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CONTENTS

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JUNE 2016 - VOL 20 NO 2

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FEATURES YOUR INSIGHT INTO THE BEST OF RC CARS,PEOPLE AND TECHNIQUES.

14 DAN’S THE MANThere is a huge choice of vintage 1:10 off-road cars outthere, but the Yokomo models are becoming some of the

most sought after. And one that has an impressivehistory is the YZ-10 93 WCS that belongs to Daniel

Wooster who is lovingly restoring hisex-team car.

44 BATTERY BANTERLRP now offers a vast range or competitionLiPo batteries as Jurgen Lautenbachexplains after releasing additional newstyle packs at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Aswell as batteries, Jurgen also looks backupon the TITC that was held in Bangkok,Thailand.

46 EB EXCLUSIVEElliott Boots is Kyosho’s number one driver

in the UK in the 1:8 off-road class so whatwould be better than getting our hands on his

new Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4, and see whatthe company has developed for this year’s world

championship.

52 WILL LEE BE BEATEN?As double champion in 2015, Yokomo’s Lee Martin will bethe man to beat this year at the 1:10 off-road nationals.We take a look at the leading teams. Driver and cars for2016 ahead of the first round.

64 TRAXXAS TAKES TO THE AIRThe Aton is the second Traxxas drone to be released butthe Aton is a lot different to the lower spec Alias firstscene. If you are thinking of giving drone flying a go, thenthe Aton is well worth a look with its three flying modesand proven Traxxas quality.

80 SPASHETT MAKES IT FOUR IN A ROW Newbury was the fourth BRCA 1:12 National Championshipround of the season and saw David Spashett extend hiswinning streak to four meetings in a row.

84 EURO BRIDEOlly Jefferies heads to Slovakia for the annual Euros in1:12-scale and finds himself challenging for the title onceagain with team mate Alex Hagberg. After this he heads toAustria for the ETS to race touring cars on carpet with thebest in Europe.

REVIEWS THE LATESTTHRASH TESTS.

22 LRP TWISTER 2 SC BLShort course trucks have become a regular sight at model

car tracks around the UK. In this competitive market LRPhave taken their original short course truck and injecteda good dose of brushless power to give the S10 Twister 2SC BL increased performance, run time and grin factor.

32 BSR RACING BZ-444 PROJust under £110 buys you this BSR Racing BZ-444 Probuggy. Pretty impressive really when you consider thespecification with a 4WD transmission, oil-filled shocksand some lovely anodised alloy components.

56 XRAY XB4 2016 SPECSThis is the buggy that gave Xray its first world title in the1:10 off-road class when Portuguese driver Bruno Coelhotook TQ and the win in Japan. And now it is available forthe public to own and try and replicate the skills shownby Xray’s factory pilot.

74 FTX IBEX RTR

FTX enters the micro sector of the rock crawler marketwith their Ibex model, which features a specification likenothing we have never seen before, all wrapped up in aReady-To-Run format.

REGULARS NEWS, LETTERS, DATES, NEW PRODUCTSAND OUR VIEWS.

8 NEWSJared Tebo takes sixth Neo title, Xray retains 1:12 Euroschampionship win Alex Hagberg whilst Ollie Payne, OllyJefferies and David Spashett take domestic 1:12 titles.Sanwa announces new Exzes ZZ radio along with changesto world distribution as Zen-Racing pick up the Destinybrand for the UK.

18 INSIDE LINESAll the latest stuff including kits, accessories, option partsand much more.

20 EDITORIAL

20 WHO, WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE?Three pictures from the past but who are they?

21 TIME WARP What was happening one, five and ten years ago.

73 COMING UP What you can expect to see in the next month’s issue ofRacer.

79 DATESPlan your schedule for the next few months with ourracing calendar.

90 CLUB RACERRug Racers from Ware and Schumacher Indoor Mastersfrom Worksop.

96 BUYERS GUIDEWhere to shop in your area with Racer’s comprehensivestore guide.

98 ALL OVERThe flight risk of Lithium batteries...

How to get us: Tel: 01525 222573 Fax: 01525 222574Subscription Hotline: 01525 222573 Racer Magazine, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane,Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX. E-mail: web@ rcracer.com

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Photography courtesy of www.neo-buggy.net



Some 270 nitro racers

and 60 E-buggy

drivers from 29 countries

would participate in the

11th Neo race hosted at

the agricultural college in

Telford. Ryan Cavalieri looked

strong in qualifying with his

Team Associated chassis, but

the event would run over

four days so it would be late

on Monday when the big

prizes would be handed out.This would mean there was

plenty of time for the top

drivers to get their package

together for the main event

and the hour long final in

the nitro buggy class.

