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April 30, 2018

Schelle B64 short wheelbase arms & B6.1 Ti screws

Schelle have introduced new optional parts for the Team Associated B64 and B6.1 in the form of short B64 rear arms and a titanium upper screw kit for the B6.1. Starting with the rear arms, these are already part of Schelle short wheelbase kit for the B64 with the modified wishbones offering a 2mm shorter wheelbase which is a popular mod for racing on lower traction surfaces as the reduced wheelbase will generate greater rear traction. The arms are available as standard or hard composite items. Coming soon is also a 55-piece Grade 5 titanium screw kit for the Team Associated B6.1 and B6.1D. Saving 15g in the upper regions of the buggy, the set will not only reduce overall weight but also lower the overall centre of gravity which can be beneficial especially in high-bite racing conditions. The set includes 12mm wing mount hardware with optional 20mm screws being available separately.

View the hard compound short wheelbase arms here

April 30, 2018

Rene Kargl wins at Austrian 1/8 E-Buggy opener

The opening round of the Austrian 1/8th Electric Off-road Championship was held in Allhartsberg this past weekend. SWorkz’s Rene Kargl would take the win in front of Kyosho’s Andreas Mayr while defending champion, Jürgen Trieb (SWorkz) snatched the final podium spot. Over in the Junior championship it was young Marcel Trieb (SWorkz) with the win at round 1.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

April 28, 2018

Trinity Punisher Spec class brushless motors

Coming soon from Trinity is the new Punisher Spec class sensored brushless motors. Designed with racers and track owners in mind, the Spec class stock motor offers true zero point, yet infinite timing adjustment, an updated sensor board design as well as an open bearing on the sensor end for easy cleaning and oiling. Lower resistance solder tabs and maximised can cooling vents, a newly designed low resistance stator and a 12.5mm high torque rotor round out the package. The motor is available soon in 13.5T and 17.5T variants.

View a list of the features and another image here

April 27, 2018

SWorkz S35 series FF & FR brass lower arm mounts

MW RC Cars have introduced new SWorkz front-front and rear-front lower arm mounts made from brass and fitting the S35 series of vehicles. Both weigh in at 25g each, they come laser-engraved for easy identification and the suspension hangers help to fine-tune the weight distribution of kits such as the S35-3, S35-3E, S35-T, S35-TE and S35-GT/GTE.

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April 27, 2018

Bill Shepherd wins 40+ at R/C Pro Series Rd1

Round 1 of the R/C Pro Series was held at T&T R/C Hobbies in Shreveport, Louisiana last weekend. In the 40+ Nitro Buggy class Bill Shepherd would take the overall TQ after a clean sweep in all three qualifiers and he would also come out fastest in the A-main to take the day’s win.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

April 27, 2018

Futaba BLS373SV large scale servo

German Futaba distributor Ripmax has introduced the new BLS373SV high-torque servo for large scale applications. The high-voltage compatible device supports the T7PX HighSpeed SR mode, it is S.Bus and S.Bus2 compatible and programmable using Futaba’s CIU-2/3 USB adapters. It features stainless steel top and output gears for strength, four ball bearings and Cobalt-Samarium motor magnets for precision and best possible performance. At 7.4V input the servo is able of pulling up to 37kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.11s.

Source: Ripmax [ripmax.de]

April 27, 2018

Xray Racing Series Offroad Germany – Report

The a round of the German Offroad Xray Racing Series was held as part of the Intermodellbau hobby fair last weekend. Six different classes attracted about 70 entries and in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Yannic Wilcke who won the opening A-main over Joe Streff by a margin of 0.5 seconds. Yannic also won the second race and thus secured the overall victory as Joe finished 2nd overall. Olaf Grabaum finished 3rd to round out the top 3.

Continue reading the report here

April 27, 2018

Kyosho Inferno Neo 3.0 1/8th nitro RTR buggy

Coming soon on Kyosho’s popular Inferno 1/8th buggy platform is the Inferno Neo 3.0 ReadySet RTR nitro buggy. The vehicle makes use of the Championship winning MP7.5, comes factory-assembled and features performance parts such as front universal driveshafts, big bore shock absorbers, fluid-filled and tuneable front, centre and rear differentials as well as sealed receiver and receiver battery boxes. The buggy is powered by a KE21SP recoil starter nitro engine for ease of use a lots of power while the KC cross tyres ensure traction and stability on a variety of surfaces. The kit is rounded out by a pre-cut body shell in two colour choices and included with the RTR buggy also comes a Synchro KT-231P+ 2.4GHz transmitter. The buggy will hit stores in May.

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