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June 6, 2019

Speed King Tour Rd3 – Report

The third round of the 2019 Speed King Tour was held at the TM circuit in Wakayama, Japan last weekend . The event saw the running of the Touring Modified and Stock classes with the Oval category not being held this time. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Speed King Tour returnee, local top driver Takara Sano who took the TQ in round 1. Takara would match his result in round 2, however it started to rain after Q2 so the finals had to be cancelled and the qualifying results were taken to determine the overall results. Takara Sano was declared the Modified class winner as track owner Kazushige Tomita took 2nd overall. Jin Sawada came in 3rd, tie on points with Tomita.

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June 6, 2019

EWS Abroad 2019 – Announcement

Oli Meggitt and the EWS Team will again be holding their EWS Abroad event this summer. Taking their style of races into Europe, the race will again be held at the beautiful MAV Aigen Schlägl circuit in northern Austria on the weekend of 13-14 July. The race will be for all drivers, from hobby drivers who want a fun weekend racing, to professionals who want high level competition on a perfectly prepared track. There will be classes for all on-road electric categories, including Touring Car Modified, Super Stock 13.5 and Fun 17.5, Fronti, Formula, 1:8 Electric, and 1:5 electric Super and Stock Bike. All the information, including details on hotels and rules, can be found here and entries are open now here. For more details, please contact the EWS team at ewsevents@mail.com.

June 6, 2019

Arrma Limitless 1/7th scale Speed Bash roller

Building on the same on-road speed chassis as the Infraction truck, Arrma’s new Limitless 1/7th scale 4WD speed machine is an extreme bashing vehicle, designed for top speeds of over 120km/h. Made for the use on asphalt, concrete and even loose gravel or short grass, the car is bash-hardened and fully customisable, allowing to tune the aerodynamic balance to meet the owner’s requirements. The car builds on a 3mm aluminium main chassis with 2-diff drivetrain and it features dual battery compartments, lots of space for capable speed controllers and motors and it utilises a fully adjustable suspension with threaded aluminium big bore shock absorbers for best possible traction and side bite. Belted slick tyres on aerodynamic disk rims ensure exceptional performance on smooth surfaces and the tuneable aerodynamics include an easy-to-trim rear wing as well as a widely adjustable front wing to tune the front downforce and drag level. The under chassis aerodynamics have received special attention from the design team as the chassis and rear diffusor are integrated for slick underside airflow. The car comes factory assembly and without electronics with most 1/8th scale motors, speedos and standard-size servos being usable to maximise speed and performance. The car is decked out by a pre-painted and pre-decorated speed car body shell.

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June 6, 2019

Exotek Exo-Six.2 alloy gear box set

Made for Exotek’s new Exo-Six.2 and older Exo-Six chassis conversion kits is an aluminium gear box set. The limited edition item is machined from 7075 aluminium and it provides a solid, tweak-free design that is about 8g lighter than each of the stock plastic TB05 gear boxes. Being 25 percent percent lighter than stock also means substantially lower centre of gravity for improved chassis roll. New camber mounting points are more inboard for smoother handling when running longer camber link lengths and more robust to resist breakages as in the stock plastic mounts. Additional features include a new bearing-mounted swaybar collar system and precise bearing guides for a much more free drive train versus stock. The set included a single gear box with sway bar mounting hardware and it is usable on the Exo-Six.2 and Exo-Six chassis conversion but not the Exo-Five or stock Tamiya chassis.

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June 6, 2019

Tamiya TBLM-02S 17.5T & 21.5T brushless motors

Tamiya have announced the soon release of their new TBLM-02S sensored 17.5T and 21.5T brushless motors. Maintenance-free and featuring dual ball races for efficiency the motors are ideal for both on-road and off-road vehicles where drivability and long run times are called for. The 17.5T/2200kV variant is ideal for touring cars, M-Chassis, Formula and Buggy kits while the 21.5T/1800kV variant basically covers the same applications, however its lower speed makes for an easier to drive car. The motors are usable with virtually every 540-class sensored brushless speed controller.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

June 6, 2019

Arrma Infraction 6S BLX RTR Street Bash Truck

Arrma have introduced their mean looking Infraction 6S BLX Street Bash ready-to-run truck. The 1/7th scale vehicle is based on a 3mm anodised aluminium chassis with a red-colour centre brace for stiffness and cool looks. To aid high-speed stability a rear diffusor increases downforce and grip while a full-width front splitter balanced downforce distribution. A lightweight foam bumper adds protection and support to the front of the body. The suspension features a pivot ball design up front for increased adjustability while red anodised big bore alloy shock absorbers are keeping the belted slick tyres on the ground. The drivetrain utilises a 3-diff setup for traction in all track conditions and the electronics compartment houses the 6S LiPo-compatible BLX185 150A speed controller, the Spektrum SRS6000 Active Vehicle Control receiver and a powerful 15kg-cm torque steering servo. A sensorless 2050kV brushless motor propels the truck to top speeds of over 120km/h. The vehicle is decked out by a retro truck body shell with a factory-finished matte bronze camouflage trim and street truck decals. An included, unable wing lets the driver customise the downforce if conditions call for it.

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June 5, 2019

Exotek Exo-Six.2 TB05 chassis conversion set

Exotek have introduced their new Exo-Six.2 chassis conversion set for the Tamiya TB05 and Evo6 kits. The set transforms the stock TB05 into a high performance shaft drive terror, ideal for spec 25.5 and 21.5 motor classes. The set utilises a low profile all-alloy steering set that uses eight bearings for precision steering movement with a new 1-piece centre mount servo mount also included. The extra lightweight LCG motor plate set with centrally mounted and triangulated base ensures solid motor mounting and superb gear mesh while being independent of the top plate to reduce tweak and to provide better top plate flex traits. The new 3-piece LCG motor plate design also makes for easier pinion gear meshing and changes and easier spur gear changes. The included 2mm thick USA made premium carbon fibre chassis offers superb flex traits for rubber tyre racing with the ultra narrow chassis layout reducing chassis scrub thanks to being only 79mm wide. Motor placement is positioned on the left side of the chassis to induce better on power stability and a new one-piece, hard anodised, spur mount/input shaft eliminates most of the heavy stock TB05 centre driveline parts. The new, hard-anodised centre shaft drive cup uses plastic pucks for reduced wear and quieter drive line and a lightweight heavy duty carbon fibre centre driveshaft is also included. Other features include a LiPo cradle system with adjustable sliding holders for preferred weight balance. New LiPo tabs and posts are included to utilise both full-size and LCG 7.4V LiPo packs.

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June 5, 2019

Gimar short & super short 1/8th on-road manifolds

German Gimar distributor RCCar24.com has announced the release of new short and super short 1/8th on-road manifolds. The somewhat strange looking manifolds will improve top end power, however they are known for being quite noisy so they might be prohibited at tracks or events that run a noise restriction policy.

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