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November 27, 2017

Samix long aluminium servo arm

Samix have introduced a long aluminium servo arm for a variety of applications. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming in a total of six colour, the arm is of a clamping design for improved security when the going gets tough and it it available in 23T and 25T specification to cover most of today’s servos. The ball stud mounting holes offer 20mm and 24mm centre point distance and the servo horn is available in green, silver, gun metal, red, black or orange colour.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

November 23, 2017

Greek Electric Off-road Championship finale – Report

The final round of the Greek 1/10th Electric Off-road Championship was held recently at the FRT track in Stamata. In the 4WD class it was a total domination by Dimitris Foteinos, driving his Yokomo to the top of the podium at each race both at RC Brushless Park and FRT making him the undeniable Greek champion for the year 2017. Right behind him Nikos Katexakis (Yokomo) and 3rd placed Nicolas Floudas (Team Associated) rounded out the podium.

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November 20, 2017

Belgian SCT Cup finale – Report

The final round of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the indoor astro turf track of the Black Country Arena. For 2017 the track has been completely revamped as the new owner not only redid the track layout, but also relocated the driver stand. The new track offers a moderate grip astro surface with “stop and go” hairpins, a high steep corner, a funny winding section on painted concrete and a wooden table jump. In Pro2 qualifying, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) took the TQ, and made a step towards the Pro2 national title, by winning the first two heats in front of Nicolas Evens (TLR) with these two drivers being the only ones achieving 15 laps. Having secured the pole position, Gery decides not to run the last heat, which was topped by Nicolas in front of Tom Vercarre (TLR) and an impressive Guillaume Laffut (TeamC) who confirmed his good performance of the second heat, where he already finished 3rd. The second place of Tom in this heat allowed him to qualify 8th overall after two heats tainted with mechanical issues. His contender for the 3rd place in the championship, Stéphane Lecomte (Team Associated) would start from the 4th spot, having also experienced some problems of his own.

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November 15, 2017

Traxxas ProGraphix bodies & hardened steel pinions

Traxxas have introduced a range of new ProGraphix body shells and 32-pitch hardened steel pinion gears. Starting with the bodies, the ProGraphix series lids come pre-painted, trimmed and with applied decals so they are ready to go in no time. Available is the colourful Hawaiian design for the Bandit buggy, Stampede monster, Rustler stadium, and Slash short course truck. Also coming are the Mike Jenkins Edition Nitro Slash and a new Ford Fiesta ST body. In addition to the bodies comes a new line of 32-pitch pinion gears for the Slash and Stampede 4×4 models as well as the brushed versions of the E-Revo and E-Maxx. The gears are available in sizes from 12T to 20T, they are made from high-quality steel and sport engraved size markings for easy recognition.

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November 10, 2017

Andrei takes double Fxracing Indoor Series title

The final round of the 2017 UCS Fxracing Indoor Series was held recently. After an intense first two rounds, multiple national champion Jako Zsolt and current Mini-Z class champion Stroe Razvan were the main contenders. In the Buggy Stock 13.5T class, Andrei managed to take the victory after two heats, followed closely by Zsolt, Razvan and Liviu. Andrei then took the overall victory and was crowned Indoor Series Champion. In the 2WD Modified Short Course class, Andrei had strong competition from Zsolt but in the end, Andrei again took the victory and overall crown in this class.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

November 9, 2017

RCSS 3×1.4+1.0 Next Level tapered shock pistons

Coming from RC Speed Secrets and available for the 12mm 1/10th scale big bore shocks of Team Associated and Team Losi Racing are the Next Level 3×1.4+1.0 tapered Cheater shock pistons. The pistons are CNC-machined from high-quality material for a perfect fit, offer three larger 1.4mm and one smaller 1.0mm hole and their tapered shape allows for faster action than a standard flat piston, making it a “tweener tuning option” between the feel of the Flat 1.5 and 1.4 Cheater pistons. The parts are available for the 12mm big bore shocks of AE and TLR and they come in sets of two.

Source: RC Speed Secrets [rcspeedsecrets.com]

November 7, 2017

Super Cup Championship Series Rd3 – Report

The JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series made its way to Ocala, Florida last weekend to Newred Hobbies for round 3 of the 4 round fall series. This unique track is one of Florida’s longest running indoor facilities and will celebrate 15 years of operation next year in 2018. With a history and heritage, Newred has also looked towards the future by evolving with new style wood/carpet jumps making track rebuilds much faster and easier without the need to shape jumps and move large piles of dirt.

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November 5, 2017

Keith Hadley takes double NCT title

The 2017 edition of the Northwest Championship Tour NCT proved that outdoor off-road racing is alive and well in the Pacific NW. The six race series visited six different tracks all across the region and drew an average of 296 entries per event. The NCT utilizes a best four out of six format and in Nitro Buggy Keith Hadley had a great season by taking three class wins and finishing on the podium in each of the six rounds.

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