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November 30, 2014

Bowie Ginting wins at Indonesian Year End Race

The Indonesian Electric On-Road Year End Race 2014 was held at the Sunter International Speedway, with 60 drivers competing in the premier class of 13.5T Boosted Touring Car, as well as the supporting FWD, Mini, 1/12 pan car and Scalpel classes. The weather was cloudy with a bit of rain pouring down in Saturday’s qualifying but the Sunday stayed dry. In the 13.5T Boosted class, Bowie Ginting set the quickest time to secure the TQ spot in front of Muhammad Izzah, who was just 0.3 seconds behind. PY tang lined up in 3rd followed by Peter Anthonijsz and Andy Sanjaya who completed the top 5 result. In the finals Bowie scored a clean sweep all three legs, allowing him to take the overall win from Izzah and PY in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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November 30, 2014

SkyRC Ultimate 1000W multi-chemistry charger

SkyRC introduce the Ultimate 1000W DC multi-chemistry charger for the use with up to 8S LiPo or 20 cell NiMH battery packs. The high-output charger offers up to 40A of charge current at 11V to 30V input, allowing to super-swiftly charge 4S to 6S battery packs for 1/8th and 1/5th scale vehicles. A special LiHV mode for new generation Lithium-Polymer batteries lets the user enable a cell end voltage of 4.35V while the charge end voltage for standard LiXX batteries is user adjustable. The balance charger features 10 charge and discharge profiles, several cell monitor functions such as an internal resistance test as well as the usual range of safety features. All charge parameters can additionally be monitored using SkyRC’s Charge Master software that also helps to update the firmware, and the charger is furthermore remote controllable using the company’s optional Wi-Fi Module and an iOS or Android mobile device.

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November 28, 2014

CSO front lower aluminium bumper

CSO release a front lower aluminium bumper for a range of 1/10th electric touring cars such as the CSO One, the Xray T3 and T4 as well as the RGT R2 and the MTS FF. The bumper weighs in at 12g and thus is substantially heavier than the stock composite part which can be beneficial when running low-grip spec tyres as it improves chassis roll during cornering. The bumper is a direct replacement and comes black anodised and laser-etched with CSO logos.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

November 28, 2014

Rino Lino doubles at Mexican Capricorn Cup

The Mexican Capricorn Cup was held in Merida, Mexico with drivers from all over the country attending. Backed by the support of both the city of Merida and the local media the race attracted a good amount of drivers. Qualifying in the Nitro 200mm Sedan and Electric Touring classes was dominated by Rino Lino who would also come out successful in the mains of both classes. In the Sedan class it was Luis Hidalgo who grabbed the runner-up spot while Manual Ortiz completed the podium in 3rd.

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November 28, 2014

Xray NT1 World Championship limited edition kit

To celebrate their success at the recent 2014 IFMAR 200mm World Championships Xray release a special limited edition kit of the NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car featuring plenty of option parts that Alexander Hagberg used on his car to win the World Championship title. Together with a full NT1 kit a set of option parts, worth of more than 370 Euro, is included in the bundle that is available for only a short time and only in limited quantities.

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November 28, 2014

Yokomo Drift Package DPR & Imadoki Alpha kits

Yokomo Drift Package DPR & Amadoki Alpha kits

Yokomo introduce two new drift car kits in the form of the Drift Package DPR and the Imadoki Alpha. Starting with the Drift Package DPR, the kit offers a new suspension and steering design, with the front-end, the most important aspect in drifting, has been re-engineered to adapt with the front driving style which is becoming popular among today’s drifters. High steering angles can be achieved with the wide-pivot long wiper arm and aluminium upper and lower A-arms. The narrow-scrub type steering block gives a more linear response and the suspension fine-tuning can be made by adjusting the roll centre and camber setting while the precision aluminium motor mount allows low-geared settings.

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November 28, 2014

Serpent S411 Eryx extra hard suspension arms

Available now from Serpent and made for the S411 Eryx touring car kit are new extra hard suspension arms for the front and the rear of the car. Made from a special composite material the A-arms offer a much higher rigidity than the stock wishbones, allowing improved stability and performance on high-bite surfaces and in hot ambient temperatures. The arms are clearly marked, they come as pairs and fit all Erxy versions from 1 to 3.

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November 28, 2014

Bittydesign M15 190mm touring car bodyshell

Following first teaser images Bittydesign now introduce the M15 190mm bodyshell for electric touring cars. Developed with the help of internationally experienced top drivers the body is meant to offer a very controllable steering response while retaining exceptional rear end grip and a neutral overall balance, making it easy for the driver to make a race distance both fast and hassle-free. The body, with its distinctive front and rear end design, is especially designed for carpet racing but also works well on low to medium grip asphalt tracks and it comes including a large decal sheet, window masks and a lightweight hardware set to mount the rear wing.

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