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February 9, 2020

Juan Carlos Canas sweeps 2020 Montpellier GP

The 2020 Montpellier GP was held in Montpellier, France this past weekend, attracting Europe’s fastest nitro off-road drivers including some oversea guests. SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas, his SWorkz teammate, Elliott Boots and Kyosho’s Reno Savoya would battle it out for the overall TQ and ultimately it was Juan Carlos with the overall TQ from Elliott and Reno. The 45-minute A-main event then again saw Juan Carlos leading the way as HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk came in 2nd, some 30 seconds behind as Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro completed the top 3 results, another five seconds behind. Elliott Boots came in 4th, already a lap down as Reno finished off the top 5 results, some ten seconds behind Elliott.

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February 8, 2020

Ronald Völker takes pole at German ETS

Ronald Volker secured the overall top qualifying position in the final group of qualifying of Saturday’s action at Round 2 of the 2019/2020 Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany. Ronald took the advantage in Saturday morning’s Q3 to move ahead of overnight pole sitter Marc Rheinard, and backed that up with the fastest time in Q4 to ensure that his BD10 would lead the field away for the triple leg finals. Lining up second on the grid will be Marc Rheinard, the Tonisport-backed driver campaigning an Awesomatix this weekend with support from the factory team. Visibly showing fresh motivation with his new chassis, Marc was a little disappointed to be pushed to second on the grid, but with his laptimes almost identical to Ronald’s, it is expected to be a tough fight at the front in the finals.

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February 8, 2020

Vision Racing Products A319 motor mount stiffener

Vision Racing Products have released first images of their forthcoming new motor mount chassis stiffener for the Agama A319 buggy. Made from 7075 aluminium, coming black anodised and re-machined for looks, the stiffener brace incorporates the outer engine mount and a stiffener brace to reinforce the flywheel area of the chassis, which can be beneficial when running on very bumpy tracks or landing huge jumps as the brace ensures constant gear mesh while keeping away the clutch screw from the fuel tank. In addition prolonging brace can keep the chassis from permanently bending in the highly machined engine and flywheel area.

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February 8, 2020

Redcat Kaiju 1/8th scale monster truck

Redcat have introduced their new Kaiju 1/8th scale electric ready-to-run monster truck. It builds on a moulded tub chassis with a 3-differential drivetrain that improves power control without sacrificing the truck’s stunt and bashing abilities. Steel CVA drive shafts with captured joints, steel internal differential gears, 17mm aluminium hex hubs, rubber-sealed ball bearings, sealed drivetrain and extra durable plastics are some of the performance and durability components standard on the Kaiju. Damping is provided by four aluminium threaded body oil-filled coil-over shocks. The suspension is completely adjustable and tunable for most driving styles and conditions. The truck features a 6S LiPo-ready ESC and will accept single 4S to 6S or double 2S to 3S LiPo batteries. The truck uses the popular T-style battery connectors and the adjustable battery tray, with inner dimensions of 145.5mm long, 47.8mm wide and 56mm high, is what makes multiple battery configurations possible. Hobbywing’s powerful 150A brushless ESC and 4-pole 4268 2100Kv brushless motor provide power to the with the power system being both waterproof and dustproof, and it features low voltage cutoff, as well as overheating protection. The massive power handling capabilities of the Kaiju requires some additional stability control in the form of an adjustable wheelie bar. This allows the driver to decide how wild the truck’s wheelies are. The truck sits on four aggressive monster truck tires that were designed for tearing through soil, as well as for high speed performance. The tire’s low profile sidewall design offers stability, traction, control and excellent power delivery. The retro styling of the polycarbonate body, coupled with its aggressive stance, gives the truck an amazing look and feel. The RTR package also includes a realistic looking and durable front bumper, with D-ring shackles and clear LED lights. Two red LEDs illuminate the rear of the vehicle.

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February 8, 2020

Marc Rheinard leads ETS Daun after day 1

The first full day of Round 2 of the Euro Touring Series is taking place in Daun, Germany, this weekend. With an additional practice day added on Thursday due to the 410+ entry count, the event officially got underway on Friday with Seeding Practice and the opening two Qualifying rounds. After the two rounds were completed late on Friday evening, it is Marc Rheinard who sits atop the standings with a TQ in the opening qualifier, backed up by a second in Q2. The driver, now officially working for and representing Tonisport, is piloting an Awesomatix chassis this weekend with support from the factory team. Obviously happy to be back on top of the standings following being dismissed by Infinity just before Christmas, the multi-time World Champion will have his work cut out for him tomorrow to remain at the top of the standings.

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February 7, 2020

Tamiya WR-02CB aluminium transponder mount

Tamiya have announced the soon release of an aluminium transponder mount for the WR-02CB Comical buggy range. Machined from aluminium and coming blue anodised for a professional look, the transponder mount attaches to the left side bumper of the buggy, acting not only as a sturdy mount for AMB hand-out transponders but also also a counter weight opposite the motor side of the chassis that makes for a more equal left-to-right chassis balance. The transponder mount is usable with the Comical Hornet, Comical Grasshopper, Comical Frog as well as the forthcoming new Comical Avante kit and it will hit stores in March.

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February 7, 2020

Aerox aluminium servo arms

Schumacher have introduced the new Aerox aluminium servo arms for servos with 23T or 25T splines. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium the arms are of a clamping design, ensuring high mounting security and they are available in standard or 4mm offset shapes, making the suitable for a wide range of off-road and on-road vehicles alike. The standard arms feature two threaded M3 ball stud mounting holes at 15.5mm and 21mm distance from the centre of the spline while the offset arms feature 16mm and 21mm spaced holes. The servo horns come black anodised and with silver machined edge details.

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February 7, 2020

Hitec RDX2 mini AC balance charger

Coming soon from Hitec is their new RDX2 mini AC balance charger. The device is a two-channel charger, featuring independent circuits which allow the user to charge two batteries simultaneously, regardless of chemistry or capacity. With a powerful, combined 100 watt charging output and 5A current, the RDX2 Mini offers the punch needed to charge 2 to 4-cell packs at an affordable price. The convenient front-loading design has the balancing and XT60 ports readily accessible for ease of operation at the workshop or raceway. Additional features include AGM and Cold Charge Modes to safely and easily charge conventional lead-based and absorbed glass mat batteries in cold conditions.

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