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October 9, 2018

CS Electronic CS-Rookie PRO10 V2 brushless combo

German company CS Electronic have introduced their new CS-Rookie PRO10 V2 brushless motor and speed controller combo package. Designed for entry-level 1/10th scale on-road and off-road kits the set includes a 3S LiPo-compatible sensorless 260A-rated brushless speed controller that ensures a smooth driving feeling while safety features such as overload and over-temperature protection prevent the ESC from becoming damaged when being overly abused. The controller is programmable using an optional programming card. As for the motor, the sensorless 4-pole item is of 3900kV rating for lots of speed and acceleration and it comes pre-wired with 4mm bullet-type connectors. The combo package is available with 3900kV down to 1300kV variant motors.

View lists of the features and specifications here

October 9, 2018

Kevin Nielsen joins Xray factory team

Xray have announced the addition of Danish top driver, Kevin Nielsen to their factory team. The multi-time ETS and DHI Cup A-finalist will campaign Xray’s T4 platform at national and international events such as the ETS, DHI Cup, XRS and more and he had the following to say about the deal:

I’m extremely happy and proud to join the Xray factory team. Thanks to Xray for putting the trust in me. My dream just came true. The quality of the products is just amazing, and the cars are on point like the support no matter what level you race at. I will as always try my best to get some great results both in nationals and internationals races.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 9, 2018

Kyosho Mini-Z FWD SP main chassis set gold

Kyosho have announced the soon release of the SP main chassis set gold for the Mini-Z FWD series cars. The tub chassis is equipped with gold-plated battery and motor connectors that will offer a lower electric resistance than the standard parts for increased performance and lower temperatures. The chassis set is a direct replacement and just required to swap the chassis internals over.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

October 9, 2018

Monaco RC Diff Check differential hardness tester

Monaco RC have introduced their new Diff Check device that helps to measure the hardness of gear differentials. The handy device allows to measure the diff setting, ensuring consistent hardness after building, maintenance or setup. Two adapters, a standard 7mm nut driver for 1/10th scale on-road and off-road vehicles as well as an 1/8th off-road and GT-specific 17mm adapter allow to use the diff checker with a wide range of vehicles and with the diff staying inside the car. It is understood that by leaving away the adapter diffs can also be checked directly by simply connecting one diff outdrive with the diff check hub. The device, that comes in a high-quality zipped bag, is powered using a standard 2S LiPo battery and an large LC display allows for easy recognition of the measured value.

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October 9, 2018

Nicolas Bregante crowned Argentinean GT Champ

The Argentinean National GT Championship was held at the Hernan Matticoli track in Buenos Aires last weekend. The race format was 30 minute qualifiers for the Pro and Master classes with the three best consecutive laps counting towards the overall qualifying order. After the A-main it was off-road ace, Nicolas Bregante with the overall win from Gianni Lupacciolu and Hernan Jardon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 9, 2018

Daniel Carlsson wins at MSEC Indoor opener

The opening round of the Middle Swedish Indoor Cup was held in Örebro last weekend. In the Touring 13.5T class it was Daniel Carlsson who set the pace in the qualifiers. Local ace Rasmus Karlsson, who showed an incredibly fast on his home track, was 2nd on the grid and lining up 3rd was Per Lindqvist. In the finals Daniel Carlsson (Team Associated) took advantage of his TQ and would win all A-main legs to take the day’s win. Rasmus Karlsson (Schumacher), who had bad luck in the opening final, managed to keep his head down in the the remaining legs to secure the overall runner-up spot in front of the very talented buggy ace Elias Johansson (Team Associated), who had his touring car debut this weekend.

Thanks to Daniel Carlsson for the report.

October 8, 2018

Sobue & Ratheisky dominate in Shanghai

Carrying forward their form from the opening round of the OneTen Series presented by Infinity yesterday, top qualifiers Akio Sobue and Jan Ratheisky have won their respective Sweep Modified and Scorpion Stock A-mains. The single 8-minute final saw the grid completed with Lao Minhao winning the B-main to bump up to the A-main. In a rather dominant performance Sobue won his final by 6 seconds from Jan followed by a hard charging Jin Sawada. The German taking the tie break for the overall Shanghai standings due to his fastest lap in today’s final, having had equal results in both the overall result and qualifying across both days. Gary Huang and Rocket Zhang completed the top 5.

Continue reading this report here our view all our OneTen coverage here.

October 8, 2018

Maxi Vogl wins at 2018 Oktoberfestpokal

The MCC Türkheim club in Germany played host to the Oktoberfestpokal race this past weekend, attracting 50 entries in several on-road classes.
Perfect weather conditions made for a great atmosphere on and off the track. In the 1/8th IC Track class, Maxi Vogl was able to secure the 3rd position on the grid after minor problems. Traditionally the finals were run in a different format. Triple 15-minutes finals were and in A1 Maxi could take over the lead after problems at the front. By virtue of a fuel-saving driving style and only two stops for fuel he never lost the lead to take the win in A1. The start of the second final was cleaner and the leading trio was able to quickly break away from the field. Silvio Hächler, Tobi Kerler and Maxi Vogl showed a fair but hard fight from the start. Unfortunately, Maxi ran into got electronic problems, the on-off switch had come off and he had to give up this run which has been won by Silvio. The third final was clean too. This time, four cars broke away from the field. Maxis first pit-stop went perfect. He came in one lap later than all other drivers and was able to overtake both cars in front of him. Between position two and three a hard fight raged, that allowed Maxi to brake away. He did not give up the lead and won the enormous Oktoberfest Cup 2018 in front of Silvio and Armin Baier.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]