-style carpet. Young Dionys Stadler would take the win in the Touring Car class, coming from the 2 spot on the grid following some problems in the qualifiers. Carl Grandel ended the day on the runner-up spot from third placed Markus Wegmann.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 30, 2016

Yokomo YD-2 solid axle set

Coming from Yokomo and made for the YD-2 series of drift cars is a solid axle set. Sporting the standard gear diff case the set includes a solid inner block that couples the outdrives to create a solid axle setup with makes for a more aggressive drift while increasing traction at the same time. Using the axle also makes for quicker transitions on high-grip surfaces. The axle set is usable with the YD-2 and YD-2 Plus kits.

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