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October 2, 2016

Micha Widmaier signs for SWorkz 1/10th scale team

SWorkz have announced the addition of Germany’s Micha Widmaier to their 1/10th scale electric off-road team. The German National 1/8th Youth Champion already campaigns the company’s 1/8th scale vehicles and he will now also run SWorkz’ S12-M and S104 Evo buggies. Micha had the following to say about the deal:

After joining SWorkz 1/8 team this season and having great results, I decided switch also in 1/10 to SWorkz. I am very happy with the performance of the SWorkz cars and I am looking forward to having good results here too. I also want to thank Schumacher and CS-Electronic for supporting me over the last years.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

October 2, 2016

Wing rule causes some issue on Day 1 of WC

A wing rule that was introduced in April 2014, caused drivers some issue on the opening day of the 1:8 Offroad World Championship as IFMAR started to enforce the ruling that came about as a result of the race numbers used at the 2010 World in Thailand. The ruling, which states the rear wing side plates must have a space 50mm x 40mm in which to place the car’s race number, was not enforced at the previous Worlds in Italy 2-year-ago because no manufacturer had created a wing that met the newly drawn up specification. In November 2015, EFRA, the European governing body, voted to remove the ruling from its handbook as it had not been followed by the industry. Shortly after however, Kyosho would design & release a wing based on the ruling and as a result IFMAR had to enforce the ruling leaving drivers to either purchase a Kyosho wing, many drivers very sceptical over the real reason for the ruling due to the fact Kyosho had 100’s of wings in stock at the track, or extend the wing side plates of the brand of wing they use.

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October 1, 2016

T-Works T4’17 titanium, aluminium & gold screw sets

T-Works T4'17 titanium, aluminium & gold screw sets

T-Works have announced a range of screw sets for the recently announced Xray T4 2017 kit. Available soon are two 64-grade titanium screw kits with UFO or standard heads, an orange anodised 7075-T6 aluminium set, a mixed titanium and orange aluminium kit as well as a gold-plated steel set. All are made using high-quality materials and they replace most of the kit’s original fasteners.

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October 1, 2016

Maclan Racing MMax Pro competition brushless ESC

Coming from Maclan Racing is the new MMax Pro 160A competition brushless speed controller. Developed from the ground up over the last 18 month the speedo utilises an ultra-high performance 32-bit CPU as its central processing brain and compared to the last generation 8-bit CPUs, the 32-bit CPU in the MMax Pro ESC runs at much higher clock speed and bandwidth. The speedo utilises a completely redesigned all-new algorithm firmware to maximise its strength while offering the smoothest throttle and the strongest yet precise braking. The controller offers 12 pre-loaded profiles for all on-road and off-road applications including Stock blinky and low-turn Modified racing. All parameters are adjustable using the on-board USB port and Maclan’s MS Windows-compatible software. Other features include a full aluminium case for improved cooling, it comes with a high-voltage 30mm turbo fan, adjustable 6V to 7.4V high-voltage BEC system and data logging capability. The controller will hit the stores by end of October.

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October 1, 2016

Hector Albarracin to get MD Racing factory support

MD Racing have announced the addition of Hector Albarracin to their factory team. Already a supporter of the Spanish company for many years, the 2016 EFRA Euros A-main finalist will now get the full factory treatment when campaigning MD Racing’s MDF14 formula and MDT15 touring car. Hector has the following to say about the deal:

First I would like to thank Vicente Machancoses for this huge opportunity! I’m working with Vicente from 3 years ago, and I hope for work together for more years, this is a new brand with good quality products in continue developing for make the best product, I’m very happy for continue in the factory team, its a big team with people living the hobby.

Source: MD Racing [mdracingrc.com]

September 30, 2016

Protoform Corvette C7.R 1/8th GT1 SWB bodyshell

Protoform have introduced the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R short wheelbase 1/8th GT bodyshell. From the signature Corvette muscular stance and swept-back roofline, to the large front splitter and side vents, every detail of the full-scale race car is captured to add scale realism to the world of 1:8 GT. Included with the body is an add-on rear wing, secured with three oversized nylon screws and featuring two trim-lines and spill-plate sizes; a lower line for sanctioned racing, and an upper line for low-grip club racing. The body fits popular 1/8th scale GT cars with the shorter GT1 wheelbase of 325mm, such as the Mugen MGT7, Serpent Cobra GT and more. For GT2 racers, a longer 360mm wheelbase version of the C7.R is also available.

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September 30, 2016

Xray T4 2017 electric touring car kit

Xray have introduced the 2017 version of their highly successful T4 touring car platform. TQ holder and vice-champion at the recent IFMAR Electric On-road World Championship in China in the hands of Bruno Coelho the T4’17 features a number of subtle changes – when compared to the 2016 car – that mainly focus adding a range of additional chassis flex settings. The kit builds on a new carbon fibre chassis plate that received updates to adapt to the numerous Multi-Flex settings accessible with the 2017 car.

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September 30, 2016

Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Stock Spec – Coming soon

Hobbywing Japan have released a first teaser image of the forthcoming XeRun XR10 Stock Spec brushless speed controller. The 2S LiPo compatible ESC builds on the “Modified” XR10, it has a 80A rating and comes with a new, smaller and lighter aluminium case. A heavy duty BEC system allows for 6V or 7.4V output for standard and high voltage steering servos and part of the package are also five pre-set profiles and a new brake settings. More information and images will become available in time for the release.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]