The semi finals saw

offered a teaser of what

was to come as Jared Tebo

(Kyosho) unleashing stunning

pace up front that only Ryan

Cavalieri could live with.

In semi final B HB’s DavidRonnefalk was dominant,

but would end up just a

few hundredths slower than

Ryan to line up third on the

grid behind Jared on pole

and the RC8B3.

As per the script, the first

two in semi A continued

where they left off by

leading the way as soon as

the main final started as

David Ronnefalk fell by the

wayside. The race becamea two-horse race with

Kyosho’s Cody King not far

off the dicing duo. Out front,

Jared would stretch his lead

on occasion with better fuel

mileage, despite them both

running the same engine

and fuel brand. Come the

end though and Jared would

stretch his legs and take a

comfortable victory, giving

the new Kyosho Inferno MP9

TKI4 its first major victory

and with its driver back on

Pro-Line rubber for 2016.

Ryan would take second from

Jared’s team mate ElliottBoots, who had set the early

pace on Friday in practice.

Elliott actually looked like

he would get on the podium

but didn’t have the fuel

economy. Top junior at the

event was last year’s top

young gun Davide Ongaro

from Italy. The Mugen driver

took fifth overall behind

Cody King, highlighting

his potential and more

recognition as a future star.In E-buggy, David

Ronnefalk took a deserved

victory in the Modeltune

sponsored class. Starting

third on the grid, he was

able to get past Ryan

Cavalieri and Ryan Lutz in

the opening couple of laps of

the ten-minute long final. At

the end of the race though,

first and second were split

by under two seconds with

Ryan Lutz a little way back inthird. To highlight the speed

of David and Ryan Cavalieri,

Ryan Lutz’s best lap time was

seven tenths slower...

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TEBO WINS SIXTHTITLE AT NEO16 Another packed quality entry took part in the

Neo16 event at Telford in Shropshire over four

days with titles up for grabs in nitro and E-

buggy. Come finals day, it was Jared Tebo once

again who would add to his Neo tally

RESULT – NEO16 NITRO BUGGYPOS DRIVER NAT CHASSIS ENGINE TYRES FUEL RESULT

1 Jared Tebo USA Kyosho Mx Pro-Line Maxima 90 laps 45m 20.3

2 Ryan Cavalieri USA Team Associated Mx AKA Maxima 89 laps 45m 06.1

3 Elliott Boots UK Kyosho Reds Pro-Line Byron 89 laps 45m 14.8

4 Cody King USA Kyosho Reds Pro-Line Byron 89 laps 45m 28.7

5 Davide Ongaro Italy Mugen LRP ProCircuit Nitrolux 88 laps 45m 16.5

6 Kyle McBride Australia Team Associated Novarossi Pro-Line Nitrolux 88 laps 45m 29.9

7 Martin Wollanka Austria Xray Fx Pro-Line Nitrolux 87 laps 45m 18.68 Reno Savoya France TLR RC Concept JConcepts Runner Time 86 laps 45m 11.6

