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June 25, 2013

Patrick Hofer takes 4wd at Swiss Rd3

Patrrick Hofer takes 4wd at Swiss Rd3

Round 3 of the Swiss electric offroad nationals were run last weekend in Obernau (Switzerland) on a multi-surface track combining Astroturf, carpet and wood. On Saturday Associated/Reedy driver Patrick Hofer started showing his domination in the 4wd practice and was a lap ahead of 2nd in qualifying, taking the TQ spot in the 4wd class. In 2wd he placed his B4.2 2nd. During the finals it started to rain so some drivers saw a chance for the win but Patrick’s B44.2 seemed unbeatable on the slippy track and so he won both finals and secured the overall win in 4wd modified ahead of Peter Forster (Yokomo) in 2nd and Patrick Vogt (Durango) in 3rd. In 2wd modified he finished 2nd.

Thanks to Patrick Hofer for the report.

June 25, 2013

Wild Turbo Fan cooling fans

Overtake RC Wild Turbo Fans

Wild Turbo Fan have announced their new range of cooling fans for RC cars. Available in a wide range of powers and sizes, there is a 25mm ESC Fan (RPM 20000 @ 7.2V) with dual ball bearings, a 30mm motor fan (RPM 22000-24000 @8.4V) in deluxe or economy version, 30mm Twin Fans (RPM 22000-24000 @8.4V) with a single connection for both fans and finally a 40mm motor fan (RPM 15000 @ 8.4V) with either ball bearings or bushings.

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June 16, 2013

Rheinard wins, title to be decided at Hudy Arena

Rheinard wins in Austria, title to be decided at Hudy Arena

Marc Rheinard has won the penultimate round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series ahead of Ronald Volker meaning that the two great rivals will battle it out for the overall title at the season finale at the Hudy Arena in Slovakia next month. After the chaos of Leg 2, the closing race in Traiskirchen was a much calmer affair with Top Qualifier Rheinard seeing off the close attention of Yokomo drivers Yannic Prumper and Volker to take the leg and the overall win which he needed to keep his title hopes alive.

View our complete event coverage here.

June 14, 2013

Much More Cell Master Double Accel charger

Much More Racing introduce their latest high performance charger in the form of the Cell Master Double Accel. The device offers two fully independent 100W outputs for up to 10A charging rates with 1S to 6S LiPo and 1 to 17 cell NiMH battery packs and it comes with a black backlit display, multi-button menu operation and internal balancers. Temperature controlled fans keep the charger cool during charging and discharging and the compatibility with Much More’s CTX Link system allows firmware updates when needed. The charger can be coupled to the Power Master World Edition 2 Evo using optional parts and is available soon.

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June 13, 2013

Tekin T8i brushless motor announced

New from Tekin comes the T8i 1/8th buggy indoor brushless motor. It is packed with the same features as the conventional T8 series of motors but the ‘i’ version is lighter of weight and smaller in size helping to lower the vehicle’s weight for a more nimble and agile handling on tight indoor tracks. Sporting a diameter of 38mm and a length of 67mm the motor weights 274g and offers a 6061 aluminium heatsink can, dual plug sensor wire harness, sintered Neodymium magnets and oversized ABEC5 bearings. The T8i will become available as 1350kv, 1600kv, 1950kv and 2700kv variant soon.

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

June 11, 2013

Yuki Model Yakuza Boss brushless set

German company CN Development & Media introduce the Yuki Model Yakuza Boss 1/8th electric brushless set. Included are the SD 160A sensored speed controller and either a 68mm long 2250kv motor or a 74mm variant with 2150kv or 1750kv. The controller offers a heavy duty BEC system with an adjustable output voltage of 6V or 8.4V and a current of 3A meaning high voltage compatible steering servos are useable without an additional receiver battery pack. Included in the sets are a LCD programming card, 5.5mm gold-plated bullet-type connectors, a sensor wire and a 19T pinion gear.

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June 10, 2013

Elliot Harper takes BRCA TC nationals Rd2

BRCA TC nationals Rd2 – Report

Round two of the 2013 BRCA TC Series took place at the Stafford track over the past weekend. The Stafford track has been off the calendar for a number of years and was welcomed back by many drivers. Pre-event testing by the top teams and many other drivers soon made it clear that tyre wear was extremely high and tyre management and strategy was going to be a crucial factor. It was soon apparent on Saturday that Elliot Harper with his Team Durango DEX410TC Prototype was the man to beat, as he was setting a blistering pace in the first qualifying rounds. The usual likes of Olly Jefferies, Andy Moore and Chris Grainger were also going strong. Another driver going really strong was the young Schumacher driver Sam Clifton. After five rounds of qualifying it was Elliot Harper who took TQ after an awesome qualifying performance. Olly Jefferies for Associated would be second with Chris Grainger of Schumacher getting his 2013 campaign back on track with a third place A-Main position.

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June 10, 2013

Benelux+ Electric Race – Announcement

The Model Auto Club de Baanbrekers will hold the Benelux+ Electric Race at the weekend of the 7th of July in Rucphen, Netherlands. Run in touring car modified, 10.5T and 13.5T as well as Pro10 modified and stock WGT/F1 classes the race starts on Saturday with timed free practice and will also see large BBQ on Saturday afternoon. Included in the entry free for the touring car classes is one set of controlled Ride Rex 34 tyres. More information can be found here.