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July 29, 2013

3 Racing Sakura Ultimate touring car kit

3 Racing introduce their forthcoming Sakura Ultimate 1/10th electric touring car kit. Designed to replace the Sakura XI and XI DH the kit includes many newly designed parts and incorporates a vast amount of improvements to refine the suspension geometry, chassis flex and weight distribution while making for a better to work on car that requires less maintenance. The features list includes new front and rear A-arms with revised geometry, a new steering system with improved Ackermann geometry, a redesigned motor mount for a wider range of gearing options for both modified and stock motors, new centre belt pulleys and belts, as well as a floating steering servo mount beside many other refinements. The kit is due to hit the stores in August.

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July 29, 2013

Capricorn Lab C02 Black Edition kit

Capricorn introduce the Lab C02 Black Edition 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. Limited to only 100 pieces worldwide the kit includes name-giving black anodised aluminium parts and the 2013 edition main chassis plate along a newly designed front upper bulkhead for improved steering response and higher corner speeds. Other items that found their way into the kit are big bore shock absorbers with new front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, nickel-plates ergal ball ends, the new F1 front sway bar, hard-coated thrust bearing holders, titanium/ergal front cup joints, heavy-weight 30mm clutch flywheel and aluminium clutch bell, 2-piece heavy-weight engine mount and the FSS radio plate. The limited edition kit is rounded out by a fuel tank brass weight, a carbon fibre battery plate and white plastic parts for the shocks and linkages.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

July 28, 2013

Groskamp wins 2013 1/8th European Championships

Jilles Groskamp has become the 2013 1/8th Track European Champion here in Halifax after a thrilling final saw him take the win after a race long battle with Brit Kyle Branson, Dario Balestri completed the podium. The finals day in Halifax began with a dry track, something that hadn’t happened many times during the week. Hot temperatures began the day but by the time the semi finals were out on track, it had cooled slightly. In the first semi final, Dario Balestri took a dominating win ahead of his Capricorn team mate Daniele Ielasi and Simon Kurzbuch’s Shepherd. Balestri finished on 78 laps in 1208.48 seconds with Ielasi on 77 laps in 1205.55 seconds with Kurzbuch just .91 seconds behind. Adrian Bertin took the final definite place with the new KM prototype car but Patrick Schafer would have to wait and see if he had made the final. The second semi final proved to be a much closer affair with Mark Green taking the win just .32 seconds ahead of the Shepherd of Groskamp. 3rd and 4th in the Semi A, to definitely book their place in the final, were Motonica’s Robin D’Hondt and Mugen’s Kyle Branson. A noticeable person missing from the final would be Robert Pietsch with the German taking his Novarossi powered Mugen to 8th position. Green’s run of 78 laps in 1201.95 seconds proved to be a whole 7 seconds faster than Dario’s winning time in the Semi B, putting Mark on pole for the 45 minute main final.

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July 28, 2013

Associated SC10 4×4 RTR Kyle LeDuc replica

Associated SC10 4x4 RTR Kyle LeDuc replica

Team Associated’s SC10 4×4 Ready-To-Run is a scale replica of the short-course truck raced by Kyle LeDuc in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. The SC10 4×4 RTR has a unique composite modular chassis design with sealed receiver box and removable ESC tray for easy maintenance. Other innovative features such as 13mm big bore shocks, a decoupled slipper clutch, and a hybrid belt/gear drive system make the SC10 4×4 unlike any other short course truck on the planet. In addition to these unique features, a long list of competition-proven components create an extremely high-performance and durable state-of-the-art race truck. A 2.4GHz radio system, metal gear steering servo, Reedy 550-SL 3500kV brushless motor, and a LiPo-ready ESC round out the Monster Energy SC10 4×4 RTR.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

July 28, 2013

Yeah Racing multifunctional bags & hand warmers

Yeah Racing introduce new multifunctional bags as well as a transmitter weather cover. Starting with the bags, first up is a zipper pouch for set-up systems that is designed for safe storage and transportation. Inner compartments and flexible lashes take the camber and toe in plates while an additional pouch within the bag stores small parts and more. The graphite covering of the bag ensures that it will stay straight and nothing gets broken. Next up is the hand carry bag that can be used to carry up to 12 bottles of shook or differential oil or other fluid bottles. By removing the detachable inner compartment the bag also holds chargers, hop ups and other accessories. The bag can be opened from either side for the ease to access to items and keep things organised.

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July 27, 2013

Associated SC10RS RTR with Toyota Racing shell

Featuring the paint scheme of the truck raced by Eric Barron in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, the Toyota Racing SC10RS is a Ready-To-Run RC short course truck that features a water-resistant high-power XP brushless speed control, Reedy 3300kV brushless motor, and a water-resistant enclosed receiver box. Adjustable blue anodized aluminum V2 coil-over shocks and Short Course hex-drive wheels come standard with high traction racing compound rear tires for more grip.

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July 27, 2013

Avid Associated carbon fibre ESC shelf

The Avid carbon fibre ESC shelf takes conventional ideas one step further with our innovative slotted design. They created a versatile system that works with both stick and shorty battery pack types, as well as allowing for all popular battery brands/models. Racers can buy the ESC shelf “a la carte” or buy a set with 4mm Steel or Titanium threaded standoff posts. The sliding design with standoffs is simple and easy to use, with no stacks of washers to deal with when working on your car. In addition to shifting the ESC weight onto the centerline of the car, the slotted design lets racers run the ESC as far forward as possible, preventing too much rear weight bias which makes for poor handling. It also lets stick pack racers run the bullet plugs in the rear for short wires and to keep the weight of the cells forward.

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July 27, 2013

Martin Bayer wins 2013 4wd Euros

The 1/10th EFRA European Electric Offroad Championships took place in Spain last week and Martin Bayer wrote this report. ‘Immediately following a successful week of 1/8 off-road racing, I traveled with my teammate Reno Savoya to Spain for the European Electric Off-road Championships. The race program started with the 2WD class. We were using a 2WD prototype buggy based on the XB4 1/10 4WD offroad buggy. The car felt very good, but the track proved difficult with many low traction areas. I worked diligently during my free time to continuously improve my set up. After qualifying was completed, I was sitting in 8th position. I was quite pleased with this result considering it was my first race using this prototype on clay.

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