9 Jack Embling UK Kyosho Reds AKA Byron 85 laps 45m 00.5

10 Lee Martin UK Mugen RC Concepts Pro-Line Nitrolux 82 laps 45m 22.4

11 David Ronnefalk HB Team Orion AKA Runner Time 80 laps 45m 12.2

12 Marco Baruffolo Italy TLR Picco Hot Race Runner Time 77 laps 45m 07.2

13 Neil Cragg UK Team Associated LRP Pro-Line LRP 77 laps 45m 07.2

14 Martin Bayer Czech Republic Xray Fx Pro-Line Sigma 38 laps 20m 23.5

15 Ryan Lutz USA Tekno Alpha AKA Byron 7 laps 3m 28.6

RESULT – NEO16 E-BUGGYPOS DRIVER NAT CHASSIS MOTOR SPEED CONTROL TYRES RESULT

1 David Ronnefalk Sweden HB Team Orion Team Orion AKA 21 laps 10m 26.9

2 Ryan Cavalieri USA Team Associated Team Orion Team Orion AKA 21 laps 10m 28.8

3 Ryan Lutz USA Tekno Tekin Tekin AKA 20 laps 10m 08.9

SANWA EXZES GOES ZZ Japanese radio giant announces update to

their top of the range stick transmitter

Sanwa has released details of its new Exzes ZZ 2.4GHz stick

radio. Its performance is now very similar to that of the M12S

steerwheel with the same high response and excellent linear

movement. The Exzes ZZ 2.4GHz offers several new features

that Sanwa claim to “increase the driving stability in the

final races” like telemetry mixing, template, vibration, mode

select, slow throttle function, LiFe-battery compatibility,

a earphone jack, Ackerman steering settings, racing

mode (Enhanced), timer/alarm (Enhanced) and telemetry

assignment. The Exzes ZZ 2.4GHz will come with the latest

telemetry capable RX-472 receiver.

Racer hopes to get their hands on a sample for review of

what is likely to be a very popular handset for racers who

still demand a stick radio.

SANWA HEADS TO SCHUMACHER There is lots of news about Sanwa this month as Racer

was informed that Schumacher Racing will now be

distributing the brand in the UK. Sanwa equipment, which

is sometimes branded as Airtronics in the USA is one of the

most popular radios at present in high-end competition

and is used by the likes of Bruno Coelho, Marc Rheinard,

Naoto Matsukura and Lee Martin to name just a few. It

appears that Sanwa are going through a huge restructuringof its business and worldwide distribution. Airtronics as a

brand will no longer exist and distribution of Sanwa in the

USA has moved from Global Hobby Distributors who chose

to not continue and it has been picked up by Serpent USA.


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PAYNE, JEFFERIES AND SPASHETT TAKE1:12 NATIONAL TITLES

The fifth and final BRCA 1:12 National round took place at MB Models’s impressive new

facility and provided a fitting backdrop to the 2015-16 championship decider

The 2015-16 1:12 National series went to MB Models in Leeds for the final meeting of the season.

MB Models is a newly built permanent race venue run my Michael Ball.

In 13.5T stock Matt Lax took the pole by a small margin of 0.254 seconds from Ollie Payne who

was the favourite to take the championship title. In the A final Matt converted TQ into the win,

just 0.22 seconds ahead of Ollie, which would be enough for the latter to take the 13.5T stock

national championship by a single point from Mark Jewitt.

Olly Jefferies would take FTD in 10.5T stock by a healthy margin from David Spashett and ChrisKerswell. The pole sitter would take the A final win from David Spashett and Adam Catchpole,

wrapping up the class title after winning all three of the rounds that he attended.

On Sunday it was sports modified and the 13.5T champ would take pole position by a healthy

margin of over 3.9 seconds to Darren Lee with Tim Wood third. Entering the meeting, Tim

was at the top of the championship tables with Ollie close behind. In the A final Aiden Ripley

would take the win from Tim and Kieren Manders. As a result, Ollie and Tim are tied on points

even after count back so it falls to qualifying positions from previous rounds. Ollie takes the

championship by one single qualifying position from previous rounds!

Alexander Hagberg would take FTD in open modified from Olly Jefferies by just under 0.8 of a

second as Chris Kerswell lined up third.

Before the start of the A final, Olly Jefferies struck problems and only just made it to the grid

in time, but he would make the start and followed Alex at the front of the field. As Alex pulled a

lead over Olly, the latter had to retire and this meant that David Spashett just had to finish to becrowned champion. Alex ended up lapping the entire field, taking the win rom Adam and Chris

Kerswell, as David Spashett was crowned champion of the open modified class for 2015-16.

Soar Seiki have announced the successor to the 998 1:8 off-road buggy called the 998 TD1. The buggy

was competing at the recent Neo16 and was being raced by the team including Dani Bernabe from Spain,

under the watchful eye of team boss Didian Ho. Soar Seiki made the following statement:

“With three years of trails at the market and experiences

in racing, Soar Seiki constantly strive to improve ourmanufacturing process as well as in design and material.

