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November 14, 2016

Serpent SRX2 MH 2mm carbon chassis

New from Serpent for the Spyder SRX2 MH is this optional 2mm carbon fibre chassis. The carbon chassis can replace the hard coated aluminium chassis, as the alu kick-up is separate from the main chassis and the carbon chassis fits without any further modifications. The standard side guards also fit right on and it works with all 4 transmissions. The carbon chassis is lighter and has more flex, which may help handling on higher traction surfaces.

View an image of the chassis mounted here

November 14, 2016

Nugroho wins final Indonesian National & takes title

The fifth and final round of the Indonesian National Buggy Championships was held at Willson track, Denpasar, Bali last Sunday. A total of 66 drivers attended this event from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Medan, Batam, Palembang, Kendari, Balikpapan and Bali. The race format originally was to be 6 rounds of 10 minutes with 4 best rounds to count but there was heavy rain during the 3rd qualifier, so the race director took 3 best of 5 rounds. Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) took TQ honours and he converted that into the win, followed by Adrian Sutanto (TLR/Reds) in second and Stanley Wangasanegara (Mugen/OS) third.

View the complete results here

November 14, 2016

Mario Spiniello joins BMT

Italian company BMT have announced the signing of long time Xray driver Mario Spiniello to their team for the 2017 season as their top driver. The 2016 Italian Champion in the 1/10th scale class as well as runner up at the 2012 European Championships leaves long time sponsor Xray after 6 years of collaboration. Mario had the following to say:

I want to thank Team Xray, Martin Hudy, Fabio Domanin and all the other people of the team for all these years together, but I could not say no to Pasquale Iuliucci (BMT) that gives me the opportunity to race with an Italian team. This is a new challenge for me. It is the first year for the BMT 701 in 1/10 nitro category and I want to give to the team all my experience to obtain great results!

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

November 14, 2016

Arrowmax 5200mAh Low Profile Graphene Pro LiPo

Arrowmax continue to expand their line-up of LiPo Batteries and have just released their first graphene chemistry based LiPo battery, the low profile 5200mAh 65C 7.4V stick pack. Graphene has many extraordinary properties, it is about 100 times stronger than the strongest steel and nearly transparent, but what makes it really stands out on the LiPo front are the exceptional capability and efficiency in conducing heat and electricity. The benefit of this new chemistry means these LiPos have very low internal resistance which everyone is looking for while at the same time run a lot cooler under load, this in-turn gives you a feeling of higher power and capacity during high discharge-rate conditions, the perfect solution for professional and demanding racers. Graphene LiPo batteries works on normal LiPo battery chargers with no additional adjustment is needed.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

November 14, 2016

Samix SCX10-2 lower shock suspension link mounts

More new items from Samix for the Axial SCX10-2 with the release of these lower shock suspension link mounts. Made from high quality aluminium, they come in three different colour, sport the Samix logo etched into the product, and help improve the rigidity and durability over the stock part while also eliminating flex of the lower shock mount.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

November 14, 2016

Team Magic E6 III BES RTR

Team Magic have announced the E6 III “BES” RTR, which is a ready to run full option version of their popular E6 III HX Monster Truck. Primarily set to only be an ARR version for TM fans, they didn’t expected the great success the BES obtained and with many users asking for a RTR version of this extreme Monster, they decided to release this ultra powerful RTR version called E6 III “BES” RTR.

View more details here

November 12, 2016

Sergi Franch wins Spanish ‘RC World’ Cup

Sergi Franch wins Spanish 'RC World' Cup

The annual RC World Cup race, hosted by Johnny Pastor shop (RC World), was held at the Almussafes track in Valencia, Spain. This race is famous for the attendance of the best national drivers, as well as the amount of prizes given away in the draw at the end of the race. After Saturday night rain, the track was very tricky in qualifying, where in 1/10th scale Sergi Franch came out fastest topping 2 of the 3 rounds in front of Victor Pelaez, qualifying both drivers directly into the main final.

Continue reading the report here

November 12, 2016

RC Maker Speed Secrets build & setup guide

New from recently crowned Australian National Champion Touring Car Driver Ryan Maker, is this informative book covering several critical aspects of car preparation and setup. Applicable to all conventional touring cars on the market, it explains numerous methods and tips used by both Ryan, and the best in the world to get the most out of their cars and perform at the highest level at every race. These are available directly from RC Maker and have started shipping worldwide.

View more details here