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December 16, 2019

Team Zombie Evo 540-class brushless motor

Team Zombie have introduced their new Evo 540-size brushless motor. It features a unique 1-piece aluminium can that covers most of the stator, however it leaves open the large alloy insulator which ensures improved overall cooling. The endbell also sports cooling openings to further improve airflow through the can especially when used in 4WD off-road classes. A new stator design optimised the power curve, making it more linear which is essential for a more connected throttle feeling. The motor weighs in at around 150g, making it not the lightest, however with modern mid-motor touring cars being in need of weight in around the electronics area, it allows to achieve a balanced weight bias easier. Other features include 2mm thick ultra-low resistance solder tabs as well as high-precision ball bearings. The motor will become available in popular stock windings such as 13.5T and 17.5T.

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December 16, 2019

Jackie Shum takes Team Powers Cup Mod TC title

The final round of the 2019 Team Powers Cup was held at the PYC track in Hong Kong this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Destiny Racing/Muchmore’s Patrick Poon with the overall TQ, however after the triple A-mains it was Yokomo/LRP’s Jackie Shum with the win and also the overall title as Patrick had to settle on the runner-up spot following some mishaps in A2 and A3. Yokomo/Team Powers’ Fong King came in 3rd overall at round 4, allowing him to take the overall runner-up spot in the series.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

December 16, 2019

Mx B4R Euro Edition .21 nitro off-road engine

Coming soon from Maxima is the Mx B4R Euro Edition .21 nitro off-road engine. No official information on the engine’s specifications is available yet but the cooling head will be decorated with famous European symbols and the engine itself will be hand-modified to ensure best possible performance. We bring you full information on the new power plant as they become available.

Source: Maxima Mx Europe [facebook.com]

December 16, 2019

Lewis Jones wins at HNMC Winter Series Rd4

Round 4 of the 2019/20 HNMC Winter Series was held at the Herts Nitro Model Club this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Lewis Jones who would top qualify all three qualifying rounds for the overall TQ. At the start of the 15-minute main final Lewis got tagged form behind and lost twelve seconds on the leader Karl Jackson who had the hole shot, getting from 6th to 1st by the second corner. Further down the field Lewis recovered position by position and took the lead at the fuel stop. Then slowly all of Lewis’ tyres came unglued causing issues but he held on for the win some four seconds in front of Xray’s Karl Jackson while Agama’s Kevin Brunsden came in 3rd to round out the top 3 result.

Image: Lewis Jones

December 16, 2019

Völker, N’diaye & Libar win at Longwy Winter Series Rd2

Round 2 of the Longwy Winter Series was held this past weekend in Longwy, France with the event attracting over 110 entries for the six classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock Expert, Touring 17.5T, FWD, Formula and Rookie. Touring Modified was led by Yokomo’s Ronald Völker who brought home the overall TQ and also the win in all three A-main events, leaving behind the Awesomatix duo of Lucas Urbain and Tim Wahl in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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December 16, 2019

Vesa Yli TQs & wins at 12Track Tour opener

The opening round of the Finnish 12Track Tour was held this past weekend in 1/12th and 1/10th scale classes. In the C12 1/12th scale Modified category it was Vesa Yli with the overall TQ and he also brought home the win in all three A-mains events, leaving behind Panu Vehniäinen and Sami Munck in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The GT12 13.5T Stock class saw Miikka Luhta with a clean sweep of TQ and overall win from Eemeli Anttonen and Juha-Matti Heikkala. Finally in the supporting TSS10 class it was Ville Aalto with the TQ, however it was Jaakko Huhmarsalo with the win in all three A-mains as Ville Aalto and Verneri Valtanen came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: V-Dezign [facebook.com]

December 16, 2019

Jonathan Yeung dominates OUP Cup

The OUP Cup was held at the Hong Kong based Lali Warehouse indoor dirt track this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Tekno RC’s Jonathan Yeung with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the 45-minute A-main event, some three laps in front of Korean Agama racer, Kevin Lee. Serpent’s Leif Leung would round out the top 3 results another lap down.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

December 16, 2019

Vigor 17mm/19mm bulkhead alignment block

Vigor have introduced their new aluminium bulkhead alignment block for the Xray T4 2020 and 2019/18 touring cars. Machined from aluminium and offering 17mm and 19mm settings, the block allows to align the front and rear bulkheads during building or maintenance, ensuring perfectly straight drivetrain assemblies and thus less natural drivetrain drag, more overall performance and longer spool and differential ball bearing life. The block comes machined from aluminium, it features a black surface coating and 17mm markings for the 2020 car as well as 19mm markings for easy identification of the setting for pre-2020 cars.

Source: Vigor [vigorrc.com]