Reds Racing have introduced new high torque variants of their VX 540 13.5T and 21.5T brushless motors. Both offer increased low-RPM torque which can be beneficial especially in high-traction conditions while the top speed remains unchanged compared to the standard motors. The high torque variants, dedicated for blinky touring and formula racing, are also meant to run cooler and with a higher overall performance.
WRC have announced the WRC Contest Sicily for the weekend of the 9th of July. Held at the La Pinetina track the event will see the running of Touring Modified, 13.5T and 17.5T classes as well as a Formula category with the mandatory tyre for the touring cars being the WRC TS03 while the Formula class will run on the company’s new P-One rubber.
Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]
Shepherd have announced the release of the VCC aluminium chrome clutchbell for the Velox V10. 70 percent lighter than the standard steel clutch bell, the aluminium part makes for better acceleration in combination with a lower fuel consumption. Included come three ball bearings and the clutch bell is best used with the reverse fly weights and yellow clutch shoes.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
German company Ruddog have introduced their all-new RP690 1/8th scale sensored brushless motor. Developed in close cooperation with the company’s 1/8th scale racing team the motors offers high-class performance thanks to high-quality materials that greatly improve heat dissipation and overall performance. The motor is available as 1800KV, 2000KV and 2200KV variant for all driving styles and track conditions.
The second round of the West German Electric Off-road regionals was hosted by the MC Dortmund club over the weekend. Saturday’s practice was washed away by the ever present rain with the Sunday starting out wet and cloudy but the newly-built astro turf track would soon start to dry and in time for the finals even the sun would come out. In the 2WD Buggy class, Oliver Speith would take home the winning honours, coming from the 2 spot on the grid.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The final round of the Team NCRC Stock Cup was held at the club’s own 1000 square metres carpet indoor track. In the Touring Stock class Ahmet Kasap lead an all-Xray podium with Niyazi Deniz and Umut Oztumen coming in second and third respectively. Aktug Kalcay and Adnan Kanat (both Xray) completed the top 5 result.
Hot on the heels of the Team Corally ETOR .21 3T Racing off-road engine come the ETOR .21 5+2 port engine and new exhausts. Starting with the engine, the 5+2 port variant offers a high amount of torque over the whole RPM range, making it ideal for high-power tracks and medium to high-bite conditions. The long-stroke engine sports a black anodised cooling head, silicone-filled crankshaft and it comes with three different venturi inserts.
The first round of the TopRC Dirt Masters were held in Blatni dol, Slovenia after the first two attempts to hold the race were spoiled by the weather conditions. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class the overall TQ went to Ziga Pajek (Xray) who took the two opening qualifiers in front of Andraz Stefe (Xray) and Nejc Orazem (Mugen). The A-main then saw Ziga conserving his qualifying performance, taking wins in A1 and A2 to grab the overall victory early. Dejan Cigler (HB Racing) came in second, Nejc Orazem had to settle for third after some close battles.
