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December 1, 2014

SkyRC Motor Analyser brushless motor tester

New from SkyRC comes the Motor Analyser, a device to test and fine-tune electric brushless motors. The motor tester offers KV measurement, voltage, RPM and Amp draw tests as well as timing and hall sensor checks together with a noise level test that allows to draw conclusions on the conditions of the ball bearings. Coming in a sturdy aluminium case the device sports a back-lit display, jog dial menu operation and it includes an array of wires such as a sensor cable, motor connection wires and power input adapters.

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December 1, 2014

Shin Adachi joins SWorkz nitro team

SWorkz announce the signing of Japanese frontrunner Shin Adachi to their nitro racing team. Shin will be racing the national nitro series in 2015, starting his new endeavour in Pattaya this coming weekend joining fellow SWorkz racer Atsushi Hara. Shin said “I am very excited to be given this chance to race with SWorkz. Thank you SWorkz and Scott. I will do my best”

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

December 1, 2014

VBC Racing Lightning12 V2 1/12th scale kit

VBC Racing introduce the Lightning12 V2 1/12th scale pan car kit. It is based on the race-proven Lightning12 and it features updated V2 composite material front suspension parts for optimised fitting, reduced slop and improved handling. An aluminium shock mount with integrated roll-over antenna mount is now also part of the package as are aluminium body height adjusters. Other new features include titanium-nitride coated kingpins, arm pins and also the shock shaft received the friction and wear reducing Ti-Ni treatment. Otherwise the V2 version remains unchanged in terms of features and specifications with a 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis, with off-set battery placement, front aluminium suspension mounts, a dual roll damper setup and a large volume centre shock.

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December 1, 2014

Josh Cyrul sweeps pan car classes in Cleveland

The 35th US Indoor Championships were held this past weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. The event had the usual array of Modified and Stock Touring Car and Pan Car classes and the latter saw Josh Cyrul dominating the proceedings as he took the TQ in the 1/12th Modified, 13.5T and 17.5T classes and he also put himself on top of the timesheets in 1/10th World GT. The 1/12th Modified A-main Josh made maximum use of his pole position as he took the win from Keven Hebert in 2nd and Ray Darroch in 3rd.

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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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