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August 8, 2016

John Knight wins 1st Istanbul GT Night Race

Istanbul in Turkey played host to the country’s first GT Night Race for 1/8th GT cars. Held to gather interest for a possible new class next season the race was run from 7:30 pm until midnight, attracting not only many racers but also surrounding locals who followed the racing action cheering and clapping. Racing was close with John Knight and Tom How making it out for the overall TQ with John holding the upper hand and after the finals it was again John who came out fastest in the triple 5-minute runs. Tom How ended the event in second place from Mert Köroğlu in third. With the positive reception of the race the organisers now plan a series possibly starting as early as September.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 7, 2016

BRCA 1/8 Circuit National Rd 6 – Report

The fourth round of the BRCA National series took place last weekend at the Wombwell Model Car Club, a circuit which the national championship visits twice this year, a challenging track with a very technical infield and long straight away. Saturday practice was topped by Tim Wood setting the pace, with Mark Green absent on the Saturday, it looked as if Tim would have the advantage. Heading into Sunday it appeared luck would not be on Wood’s side as Mark Green shot straight to the top of the qualifying without any practice run on either Saturday or Sunday.

Continue reading the report here

August 7, 2016

MIP Ten-SCTE 17mm standard offset hex adapter kit

Following the introduction of the +3mm offset 17mm hex adapter kit for the TLR Ten-SCTE range of short course trucks MIP now also release a standard offset variant. The kit allows to mount 1/8th scale wheels on TLR’s 4WD short course truck in order to increase the range of possible wheel and tyre combinations especially for bashers and also outlaw racing classes. The hex adapters are machined from high-quality aluminium, they are a direct fit on all SCTE platforms and they come with suitable mounting hardware and blue anodised 17mm wheel nuts.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

August 6, 2016

Arrowmax 2400mAh LiPo TX/RX battery pack

Arrowmax have introduced their new 2400mAh 7.4V LiPo battery pack for transmitter and receiver applications. Measuring 86x19x17mm the straight-style battery is usable with many on-road and off-road cars, buggies and trucks while also fitting a range of transmitters. The battery comes pre-wired with a Futaba-compatible connector and a standard balancer plug for secure charging and discharging.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

August 6, 2016

T-Works B6 series C-hub bushings & POM shock parts

T-Works have introduced a range of option parts for Team Associated’s all-new B6-series buggies. First up are several C-hub bushings to fine-tune the steering knuckle height within the C-hub. Available are three different sets; the first one offers two 0 and +3 settings, the second one includes two +1 and +2 bushings and the third includes four +1.5 bushings. Also available is a full set that comes with all of the above. The bushings are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, the even types sport a black anodising while the 1.5 parts come with a blue surface treatment. All bushings have machined markings for easy recognition. Also new and made for both the B6 and B5 series buggies are a POM shock shaft guide and a shock cap bushing set. The shock shaft guide set includes a range of machined bushings to replace the standard ones while the shock cap bushing kit includes a total of eight pivot balls.

View the other new parts here

August 5, 2016

Xray tease XT2 1/10th 2WD stadium truck

Xray have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming XT2 1/10th scale 2WD stadium truck kit. It is understood that the vehicle is based off of the XB2 line of buggies but no other information is available at this time. Expect detailled images and all information in the truck’s specification and features to be released soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 5, 2016

ProTek 170SBL Black Label high speed brushless servo

Coming soon from ProTek is the new 170SBL Black Label high speed brushless servo. The high-voltage compatible servo features a black anodised aluminium heatsink case for improved heat dissipation and a reduced weight, it utilises a metal gear train and pulls up to 38.5kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.08s. Furthermore the dual ball-raced servo comes with detachable receiver wires of 135mm and 285mm and it is usable for both 1/8th and 1/10th scale applications.

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August 5, 2016

Roche 20mm progressive touring car springs

Available soon are is a new line of Roche progressive touring car springs. Made in co-operation with Speedmaster Japan the 20mm springs are made of 1.4mm wire and they are available in three different specifications of soft/yellow TS2.5-2.7, medium/red TS2.5-2.8 and hard/purple TS2.5-3.0. The Japanese-made springs are usable with almost all touring cars that utilise low-profile shock absorbers.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]