In the past three years, we developed 137 methods in

manufacturing and 52 new designs in components. Perfectly,

we will present the new generation 998 to buggy fans. We

officially name this generation 998 TD1.”

SOAR SEIKI 998 TD1 COMING SOON

The RC community lost a stalwart with the

news that Heiner Martin passed away on

20 March 2016. Heiner was well known in

RC throughout the world in most classes

of racing. When he was 28, he turned his

RC hobby into a profession and became

a journalist for an RC car magazine. Two

years later he became the editor in chief of

this magazine. Heiner had for many years

been an active person within the German

Federation (DMC) and was the Secretary for

this organisation at the time of his death.

Heiner was also a former section chairman

within IFMAR and a current section

chairman

within EFRA for many years.Heiner was a clever and wise man, which

may not have been noticed by many,

because he was also a quiet and modest

man. His vast experience allowed him to be

a pivotal person in the organisation of the

sport of RC racing.

Heiner’s total dedication to the sport,

together with his incredible memory,

always resulted in him giving sound advice

whenever decisions were needed. A good

friend that was totally committed to all that

he embarked on and always had the best

interests of the sport in mind.

Heiner Martin

1950-2016

OBITUARY - HEINER MARTIN


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CAVALIERI, PHEND AND RIVKIN WIN CACTUS CLASSIC 2016

The 30th annual Pro-Line Cactus Classic was

held at Hobbytown/SRS in the heart of Phoenix,

Arizona in the USA. This was its second year at the new

indoor facility and with a combination of challenging

surface and a supercross-inspired layout, it really

tested the skills of some of the best racers from around

the world.

In the prestigious 2WD modified class it was the

reigning World Champion’s Reedy-powered Team

Associated B5M that was the class of the field. Starting on

pole for the triple leg A finals, Spencer Rivkin gapped the

field at the start and never looked back in both A1 and A2

to claim his first modified win at the Cactus Classic.

In 4WD modified TLR’s Dakotah Phend had to go

through to the third leg to secure the title after winning

the opening A final and coming in fourth in A2. Carson

Wernimont (Yokomo) would take the win in A2, but three

second place finished of Jared Tebo (Kyosho) and a fourthand six place run would mean the third place overall for

Carson behind Jared.

Also getting a TQ and win with his Team Associated T5M

was Ryan Cavalieri in 2WD modified truck. Ryan was able

to take advantage of others errors and race his way to the

wins in A1 and A2, securing the overall title.

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Schumacher’s Elliott Harper

wrapped up another championship

to cap off the winter season in fine

style. At the last round of the popular

EWS (Essex Winter Series), Elliott took a

comfortable TQ and win ahead of the

chasing pack of Kyle Branson and Chris

Grainger. This meant that Elliott added to

his BRCA Championship win last summer

with winning Rug Racers and also now

EWS.

Elliott also travelled to the Mibosport

Cup, which ran on a Friday and Saturday

taking an excellent second overall from

Ronald Völker and ahead of team mate

Michal Orlowski. Unfortunately Elliott had

to leave the race early to catch a plane

to get back for the EWS on Sunday, but

managed to get second having missed

the last leg of the final!

Elliott’s European tour was partly due to

the fact that he, Michal and Paul Pinkney

were all using a prototype of the new

Mi6 – look out for more news as we get

it...

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MI6 WINS AT EWS Elliott Harper wraps up another title as the new Schumacher Mi6 prototype showsstrong in the hands of Michal Orlowski too

RESULT - EWSPOS DRIVER

1 Elliott Harper

2 Kyle Branson

3 Chris Grainger

4 Paul Pinkney

5 Matthew White

6 Jon Bowden

7 Stefan Chodzynski

8 Jimmy Maddison

9 Alan Bickerstaff

10 Harley Eldridge

RESULT - MIBOSPORT CUPPOS DRIVER

1 Ronald Völker

2 Elliott Harper

3 Michal Orlowski

4 Patrick Gollner

5 Martin Wollanka

6 Zdenko Kunak

7 Kuba Simurda

8 Martin Hofer

9 Mario Sowka

10 Dominic Vogl


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■ What: Iconic RC Vintage Column

RACER INSIGHT

Restoration SpecialDaniel Wooster’s Yokomo YZ-10 93 WCS is a stunning vintage ride. Although it’s still workin progress with a few bits still to be sourced, it was hardly a reason not to feature it in thismonth’s column. John Weston takes up the story...

