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January 24, 2020

Arrowmax Medius T4 FWD conversion

Arrowmax is the latest manufacturer to release a FWD conversion kit for pre-2020 Xray T4 touring cars. Making use of their own Medius mid-motor mount design, the AM conversion allows to revive older spec T4 4WD chassis by scrapping the rear drivetrain and converting them into state of the art front-wheel drive tourers. The mid motor design ensures balanced handling, an efficient drivetrain and a lower overall centre of gravity. Included in the set is a new main chassis, a heavy brass front bumper mount, spilt upper decks, a new design floating servo mount as well as miscellaneous other accessories that allow for a full conversion. The chassis set is available in a carbon fibre chassis or an aluminium main plate variant, the latter is best used in medium-high to very high-bite track conditions.

View the aluminium chassis conversion here

January 24, 2020

Rêve D Absolute 1 brushless drift car motor

Following a first teaser image Rêve D from Japan have announced the soon release of their all-new Absolute 1 brushless drift car motor. Developed for the use in high-grip drift car racing, the motor uses an all-aluminium high airflow can for best possible heat dissipation while the setup ensures high top RPM without sacrificing high torque characteristics and a linear throttle feel which is important for racing on P-tile, asphalt and carpet surfaces. The motor will become available in a 10.5T and a 13.5T variant from mid to end of March.

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January 24, 2020

Castle Creations 2028 Extreme 800kV sensored BL motor

Castle Creations have introduced their new 2028 Extreme 800kV sensored brushless motor for large scale applications. The 4-pole 12-slot motor is of an updated design for improved efficiency and less heat build-up. Running modes include sensored and an ultra-efficient sensorless mode and high-strength, high-temperature grade neodymium sintered magnets combined with high-strength Kevlar wrap ensure the integrity of the rotor is not compromised during harsh running conditions. In addition do oversized NMB bearings and a vibration dampening system ensure the longest bearing life possible. Castle’s proprietary winding techniques also allow to produce a stator assembly that is the lowest possible resistance, resulting in a cooler running motor and dual sensor ports ensure optimal installation in pretty much every large-scale vehicle such as the Losi 5ive-T, 5ive-B or DBXL-E.

View a list of the specifications and more images here

January 24, 2020

Ellerbrock, Donath & Schulz win at BWS Rd3

Round 3 of the popular Berlin Winter Series was held recently in several electric on-road classes. In the competitive Touring Stock class it was Lukas Ellerbrock with the win after showing great pace in A2 and A3 as Simon Lauter followed on the runner-up spot. Christian Donath came in 3rd to round out the the podium. Over in the Touring FWD class Stefan Schulz took the day’s win from Henrik Heitsch and Dennid Fadtke. The Fun class had 11-years old Jasmin Donath walking away with the silverware after a very mature drive, leaving behind veteran racer, Ebi Beck in 2nd and Stefan Israel in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 23, 2020

STRC Limitless/Infraction graphite shock towers

ST Racing Concepts have introduced their new 5mm graphite front and rear shock towers for the Arrma Limitless and Infraction speed bash vehicles. The machined shock stays helps reduce the car’s overall weight while improving the rigidity of the front and rear suspension. In addition the carbon fibre parts add great factory looks overall to the main chassis. The towers are available separately or as combo pack.

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January 23, 2020

Jeff Hamon joins VP PowerMaster international team

VP PowerMaster R/C Hobby Fuels have announced the addition of world caliber driver Jeff Hamon to the VP Racing Fuels PowerMaster on-road international race team. Hailing from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Hamon has earned an impressive collections of titles, including Australian and FEMCA Championships, as well as many top ten finishes at the IFMAR 1/8 and 1/10 World Championships. In the search for additional power, fuel mileage, and engine efficiency, VP Racing Fuels’ PowerMaster team developed VP PowerMaster’s 16R and 25R to meet IFMAR specifications. Both “R” blends utilize a high performance castor-based oil packages for additional engine protection. Hamon will compete as part of the VP PowerMaster International team, while extending his expertise for those in need of product support for both Australian and International customers. This is what Jeff had to say about the deal:

I am super excited to join such an iconic international motorsport team! After testing the VP PowerMaster blends, I am positive adding VP to my package will help me grab those great results. VP Racing is the market leader in RC fuels and I look forward to working with them for the future.

Source: VP PowerMaster [vpracingfuels.com]

January 23, 2020

Arrma dBoots Hoons optional compound tyres

Arrma have introduced optional rubber compounds for their dBoots Hoons 42/100-2.9 tyres. Designed for the use with the company’s Infraction and Limitless speed bash vehicles, the range now also includes the hard silver and soft gold compound tyres that add to the already existing white rubber compound. Having an impact on overall grip and tyre life the different hardness tyres can also be used to adjust the overall speed available with the hard compound silver rubber offering the most amount of straight line speed followed by white and gold. The tyres are supplied pre-glued on black 5-spoke 17mm hex rims, their are colour-coded for easy identification and come as pairs.

View the silver compound tyres here

January 23, 2020

Kyosho V-One R4 Evo.2 alloy driveshaft set

Coming from Kyosho and made for their V-One R4 Evo.2 1/10th scale 200m nitro on-road kit is an all-aluminium driveshaft set. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming with a clear surface coating the alloy parts will greatly lower the overall weight and also the rotating masses, allowing for quicker spool-up and acceleration. The wheel axles feature several location holes for the cross pins, allowing to rebuild them a couple of time before they need to be swapped for new parts.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]