November 30, 2018

Arrowmax 7.4V 6200mAh Si-Graphene low-profile battery

Arrowmax have introduced their new red series 6200mAh Si-Graphene technology low-profile LiPo battery pack for touring car applications. Measuring 139mmx47mm and being 22.5mm tall the pack is lower than conventional 25mm packs for a lower overall centre of gravity while the high-performance 65C/130C promise a lower drop of of voltage over the run compared to charging LiHV packs to a standard 8.4V. The pack is good for the use with both modified and stock motors due to its exceptional punch.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]


November 29, 2018

Arena T4’19 2.3mm carbon fibre chassis

Coming from Arena and made for the Xray T4’19 touring car is a 2.3mm carbon fibre chassis plate. Cut from high-quality material and being 0.1mm thicker the plate offers increased stiffness, making it ideal for medium-high traction asphalt and carpet tracks. In addition the chassis is also meant to be more durable due to being thicker.

Source: Arena RC Racing [facebook.com]


November 29, 2018

Fenix Classique alloy velocity stacks

Fenix have introduced a set of aluminium velocity stacks for their Classique formula car kit. The items are made to decorate the mock-up V8 engine that is part of the body shell, greatly upping the scale effect and visual impact. Included in the set is lightweight mounting hardware, making the parts a direct fit.

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November 29, 2018

Luke Duthie takes Australian 1/8th On-road title

The Australian IC Track Nationals were held in Melbourne last week in challenging weather conditions. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Steven Jovanovic (Capricorn) with the TQ from Mugen’s Jeff Hamon. In the 45-minute A-main event however it was Infinity’s Luke Duthie who would prevail, taking the win some four laps in front of Shepherd’s Ric Bartolozzi on the runner-up spot. Leigh Dytor (Mugen) would complete the top 3 podium result.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]


November 29, 2018

Tom Firsching wins 1/12th Stock at 2018 U.S. Indoor Champs

The 39th running of the famed U.S. Indoor Championships was held in Cleveland last weekend. The event presented some new motor and gearing rules for several classes designed to level the playing field and each competitor received a motor and only one gear selection was allowed. CRC drivers dominated the 1/12th 17.5 class qualifying, with a 1-2-3 sweep. Tom Firsching, Dana Bailes and Mark Calandra grabbed the top 3 positions after four rounds of qualifying. In the A-main, Tom Firsching would be steady and smooth, fending off an early full-fledged assault from teammate Dana Bailes. The top 2 would have a titanic battle with Tom hanging tough and Dana doing an incredible job trying to find his way around Tom without any contact. John Wiita would work his way into 2nd position to make it a CRC 1-2 on the podium while Team Associated’s Joe Trandell rounded off the podium.

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November 29, 2018

Kyosho Mini-Z aluminium shock mount

Coming from Kyosho and made for the Mini-Z MM, RM and MR-03 micro-size cars is an aluminium shock mount. The sturdy yet lightweight part ensures reliable centre shock mounting with greatly eliminated pitch flex for increased suspension efficiency. An additional +1mm hole also allows to mount the shock in a more forward position for wider setting range.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]


November 28, 2018

Jeff Hamon TQs & wins at Australian TC Track Champs

The 2018 Australian IC Track Championships were held in Melbourne, hosted by the MRCCR club. Changing weather made for some difficult conditions and it was Mugen’s Jeff Hamon who would manage to take the TQ in the 1/10th Nitro Touring class and he also came out on top in the 45-minute A-main event, taking the title some two laps in front of Shepherd’s own Thilo Tödtmann. Capricorn’s Steven Jovanovic came in 3rd from Peter Jovanovic 4th. Mugen’s Andrew Gillespie rounded out the top 5.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]


November 28, 2018

Bregante & Trigos win at Metropolitan Champs Rd5

The Circuito Hernan Matticoli track played host to the fifth round of the Metropolitan Championships recently. In the 1/8th Nitro GT class it was Xray’s Nicolas Bregante with the win from Lucas Lemes (HB Racing) in 2nd and IGGT8 driver Pato Cruseno in 3rd. Over in the Masters class it as a full Xray podium with Pedro Trigos taking the win from Damian Montiel and Dante Maximo Covino in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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