Available now is this Reedy 2S charge harness for all 2S LiPo battery packs with 5mm bullet type connectors. The harness comes pre-assembled with 5mm gold-plated male plugs, and a JST-XH balancer connector. The 12AWG silicone wires can be equipped with a plug compatible to your favourite charger.
Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]
Italian company WRC Racing introduce their latest formula 1 kit in the form of the F-One ‘014 as well as new option parts for the STX touring car. Starting with the kit, information about the exact features are not available yet but looking at the renderings the car received quite a makeover compared to its predecessor with new front suspension parts that now feature vertical lower and horizontally mounted upper pivot balls, the steering is of a single bellcrank design with the steering links sitting very low as does the bellcrank thanks to a special design where the servo links attach from above while the actual steering lever sits below in a mid-deck. The main chassis place is cut from carbon fibre and very short, compared to the usual designs as the front of the chassis is made up by a separate parts that houses a low-profile steering servo and the steering assembly. The battery compartment takes a 2S shorty pack and the rear motor pod also looks redesigned but we have to await official information on the full features.
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This past weekend was the second round of the 2014 JBRL Nitro Series at Palm Desert Raceway. The event had 180 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, Drew Moller, Cody Smith and Jeremy Kortz. At the start of the Buggy final Drake, Moller, and King pulled away from the rest of the field. Moller then ran out of fuel trying to do minute pit stops which gave Drake a comfortable 7-8 second lead over Cody King. In the closing laps of the race King ran out of fuel giving Drake almost a full lap lead over Cody Smith. Drake went on to take the victory followed by Cody Smith in second and Cody King in third.
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Designed to replace a standard 2S saddle pack with a single ‘square’ battery is this new 6000mAh 90C pack from Intellect. Eliminating the need for a connecting wire and reducing the number of internal connections, power output and efficiency are improved. 4mm sockets with access from both sides and a 2mm balance port allows users to balance charge the battery in the same manner as stick and shorty batteries.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
New from JConcepts comes the Silencer bodyshell for the rear motor version of the Serpent Spyder SRX-2 buggy. Making use of the distinctive design elements such as a forward biased cab, dual channeling rear escape, clipped side pods with extended runners and a cockpit shark fin the body is a direct fit and it comes with two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings, window masks and decal sheet.
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The Post Derby Classic took place at the Adventure RC Raceway in Louisville, KY this past weekend. It was the first ever trophy race held at this indoor facility and the event had 104 entries and drew some of the fastest racers in the Midwest. Tyler Jones would lead the entire 1/8th E-Buggy A main wire to wire. He would be challenged a few times by fellow TLR teammates Dylan Gerard and Jimmy Vanderhaar but would fight off the challenges for the win.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Last weekend the AG Metal track in Limassol, Cyprus hosted an 1/8th off-road race. Simos Tikkis came out successful while Sotiris Taifas finished the race in 2nd place. Stelios Thrasyvoulou completed the podium in 3rd. position.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The 3rd round of the Malaysian 1/8th off-road nationals was held at the 3stonepark track, host of the upcoming FEMCA championships. The Pro class final saw Didier Perrin taking the win after Boy Chan, who lead the race, made a mistake in the closing minutes of the final, allowing Didier to overtake him. Boy tried everything he could to catch up again but the time ran out and he finished only 2 seconds down on Didier. Ben Panic came in 3rd to complete the podium.
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