Arrowmax have introduced their Tool Base V2 tool and wrench platform. Designed to hold up to 24 tools the organiser not only takes an assortment of Arrowmax’ own Honeycomb wrenches and drivers but also the multi shock tool as well as three V2 turnbuckle wrenches. The part is CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes gun metal anodised and laser-etched to match the (not included) tools.
Due to weather conditions early on in the year round 3 of the Irish 1/8th Off-road Nationals had been washed out so the rerun filled the reserve date. The weather was quiet a different story this time with 20 degree Celsius and the sun blazing over the CRCCC’s very fast and flowing European style track where any small mistakes punish big time. Qualification was nip and tuck with four drivers swapping places, Gary Baird, Alan Scroggie, Barkley Abernethy and Andrew McClean. Ultimately Scroggie was to take TQ on a tie by 1 second on the final run.
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Available soon are Tekin’s all-new Redline Gen3 540-size electric brushless motors. The third generation Redlines are re-engineered from the ground up resulting in a smaller, lighter and faster sensored motor that also delivers smooth power across the whole RPM range. The Gen3 21.5T, 17.5T and 13.5T are available in an RPM version as well as the standard versions. Designed for applications where higher RPM is more beneficial than torque, these motors are ideal for 1/12th and touring car racing classes. The Gen3 modified group of motors are custom tuned with rotor sizes to give you the performance needed for your application. The 21.5T down to 8.5T group come standard with 12.5mm performance rotors and the 7.5T to 2.5T group are equipped with a 13mm rotor for that extra torque needed in modified racing.
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Coming from Schelle Racing Innovations and made for the Team Associated B5M, T5M and SC5M is an aluminium C suspension mount. Weighing in at only 5 gram the CNC-machined part is available in black or blue anodising and while adding security and durability it also allows to change the toe-in and anti-squat inserts without removing the mount from the chassis.
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The MBV Kampenhout played host for the fifth round of the Belgian SCT Cup on their fun yet selective astro turf track. The day started off wet and slippery and the track would stay like this until the fourth qualifying round. In the Pro2 class, Laurent Halluin (Team Associated) would take three of the four qualifiers to grab the overall TQ with the only 12 laps run. Runner-up Nicolas Evens (TLR) scored one round TQ and two second places to obtain the 2 spot on the grid in front of Tom Pierard (TLR) who completed the top 3 result.
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The Summer portion of the Czech Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Blansko track in the central part of the Czech Republic. The Touring Car classes would use LRP’s G36 tyres and everyone was eager to get as many practice laps as possible and so already in Friday many drivers attended. The schedule was pretty similar to the Winter portion with two timed practice session followed by a reseeding and five qualification rounds all of which would be held on Saturday with Sunday being reserved for the mains only.
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The Greek National Cup was held at the Fanatix Racing Track and this time a different qualifying format was used that saw three 20-minute qualifying rounds of which the sum of the six best consecutive laps counted. Based on this format Papachristos took the TQ from Nikolakopoulos and Mpakirtzis.
Coming soon from ARC is the R8.0E 1/8th scale electric on-road kit. The electrified version of the popular R8.0 nitro car shares more that 80 percent of the parts with its nitro sibling while offering a purpose-designed layout with the drivetrain located between the saddle pack batteries. The chassis allows to use either 2S or 3S hardcase LiPo battery packs which are located as close to the centreline as possible for an improved weight distribution and maximised agility. The layout provides an ultra-low centre of gravity, a 50/50 left-to-right and 48/52 front-to-rear balance. The result is minimised chassis roll to make for better handling and a more balanced driving feel. Tests have shown that dual 2S packs and a 2200kv motor will accelerate the car to speeds of up to 85km/h while dual 3S batteries will propel the R8.0E to speeds of up to 115km/h, exceeding most nitro cars.
