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Arrma have introduced their all-new Senton and Granite 1/10th 4×4 Mega ready-to-run trucks. Both utilise the same full-time 4WD transmission and chassis and the vehicles feature sturdy front and rear differentials, telescopic driveshafts and a slipper clutch to get the power to the ground. Large volume composite plastic shock absorbers soak up all of the terrain’s imperfections while raised chassis side rails keep dust, dirt and moisture away from the servo, receiver and steering servo. The packages are rounded off by 2.4GHz radio systems, wall chargers, 8.4V NiMH batteries and 15T brushed motors. The Senton comes with a short course truck body and grippy SC tyres while the Granite shows off a monster truck body and MT-style tyres and wheels.

Source: Arrma [arrma-rc.com]

Raceform’s Lazer buggy tyre gluing jig is now also available in a variant for 1/10th buggy dirt tyres. Compact and light of weight, the jig features a clincher roller that peels off the tyre bead while automatically aligning the bead after applying the glue and further rotating the tyre. The overall design makes for extremely convenient operation while an anti-slip under site allows for a secure stand on the pit table or workbench. An anti see-saw effect fastener knob keeps the wheel flat to the disc during gluing the inside portion of the tyre. The smart design greatly reduces rotation, making the process even faster. The tool is machined from high-quality plexiglas, it takes all standard 1/10th off-road rims and dirt tyres and comes with various stacker discs to adjust the deck height for all tyres of wheels, as well as two angled needle applicators and a decal sheet.

Source: Raceform [raceformrc.com]

Coming from Brilliant RC is their all-new pit trolley. Designed for 1/10th and 1/8th on-road cars and with a total size of 640x350x570mm it offers reinforced areas for high durability while the large upper drawer has a size of 500x300x210mm which is enough to take a race-ready 1/8 nitro on-road car with body. Four equal-sized inner drawers with a size of 245x300x125mm and two outer pockets with zippers are usable to carry accessories and spares while a large outer pocket allows to carry setup boards up to 500x500mm in size. Other features include ball-raced wheels, a 30mm plastic foot lifts the trolley by 30mm for more convenient use and the washable outer skin ensures the trolley will look good for a long time. The features list is rounded out by an ergonomic heavy-duty carrying handle.

Source: Brilliant RC [brilliant-rc.com]

Xray have announced the soon release of the XB4 2018 edition 1/10th scale electric 4WD buggy. As usual no official details are available in advance but we bring you all information on the ’18 edition of the EOS-winning platform as soon as it becomes available.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The sixth and final round of the 2017 RC-Lemans Series was held recently at the Dutch Velp track. The race for the overall championship titles in the LMP1 Modified and LMP2 Stock classes was still wide open and it was the first time in the 12-years long history of the series that three drivers would battle for the title at the final round. In LMP1 reigning champion, Tim Altmann set the pace in Q1 while Kai Altmann came out fastest in Q2. Timo Schad secured himself the final qualifier with the fastest time in front of Tobias Weist meaning that all title favourites would make it into the top 3 after the qualifiers.

In the LMP2 class it was 2015 champion, Sascha Lennartz with the TQ from local hero Mathijs Hermens who had a shot at the title as had Andreas Dick who came out on top in Q2. Andy was not able to repeat a TQ in the final qualifier, however a good result behind Mathijs meant he would start behind him while Sascha Lennartz came in P3 in front of another title favourite, Rainer Schad.

The opening final of the LMP1 class saw Timo taking an undefeated win some five seconds in front of Kai Altmann who found a way past his brother Tim as Tobias had to settle for a lower spot due to a mistake in the opening stages. A2 was a different affair as Tobias was hot on the heels of Timo. Both went all-in, showing a great pace and sportsmanship during hard-fought battles but when a marshal placed a backmarker car in front of the two, both had to brake hard which send Tobias into the grass while Timo was able to carry on but he waited at the end of the straight to let Tobias past but the situation allowed Kai to take over the lead and take the win in A2 in front of Tim and Timo while Tobias suffered a small defect. A3 then saw Timo taking the win from Tim and Tobias, the latter tried to make the life a bit easier for his teammate Timo but about halftime Tim found a way past Tobias but he ran out of time and wasn’t able to catch the leader. Overall it was Timo with the day’s win from Kai and Tim.

