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January 12, 2016

Kyle McBride wins Keilor Invitational

The 2016 Australian racing season kicked off in a big way with the 2016 Keilor GForce Invitational held at the Keilor track in Melbourne, Australia. Running a Reedy Race style format of head-head racing with 2WD and 4WD buggies, this year’s event saw a huge surge in entries with racers from all around Australia and close to 180 buggies running over the weekend on a new clay track constructed for the event. The Invitational classes were run over 5 heats of 2WD and 5 heats of 4WD, and Open classes were offered with the winner getting an invite to the 2017 Invite class. Unique to this event, classes are run for both Modified and 17.5T buggies.

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January 12, 2016

Serpent F110 SF2.W 200mm formula car kit

Serpent’s successful F110 SF2 1/10th scale formula car kit is now also available in a 200m wide foam tyre version. The main differences between the narrow rubber tyre version and the foam tyre variant are the wider lower front suspension plate, the longer upper trackrods and the longer steeringrods. The parts make for a total car width of 200mm, a specification that is used in many Asian racing series. Aside from the front suspension the remainder of the car is left unchanged from the rubber-spec SF2. Included with the SF2.W comes a genuine Protoform F1-15 bodyshell, Serpent’s moulded rear diffusor and a set of ETS-legal front and rear wings. The inclusion of the body and rear diffusor is also a running change to the standard SF2 kits from now on, Serpent announced.

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January 12, 2016

Absima CR4T Ultimate 2.4GHz radio system

Available now from Absima is the CR4T Ultimate 2.4GHz radio system. The new and improved transmitter features a faster transmitting speed of 8ms and it comes with a splashwater-proof and LiPo-compatible mini-size receiver. Using an optional receiver allows access to the Smart Vehicle Control system, a stabilising system to make for easier vehicle control. For competition use the CR4T Ultimate also sports a special Race Mode that deactivates all telemetry functions which is mandatory in many race series. Taken over from the standard CR4T are the large touch display as well as the dropdown steering wheel.

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January 12, 2016

Schelle Asterisk aluminium wing buttons

Coming soon from Schelle Racing Innovations are the Asterisk aluminium wing buttons. Machined from billet aluminium, anodised, and laser etched, these wing buttons have a unique look and design as the raised edges help reduce drag while the distinct laser etching and hex outer profile will make for visual impact. The buttons fit flat head or button head metric M3 screws on many 1/10th and 1/8th scale cars and they are available in blue or black colour.

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January 12, 2016

VBC Racing WildfireD08 chassis flex options

VBC Racing have introduced two new option parts to adjust the chassis flex of the WildfireD08 touring car. First up is the Motor Mount Mod Flex set that provides less chassis flex than the stock setup. It utilises a 2-piece alloy post that is equipped with a rubber O-ring to create a medium flex setting as it connects the top deck with the motor mount but the floating connection makes for less flex than a rigid 1-piece post. The second new part and making for the stiffest chassis flex setting is the 1-piece Motor Mount Post set. It directly connects the top deck with the motor mount to stiffen up the mid section of the chassis. The posts are cut from high-quality aluminium, they come red anodised and include the needed mounting hardware.

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January 12, 2016

Kilic brothers join Nemo Racing

After being with Horizon Hobby and TLR for four year Germany’s Burak and Berkan Kilic have made the switch to Nemo Racing for the 2016 season and beyound. The successful siblings will use the use the Agama A215 nitro buggy, the forthcoming A215E E-buggy as well as the A8T truggy along Bullitt engines and Beta tyres. The former German 1/8th Nitro Truggy Junior Champions along father and mentor Abdullah “Apo” Kilic have the following to say about the deal:

After four years of being with Horizon Hobby we are switching over to Nemo Racing UK. It’s been a fantastic four years for us and we would like to thank Horizon Hobby and especially Mr. and Mrs. Schamuhn for the fantastic support. We now look forward to racing for Nemo Racing and we would like to thank Jon Hazlewood for the trust in us. We will race both nationally and internationally and we are trying to bring the Agama brand further ahead.

January 11, 2016

Mike Truhe O.S. powered for 2016

O.S. Engine have announced the signing of Mike Truhe to their team for the 2016 season. The multi-time ROAR national champion will use the Japanese engines in his Mugen vehicles and he has the following to say about the deal:

O.S. engines are the best products you can buy. I can honestly say that I feel like I have absolutely no kinks in the armour.

Source: O.S. Engine [osengines.com]

January 11, 2016

Tasos Batas sweeps Sweep Challenge Rd10

The tenth round of the Greek Sweep Challenge was held at the RC Ring indoor race track. Xray driver Tasos Batas swept the qualifying by winning all rounds and he would continue to lead the proceedings in the finals as he took the win in all legs with a huge margin on second placed Isaakidis (Tamiya) and third placed Totomis (Capricorn). Vasilopoulos (TOP) and Papadakis (Yokomo) rounded out the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]