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January 13, 2016

Hot Race Tyres sign Joao Figueiredo

Italian company Hot Race Tyres has announced the signing of young Portuguese driver Joao Figueiredo to their off-road team for the 2016 season. The Kyosho driver plans to participate at events such as the national championship, the Montpellier GP, the Neo Race as well as the European and World championships. Joao has the following to say:

It’s with great honor that I announce that I’ll be racing with HotRace Tyres for this 2016 season. I have been trying/testing this tyres since the IBR Indoor Worlds 2015. As they have a unique type of rubber, their traction and feeling on the track is simply amazing, I’m very happy to make this change and I must thank Nicola Marrone for the trust and help he as been giving to me and for this awesome opportunity. Thank you.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

January 13, 2016

Serpent 977 stiffener set & X-hard Centax spring

Serpent have new option parts for the 977 Viper 1/8th on-road car available in the form of a rear chassis stiffener set and an extra hard Centax clutch spring. Starting with the chassis stiffener, the set will reduce the chassis flex around the engine area for smoother brake action and it is easily taken off for maintenance and cleaning purposes. Included is a new aluminium bottom brace as well as a tie-rod set to connect the radio plate assembly with the rear 2-speed shaft bracket. The other new part is the X-hard Centax clutch spring. The precision-made spring features ground contact surfaces for constant performance and it is usable in all Serpent 1/8th scale cars with Centax clutch as well as the cars of many other brands.

View the X-hard Centax spring here

January 13, 2016

Avid Triad aluminium wing buttons

Avid have introduced the new Triad series aluminium wing buttons for 1/10th and 1/8th scale applications. Weighing in at only 0.03 gram each, which is half the weight of Avid’s current 1/10th wing buttons, they offer silver highlights and laser-etched Avid logos. The aluminium buttons make for a more sturdy wing mounting without adding unnecessary weight and they are available in black, blue, red, green, pink, orange, hard anodise, and a new purple colour. The buttons are designed for use with an M3 flat head screw and they are usable with off-road and on-road vehicles alike.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

January 13, 2016

California Touring Series – Announcement

The newly founded California Touring Series kicks off with round 1 on February 27th at 209 RC Raceway in Stockton, California. The organiser’s vision is to promote electric on-road popularity in the USA to help grow the hobby in America. The maiden season will be visiting six different tracks with a theme on each race day. The CTS is run in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring 17.5T, USGT and Formula and it will have live coverage through Periscope and LiveRc. More information, dates and venues can be found on the series’ Facebook page here.

January 13, 2016

Sweep Racing 2016 team hoodies

Sweep Racing have introduced their new hooded sweatshirts for the 2016 season. They feature a newly-designed Sweep logo on the back along additional graphics on the front and the sleeves. The hoodies come in black colour only and they are available in sizes of M to XXXL.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

January 13, 2016

Tamiya VW Golf Mk.1 Group 2 re-release

Tamiya VW Golf Mk.1 Group 2 rerelease

Tamiya have issued a re-release of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk.1 Racing Group 2 M-chassis kit. Based off of the front-driven M-05 chassis the car features a monocoque frame chassis, 3-bevel gear differential, front and rear friction dampers and last but not least a 1970’s VW Golf polycarbonate bodyshell as well as grippy slick tyres with foam inserts. Back in 2013 the Golf was already some sort of a re-release although the original Tamiya Golf Racing Group 2 was a pan car and the two basically only shared the wide fender bodyshell.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

January 13, 2016

JP Richards teams up with Maclan Racing

Maclan Racing have announced the signing of JP Richards for the 2016 season. The 2014 Reedy Race 2WD Open Class winner and former ROAR National Champion has spent the last several months working with Maclan Racing on development of their new 1/10 sensored racing motors and speed controls. In the most recent CRCRC Midwest Electric Championship, JP has achieved podium finishes in both 2WD and 4WD classes with the company’s soon to be released MRR series motors.

Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]

January 13, 2016

Xpert RC MI-3301HV mini servo

New from Xpert RC comes the MI-3301HV high-voltage mini servo. Designed with 1/12th pan car racing in mind, the servo offers a high speed of down to 0.06s and a torque of up to 198oz-in. Furthermore the MI-3301HV has an one-piece CNC centre housing with an all-metal gear set and brushless motor design for durability and performance while a black servo lead makes for that much preferred factory look.

Source: Hobby Authority [hobbyauthority-dist.com]