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Coming from Horizon Hobby is the new Dynamite Passport P1 Mini AC-input balance charger and discharger. The affordable, durable and full-powered AC charger can be utilised for surface, air and marine RC charging purposes and features a wide range of selectable charge currents to fit any batteries’ needs. With 60W of charge power the device is capable of up to 6A of charge current and it features an internal balancer, banana-type output connectors and a back-lit display. Included with the charger comes a selection of adapters to fit a wide range of batteries.

Features:
– Mini 60W AC multi-charger
– Compact size and stylish design
– Charges LiPo, LiHV, LiFe NiMH/NiCd, and Pb batteries
– Charges 2-4 cell LiPo/ LiHV/LiFe, 6-8 cell NiMh/NiCd, and 6-12V Pb
– Terminal voltage control
– Re-peak mode for NiMH/NiCd battery
– Battery meter
– Battery internal resistance Meter
– PC Communications: USB port for PC control and firmware upgrades
– 5-year limited warranty

Specifications:
– Battery Type: 2-4 cell LiPo/ LiHV/LiFe, 6-8 cell NiMh/NiCd, and 6-12V Pb
– Input Voltage: 100-240V AC
– Integrated Balancing: Y – internal balancer & external adapter
– Maximum charge rate: 60W, 0.1-6A
– Output connector: Banana to EC3
– Selectable charge rate: Yes – Incremental (0.1A Increments)
– Length: 112mm
– Height: 52mm
– Width: 106mm
– Weight: 322g

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

WRC Racing have introduced a new series of injection-moulded spur gears for the GTX 1.4 1/8th on-road car. The gears are precision moulded from a special composite material that ensures exceptional durability, minimal wear and improved strength, minimising the chances of stripping a gear. In addition the lightened design greatly reduces the overall weight for reduced rotational mass. A refined moulded process ensures that the gears run as true as possible. They are available as 56T to 62T 1st and 2nd gears.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

Coming from RC-Carbonstore’s Rebellion-RC brand are new carbon fibre optionals for the SWorkz S35-3 1/8th scale buggy. Made especially for SWorkz’s Factory team and in use at this week’s EFRA 1/8th Nitro Buggy European Championships in Portugal are a -5mm low-profile front shock tower, a -3mm low-profile rear shock tower as well as the Wollanka Edition carbon fibre steering arms. The shock towers optimise the suspension geometry while offering an overall lower centre of gravity, and the carbon fibre steering arms are a replacement for the kit’s aluminium items, also offering an optimised steering geometry. The items are precision-cut from highest grade resin transfer moulding process carbon fibre and they available in a total of twelve different colours including two different black carbon weaves.

Source: RC-Carbonstore [rc-carbonstore.com]

The Model Race Genk club played host to round 5 of the Dutch 1/8th scale IC Track Nationals last weekend. In the premier NK class it was Robbin Hertong with the win from Roy Bakker and Arie Manten. With the win of Robbin and a bad weekend for Jeffrey, the title decision will likely go down to the wire at the very last race of the championship.

NK class final results:
1. Robbin Hertong – 108L 30:01.408
2. Roy Bakker – 105L 30:02,691
3. Arie Manten – 104L 30:07.197
4. Kristof Smets – 104L 30:13,539
5. Donny Blommers – 103L 30:09.590
6. Marco Kruse – 102L 30:05.601
7. Addie van de Ven – 70L 28:26.730
8. Jesse Keller – 56L 30:06.202
9. Joey Sorber – 16L 8:15.554
10.Jeffrey Rietveld – 1L 8:12.851

In the Nomac Cup class, Emiel Jansen managed to take the win, followed by Stanley Bauer and Ad Arents in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Like in the NK class the title decision is like to be made at the final race as Peter Berkhout only scored a 7th place at round 5, allowing Stanley to take over the lead in the championship with Peter not far behind.

