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December 20, 2017

Mibosport Cup Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Mibosport Cup was held at its traditional location, a sports hall in the small town of Hrotovice in the Czech Republic. Taking place the weekend before Christmas added to a holiday atmosphere and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, as racers could be found wearing Santa’s caps and under the smell of brake cleaner was a nice touch of vanilla coming from sweets in little boxes. And even though the holidays are around the corner, the race again counted 230 entries, showing the series has place in everybody’s calendar despite it being Christmas time. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday and the majority of racers used the opportunity to fine-tune their gear. Especially the Formula class was a nice surprise, attracting 35 drivers.

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December 20, 2017

SMJ TC wing endplates, body patches & antenna pipes

SMJ have introduced a range of accessories such as pre-cut wing endplates for 1/10th touring car body shells, body mount patches and also flex antenna tubes. Starting with the endplates, they are available pre-painted in black colour or with a mirror finish and due to being pre-cut they help to speed up body preparation. The black endplates come in pairs and are available in standard 0.8mm or lightweight 0.5mm thickness while the mirror-type plates are available exclusively in 0.5mm thickness.

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December 20, 2017

STRC SCX10 II brass front C-hub & lower shock mounts

Coming from ST Racing Concepts and made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are new CNC-machined brass front C-hubs and lower shock mounts. Having more weight towards the lower part of a scale crawler can help with stability and climbing capability of the vehicle and brass option parts with its combination of durability and heavier weight can help achieve this performance edge on the crawler. STRC’s new front C-hub and lower shock mounts greatly increase the weight and add a combine total of nearly 80g to the lower portion of the SCX10 II. The parts are black treated for a realistic look and durability. The parts are available separately with the hubs coming as pairs and the shock mounts in sets of four.

View the lower shock mounts here

December 19, 2017

EcoPower Electron 2S 800mAh LiPo receiver battery

AMain have expanded their range of EcoPower Electron LiPo battery packs by several softcase variants. Usable for RC car applications is the 2S 7.4V 800mAh 25C pack with JST connector that will make a lightweight receiver battery in many nitro applications. The pack measures 30×56.5x15mm an weighs in at 47g. An XH balancer port makes for safe recharging. The whole range including the many all-new packs can be found here.

Source: AMain [amainhobbies.com]

December 19, 2017

Nemo Racing 1/8th buggy tyre stick

UK company Nemo Racing has introduced the new tyre stick for 1/8th buggy tyres. A clean, simple and effective solution to holding and storing 1/8th scale off road buggy tyres, the tool is made by hand in Germany utilising high quality lightweight aluminium material with a chunky knurled nut for the best grip on loose wheels. Weighing in at just 26g per stick, they are a lightweight and compact tyre storage solution and are sold as singles.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

December 19, 2017

KO Propo Advantage Capacitor C module

Coming from KO Propo is their new Advantage Capacitor C module for the use with high-performance brushless speed controllers and modified motors. The capacitor module will improve overall motor power and torque especially in the second half of a run when the battery is starting to fade, resulting in better lap times and more consistency. The capacitor module is especially recommended for the use with modified motors, it fits virtually every 1/12th and 1/10th competition brushless speed controller and it is also usable with Stock motors, however KO Propo have a dedicated spec racing capacitor range available that can be discovered here.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]

December 19, 2017

Jared Phair sweeps Time To Let It Rip Trophy race

The Time To Let It Rip Trophy race was held this past weekend at Barnstormers RC in Chester, New York. Different than other tracks in the area, this track was very tight and was 100 percent dirt. No clay, no tyre saucing or softening, just simple green and water was the ticket for tyre prep. Jared Phair would take the double TQ, coming out on top in Modified 4WD Buggy and 2WD Buggy. Ultimately Jared would also bring home the win in both classes, with Jack Bonhomme and Scott Salzer coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 4WD class while the top 3 was completed by Mike Billings and Frank Babriecki.

View the 2WD podium here

December 19, 2017

Distrital Coimbra Series Rd3 – Report

This past weekend the third round of the Distrital Coimbra Series was held in Oliveira de Frades, Coimbra, Portugal. In the Nitro Buggy it was Team Associated driver, Nuno Filipe Ferreira who took the day’s win from HB Racing’s Joel Soares in 2nd, the latter having an entertaining A-main has he had to start from the pits following an engine flame out at the start of the final, but still managed a podium result. Behind the two, Mugen’s Paulo Pinto completed the top 3 results.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]