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January 29, 2018

4WD victory for Orlowski at EOS Daun

Michal Orlowski has taken the overall 4WD victory at Round 2 of the Euro Offroad Series in Germany. The Schumacher driver claimed only his second ever 4WD win when he once again took advantage of a mistake from Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho in the second of the A-Main encounters. Taking the win from Coelho in A1 following a late mistake from the reigning champion, this time the mistake came on the opening lap allowing Orlowski to lead at the end of the first lap, a lead he wouldn’t relinquish despite Coelho’s best efforts. Posting the fastest lap of the race by 3/10th over Orlowski’s best, three more errors from Coelho prevented him from catching his rival. With the large track at the new venue seeing no one manufacturer having a distinct advantage, like the result in 2WD, the podium was made up of drivers representing all different manufacturers with Yokomo’s Lee Martin filling the final step in Daun.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete coverage here.

January 29, 2018

Andy DiBrino wins at PDX RC Underground series Rd3

Round 3 of the Rockstar Series was held at PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon this past weekend. Yokomo’s Andy DiBrino had a perfect day by TQing and winning the highly contested 2WD Modified Buggy class. Yokomo team manager Joe Pillars was also very fast by qualifying 2nd, just 0.5 seconds off of DiBrino. Pillars and DiBrino would then have an epic battle during the A-main where DiBrino would hold on for the win by 2-seconds over Pillars as Schumacher driver Robert Bakoczy rounded out the podium result.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

January 29, 2018

MCD tease RR5-Max Pro & 2-speed gearbox

MCD Racing have announced the soon release of the RR5-Max Pro 1/5th scale buggy and a 2-speed gearbox. As for the buggy, the kit will include a new long wheelbase chassis as well as some of the most useful option parts to make the kit race-ready from the get go while the new 2-speed gearbox improves both acceleration and top speed of MCD’s on-road and off-road kits. Both products will be on show during this week’s Nuremberg International Toy Fair and more information should become available soon.

View the 2-speed gearbox here

January 29, 2018

T-Works ZX6 series CV-style driveshafts

Coming from T-Works and made for Kyosho’s ZX6.6 and ZX6 1/10th 4WD buggies are front and rear CV-style driveshafts. They are machined from high-quality steel material, come with a black surface coating for wear and they are available in standard or “left thread” variants, the latter include a single left thread wheel axle and wheel nut that prevent the nut from accidentally loosen itself during a run. All sets are available separately.

See the other driveshaft sets here

January 29, 2018

JConcepts re-release the T4.3 Finnisher body

JConcepts is bringing back the Finnisher style stadium truck body shell for the T4.3 Qualifier Series vehicle by Team Associated. The body has been updated to include pre-dimpled locations for the body mounts and the the slight cab forward, raked windshield and aggressive stance highlight a performance oriented core. A revised front hood scoop allows plenty of clearance for the unique geometry while smoothing out the front down force area. Front chin spoiler, headlight and grill protect the front-end from unwanted up-drafts during flight while the supplied decals stand-out like an 18 wheeler. The body comes clear, including window masks and decal sheet and it fits the T4.3 and T4.1 trucks but, from what is understood, not the T4.2 due to the truck’s different front suspension setup.

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January 29, 2018

Muchmore Fleta ZX8 low cogging torque 1/8th BL motor

Muchmore have introduced their new Fleta ZX8 low cogging torque 1/8th scale electric brushless motor. It features an all-aluminium heatsink design case with Flow-Max technology for lower operation temperatures as well as high RPM super low-friction ball bearings for increased performance and improved efficiency. Other features include adjustable timing in a 0 to 10 degrees range, dual sensor access ports for convenient wiring as well as a 4-pole, 8-magnet staggered pole rotor for smooth throttle control. The motor measures 69mm x 42.5mm and it comes in a 1900kV variant.

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January 29, 2018

Martin Bayer joins Sunpadow

Sunpadow have announced the signing of another European big gun in the form of Xray’s Martin Bayer. The former IFMAR European and EOS Champion as well as multiple IFMAR Worlds finalist will be using Sunpadow batteries from now on and this is what he has to say about the deal:

I am very happy to be a part of Sunpadow team. From 2018, I will be using Sunpadow high quality batteries to compete at the highest level. I will be assisting, testing and promoting Sunpadow products. I am confident and will work hard towards achieving our goals together.

Source: Sunpadow [arc-chn.com]

January 29, 2018

ORCA Generation 4 Graphene LiHV battery packs

ORCA have introduced their new Generation 4 Graphene LiHV high-voltage Lithium-Polymer battery packs for a range of competition applications. Available are a 8500mAh standard size pack, two 6300mAh and 5500mAh standard length low centre of gravity batteries, as well as a 5400mAh shorty and a 8500mAh 1S pan car pack. All 2S packs feature through-type cases so they can be accessed from either side or stacked for multi-pack applications and the batteries are built using ORCA’s 4th generation Graphene cells for improved performance and exceptional durability.

View the other new battery packs here