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January 23, 2018

Lee doubles at Urban Astro Buggy Champs Rd1

The opening round of the popular Urban Astro Buggy Championships in Singapore was held this past weekend at the downtown rooftop astro offroad track. Throwing down the gauntlet for the rest of the local racers was young Sean Lee, who kicked off his 2018 racing season in the best possible way with a double win in both the 2WD and 4WD classes. In the 2WD category, Sean blitzed the field by sewing up the TQ with wins in the first two of three rounds of qualifying. Sebastian Lee, who is Sean’s father, made it a family affair in the front row of the grid, by qualifying 2nd, while 2017 4WD Singapore National Champ, Fazly Ibrahim took 3rd.

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January 23, 2018

Hobbywing sign Daniel Kobbevik

Hobbywing have announced the signing of another RC star to their growing factory team in the form of up and coming Daniel Kobbevik. The Norwegian talent and IFMAR 1/10th Buggy Junior World Champion will be using Hobbywing speed controllers and motors in all of his 1/10th and 1/8th rides from now on and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am very excited about what 2018 has to bring, and it’s an honor to be a part of the Hobbywing team, I have already made a podium at EOS with Hobbywing power and won the Junior WC title in China. The support at race in China was awesome! Thank you to the team Hobbywing for the opportunity.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 23, 2018

Power Star PS-540 brushed crawler motor

Coming from Power Star is the new PS-540 brushed crawler motor series. Designed exclusively for rock crawlers and trail trucks, the motor features high-torque magnets for strength, heat resistance and perfect throttle feel while hard brushes ensure a long life of the brushes and commutator. Other features include dual ball bearings, end bell heatsinks, gold-plated solder tabs, and adjustable timing. The motor is available in 27T, 35T and 45T specification.

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January 22, 2018

2017/18 RugRacers series Rd4 – Report

Round four of the 2017/18 RugRacers series was held this past weekend. Zak Finlay now has one hand on the 13.5 blinky title after wrapping up round 4 with FTQ and both leg final wins. It may not of been as straight forward but for the intense battle taking place for 2nd place between Billy Fletcher and Paul Pinkney, however with a challenging track rewarding the least mistakes Zak was able to increase the gap, Ashley Wiffen able to capitalise on the battle and take 3rd overall. Zak only needs FTQ or a leg win over the final two rounds to confirm the title.

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January 22, 2018

MCD Racing XR5 Max 1/5th rally cross kit

MCD Racing from Turkey have introduced their new XR5 Max Factory Team Spec 1/5th scale gas-powered rally cross kit. A long wheelbase variant of the existing XR5, the Max offers an extended wheelbase, a wider track and an all-new body shell. Other newly introduced features include reinforced rear stiffeners, an alloy layshaft carrier, new alloy shock bodies and shock towers as well as the aforementioned redesigned LWB chassis.

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January 22, 2018

RCMC Singapore GP Nationals Rd1 – Report 

Last Sunday saw the running of the first Round of the RCMC Singapore GP Nationals for 1/8th GP and GT classes. Having had to move the race from the previous week owing to a small monsoon, Sunday saw a complete change in the weather conditions. Blue sky, blazing sunshine and a very hot track which had been cleaned by the previous weeks rain, provided less grip than everyone was ready & prepared for. After three rounds of qualifying in the GP class, local RCMC Singapore Club Champion Chavit Saligupta from Thailand took the TQ, followed by Andy Moore from Great Britain, and Trin from Thailand, a first 3-grid lock-out by the Infinity team. Local pro Nelson Lee from Singapore took 4th with his ARC after a stunning 3rd round qualifying effort.

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January 22, 2018

Xray NT1 2018 200mm kit – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of their forthcoming NT1 2018 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. No official information about the new features and specifications are available yet but racers can expect wisely made changes to the double IFMAR World Championship platform.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 22, 2018

RC Cars Cavalieri 8ight switch cover

Coming from German brand RC Cars Cavalieri is a carbon fibre switch cover for the TLR 8ight series of vehicles. Designed to replace the standard composite cover with a solid, machined carbon fibre one, it will allow for a simple and good looking alternative when not utilising a standard switch. The cover prevents dust, dirt and moisture from getting into the radio box while also adding some visual impact.

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