A brief piece of news from German company Orcan to announce that they have released this new t-shirt for fans of their R/C accessories. Available in blue and in the usual range of sizes, it features the Orcan logo screen printed on the front.
Source: SMI [smi-motorsport.de]
Following on from yesterdays qualifying for the 4wd class at this years EP buggy World Championships in Japan, todays final round of qualifying saw Hirosaka move up into 3rd overall and the 2nd Serpent Prototype buggy of Joern Neumann managing to take its place in the final, joining team mate Billy Easton, lining up 7th and 8th and Joern becoming the only European in the main event. In the finals it was Jared Tebo from the pole position spot that dominated the event with his Associated B44 to take two final wins and with it the World Title, he sat out the 3rd final. The 2nd spot was left to be battled out between Ryan Maifield and Ryan Cavalieri with Maifield managing to get the runner up spot ahead of his team mate, giving the all new B44 a complete podium lock out.
Read the full report over at our site partners oOple here.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Our mate Jimmy over at oOple is doing his usual magic as he reports live on this years Electric Buggy World Championships that are held in Japan this week. As we already have seen, it was Hayato Matsuzaki that took the title in 2wd and now the 4wd guys have their turn to fight for a title of their own. Qualifying is over for the day and it was an all American / Japanese lock out of the main final placings with the US and Team Associated placing drivers in the first 3 spots with Jared Tebo on pole position, Ryan Maifield in 2nd and Ryan Cavalieri in 3rd all driving the new B44. Racing legend Hirosaka is in 4th, the first of the Japanese, and also worth noting is Billy Easton in 7th racing the new Serpent buggy prototype.
Check out the full results, reports and images over at oOple and be sure to support his sponsors who are making this coverage possible.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Back in the middle of July, some new images of the new E4 EP touring car from Team Magic started surfacing on the internet and since then more and more information has become available and now we have the official word from the Taiwanese company themselves. Team Magic have quietly continued to develop and enhance this new car, since its first showing late last year in Chicago, and has had a lot of work and testing put into it to reach its current state. With testing complete, it’s time for Team Magic to introduce the latest step forward in electric touring car technology; the Team Magic E4.
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Hudy have announced the release of these first purpose designed and manufactured droop gauge support blocks for 1/8 Off-road. As with all droop support blocks their use is dead simple, simply remove the tires from your buggy and using a flat surface put the car chassis on the support blocks, placing the front support block below the servo saver and the rear support block below the rear suspension mounting. Then using a chassis droop gauge with elevated scales, measure the droop under the wheel axle hex, using the downstop screws to alter the suspension droop on each side of the car.
Source: RCCA [rccaraction.com]
Korean R/C parts maker Much More have released a new range of buggy stands in a number of colours. Similar to their current line up of touring car stands these new versions are taller to allow the necessary clearance of the longer reaching suspension arms of electric buggies. Available in 3 colours – purple, blue and black, the stand is made from aluminum and sports the Much More logo on the side and top while the top surface features an anti slip material.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
Available in two versions, Team Associated’s XP Digital Servos feature many enhancements that improve vehicle control and on-track performance. Equipped with an all-new ultra-precise metal gear and an advanced microprocessor, the XP Digital Servo provides precise outputs and ultra-fast signal response. The state-of-the-art aluminum heat sink mid case lowers operating temperatures for fade-free performance.
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The release of these 2 new jackets from RB Products came at the start of September but as we missed them, here they are. The first up is the Praha Jacket (above right) which is a very fashionable looking winter coat with a charcoal grey/orange fire colour, this high-quality jacket has a soft polar fleece lining that will protect you from bad weather. The second jacket, called Gotteborg, is a brand new edition of the polar fleece jacket. Lighter and easier to wear this new RB Teamwear is smarter than ever with orange topstitchings and is adjustable to protect you against cold wind.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
