Coming from Exotek and made for their slipper eliminator hubs are the Flite 48dp spur gears. Machined from high-quality POM material to ensure true roundness the extra interior machining does away with unnecessary weight for reduced rotating mass. The gears are meant to be much stiffer and truer than moulded nylon spur gears, they are available as 66T, 69T, 75T and 78T and they weigh between 2.5g and 4.6g each.
Novarossi have announced the signing of Dominic Greiner to their on-road team. The former Max Power driver will use the Italian engines to power his Serpent rides in the coming season that will include both national and international appearances.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
The 2015 JBRL Electric Series finale was hosted by Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, CA. The JBRL series runs throughout Southern California and averages about 150-200 entries all year long. Qualifying showed the rest of the racers that Jake Mayo was the one to beat. In the 2WD Modified class, Mayo put his local knowledge of wet-track racing to good use as he TQ’d by being the only driver to go the extra lap. Elsewhere in the Truck Modified class, Mayo had no problem setting the pace for the rest of the field.
Flash Point’s new All-Purpose Cleaner was specially formulated for all R/C vehicles as it removes grease, oil, exhaust residue, and dirt. The cleaner is simply sprayed on the desired area and then whipped away with a brush or a towel and then blown off with an air compressor. It can be used to clean and degrease plastic, rubber, aluminium, steel, lexan, vinyl, and just about any other material and it is also safe on the materials at the same time. The chemical can also be used on cars, planes, motorcycles, boats, bicycles, and much more.
Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]
New from Team Associated comes the Reedy 324-S compact balance charger. Easy to use and in a compact package, the device is specifically designed to balance charge LiPo and LiFe batteries in 2S to 4S configurations. Charging is as simple as selecting the battery type and charge rate, and then connecting the battery. Once connected, the charging process begins automatically. Convenient LEDs provide charging information and also display error codes for a faulty battery or poor connections.
View the features and specifications here
Revelation Raceway in Ontario, CA recently held their Helloween Fun Race and in the 1/8th Expert Nitro Buggy class Mugen’s Adam Drake would take the TQ and win with his Novarossi-powered buggy. One lap down Brian Givens (HB/Novarossi) would come in second in the 20 minute final while Ronda Drake (Mugen/Rex) rounded out the podium in third.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
The 2015 VBC Invitational race was held at the Hobbyexpo in Stockholm, Sweden this past weekend. The track was tight and very technical, so mistakes would cost a lot and the race was held in a Reedy-style format, meaning no qualifiers but all finals for the 30 racers from Finland, Sweden and Norway. Handout slick tyres and a mandatory tyre sauce made for equal conditions for everyone and the race started out on Saturday with five rounds of 4WD racing of which four counted towards the overall result. At the end Karri Salmela from Finland, Oskar Levin from Sweden and Daniel Kobbevik from Norway all scored a maximum of 40 points.
Continue reading the report here
PR Racing have a new option part for the SB401 4WD buggy available in the form of aluminium rear hubs. The lightweight CNC-machined hubs provide strength where it’s needed while offering new optional camber link holes to allow for more roll centre adjustability.
Source: Hobby Pro USA [hobbyprousa.com]