I’ve seen some amazing examples of RC

classics over the years. Collectors might

break into that expensive new in the box vintage

for the buzz of the build or they may decide

to restore an old warhorse to its former glory.

Vintage restorations can be quite an adventure

as you scour the globe for parts. I know becauseI’ve done it a few times now myself! Patience is

the key and also self-control when a rare part

becomes available but at an exorbitant price.

This month’s column is dedicated to once such

restoration. Racer reader and Iconic RC member,

Daniel Wooster has painstakingly restored a

Yokomo YZ-10 93 WCS. A tribute to Masami

Hirosaka’s IFMAR 4WD World Championship victory

in Basildon in 1993, Daniel Wooster’s Yokomo YZ-10

93 WCS (WCS standing for World Championship

Special) is a stunner.

DAN EXPLAINS

“I started RC car racing in the late 80s after

receiving a Tamiya Hornet as a Christmas present.

My parents pushed me to go along to the local

club and have a go at racing it and the rest, as

they say, is history. As a young teenager getting

into the hobby, I would ‘devour’ any reading

material related to the subject and in particular

the magazines of the day. Yokomo’s 4WD buggies

of the 80s and 90s always seemed so exotic; thereal racer’s/connoisseur’s choice. My own racing

was on a tight ‘pocket money’ budget so those

cars were completely unobtainable. Seeing the

odd one or two racing at my local club was as

close as I ever got to them.

Roll on to 2010 and my own racing career had

become more ‘casual’, but I was becoming ever

more interested in the older cars that we raced

or dreamt about owning back in my younger

years. I had already restored a RC10 Worlds and a

Tamiya Clod Buster when I spotted this old YZ-10

advertised in the classifieds section on the Tamiya

Club website. I didn’t know much about Yokomobuggies, just that I particularly liked the look of

the cars with ‘squashed bug’ body shells and the

chunky suspension arms. This one had both and

it looked in pretty decent shape so I contacted the

seller and a deal was done.”

BACKGROUND

Whilst eagerly awaiting the car to arrive, Daniel

researched the different models to find outwhich Yokomo he’d actually just bought. The

seller had described it as a ‘prototype special’

and after having a good look around on the

Internet, it looked like it could be a rare Yokomo

YZ-10 93 World Championship Special. The very

knowledgeable members on the RC10 Talk forum

confirmed this after Daniel posted up pictures of

the car in a build thread.

The 93 WCS was a special kit that was released

by Yokomo after Masami Hirosaka won the 1993

4WD 1:10 World Championship. The kit being a near

replica of the car that Masami used, it featured

titanium and aluminium hardware, a true carbonfibre chassis - previous Yokomos used graphite

- which featured a front kick-up, fine pitch (M2)

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belts and a super high rear shock tower, just like

Masami’s car. It came with chunky suspension

arms and a whole new front-end that would go

on to be the standard design on the later ‘94

YZ-10 and 95 WCS ‘Pavidis Edition’ cars. These

kits had to be reserved through selected retailers

and were only available in very small numbers.According to Jason Varley at CML Distribution,

only approximately 40 kits were allocated for the

UK. The kits retailed for the equivalent of 53,000

Japanese Yen which was very expensive back in

1993; especially considering that the kit did not

include tyres or even shock absorbers – you were

expected to fit the Team Associated shocks.

This special car represents the crossover from

the earlier ‘Works’ (1991-92 and 1993) cars which

were heavily based on the original 870c ‘Super

Dogfighter’ of the 80s, to the new generation of

YZ-10 that were to dominate 4WD racing through

the middle of the 90s. The 93 WCS shared parts

from cars of both eras. Daniel’s car however,

doesn’t appear to have been built from one of

the kits. It shares some of the subtle differences

that Masami’s own worlds-winning car had when

compared with the later released kit built cars.

