Current British Champion Lee Martin has topped 4WD Buggy in official practice for the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series. The Tamiya Racing Factory driver set the fastest three consecutive laps at the Black Country Arena in Belgium, ahead of the Schumacher of fellow Brit Tom Cockerill and series leader Joern Neumann.
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Robitronic have updated their Cube BL competition brushless speed controller with the latest v1.2 firmware that includes a special Boost 0 “blinky class” program, added motor reverse rotation selection, and auto-roll as well as optimised low-voltage protection and increased auto-brake values. The 2S LiPo-compatible controller is useable with motors as low as 3T star wound and customers who already own a “v1” version can have their controller updated free of charge by sending them to Robitronic.
Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]
Answer-RC introduce their new super flexible sensor wires for brushless controllers and motors. Available in six length of 75mm, 100mm, 125mm, 150mm, 175mm and 200mm and sleeved in a very soft coat the wires are ideal for all applications including pan and touring cars.
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Despite having never before seen an astro turf track until he arrived in Belgium yesterday, US Champion Dustin Evans has topped 2WD Buggy practice at the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby. The factory TLR driver was the surprise of the four rounds of practice as he ran the fastest three consecutive laps ahead of Tamiya’s Lee Martin and Schumacher’s Tom Cockerill, both of whom have plenty of experience on astro turf.
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Xray release this 14-piece set of ceramic ball bearings for T2 and T3 platform touring cars. Included are ten 5x10x4mm and four 10x15x4mm Si3N4 silicone nitride ceramic bearings lightly oiled with AeroShell Fluid 12 to achieve maximum smoothness and long life of the ball races. The parts are lighter, capable of running at higher RPM and also reduce friction and vibration resulting in a more efficient drivetrain.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Swiss company Boomerang introduce their new line of 70C and 55C competition LiPo batteries. Build using the latest high performance cells and coming in a protective hardcase with 4mm power and 2mm bullet type balancer port the packs are available in several specs such as 2S 70C 6800mAh straight, 2S 55C 440mAh “Shorty”, as well as 6500mAh and 5800mAh straight and 5300mAh saddle packs. Check the link below for all specs, prices and availability.
Source: Boomerang [boomerang-batteries.ch]
Serpent introduce the S966 Team Edition v2 1/8 scale nitro on-road car. The latest variant of the successful 966 platform includes the Centax True Motion clutch system and membrane-equipped RCM shocks as well as the already known SL8 gearbox, front aero bumper, split-type carbon radio plate with flex control, new front geometry with shorter upper arms, new rear camber bracket and upper camber rods and updated shock angles.
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TOP Racing are currently working on a Rebel F-1 prototype that was tested during the KRC track opening race in Shenzhen/China. Penny Yip TQ’d and won the F-1 class followed by Frank Ng. TOP will now make use of the experience gained at the race and make further design refinements to the vehicle. Based on the final testing in Japan, TOP may release it for production.
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