Specially made for 1/10th touring cars is this low-profile digital servo from Core RC. The servo features metal gears, a heatsink case and pulls 9.6kg-cm of torque at 0.09s. It includes a range of servo horns and mounting hardware and is ideal for crowed applications such as touring cars and also 2WD buggies.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The third round of the Schumacher West Bridgeford Winter Series took place at the indoor carpet track located just outside of Nottingham. The format of the day was two 3 minute practice rounds in heats followed by four rounds of qualifying of which two count and at the end one final leg. In 4WD the top 4 cars all took a round of qualifying, with James Bullivant (Xray) taking TQ with a quicker time over Daniel Austin (Team Durango) in second, Mark Thornewill (Xray) in third and Abi Bullivant (Xray) in fourth. The final was a close affair at the start, a couple of small mistakes by the front runners allowed James to put the hammer down and drive away tone to tone. Behind James, Abi had taken up 2nd position to which she would hold followed by Marc and Daniel who had a close race towards the end.
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Orcan introduce two new nitro on-road engines in the form of the .21 RS7-MH and the .12 RS3-MH. Starting with the 1/8th scale engine, the RS7-MH was specially developed for the use with 16 percent nitro fuel in order to create higher torque while offering better millage at the same time. Each engine comes hand-tuned to ensure the highest and most reliable performance level by thoroughly modifying the liner and piston, crankshaft and crankcase. The 7-port engine comes in a handy storage and transportation bag with zipper and Orcan logo.
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Made for Axial’s SCX10 crawler is this aluminium front knuckle set. It is CNC-machined from aluminium and designed to replace the stock plastic parts, significantly improving strength, durability and precision. The parts come as pair, with blue anodising and they are a direct fit.
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I-Fenix introduce the 4S 1/8th scale 4WD GT kit. Virtually a complete re-design with only the plastics, pulleys and a few other details remaining unchanged from its predecessor, the car features new bulkheads, suspension mounts, weight distribution, a redesigned tank and many more. The kit is set for a release early in 2014.
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Mugen introduce the 1,000,000 Super Silicone differential fluid. Designed especially for on-road applications the superextra heavy oil is best used in front differentials that then behave like a solid axle bit still allow for a minimum amount of slip making the car easier to drive compared to spool axles.
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The 2014 Silver State Nitro Challenge will take place on the weekend of the 13th of April at the Boulder City track in Las Vegas. The race running from Friday to Sunday with the practice taking place on Thursday. The event also marks the second race of the 2014 USProCup. More details will become available soon.
The 2013 version of the U.S. Indoor Championship marked the 34th Annual running, this event held at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The central location of the event has consistently attracted racers from all the Northern hot spots of indoor carpet racing. With strong club racing programs in neighbouring states, all forced indoors due to inclement weather, the Ohio location has proven a hub of great indoor carpet road racing. This year, the event had around 220 entries.
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