The rear shock tower, for example, is a slightly

different profile and it also has magnesium wheel

hubs and top deck spacer posts. Those items being

aluminium on the kit built cars. The car had been

donated to the Southend Car Club and came to

Daniel to raise funds for the club. (Southend was

the club chosen to host the worlds event back

in 93’, out of which the TEMAC organisation was

formed and a whole new venue chosen and track

built.) Daniel contacted the seller, Gary, to ask

if he had any more information about the car

and was told that the car was always spoken of

as being something special. The previous owner

apparently said that the car was one of the

hand-finished prototype cars and had actually

been driven by Masami before being gifted to

him. With the connection to the Southend club,

all of this sounds feasible! Daniel firmly believes

that this was one of the cars brought over by the

Yokomo team for the event. The team apparently

did testing at the track whilst the UK team were

away racing at the European Championship so it

is quite likely that Masami or one of his Yokomo

team mates at least, drove the car.

THE RESTORE

The car was stripped down and all parts

thoroughly inspected. The YZ-10 although in a

dirty state was actually in quite good condition.

Many of the parts only required a good clean up

with warm soapy water and a scrub with an old

toothbrush. However, a few odd sized screws in

the front-end revealed that the car had, at some

point, been involved in a heavy shunt. There was

a crack in the chassis just after the kick-up. A

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and the front bumper was missing altogether.

Daniel managed to do a decent repair on the

chassis, but decided that a new one was required

to do the rest of the car proud.

WCS parts, like the kits, are very hard to find!

Dan immediately assumed that he would never

find a new genuine chassis so set about getting

one made up. The difficult thing about getting

the WCS chassis produced is the front kick-up,

which means that the carbon needs to be specially

laid and cured on a mould. He made up his own

mould (folded steel bonded over an MDF base)

and re-produced the chassis outline in Autocad.

From those, Fibrelyte were able to work their

magic and manufactured the beautiful chassis

around which the car is built. Fibrelyte also cut

out a new top deck but Daniel had to source and

supply the correct FR4 material that matched the

original for them to cut it from. Outstanding work

from Daniel and from Fibrelyte!

Early on into the project Daniel decided

to re-create the appearance of Masami’s

worlds-winning car. At the time, fellow RC10

Talk member, Reggie Hammer was also building

his own Masami replica to be accurate down to

every minute detail. As Daniel’s car seemed so

original and had some provenance in its own

right he felt that whilst he wanted to give the car

the ‘Masami look’ the rest of the car underneath

would basically be (apart from the new chassis

parts) as he received it. To achieve the appearance

of Masami’s winning car he added the correct

moulded orange wing (an expensive part that

came from Hong Kong) along with ribbed pink

wheels with red Yokomo wheel dots applied

and wearing Pro-Line Flat Stubbie tyres. A

combination of black/white coloured shock parts

were added along with some white nylon Losi

nuts, just like Masami’s car. All topped off with the

‘flat bug’ body shell painted up in Masami’s

trademark colours.

WHITE TO PINK

Achieving the pink wheels was a particular

challenge. Original pink versions of the 2.1” ribbed

wheels are very rare, so whilst he managed to find

a pair of fronts, he couldn’t find a pair of rears so

set about dyeing a set of ‘new in packet’ white

wheels using a mix of pink and orange Rit dyes.

The first set ended up too dark compared with the

original wheels. Vintage RC legend, Cedric Devilliers

from France was able to supply another set of

white wheels which turned out much closer to the

original colour on attempt number two with the

dye. The wheels were finished off with the wheel

dot stickers, which were trimmed and carefully

applied between the wheel ribs, just as

Masami did.


About MeJustin Noble and I founded IconicRC in January 2011. Iconic is anRC reference website with a popularYouTube channel and a busy socialmedia group on Facebook. We believeany RC is Iconic if the ownerthinks it is but we’ve found thatthe main focus for our communityhas been vintage RC from the 70s,80s and 90s.

