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December 1, 2015

MCD Racing X5 Rally large scale kit

Turkish company MCD Racing have revealed first images of their forthcoming X5 Rally large scale kit. Based off of the gas-powered XS-5 on-road supercar the X5 will utilise new front and rear bumpers as well as redesigned side guars to adapt the rally-style bodyshell while a unique rear wing, top air intake, side mirrors, antennas and a super rigid roll-cage are details that make the body stand out. The car will become available as Competition and Factory Team Spec kits and more details about their specifications and features should become soon.

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December 1, 2015

Mibosport Cup Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice. The event again attracted a good amount of entries with 229 sign-ups in the six classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, Formula, and 1/12th scale, as well as 2WD and 4WD Buggy. 38 drivers attended in the Touring Modified class in which Elliott Harper had a very good start when he won the opening qualifier. Unfortunately he failed to keep up with the pace and was beaten by Finnish driver Viljami Kutvonen, who took the overall TQ. Elliott finished on the 2 spot behind Viljami and ahead of Marc Rheinard. A bit further down the A-main grid Harley Eldridge was the first girl ever in the history of the Mibosport Cup to end up in the Modified class top 10 after the qualifiers.

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December 1, 2015

30th Annual Pro-Line Cactus Classic – Announcement

30th Annual Pro-Line Cactus Classic - Announcement

The 30th instalment of the famous Pro-Line Cactus Classic will be held from March 7th to 13th at Hobbytown/SRS in Phoenix, Arizona. The event will see the usual mixture of Modified, 13.5T Superstock and 17.5T Stock classes and sign-up starts today, December 1st at rcsignup.com. More information about the event can be found here.

December 1, 2015

Protoform WCICS Rd3 – Report

WCICS Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held in the Capital of Alberta, Edmonton. Hosted by the NASCAR Club, great weather helped racers from all around Western Canada make the drive, and this year saw their biggest turnout ever. In Touring Modified, National Champion, Xray driver Blake Bell drove his T4 from pole to checkered without looking back. For his second round in a row, Blake took all 3 class wins, again proving exactly why Blake is “The Champ”. Fellow Xray driver Danny Buck would hold 2nd for almost the entire race, but on the 3rd last lap it all exploded with three different racers, Danny Buck along with Team Associated’s Peter Toszer and Team Awsomatix’s Wayne Mah, holding 3rd place. Ultimately Peter Tozser would bring it across the line, followed by Danny.

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December 1, 2015

STRC Ascender aluminium steering knuckles

STRC’s new aluminium steering knuckles for the Vaterra Ascender and Bronco trucks help to add visual impact and improve the durability over the standard parts. The high-quality, CNC-machined steering knuckles eliminate unwanted flex for more durability and they also greatly increase the precision and capability of the truck’s steering. The parts are available in stealth black, gun metal, and natural silver anodising.

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November 30, 2015

HPI Reactor 500 AC/DC multi-chemistry charger

HPI have introduced the Reactor 500 AC/DC multi-chemistry charger. The device offers up to 5A of charge current with its 50W power circuitry, allowing to swiftly fill 1S to 6S LiXX, 1 to 15 cell NiXX and 2V to 20V Pb batteries. Several safety features such as maximum capacity and maximum charge time cut-off makes for convenient usage even for beginners while multiple charging profiles make charging of different specification batteries such as receiver, transmitter or power packs a breeze. Menu operation is done via a standard 4-button design and the back-lit display helps to monitor most of the important parameters. The package is rounded out by an assortment of wires and adapters as well as a balance board.

View the specifications and another photo here

November 30, 2015

Boots & Martin win at Off Road Wars World Cup

Maritime Off Road Wars World Cup

Maritime Raceway held the Off Road Wars World Cup over the weekend on their multi-surface indoor facility. In the 4WD Buggy class Kyosho’s Elliott Boots was the man to beat all weekend. Elliott would grab the TQ and also the overall win from Lee Martin (Yokomo) while Ellis Stafford (TLR) would round out the podium result in third. In the 2WD class Yokomo’s Lee Martin would come out successful after taking the TQ in the qualifiers. The Kyosho duo of Jack Embling and Elliott Boots came in second and third respectively, completing the podium by swapping their qualifying positions.

View the 2WD podium here

November 30, 2015

Exotek WR8 Speed Chassis conversion & shock towers

New from Exotek and made for the HPI WR8 line of cars are the Speed Chassis conversion and the Speed Towers. Starting with the chassis, the carbon fibre conversion kit is made for the electric-powered WR8 Flux and it removes all extra weight and hardware for a super streamlined, race bred, speed run chassis. Rigid but light of weight the chassis is mated to a reinforced alloy nose plate for durability. Optimised weight balance is achieved via extra mounting holes that allow the motor and battery to be mounted at the rear of the chassis for improved rear traction and jumping balance and part of the package are also alloy battery cups for 2S or 3S hardcase batteries. The chassis is topped off with an alloy centre chassis brace and alloy servo mounts to also improve on lowering the overall centre of gravity.

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