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July 8, 2015

Tekno aluminium rear hubs

Tekno RC ave introduced a set of aluminium rear hubs for their line of 1/8th scale off-road vehicles. The machined hubs will add stability and strength to the vehicle and they come gun metal anodised for wear. Compatible with all EB48, NB48, ET48, and NT48 vehicles the hubs use 8x16x5mm bearings on the outside and 13x19x4mm bearings on the inside for use with CV axles. They can also utilise 8x16x5mm bearings all around for use with Tekno’s upcoming universal driveshafts. Set screws are provided to keep the hinge pin from moving inside the hub to reduce wear.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

July 8, 2015

Schumacher 6-spoke short course wheels

Schumacher have introduced new wheels for 1/10th short course trucks. The 6-spoke wheels are highly detailed and they are available in black and white. With industry standard fittings they are suitable for a whole host of vehicles they have a 12mm hex and +3mm offset.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

July 8, 2015

Batlle quickest in first timed practice

As proceedings at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships got official it was Robert Batlle who would set the pace in first timed practice in Italy. The Mugen driver topped the first of the two rounds that will be used to seed the heats for qualifying, with a three consecutive lap time of 1:54.128. Behind the 2011 Champion it was newly crowned European B Champion Riccardo Berton who was second fastest with a time of 1:55.068 with 3-time champion Renaud Savoya third quickest. For defending champion David Ronnefalk, who set the fastest lap time in free practice yesterday, it was not a good first round as he failed to get in three clean laps and was classified 62nd.

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July 8, 2015

Xray XB8 4.0mm graphite shock towers

New from Xray and made for the XB8 1/8th off-road buggy are 4mm carbon fibre shock towers. Offering a sturdy yet lightweight design the parts will improve traction on low-grip surfaces while the standard aluminium towers are best suited for high-grip tracks. Available separately for the front and the rear of the buggy the shock towers offer multiple upper shock mounting and camber link positions.

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July 8, 2015

Schumacher BTCC Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the Schumacher BTCC Touring Car series took place at the midlands based club Stafford. The Stafford club is one of the oldest in the country and pulled out all the stops to make the BTCC family of racers as welcome as possible. With some mixed weather about on the Sunday it would make for an interesting days racing with both dry cars and wet cars in use during the day. All the UK’s top modified drivers were out in force getting some valuable knowledge for the BRCA national next weekend. Olly Jefferies took TQ in the Modified class but was pushed hard by Elliott Harper. The final was run in wet conditions and the crowd were treated to an epic battle between Olly and local hot shot Zak Smith. Olly managed to hang on by just 2 tenths of a second ahead of Zack with Elliott third.

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July 8, 2015

Radtec T4 aluminium bearing hubs

New from Radtec and made for Xray’s T4 line of touring cars are aluminium bearing hubs. Made from 7075-T6 material and coming orange anodised the alloy parts are designed to replace the standard composite parts and they can improve the efficiency of the drivetrain as well as lower the operation temperature of the gear differential as the metal parts allow for heat dissipation through the alloy bulkheads. The hubs come in 2-piece sets.

Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]

July 8, 2015

GForce Catapult high-performance LiPo batteries

Japanese company GForce have introduced the Catapult high-performance line of LiPo hardcase battery packs. Available as 70C 5800mAh and 5200mAh and also as lightweight 60C 4200mAh and 3300mAh batteries all use high-quality and very durable cells for reliable performance over a long time. The hardcase packs utilise 4mm bullet type power and 2mm balancer connectors and they come including a pre-wired balance harness.

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July 8, 2015

Ronald Völker wins at Yokomo Fun Race

The Yokomo Fun Race, organized by Andrea Efficace, was held last weekend in Florence, Italy. The event attracted about 60 drivers with multiple champions and some of the top Italian drivers in attendance to make for an interesting event. Ronald Völker (Yokomo) was the man to beat in the qualifiers and the finals and he came out successful in front of Xray’s Nicola Marrone while Alessandro Ciaccheri (Yokomo) rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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