Savöx have announced the signing of Germany’s Tobias Kerler to their talented team of drivers. The Serpent racer, who made the 1/8th scale final at last month’s second round of the ENS in Austria, will use Savöx servos in all of his rides from now on.
Source: Savöx [savoxtech.com.tw]
JConcept’s Chasers 1/8th scale buggy tyres are now available in the popular black compound. The Chasers rely on hefty, medium lugs which are angular in multiple directions. The horizontal type tread has a striking similarity to the trusty Crossbow tyre but the Chasers have a lower, closer lug arrangement which gives improved responsiveness and bite in medium, high and low grip conditions. The wet and dry condition tyre has small recessed cuts in the top of the tread for extra edges and increased formability over terrain. The centre overlapping bar treatment increases durability in the highest wear region of the tire. Included with the tyre come grey-colour Dirt-Tech inserts.
Source: JConcepts [jconcept.net]
Horizon Hobby have introduced the LST XXL-2 1/8th scale electric brushless monster truck. Sitting on a highly durable 2.5mm aluminium chassis the truck packs ferocious features into a sturdy build that can hold up to abuse and unforgiving driving conditions. Equipped with a 6S compatible Dynamite speed controller and AVC technology the vehicle targets experienced drivers and beginners alike. A 2200kv brushless motor makes for speeds of over 90km/h while the sturdy 4WD drivetrain with sealed gear differentials can take lots of abuse. Included with the factory-built vehicle comes a genuine Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz radio system and a newly design bodyshell along a set of multi-surface tyres.
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JConcepts has rolled out a replacement motor plate for the popular 3-gear transmission available for the B5M, T5M and SC5M vehicles. The special design of the plate with a honeycomb milling affect over the standard “heatsink” ribs makes for improved rigidity in multiple directions. The honeycomb features add a 3D look especially as they remain natural aluminium while the rest is available black or blue in colour while slight chamfering on the 3mm thickness material allows the rather beefy plate to look quite skinny.
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Yokomo are currently working on the follow-up model of the R12 C3.1 1/12th pan car, according to some images released by Kimihiko Yano. The yet unnamed car is made up from rapid prototype parts and features a heavily revised front end that does not seems to share a single part with the C3.1. Especially the upper arms are of a totally new design with a dual pivot ball inner mount while the damping duties are taken care off by two spring-equipped damper elements that connect to the lower wishbones. Both the chassis and single bellcrank steering look to be a pretty standard affairs but the rear end offers redesigned dual roll dampers with a considerably larger volume compared to the somewhat tiny tube dampers of the C3.1. Beside the images no information is available yet but we keep you up to date as soon as more information becomes available.
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LRP have expanded their range of HiTemp pure silicone shock absorber fluids to offer finer in-between steps. To the range of 15wt to 90wt fluids add 17.5, 22.5, 27.5, 32.5, 37.5, 42.5 and 47.5 oils which come in handy for off-road and on-road applications alike. The special formula of the fluids makes them very consistent even in temperature changes which also results in a more consistent damper action through the run.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
The Intertrack Challenge was held recently held in Svaty Jur, Slovakia. The win in the 1/8th E-Buggy class after the triple 10 minute A-mains went to Stefan Lutka who suffered from an electronic failure in the opening leg and only came in 2nd in A2 but a flawless run, despite pressure Rolo Feketevizi, allowed Stefan to grab the day’s win. Feketevizi ended the race on the runner-up spot while Juriga rounded out the top 3 result.
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Shepherd have announced the signing of Dutch front runner Rick Vrielijnck for the remainder of the 2015 season. The 9-times Dutch national champion and multiple EC-A, World Championship and ENS finalist plans to race all remaining major 1/8th on-road events, such as the ENS and Euros in Ettlingen, the ENS final in Fiorano and the Worlds in Brazil. Rick had the following to say about the deal:
I’m very excited to join Team Shepherd and I’m very thankfull for this opportunity. As I was looking for a car that suits my driving style better and a team that is always working hard to support their drivers Shepherd has been the right choice and I’m glad that they were also excited to work with me. I’d like to thank Mugen for their support in the past year.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
