US race body manufacturer SuperRad Competition Bodyshells has released a new 1:12 LMP Body recommended for 13.5 and 17.5 use, the SR-06. The new body offers the most stability and turn-in of all their LMP bodies. The ROAR approved body is available in XtraSuperLite .010”, SuperLite .015” and Lite .020” polycarbonate and includes headlight decal sheet and window mask.
Toni Gruber is the Top Qualifier at the second round of the ENS in the Netherlands. After a dominant performance on Friday when the Capricorn/Ielasi Tuned driver topped all three qualifiers, unfortunately Saturday morning rain forced the cancellation of the remaining two qualifiers at the Apeldoorn track. Top Qualifier at the season opening in Ettlingen, Germany, and at the recent European Championships in Portugal, Gruber will start Sunday’s scheduled 45-minute final on pole from Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp. The Dutch driver was the closest challenger to his German rival setting the second fastest time in each of the three rounds of heats. Capricorn’s Dominic Greiner, winner of the season opener in May, completes the Top 3 ahead of Shepherd’s Lars Hoppe counting a P3 and P4 run as his best two rounds. In 1:10, Infinity driver Milan Holthuis secured the TQ ahead of Round 1 Top Qualifier & winner Melvin Diekmann with Tim Benson set to line up 3rd on the grid.
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Serpent is now offering a version of their successful Serpent SRX8 GTE 1:8 GT chassis as a pre-assembled and factory pre-set LWB chassis with pre-mounted GT tyres. For the new SRX8GTE LWB Raceroller, Serpent has extended the chassis an additional 29mm for use with all true to scale related RC bodies. This durable GT chassis allows a great entry in the racing scene, at a lower cost, and will make you finish your races. Featuring 4-wheel-drive with cardan shafts, 2 geardiffs, solid center axle, 16mm bigbore shocks, aluminium shocktower and chassis and easy radiobox, it is fully upgradable with parts and options from the high end race-version. The parts that are needed to run the car are a bodyshell, esc, motor, servo and battery.
American RC wiring and cables specialists Donathen RC has introduced a new Glowplug Ignitor charge lead. Available in a choice of colours the lead is designed to charge your NICD/NIMH glow plug ignitor. Handcrafted to order in the USA, the leads have a variety of unique features including choice of length, choice of charger connector and are made with dual wall adhesive heat shrink for durability.
HoBao has released it’s latest kit for the popular 1:8 GT category, the nitro powered Hyper GT2. Based on a 3mm lightweight hard anodised aluminium chassis the car features Turnbuckles/All Balls/Pivot Balls/Rear Hubs/Steering Rack all CNC’d from 7075 aluminium with hard anodised finish. The main new features of the GT2 are new anti-leakage differential housing, new CNC Alu Front Top Plate, new 4mm thick CNC alu front and rear shock towers and a new CNC alu clutch shoe with 1.1mm clutch spring.
New from Yokomo is this multi-stand that makes effective use of pit space and can be used for machine storage, charger installation, etc. This simple assembled stand made of resin can be compactly stored when transporting, quickly assembled when setting up in the pit, and is an item that allows systematic use of the table top. The assembled structure and high-strength resin make it robust enough to hold a machine weighing about 2 kg without shaking. The panel is printed with the Yokomo logo, making it stand out even more as a machine display stand.
Hobbywing has announced a new high output motor specially designed for 1:10 Stock Outlaw competition, the XeRun Bandit G4. The new high efficiency motor has a unique design for faster heat dissipation and features 20-60 degrees fully-adjustable mechanical timing as well as Dual Sensor port design for ease of wiring. Compared with the Bandit G2R motor, the new Bandit G4 is 12% more efficient. Made using high quality materials to ensure maximum performance the motor is easy to disassemble and maintain improving efficiency. Compared with the Bandit G2R motor, the maximum output power Bandit G4 13.5T are further increased by 18% while on the Bandit G4 17.5T increase is 15%.
MIBO has released new Aluminium Wing Mounts to enhance both the aerodynamics and visual appeal of your 1:10 Onroad race car. With an overall weight of 2 grams, the mounts strike the perfect balance between lightweight design and rugged durability. Keeping the CG of your bodyshell as low as possible, while providing maximum surface area to increase the stability and rigidity of the entire system and keeping your wing sitting flat. The bottom plates are mounted from the inside in the wing mount, allowing for a quick and hassle-free installation, secure fit and adjustment of the wing position. With an outer dimensions of 18 x 8 mm, they offer a wing position adjustment range of 10 mm and come complete with self-locking M3 nuts for a 5.5mm nut driver.