Nomac class final results:
1. Emiel Jansen – 96L 30:02.461
2. Stanley Bauer – 96L 30:11.463
3. Ad Arents – 95L 30:05.989
4. Alex Everling – 95L 30:18,336
5. Ad Moelands – 93L 30:04.270
6. Dylan Roks – 91L 30:10,304
7. Peter Berkhout – 72L 30:16,065
8. Luigi Pili – 30L 11:07.680
9. Jarno Holtman – 29L 8:51.087
10.John Weytboer – 0L 0:00,000

Source: Nomac [nomac.nl]

Last weekend the third round of the Austrian IC Championship took place at the MAC Amstetten club in hot summer temperatures of around 35°C. In the 1/10 Nitro class everything went according to plan for Gerhard Kandelhart, taking TQ honours followed by Leonardo Varga, Christoph Rohrmoser and Franz Engel in 4th place (all Shepherd). The final saw a clean start with everyone trying to avoid contact and the first four drivers were able to break away from the field quite quickly. At the first stop for fuel, Leonardo pitted a lap later and could take over the lead with Gerhard loosing time coming in and out of the pits with some traffic finally ended in a crash and an engine flame-out. Gerhard fought his way back to 2nd place through, but eventually risked too much and went out of fuel two laps before the end. Thus Leonardo Varga took the lead and the race wing and secured himself a maiden Austrian Championship title. The other podium spots were taken by Franz Engel and Gerhard Kandelhart.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

Roche have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming Rapide P10W Evo 235mm Pro10 kit. The car uses the already available P10 Evo 200mm pan car as a base but was widened using a new front suspension plate as well as a wider rear axle. Other features will include a new 3.0mm carbon fibre main chassis, a new graphite front bumper, new aluminium upper damper plate, new big bore main shock absorber as well as many other subtle changes. Full information and images should become available in time for the release that is expected for some time in August.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]

The 2018 King of Kings race was held at Stateline R/C Raceway in Fremont, Indiana. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class Team Associated’s Cole Tollard came back from a flameout halfway through the final and ended up winning the class by almost a full lap from HB Racing’s Spencer Heckert 2nd and Team Associated’s Austin Horne 3rd.

Aydin Horne (Team Associated) took the victory in Nitro Truggy by establishing the lead half way through the main and never looking back. TLR’s Ean Reilley came in 2nd as TLR’s Dakotah Phend rounded out the top 3 results. Over in 40+ E-Buggy Team Associated’s Dan Neer got the victory with a dominant TQ and tone-to-tone win from Dayton Miller (Serpent) and Dave Duncan (Team Associated).

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced their new carbon fibre wing flaps for the TLR 8ight 4.0 buggy. The items are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and they are made to both reinforce the kit’s composite wing mounts while also slightly improving aerodynamics by helping to better guide the airflow underneath the wing. The parts are a direct fit and attach to the wing stay using longer hardware.

Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [rc-cars-cavalieri.com]

Protoform’s new V2 formula front wing is a 3-way adjustable solution for all popular 1/10th scale formula pan cars. The adjustability ensures the wing to suit any condition a track throws at the driver: a low-downforce option, a medium downforce with 1-element add-on winglet, or a high-downforce, 2-element add-on winglet for maximum steering feel. The tall wing endplates enhance straight-line stability and side-bite in long sweepers. Inspired by popular American open-wheel cars from the late 1990s, Protoform also incorporated additional ground clearance at the outer extremities, especially important on U.S.-style high-grip carpet. A wide, flat section in the middle of the wing provides a perfect mating surface for any formula body. The wings are made from sleek, matte-finished, ultra-durable nylon and will fit most popular formula cars on the market such as Xray, Team Associated, Tamiya and Roche. They are available in Black colour now, with a white option coming soon.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

Exotek have introduced their new stainless steel skid plate for the Losi Baja and Rock Rey vehicles. The heavy duty stainless steel construction with a brushed finish and chamfered front edge ensures long-lasting performance as it reinforces the chassis to help prevent the costly snapped or bent chassis for more driving and less wrenching.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]