First shown at the Nuremberg toy fair early this year, the Vampire Racing Type AB+ brushless motors are now finally available. Not only a smart looking motor, but also with technical features like a heavy-duty front bearing or a side-feed sensor plug, this motor is an quality piece of engineering. Available from 4.5T to 8.5T, they are very reasonably priced to boot.
View the motor rear plate here
This year’s Nordic Championship was held at the nice Spydeberg Raceway in Norway with drivers from Norway, Sweden and Denmark taking part, however regrettably no Finnish drivers this year. There was a total of 17 drivers in the 1:8 class and 34 drivers in the 200mm class and the event was very well organized, with excellent food and beverages all weekend. Practice Friday and qualifying Saturday were run in dry and sunny conditions and local young hotshot and rising European star Adrian Berntsen (N) showed who was the boss and TQ’ed both 1:8 TR and 200mm.
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With the knowledge gained from their DS-SS (Direct Sequence-Spread Spectrum), KO Propo have introduced their new FH-SS (Frequency Hopping-Spread Spectrum). This new spectrum allows for a stronger performance against interference and creates a better response time. Each module will have a different hopping pattern which avoids interference and allow you to operate the system alongside 50 other units. The operating distance has also been improved to 160m, which is twice the previous distance and finally the binding time has been reduced to 0.01 seconds or less, simply turn it on and drive. KO have released a pair of new FH-SS transmitter modules and new KR411FH receivers for the EX-10 Eurus, the RF904FH module, and the EX-1 UR / Mars Series & Esprit 3, the RF903FH module.
View the RF903FH module set here
After extensive testing with molded grooved foam inserts, Sweep Racing have focused their efforts on the development of new closed cell foam inserts. Closed cell foam inserts have many performance benefits over conventional designs, such as increased durability, waterproof, reduced tire deformation during cornering and lighter in weight. These characteristics make their Cloud 9 buggy insert a major improvement over their previous designs. Sweep drivers have reported increased cornering capability and improved acceleration. The Cloud 9 inserts are scheduled to arrive at dealers very soon.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
Eden Park Raceway will be hosting a two-day meeting on 25-26 June at their famous multi-surface racetrack in Beckenham, Kent. Although the organisers aim to attract top drivers from around Europe, it is hoped that the TLR Super Cup in association with Spektrum and Electrix will appeal to local drivers as well. The format sees a change to the norm with racing on both days for each class. On Saturday there will be two practices and three qualifiers, with a short practice, two qualifiers and multi-leg finals on Sunday. Qualifying will use the FTD format and there will be three legs for the A finals in 2WD, 4WD and Short Course with two legs for the other finals. Awards will be presented to the podium finishers in 2WD, 4WD and SC as well as the top three in U14 and U19 classes. There will also be a concourse competition prize kindly donated by RudeBits. Full information can be found here.
Last weekend the first round of the Greek 1/8 On road Championship was held in Athens at the Arena Racing club. A well attended event, the race was won by the pole man Kostas Zacharopoulos driving a Blitz shod Mugen, taking the fastest lap, to win ahead of 5 time Greek Champion John Sotiropoulos in 2nd, driving a Serpent. Kyosho driver Vaggelis Totomis took 3rd, only 3 seconds back from 2nd place.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
Xray have released this set aluminium front and rear lower suspension holders for the XB808. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium and hard coated for extra durability and long life. The ultra-strong construction provides very long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. The set includes all parts necessary for a complete suspension holder system upgrade. These new lower suspension holders provide an even greater range of adjustment for the front and rear suspension. Using different combinations of eccentric bushings, fine adjustment of front kick up, rear anti-squat, front toe-out, rear toe-in, front & rear roll center and front & rear track-width can be obtained. New reinforced bushings (included) have 1° and 0.5° eccentricity which allows up to 17 different positions. Super-fine adjustments can be made by increments of 0.5°. Includes heavy-duty suspension pivot pins that have been heat treated for increased strength.
View the rear suspension holders here
Much More introduce their range of flexible sensor cables. Available in 90mm, 135mm and 180mm version, they work with all ESCs and brushless motors. Their flexibility makes them especially useful when used in 1/12th scale where it will give you less interference between motor mount and chassis.
Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]
