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August 16, 2013

Atsushi Hara leaves HPI/HB Racing

Atsushi Hara leaves HB/HPI Racing

Two-time World Champion Atsushi Hara has announced that he has left long time main sponsor HPI/HB Racing following 13 years with the team. Widely regarded by many as the best all round driver in the history of the sport, the 2 world titles in both touring car (2000) and 1/8th offroad (2008) are just the highlights of a very successful career which has included countless podiums in all the major classes both onroad & offroad at World, International and National level. The decision to part company with HPI was mutual and for now the Japanese ace has yet to make any decision on a replacement chassis sponsor. We chatted with Atsushi some weeks back, when he flew to Slovakia for the ETS Finale, and he hinted back then that something was about to change.

Read Hara’s full statement here (in English & Japanese)

August 15, 2013

Reedy WolfPack 4S 4500mAh 25C LiPo battery

Reedy have a new 14.8V battery pack available in the form of the WolfPack 4S 4500mAh LiPo. Made with the basher and club level racer in mind the pack is build from 25C cells and offers a capacity of 4500mAh for long run times and exceptional performance. With dimensions of 139x47x35mm the battery fits nearly every car that can handle 4S brick-type hardcase packs and it comes pre-wired with a JST-XH balancer port and a genuine Deans Ultra Plug connector.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

August 12, 2013

ROAR electric off-road nationals – Report

The 2013 ROAR 1/10th electric off-road nationals took place in Chico, California at the Silver Dollar Raceway, the host of this year’s World Championships in a couple of weeks time. The organisers opted to sugar-treat the track’s surface as they did at the Worlds warm-up race earlier this year making it a mid-motor friendly affair. The important 2WD buggy class saw Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri and Ryan Maifield, TLR’s Dakotah Phend and Ty Tessmann, running a Kyosho RB6, battling out the top 4 positions in qualifying. All four scored a TQ but at the end it was Cavalieri who took the pole position from AE team mate Maifield with Phend and Tessmann in tow. In the triple A mains Dakotah, coming from the third spot in the grid shifted to second gear and stole the win in the first two final legs from Ryan Cavalieri handing him the national championship early. With a win in the third A main Ryan C. secured himself the runner-up spot with TLR’s Dustin Evans completing the podium.

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August 9, 2013

Hobbywing Xerun V10 modified & stock BL motors

Hobbywing distributors Hype introduce the Xerun V10 brushless modified and stock motors. They are build around a black anodised all-aluminium can with large venting holes at the front and smaller openings in the rear. The motors are designed to meet current DMC, EFRA and IFMAR rules, feature standard-size high quality ball bearings, adjustable timing, and highly temperature-resistant copper windings. An integrated sensor monitors the internal temperature when coupled to respective Hobbywing speed controller. The V10 are available as 3.5T to 6.5T as well as 8.5T modified motors and they also come as 10.5T to 21.5T stock racing variants.

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August 7, 2013

Yuki Model Yakuza 1/8th brushless motors

CN Development & Media have new variants of their sensored Yakuza brushless motor series available. In addition to the existing motors the 41/48 buggy variant is available as 2250kv version and the longer 42/74 truggy motor now also comes as 1750kv and 2150kv variant. All are supplied with 5.5mm gold-plated bullet-type connectors and feature 5mm output shafts for standard 1/8th pinions.

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August 2, 2013

Novak Crusher brushless crawler ESC

Novak introduce the Crusher 2S-4S LiPo-compatible brushless crawler speed controller. The follow-up model of the famous Goat 3S speedo is designed for a multitude of applications such as rock crawling, rock racing, monster trucks and even short course racing. The device features auto-detect LiPo sensing, onboard programming and Novak’s RPM Boost Timing for increased performance when needed. The case is of a sealed design and the ESC comes with an add-on fan unit, features replaceable wires and a built-in 5A heavy-duty BEC system. The Crusher controller is available separately, as Rock Crawler System including a 18.5T or 21.5T Ballistic motor or as Extreme Sport System including a 17.5T Ballistic motor.

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July 30, 2013

Much More announce more Fleta ZX variants

Coming soon from Much More Racing are additional variants of the Fleta ZX electric brushless motor. Beside the already existing range the company will release 6.0T, 7.0T, 8.0T and 9.5T modified as well as several 13.5T to 21.5T stock racing versions. All come in a black anodised aluminium vented can with aluminium/plastic timing endbell and heavy duty solder tabs.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]

July 29, 2013

Yuki Model Brainergy hardcase LiPo battery

CN Development & Media introduce the Yuki Model Brainergy hardcase LiPo battery pack. The 2S battery is build from high-performance 5200mAh 30C cells and comes in a protective hardcase with 4mm bullet-type tubes and 2mm balancer port. Included with the pack comes a suitable adapter wire with T-type connector.

Source: CN-Group [cn-group.de]