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June 7, 2019

Awesomatix A800FX FWD touring car – New teaser image

Awesomatix have released a new teaser image of their forthcoming new A800FX FWD touring car. The front wheel driven kit is based on the successful A800X Evo platform and optimised in terms of weight distribution, lowest center of gravity and lowest moment of inertia. Many parts of the A800X/Evo kits will be suitable for the A800FX to guarantee easy maintenance and parts storage, without sacrificing overall performance. We bring you more details on the project, that appears to have the motor located behind the front wheels, as they become available.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

June 7, 2019

Shepherd Velox V8.2 1/8th nitro on-road kit

Following a couple of teasers and drops of information Shepherd have officially announced the release of their new Velox V8.2 1/8th nitro on-road kit. Based on the World and European Championship winning Velox V8 “WC” platform, the latest development is characterised by the use of high quality materials as well as precise manufacturing and comes easier to maintain, lighter, better and even faster. The completely new designed chassis with improved flex characteristics and optional carbon fibre inserts allows for better aerodynamics through a closed chassis bottom. Pronounced chamfering gives even more room for chassis movement during fast cornering and additionally the chassis has cutouts for balancing tools in the front and the rear. The smaller battery holder fits logically into the lines of the vehicle.

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June 7, 2019

1up Racing optional colour servo mounting screws

1up Racing’s popular servo mounting screws are now also available on optional colours such as orange, red and blue. They are precision machined from ultra-strong U.S. 7075-T6 alloy and finished with a colourful anodising for looks and wear. They replace standard button or flat head screws and thanks to their 4.2mm x 2mm neck they keep the servo in place even after taking a hit on the track. The fasteners are available with 4mm or 6mm thread and they come in orange, dark blue, bright blue or red colour, with the latter two coming as 6mm thread variants exclusively.

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June 7, 2019

T-Works X3GT & IGT8 alloy shock standoffs

Coming from T-Works and made for the Hong Nor X3GT and IGT8 1/8th GT kits is a set of aluminium shock standoffs. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come hard-coated for wear and looks. The set includes four pieces and it fits both the X3GT and the IGT8 cars.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

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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