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January 21, 2025

Philippine Masters ’25 track revealed

The organisers of the Philippine Masters has revealed the Circulo Verde Race Track which will host Asia’s most high profile 1:8 Offroad event of the year from April 30-May 4. The 13th running of the Philippine Masters, track designer and accomplished offroad racer Edward Sio has overseen the work which includes the track being newly re-surfaced and oiled. Tweaking the layout in some sections and they have also added some additional jumps for more actions on this always popular track. Last year the Manila event was once again won by World Champion Davide Ongaro in a final that saw the legendary Atsushi Hara lead for almost half the final. With the Philippines famed as a holiday destination, the event has a truly unique vibe living up to the nations tourism tagline ‘It’s More Fun in the Philippines’. Holding the same status as the TITC in Thailand does among onroad racers, once again Philippine Masters ’25 will form part of Scotty Ernst’s Asian Buggy Championships as the second stop of four races that make up the championship’s third season.

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January 30, 2023

Motiv RC Quick Connect motor chamber

The Motiv RC, the brand set-up by former international onroad ace Paul Lemieux, has released this quick connect motor chamber for use with the Hobbywing or Motorlyser motor analyser. The unit comes pre-wired with an extended 2Ft wire for easy use in connecting your motor to the analyser. It also includes an extended 2ft sensor wire.

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May 24, 2022

Motiv Defy graphene 6000mAh LCG pack

More new batteries from Motiv with the introduction of this new Defy grey graphene 6000mAh 2S ultra low CG pack. At only 19mm tall and weighing only 229grams, this pack is best suited for highly competitive racing applications such as modified touring and loose track mod dirt oval. The hard case utilises 5mm bullet connectors.

Source: Motiv RC [teamgravityrc.com]

May 24, 2022

Motiv RC Launch NP graphene 7000mAh LiPo

New from Motiv RC is this Launch NP grey graphene hard case 7000mAh LiPo, made specifically for drag racing. The 8 internal cells that make this battery 4p are HV cells at 7.6V, this means the battery is both powerful and more stable than the normal 7.4V cells when charged to 8.4V for competition. Featuring a hard case design that keeps the cells safer during usage while the 8mm bullet plugs eliminate solder joints, clutter and weight from the connector.

Source: Motiv RC [teamgravityrc.com]

March 23, 2021

Motiv RC 8200mAh Fat Shorty pack

Unique to Motiv RC, the fat shorty was made for RC applications where low CG is not necessarily most desirable but yet a shorty footprint is. The recommended usage for this battery is no prep drag racing and dirt oval. Due to this battery’s high 8200mAh, it will hold higher voltage longer during discharge than any other shorty made to date.

Source: Motiv RC [teamgravityrc.com]

October 10, 2020

Motiv MC4 brushless motors

New from Motiv is their all new MC4 line of 540 class brushless motors (ROAR, EFRA Compliant). The MC4 spec winds will be produced in 10.5, 13.5, 17.5, 21.5 and 25.5 variations and all are wound on a newly tooled Motiv stator for low resistance. As always all motors come standard with a quality-control spec sheet and shows that each part has gone through QC in-house and that the rotor, sensor and stator meet previously selected specifications for every single motor sold. The MC4 modified lineup is available in eleven different variations making up all even and odd winds from 3.5T all the way up to 8.5T.

Source: Motiv [motivrc.com]

June 27, 2019

Motiv Launch 540 drag racing motor

Launch, a division of Motiv RC dedicated to competition drag racing, now brings the Launch 540 2.5T and 3.5T drag racing motors. The Launch 540 features a 3-phase beefy stator with thin insulators and low resistance winding, this results in proper power delivery through the stator. The 2-pole rotor is composed of the highest strength neodymium material available for great torque. The 13.0mm rotor is then drill balanced which ensures continued power delivery under high RPM down the drag strip. The red anodized can assembly is lightweight with adjustable timing from 0 to 60 degrees and provides plenty of air flow. The motor is designed, built and tuned in house for short speed runs and drag racing passes only.

Source: Motiv [motivrc.com]

May 22, 2019

Motiv Launch 3S long pack LiPo battery

Motiv has introduced their new Launch series LiPo battery. The Launch battery is developed for only the most serious RC drag racer and it utilises high-performance 110C+ burst cells together with ultra-thick 8AWG wire. The new-size 3S pack, measuring 123x44x24 and weighing in at 317g now rounds out the line of batteries with options for all 1S, 2S, and 3S drag racing applications. Launch has been the battery of choice for many high-level competitors to set record times since its introduction in 2018.

Source: Motiv [motivrc.com]