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August 12, 2014

Tim Altmann wins Rd6 of RC Lemans Series

The 6th Round of the Pro10 RC Lemans series was held at the MCC Rhein-Ahr in Bad Breisig, near Koblenz/Germany last weekend. After 3 Rounds of qualifying Tim Altmann took TQ ahead of his brother Kai and Tobias Weist with Sven Stoffels and Marcel Ellissen completing the top 5. Tim took an easy win in the first 2 legs to wrap up the overall win while behind him it was Sven and Kai with a 2nd and 3rd place each. The 3rd final was totally wet and only 3 drivers started and so with a win for Tobias and his 4th place from the first final he could secure the runner up spot while 3rd place went to Kai Altmann on tiebreak against Sven. The final race of the series will take place at the legend track in Oberhausen/Germany in October when the overall series win will be decided between Tim and Tobias.

Thanks to Tobias Weist for the report.

August 12, 2014

Thunder Innovation Truggy tire gluing jig

Thunder Innovation have released this tire gluing jig for 1/8th offroad truggy tires. Designed by TI in close cooperation with Gene Hickerson who owns the copyright it is a super easy, fast and efficient way to glue your tires. Precision CNC machined from aluminium it can only be used with AKA EVO truggy wheels (rim) or a similar design.

View an image of the jig in user here

August 12, 2014

Beat BT9 .21 onroad engine

Mugen have announced the latest addition to their Beat engine line with the release of the BT9 .21 onroad engine. This 9 port Novarossi engine features a 14.5mm tuned crankshaft and ceramic main bearing and is based on the Keep-On engine from the Italian manufacturer.

View more images of the BT9 here

August 12, 2014

Awesomatix Double Cardan Joint system

Awesomatix have released a newly designed Double Cardan Joint system for their A700 chassis. The new easy to assemble design helps reduce backlash with improved concentricity and precision and is said to last three times longer than the current design. Through using shifted slot parts of the universal ring the user can also tune the angular speed fluctuations to create chatter which can be desirable in some conditions.

View more images of the system here

August 12, 2014

T-Work’s aluminium M4 wheel nuts

T-Work's aluminium M4 wheel nuts

T-Work’s Products have introduced new lightweight aluminium serrated M4 wheel nuts. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium with the anti loosening serration machined after the anodisation process creating the sharpest serration possible for nearly zero chance of loosening during normal operation. Available in anodisd Tamiya Blue, Black, Red, Orange, Purple and Silver.

Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]

August 12, 2014

Serpent Natrix 748 carbon inner rim covers

From Serpent for the new Natrix 748 are these carbon inner rim covers, which are mounted on the uprights and or steering blocks of the car and depending on the track and grip create more steering and overall a more stable car. Supplied with the necessary hardware the Natrix 748 steering blocks and uprights are prepared to use these already. Also 747 users may use them but it requires that the steering blocks and uprights are mounted to the car.

View the unmounted rim covers here

August 12, 2014

2014/15 Essex Winter Series – Announcement

2014/15 Essex Winter Series - Announcement

The organisers of the Essex Winter Series are pleased to announce that the UK’s most popular Touring Car series will return later this year. Building on the success of last year, which saw the whole series sell out in record time, the organisers have released the details of the 2014-2015 championship. After discussions with drivers from across the series, the organising team have made a few changes for this season. For 2014-2015, EWS is pleased to announce that the new Ride REX30 will be the control tire. After seeing the success of the tire at the ETS championship and at the 2014 International Carpet Challenge the organisers hosted last year, Essex Winter Series is very happy to welcome Ride to the series.

Continue reading the announcement here

August 12, 2014

Hiro Seiko TLR & Associated titanium screw kits

Hiro Seiko have release some new titanium screw kits for both Team Losi Racing & Team Associated EP buggies. Set to reduce the weight of the car between 16g to 22g the sets are available for the RC10 B5, TLR 22-4, 22SCT (Mid & Rear) and 22 2.0 (Mid & Rear).

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]