This past weekend the Moscow RCRacer track hosted the Russian 1/8th Off-road National Championship. More than 80 racers from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Poland took part and in the Nitro Buggy class it was Maxim Laverichev who took the win from Dmitry Gribov in 2nd and Denis Zujkov in 3rd. Igor Valtsifer and David Ishhanan rounded out the top 5 result.
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O.S. have announced Joe Bornhorst as their latest addition to their team. Joe first started racing RC vehicles in 2011 and within two years, he was entering – and winning – major national 1/8th scale off-road races. Before becoming R/C’s fastest-rising star, Joe was an aspiring young racer on the motocross circuit. Now, he’s putting his years of experience racing full-size dirt bikes to use on the nation’s toughest R/C tracks. This is what Joe has to say about the deal:
Growing up racing dirt bikes, I always wanted to be a professional and get to travel every weekend to the races. I am doing everything in my power to make that dream happen with R/C cars.
Source: O.S. Engines [osengines.com]
Coming in mid-August is Spektrum’s latest sport receiver, the SR415 ideal for anyone wanting a robust 4-channel receiver that can handle the worst nature and the RF environment you can throw at it. It’s built around frequency-agile DSMR technology that delivers superb range and response, especially in places where a lot of 2.4GHz systems are in use at once. This signal security is complemented by a fuel-proof case and a waterproof Reliakote coating that seals internal electronics from the elements and other corrosives like nitro methane and motor spray.
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Shepherd have introduced new option parts for the Velox V8 in the form of hard-coated wheel axles that reduce the rotating mass by around 50 percent to improve the acceleration and overall handling of the car. The CNC-machined wheel axles are made from high-quality Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium which offers high strength and durability. A special hard-coating prevents the axles from excessive wear and an additional hole for the CVD pin simply doubles the lifetime. The axles are available separately or as a complete set with CVD driveshafts.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
The first round of the 2015 Muchmore UK GP Series took place at the Stonehaven circuit in Scotland this past weekend and combines with the series finale at a second round held at the Carlisle track on the 22nd and 23rd of August. In previous years, the Muchmore UK GP has attracted World Champion racers and has always been a launch platform for young RC talent destined for Regional, National and International competitions and it was local club racer Peter Eagles who took a clean sweep in all three of the A-main modified finals to take the round win, followed up by John Simpson in 2nd and Andrew Walters in 3rd.
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The Mugen Days Eisenach 2015 were held at the RC Racing Club Eisenach track in central Germany over the weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Daniel Reckward took the win in the 30 minute final from Sebastian Winterstein in 2nd. Nicolai Oswald in 3rd rounded out the podium.
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The second round of the Italian 1/10th Nitro On-road Nationals was held in Milazzo this past weekend. After the qualifiers Giuseppe Musolino took the TQ but in the finals it was Mario Spiniello who came out successful while Alessio Mazzeo scored the fastest lap in the main event. Davide Stefanizzi came in 2nd, Luda Redaelli rounded out the top 3 result.
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New from SkyRC comes the D200 dual output 200W AC/DC multi-chemistry charger with soldering iron output. Housed in a compact case the charger offers 5-button menu operation, a large back-lit display and it can handle up to 6S LiXX and up to 15 cell NiXX battery packs along 2 to 24V Pb batteries. The dual output design allows for up to 20A charge current on the main output and up to 10A on the secondary channel and as a novelty the device comes with a 60W soldering iron that can be plugged directly into the charger. The charger offers several features such as a built-in balancer, 20 charge/discharge profiles, a battery voltage meter, battery resistance meter, end voltage adjustment, a LiHV mode and the ability to perform software updates and remote controlling using SkyRC’s Charge Master software. Included with the device come the 60W/450°C soldering iron, one pencil and one chisel soldering tip.
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