Servo manufacturer Power HD has released two new waterproof servos intended for the Traxxas 1:18 TRX-4M Mini Crawler. TR-4M & WT35, each feature an 18cm receiver wire to ensure the servo is a direct fit in the TRX-4M crawler. While the TR-4M weighs 14-grams, the brass bodied WT35 weighs 35grams, making it a perfect balance weight servo for your crawler.
New from Melbourne based Bezerk RC come these optional carbon side plates for the Roche P12V2 1:12 pancar. The optional side plates are made in Australia from a thicker carbon fibre and offer a significant flex reduction than the Roche kit plates. The rear units feature a relocated O-ring tab for easier Lipo removal. The included aluminium nut inserts have 1mm of extra thread for extra durability.
Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au]
Having opened the month of July with a debut international win for Axon’s new TC10/4 Touring Car at eSIC in Singapore, Akio Sobue has concluded the month by adding the Japanese National Championship title to the car’s credentials. Racing at the Tsukuba RC Park, formerly known as the World famous Yatabe Arena, former champion Sobue would secure the TQ in qualifying ahead of Xpress paring Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa & Yugo Nagashima with Infinity’s Ryosuke Yamamoto securing P4 while team-mate & defending Champion Jin Sawada qualified P8. In the finals Sobue took A1 ahead of Yanagisawa however in A2 under pressure from the Xpress driver they touched side by side on the front straight on lap 4 resulting in Sobue getting stuck the the corner marker. With Yanagisawa taking the win from Nagashima and Sobue 5th it was all to play for in A3. Setting the fastest lap, Sobue would enjoy his biggest winning margin finishing 6/10ths up on Yanagisawa to lift the title for a 5th time with Yanagisawa (2nd) and Nagashima (3rd) joining him on the podium.
Image: Atsushi Hara [Facebook]
1:28 specialists Reflex Racing has announced the upcoming release of its third generate RX28 kits which will be available at the end of August. The Gen 3, available in RX28SE and RX28D options, is the culmination of nearly 3 years of development of their platform. The Gen 3 gets a redesigned front end, featuring 1mm longer arms for enhanced stability and a new sway bar system that keeps your cornering razor-sharp. Dial in your setup with adjustable caster (3 screws), an integrated shock tower with shim adjustment, and adjustable upper arm hinge pin height for effortless camber gain and roll centre tweaks. The low-profile big bore shocks and springs deliver silky-smooth handling, soaking up bumps while keeping you glued to the track. The rear end sees many improvements as well. A new, much lower CG Rear End sees an all new motor mount that lowers the motor by 0.8mm, a new damper mount secured by 3 screws for easier service to the rear suspension, a tweak brace dropped 1.25mm, shorter side springs, thinner spring perches, side dampers lowered by 3mm (secured by screws on the motor mount), and smaller diameter centre shock spring, collar and perch, all which allow for higher corner speeds and quicker direction changes. Finally, a pinned Rear Motor Pod Plate increases precision and durability on the car.
Michal Orlwoski has extended his winning streak in the ETS to 12, the Schumacher ace winning a shortened rain effected Round 2 at Aigen in Austria. Battling rain interruptions throughout the event, it would be Orlowski who secured the overall TQ after topping 2 of the three 4-minute qualifiers that they managed to complete. Taking the second round of qualifying Marc Rheinard’s Awesomatix would secure P2 ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker and Infinity’s Bruno Coelho, the World Champion having a tough seeding and finding himself running in the third fastest heat. With Sunday’s weather showing little possibility of any racing, it was decided to end Saturday’s action with the Modified finals. In A1 reigning ETS Champion Orlowski controlled the race from the front followed home by Rheinard and team-mate Simon Lauter, who benefited from contact between Coelho and Volker. In A2 it was another perfect drive from Orlowski, an early spin by Rheinard making his drive to 12-wins a row that bit easier. Coelho would take second ahead of Volker after the German succumbed to the intense pressure from his Portuguese rival. Winning A3 Rheinard locked in second overall while Volker held off Coelho in second to claim the final step on the podium. Lauter would finish 5th overall behind Coelho with the second of the three new Infinity IF14 Speciales in the final securing P6 with Viktor Wilck. With the rest of the classes decided on qualifying order, it was Awesomatix’s Olivier Bultynck who made it two from 2 having also won the season opener at Apeldoorn. Behind the Belgian, Louis Kretschmer made it an Awesomatix 1-2 with the ARC of Enrico Jung in third.
Image: Schumacher [Facebook]
New for its popular B6neo series charger, SkyRC has released this 6-Port 1S Lithium Battery Charging Hub. Designed exclusively for the B6neo lineup, this snap-on module transforms your charger into a 6-channel 1S powerhouse—perfect for micro rc cars, indoor flyers, and micro drones. With a shared output of up to 2A across six ports, it delivers safe, efficient charging for your entire micro fleet. Choose your between a PH2.0 version for broad compatibility, or BT2.0 version for serious FPV performance.
1:28 specialist manufacturer RC Atomic has announced the upcoming release of its MRV kit. The MRV has Atomic’s new developed side link RWD chassis which features a new idea, inspired from 1:10 pan car (Fenix Racing), the V-Link pivot system. With this new solution they have been able to further lower the chassis roll centre which couldn’t be achieved previously because of physical limitations that you cannot fix a centre pivot ball below the chassis plate – e.g the MRZ and similar platforms on the market which use Horizontal center pivot ball. While the V-Link system offering a “virtual roll centre”, where the imaginary joint of the 2 short pivot links, that is ultra-low and result in more mechanical grip when the car attacking corners, more mid corner speed and linear steering response. This makes the car easier to drive, with more rear grip, and more speed exiting corners. How do you choose between MRX and MRV ? The MRX is more suitable for open class with high KV motors and big tracks, because link-less system offers better overall stability. The new MRV is good for lower KV motors, such as 2500kv or stock class, since the MRV is lighter and more responsive in handling especially suit for small or tight tracks.
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Last weekend Australia played host to the third round of the Cayote backed Asian Buggy Championships, with the Pine Pills Dirt Racing club in Brisbane welcoming its biggest international entry yet. The third year the oil treated dirt track has been a stop on the Asian Buggy Championship calendar, the race would see Infinity’s Kouki Kato make his eBuggy debut with the Japanese manufacturer’s new prototype electric buggy and win, while in a rain shortened Nitro Buggy final Alex Bernadzik took his Team Associated to victory. Unfortunately we were unable to photograph the winning Electric and Nitro Buggies – Kato’s eBuggy still at prototype stage and Bernadzik’s RC8 B4.1 featuring special rear hubs that the US manufacturer was not yet ready to show to the public. Red RC’s first time to visit the highly praised Pine Pills Dirt Racing track, which is locate in very nice setting of the James Drysdale Sporting Complex, during our coverage of the race we did still get the opportunity to photograph 8 buggies from 6 different manufacturers. In case you missed any of the Chassis Focus’ during our coverage ‘Down Under’, we have compiled them all here in our latest Chassis Focus index.