With his third win this year Timo secured himself a maiden RC-Lemans title from Tim Altmann 2nd and Tobias Weist 3rd.

LMP1 overall top 10:
1. Timo Schad – 395 points
2. Tim Altmann – 392 points
3. Tobias Weist – 391 points
4. Kai Altmann – 382 points
5. Reinder Wilms – 379 points
6. Christian Fischer – 367 points
7. Joachim Behnken – 365 points
8. Peter Plümacher – 362 points
9. Sven Stoffels – 361 points
10.Ben Voorhaar – 352 points

The opening LMP2 A-main went to Andreas Dick who took the in from a hard-charging Sascha Lennartz while Rainer Schad came in 3rd from Mathijs in 4th. A2 had Mathijs, who had a coming together with Sascha in A1, maintaining his lead and taking the win from Sascha 2nd and Rainer in 3rd. This meant the fight for the overall win and title would be held in A3. The race saw Sascha taking out Andreas at the start but he waited in great sportsmanship and the two would resume at the end of the field. Up front Mathijs and Rainer lead the field but Andreas, with a great pace, made up position after position and ultimately he would end the race on the 2 spot, only three tenth of a second short of Mathijs who took the overall victory with two wins. Andy came in 2nd while Sascha took the final podium spot in a tie-breaker with Rainer.

Overall in the championship it was Andreas Dick with the title win, only three weeks after his German national title. Mathijs Hermens took the vice-championship from Rainer Schad 3rd.

LMP2 overall top 5:
1. Andreas Dick – 397 points
2. Mathijs Hermens – 392 points
3. Rainer Schad – 387 points
4. Franz-Jakob Reinartz – 372 points
5. Erwin Peters – 369 points

Source: RC-Lemans [rc-lemans.de]

The Czech National 200mm Championship recently concluded with the fifth and final round and it was Michal Abrahamek who took the overall title. Ending three rounds of the championship on top of the podium earned Michal the title as Michael Jansa and Pavel Jansa snatched the final podium spots.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The HKRCSA race was held at the Tom Racing Circuit in Hong Kong recently. Xray’s Gary Huang, who entered the race to prepare for the forthcoming Xiamen Grand Prix, took the overall 1/8th nitro class TQ after the rain-shortened qualifiers. In the main final Gary would lead from tone to tone to bring home the win from Capricorn driver Luk Chi Hung and Mugen’s Lai Hay.

1/8th nitro on-road final results:
1. Gary Huang – Xray
2. Luk Chi Hung – Capricorn
3. Lai Hay – Mugen
4. Senna – Xray
5. Choi Kam Man – Shepherd
6. Wong Wai Kei – Xray
7. Chan Chau Man – Shepherd
8. Galaxy Ming – Mugen
9. Hui Chin Ho – Serpent
10.Kwok Wai – Mugen

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Made for Xray’s XT2 2WD stadium truck are new 5mm carbon fibre shock towers from Exotek. Cut from USA-made glossy-finish 5mm material the towers are light of weight and they offer a more consistent handling especially on high-grip surfaces compared to the standard composite parts. The towers match the stock geometry and are available as front, rear laydown and rear standard gearbox variant – the latter two include mounting hardware and utilise countersunk screws to keep the tower squared up on the gearbox and tweak-free when used with the supplied csk hardware.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

Muchmore have introduced aluminium screw sets for their range of Fleta ZX V2 brushless motors. Including three long fasteners for the case and three short countersunk screws for the timing cap, the sets not only are about 65 percent lighter, thanks to being non-magnetic they also increase the overall RPM and performance of the motor compared to the standard steel screws. The sets are available in orange, red or gun metal anodising.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

Last weekend the fifth round of the Greek national on-road championship took place at the famous Fanatix Racing Track located in the north of Athens. In the 1/10th Nitro category Bill Lykaris (Shepherd) came out fastest, setting the pace all weekend and winning the race in front of John Sotiropoulos (Mugen) and Vaggelis Totomis (Capricorn) who completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively. With three wins and two runner-up spots Bill already took the national title before the last race and he will be crowned the national champion at the forthcoming final round.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]