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June 25, 2014

Pedro Miguel Sousa wins at Portuguese regionals Rd3

The 3rd round of the Portuguese 1/8th off-road Northern regionals was held at the Vilela track with over 40 entries. After the semifinals Francisco Ferreira put his buggy on the pole position on front of Pedro Miguel Sousa. The final had Francisco leading the majority of the race with Pedro being the only driver to keep up with his team mate’s pace. With some 3 minutes to go Pedro made a move on the leader to take the 1st position that he then kept until the end of the race to take his 3rd consecutive victory in the championship. Francisco Ferreira managed to conserve the runner up spot while Ricardo Martins grabbed the 3rd place coming from 5th on the grid.

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June 25, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max4 III rear 50g brass weights

Made for the use with the Yokomo B-Max4 III are these 50g brass weights for the rear part of the chassis. Offering a cool shiny look the weights come laser etched with the Arrowmax logo and they help to fine-tune the weight balance of the buggy for improved performance on high-bite surfaces.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

June 25, 2014

Powerstar PL-1207 plastic case low-profile servo

The Powerstar PL-1207 low-profile servo is now also available in a plastic case variant with different colour middle heatsink sections. Offering a torque of up to 12kg-cm and a speed of up to 0.074s at 6V input, the brushless servo with mixed stainless steel and titanium gears is good for the use in 1/10th on-road and off-road vehicles alike. It weights in at 45g and is available in four different colour variants, red, orange, blue and light blue, to match with the colour scheme of your car.

Source: Powerstar [powerstar-racing.com]

June 25, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max rear knuckle set & multi shock clamp

Arrowmax have a rear knuckle set for Yokomo’s B-Max line of 1/10th buggies and the V3 version of their multi shock clamp tool available. Starting with the Yokomo option part, the rear knuckle set is designed for the use both on the B-Max2 and B-Max4 buggy and includes two blue anodised rear hubs, carbon fibre camber link mounts, rubber-sealed ball bearings and a hardware set. Six different mounting positions for the upper camber links give additional setup options while overall rigidity is improved at the same time as the set replaces the stock plastic hubs.

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June 25, 2014

Team Powers Xbooster capacitor module

Team Powers USA introduce the Xbooster capacitor module for the use with 2S LiPo applications. Designed to be run in parallel with the battery, the Xbooster will support the LiPo battery under heavy loads to help with acceleration and runtime. When run in stock classes and with the Team Powers Radon ESC series it is recommend to replace the original triple capacitor board with the module while in modified classes it is beneficial to use both in parallel.

Source: Team Powers [teampowersusa.net]

June 25, 2014

Ricardo Hofmeier takes win at Dutch 1/10th IC nats Rd4

The 4th round for the Dutch 1/10th nitro on-road championship was held at the AMCA track in Apeldoorn. Being very technical yet fast the track requires a good setup for tight as well as fast corners, with tyre wear always being a concern in the final. With some light rain in the morning the actual racing started belayed with the 2nd round of qualification heats on a quickly drying track. After two rounds it was Pedro Rombouts who took the TQ spot, followed by Daan Stuiver, Ricardo Hofmeier and Sidney Blokker.

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June 24, 2014

HPI Micro RS4 RTR Bucky Lasek & Sverre Isachsen

HPI Racing have two new bodyshell variants of their iconic Micro RS4 car available. Coming factory-assembled and ready-to-run with everything needed to get the 220mm long racers running, the 4WD micro cars build on the proven Micro RS4 with a 2-belt all-wheel drivetrain, front and rear differentials, front universal driveshafts and coil-over inboard cantilever front shocks. The cars are equipped with replica Method Race GRC wheels, slick tyres and your choice of Bucky Lasek’s #81 and Sverre Isachsen’s #11 Subaru Impreza WRX STI bodyshell. Also included is a 2.4GHz radio system, all needed batteries and a wallcharger.

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June 24, 2014

Team Associated Factory Team 7mm short nut driver

Team Associated expand their line of Factory Team tools by a short 7mm nut driver. Lightweight and compact in size the tool saves toolbox space and is ideal for slipper nuts or any other 7mm nut. It offers a comfortable diameter and the knurled surface makes installing and removing fasteners a breeze.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]