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October 18, 2018

Winter Indoor Series Rd1 – Report

Last weekend saw the running of the opening round of the Swedish Winter Indoor RB series held in Eskilstuna. The fairly small track was laid out with some old school on-road carpet, making for lower-than-normal traction levels as they are experienced on EOS-style carpet. In the 4WD Buggy class it was Xray’s Alexander Landen with the overall TQ after winning the opening two rounds. As overtaking on the small track was very difficult the pole position would proof to be a real advantage and Alexander was able to bring home the win in A1 with a tone-to-tone win.

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October 18, 2018

2018/19 Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd1 – Report

Last weekend was the first round of the very popular Worksop Series, with a huge entry of 167 drivers across the three classes of 2WD, 4WD and vintage buggy. The race was held using the new Schumacher Honeycomb control tyre and all competitors in both 2WD and 4WD buggy must now use a brand new pair of marked rear tyres at each event. Entered for this event were some World class drivers, Michal Orlowski, Neil Cragg and Lee Martin, so the racing was going to be brilliant to see. As always it was round by round qualifying as the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. Qualifying in 2WD saw Neil Cragg take pole position from Michal Orlowski and Lee Martin.

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October 18, 2018

Tamiya Comical Grasshopper XB RTR kit

Tamiya’s recently introduced Comical Grasshopper 2WD stunt buggy is soon also available as factory-assembled XB Pro package. The buggy uses the WR-02CB chassis as a base and it comes pre-assembled and including motor, speed controller, servo, receiver and 2.4GHz radio system. The included body and driver are pre-painted and pre-decorated and the set is rounded out by a 7.2V battery and a suitable wall charger. The XB Pro variant is set for a release in mid-December.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

October 18, 2018

Klinik RC 1/10 off-road & on-road cooling systems

Klinik RC have introduced a new cooling system for 540-size brushless motor and the use with most 1/10th scale buggies and touring cars. The design forces air through the motor instead of letting it flow around the can for a significant drop in operation temperatures. The cooler is constructed from durable material and it is available in three different design: a 90 degree variant for front motor buggies such as the Schumacher KC and most touring cars as well as an inline version for 4WD shaft buggies such as the Team Associated B64, Yokomo YZ4, Tekno EB410, Kyosho ZX6 and Xray XB4. Last but not last is the 45 degree variant for most mid motor buggies such as the B6.1, TLR 22 4.0, Yokomo YZ2, Xray XB2 and Schumacher KC/KD. The shrouds are completely customisable for a clean fit and maximum efficiency and they are paintable to match any recommendation. The kits include the 0.030” thermoformed shroud, four grade 5 billet titanium 3x15mm screws as well as a fan guard and – optionally – a Maclan or WTF HV 30mm fan.

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October 17, 2018

Muchmore Fleta M8 V2 brushless speed controller

Muchmore have introduced their new 180A-rated Fleta M8 V2 brushless speed controller for 1/8th scale applications. Usable with up to 6S LiPo input the ESC supports 2-pole, 4-pole and 6-pole motors, it features a 6V/7.2V programmable 8A BEC system and it measures 50x47x37mm while weighing in at 156g. The sensored speed also utilises a built-in on/off switch and an integrated programming port.

View a list of the specifications here

October 17, 2018

Juan Carlos Canas wins at Andalusian Champs Rd4

The fourth round of the Andalusian Championships was hosted by the San Jose de la Rinconda club and held at the Fernando Robles track last weekend. Mugen’s Juan Carlos Canas was on a high all weekend long, taking the overall TQ and win in the 45-minute A-main event. Francisco Hidalgo came in 2nd from Zacarias Villalba, who had a troubled A-main, starting from the 2 spot on the grid, but rewarded himself with the final podium spot.

Image: Attack RC [facebook.com]

October 17, 2018

Jason Nugroho wins at Indonesian EP Off-road Series Rd4

Round 4 of the Indonesian Electric Off-road Series as held at the SDC track in Tangerang, West Java recently. The race format saw two rounds of 5-minute qualifiers followed by triple 5-minute A-mains. Jason Nugroho took the overall 4WD Modified Buggy TQ but in A1 he got a bad start any only finished in 2nd place. With wins in A2 and A3 however he locked the overall win from teammate Rizki Pradana 2nd and Yuri in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 17, 2018

Tamiya Dynahead 6×6 G6-01TR truck

Coming soon from Tamiya is the Dynahead 6×6 G6-01TR 6-wheeler off-road trail truck. Based on the popular G6-01 chassis the TR version features portal hub reduction axles that up the final drive ratio to 37.35:1 for improving climbing performance, 15mm greater ground clearance and cool looks. The martially looking body shell was designed by Takayuki Yamazaki of PDC Design-works and the truck comes with 5-spoke wheels and V-tread block tyres for astonishing looks. The 453mm long truck is 4WS capable using a capable transmitter and optional rear axle parts. Included with the kit comes a 540-size brushless motor and the kit is set for a release this Winter.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]