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January 6, 2015

Team Associated RC10T5M Team kit

Team Associated have introduced their all new RC10T5M mid motor 1/10th truck. By taking the proven championship-winning RC10T4 platform and applying the technologies used in the B5M, the engineers of Team Associated’s Area 51 created the RC10T5M. Like the B5M, the T5M has an aluminum chassis and mid-motor configuration that are designed to take full advantage of the surface conditions and high traction levels available on today’s tracks.

View more details and images here

January 6, 2015

DKT 1/8th clutch system

DKT clutch system

The new DKT clutch system is designed to obtain the best power transmission, while also being completely customisable to adapt the power band to your driving style and track conditions. Using top quality materials, the flywheel is made of hard coated aluminium and all the components are interchangeable with original Mugen parts. Supplied with a D-block nut, the shoes are available in 3 different materials, Alu Ultra Hard, Alu Hard and Carbon and there are also three different types of springs available, 0.9mm, 1.0mm and 1.1mm.

Source: DKT [dktshop.it]

January 6, 2015

Yokomo B-Max4 III Factory Kit

Yokomo have released a Factory Kit version of their EOS Rd1 winning B-Max4 III 4wd buggy. Basically the same buggy, it comes supplied with a whole load of option parts in the kit. It will include the titanium turnbuckle set, graphite centre mount plate, titanium coated shock shafts, aluminium shock cap ball, graphite centre link support and 0° aluminium rear hub carrier.

View more images of the Factory Kit here

January 6, 2015

McGee and Waters win Masters Rd4

To kick the New Year off in style, last weekend saw Round 4 of the brilliant Worksop Series run, once again attracting a huge entry with 161 drivers racing making it a great event. The track was once again nice and flowing and was well received by drivers. In the 2wd class it would Danny McGee driving the Schumacher that took the victory ahead of the Associated pairing of Richard Lowe and Neil Cragg. In 4wd Nathan Waters would go on to win with his Schumacher team mate Simon Moss in 2nd with Neil Cragg once again in 3rd. With a different winner in each class again at this round, its all still to play for in both Championships.

View the finals results and videos of the A Finals here

January 6, 2015

Marc Fisher renews contract with Serpent

Serpent’s touring car ace Marc Fischer has extended his contract for two further years running the Eryx 411 touring car and S120 1/12 scale car. Marc will run all ETS races, as well as EC and some other big events and will continue to be part of the testing program for the new Serpent developments. As well as also racing the S120 1/12 scale car at some large events Marc will start running 1/10 scale buggies, first with the 2wd Spyder MM and soon after the planned for release Spyder 4wd buggy too. The DHI Cup this coming weekend will see Marc run the 1/10 TC class and 2wd buggy classes, an event which you can follow live on Red RC.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 6, 2015

Cactus Classic registration to open early

Cactus Classic entries to open early

The organisers of the 2015 Pro-Line Cactus Classic, which takes place from the 9th to 15th of March in Scottsdale, Arizona, have asked us to tell everyone that entry for the event this year will open earlier than in previous years. By popular request registration for the event at SRS Raceway is going to open Friday January 16th, 2015 on RCSignup.com instead of the normal February 1st.

January 6, 2015

Muchmore Fleta 1S Brushless ESC

The speed controller that won last year’s 1/12th Worlds in Florida, driving by Marc Rheinard, Muchmore have released the Fleta 1S Brushless ESC. Coming pre set with the same setting used by the German, the Fleta 1S features a continuous 120A current and up to 830A in burst and as the name suggest can handle no larger than 1S LiPo battery. The case features their Flow-Max cooling design the with upper, middle and bottom case made from aluminium giving it better heat dissipation and allowing higher current. The built in DC-DC Booster BEC helps maintain a super stable voltage until the end of the race.

View more technical details here

January 6, 2015

Juho Levanen & Euro RC join forces for 2015

Multiple European champion and vice World champion Juho Levanen has joined forces with Euro RC, the Team Associated factory driver will represent the Finnish online shop at all racing events for 2015. Juho said “I am very excited to team up with EuroRC. Having a large webshop back me up helps me especially with all the odds and ends and small parts that a racer needs. EuroRC has an excellent range of competitive products and I can always find what I need at their warehouse. We have been doing co-operation for many years but now is a good time to make it official. Its an honor to be their first international driver and it will be interesting to see who they pickup next.”

Source: Euro RC [eurorc.com]