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July 21, 2015

Yokomo BD7 ver.RS3 electric touring car kit

Coming end of July is Yokomo’s latest incarnation of the club-level BD7 ver.RS electric touring car. The ver.RS3 offers some high-end features such as a graphite main chassis, graphite upper deck and graphite front and rear shock towers along aluminium upper bulkhead covers, aluminium split inner suspension mounts, aluminium motor mount and SLF short shock absorbers. Also included in the package are a front spool and a rear gear differential.

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July 21, 2015

Flash Point LiPo receiver & transmitter battery pack

New from Flash Point R/C Racing Products is a 2S LiPo 7.4V 2500mAh battery pack. Made with the highest quality cells and using durable 20AWG silicone wire, the battery was designed not only as 1/10th and 1/8th scale nitro car receiver battery, but it can also be used to power most transmitters. The battery comes fibre wrapped, covered in black shrink wrap it is pre-wired with a universal plug and a balance lead for easy operation.

Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]

July 20, 2015

Maifield & Cavalieri dominate HRH Shootout

The annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout was held in Saugus, California this past weekend. Qualifying was affected by rain and so only two out of two rounds would count, handing Jared Tebo the TQ in the premier class of 2WD Modified. Ryan Maifield took the pole position for the triple A-mains in the 4WD Modified Buggy class while Ryan Cavalieri dominated the 2WD Modified Truck classes by ending the qualifiers on top of the result sheets in 2WD Modified Truck and 2WD Modified Short Course. In the 2WD Mod Buggy A-mains Ryan Maifield (TLR) would come out successful winning A-main 1 and A-main 2 in style. TQ Jared Tebo (Kyosho) had a mixed mains and finished in 3rd overall while Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri grabbed the runner-up spot.

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July 20, 2015

Giovannini wins at Italian 1/5th Bike Champs Rd2

Round 2 of the Italian 1/5th scale RC Bike Championship was held at the Casaluce track. In the Nitrobike class Marco Giovannini took the day’s win with a new track record from 2nd placed Massimiliano Ciccacci. Michelangelo Musacchio would round out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

July 20, 2015

Austrian Electric On-road Nationals Rd4 – Report

The 4th round of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at Team Speed Freaks track in Krieglach with 30 racers signing in for the Touring Car Modified, Touring Car Stock and Formula classes. The track is well known for its very difficult layout and all drivers had to push hard in order to pull fast laps. In Touring Car Modified the battle was on between reigning champion Dominik Vogl and his hardest competitor Patrik Gollner, but this time Patrik was the faster man on track and he pushed hard in the qualifiers to grab the TQ in front of an extremely quick Mario Sowka. The 3 spot went to Jakob Zündel while Dominik Vogl found himself only in fourth position after the qualification heats.

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July 20, 2015

T-Works S350T graphite A-arm stiffeners

T-Works have introduced a graphite A-arm stiffener set for the SWorks S350T truck. The parts are cut from high-quality carbon fibre and designed to reinforce the composite suspension arms to make for improved stiffness in hot ambient temperatures or on high-bite surfaces. Included comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

July 20, 2015

Tekno NB48.3 1/8th nitro buggy kit

Tekno has given its NB48 1/8th nitro off-road buggy a revision and now rolls out the NB48.3 that is meant to be faster, nimbler, and easier to drive. Sharing many parts with the recently introduced EB48.3 electric buggy the nitro kit includes a redesigned suspension package for improved big jump landings, small bump handling and consistency by utilising longer shock absorbers with new shock pistons as well as including revised A-arms and shock towers with updated shock positions. The chassis has evolved as well as by offering the forward engine position only and by optimising the flex characteristics of the front engine layout. This improves the gear mesh between the clutch bell and the new 46t spur gear and also helps to calm the rear of the car.

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July 19, 2015

Reds Racing M7 WCS V2.1 nitro engine

Reds Racing have released their latest 3.5 cc 1/8th on-road competition nitro engine, the M7WCS V2.1. The latest spec engine has been specifically updated to improve reliability and performance by using a Japanese 7x19x6mm front bearing that is purpose-designed for high RPM. The new bearing is of a higher precision to offer better sealing compared to metal shielded bearings, while being of a low friction and highly reliable design. Also new with the M7WCS V2.1 comes a Japanese TS7 glow plug that guarantees easier tuning and a high reliability.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]