Here are some dates for your diary:

The Iconic Cup Round 1

West London Racing Centre, 8 May 2016

The Iconic Cup Round 2

Broxtowe Model Car Club, 12 June 2016

Buggython 2016

Robin Hood Raceway, 18-19 June 2016

Iconic Meet

Eden Park Raceway, Sunday 3rd July 2016

Revival 2016

A1 Racing Club, 30-31 July 2016

Iconic Meet

Robin Hood Raceway, 28 August 2016

Iconic Meet

Stafford Radio Control Car Club, 18 September 2016

More details about these meetings can be found in

the events section on the Iconic Facebook group or

send an e-mail to [email protected]

ICONIC DATES:


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LATE MODEL LEXAN

Original new and unpainted shells are very rare

and expensive. The body shell Dan used is one of

‘Mr Lexan’s’ excellent reproductions. It’s a repro

of the later ‘Pavidis’ shell, which features a scoop

to the left-hand side. This scoop is not present on

the original car, which would have used the shell

from an earlier ‘Works’ model, but it was near

enough for Dan when he weighed it up against

the wait and cost of an original shell. He painted

the body shell masking out the intricate design

with tape. Once painted, he was able to decorate

the shell with some of the many decals that he’d

collected. Sourcing the decals had presented

the biggest challenge for the project, but was

crucial in obtaining that authentic look. Most are

genuine original decals although there are a few

reproductions. Probably the biggest breakthrough

was finding the correct original KO Propo decals

because with those applied the car really started

to look like Masami’s actual car.

PERIOD ELECTRICS

The chassis is graced with an original Novak 410

HPC speed control, Sanyo 1700mAh SCRC saddle

packs and a Reedy Mr Series motor, complete

with label onto which Mike Reedy’s signature was

copied. These all being components that Masami

used in his worlds conquering car. The project,

like so many others, actually remains unfinished

and Dan would like to find the remaining electrics

for the car - a KO 40MHz receiver and PS-1001

FET servo. There are also a couple of the missing

decals he would like to source and is always

on the lookout. Any help you can offer in this

area would be greatly appreciated – just drop

the magazine a message via e-mail, Twitter or

Facebook if you can! ■

■ What: Iconic RC Vintage Column

RACER INSIGHT

Daniels’ Summary “This was one of my first vintageRC restoration projects and itreally opened my eyes to the widercommunity of people who share withme this mad obsession of building,restoring and racing the older RCcars. I have made many friends,worldwide, with people who wereable to help me out, either witha particular part (often free of

charge) or simply to share adviceand encouragement. A big thanksto you all. You know who you are.That’s how I’d like to define thisproject; one where the journey wasas (if not more) enjoyable than theactual end result.”

Summary I’d like to give Daniel a massivethank you for practically writingthis month’s column for me andgiving the readers and I theopportunity to learn about sucha magnificent and importantvintage buggy! It is a real pieceof RC history and a wonderfulrestoration. Cheers Daniel!

June 2016 - Radio Control Car Racer 17



Losi Ten-SCBE RTR

The new Losi Ten-SCBE is based on the Ten-SCTE platform so you get the provenhandling and durability. It features an open wheel design, roll-cage, andmulti-panel body that hides a 4WD shaft-drive transmission with powerfulfour-pole, 3800Kv brushless motor. The Ten-SCBE includes Spektrum’s AVCtechnology so you can push the limits without fear of losing control.

Features:

4WD drivetrainRoll cage with body panels and wing

Spektrum AVC TechnologyDynamite Tazer 3800Kv brushless motorDynamite Tazer 130A brushless speed controlAluminium adjustable oil-filled shock absorbersSpektrum DX2E 2.4GHz transmitter

LOS03007T1 Losi 1:10-Scale 4WD Brushless SCB - green £389.99LOS03007T2 Losi 1:10-Scale 4WD Brushless SCB - orange £389.99

Available from: Horizon Hobby UK

Website: www.horizonhobby.co.ukContact: 01279 641097


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THE FUTURE’S

BRIGHT,

THE FUTURE’S

SERPENT

www.serpentuk.comE-mail: [email protected] Tel: 07876 664422 (daytime)



< The magazine may be called Racer, but we have always dabbled in other sectors of RC –boats, the odd tank and of course helicopters. Developments in the industry have made some

areas a lot easier to get into and cheaper too. Ten years ago a “car racer” would have feared

flying a helicopter. But when the contra-rotating mini helicopters arrived from the likes of Blade, Walkera

and others arrived, only a little knowledge and skill was required to get them up in the air and hovering.

And soon you could see this in the high street as toyshops soon picked up on the trend and everywhereyou went you could buy a helicopter. And now drones have become the new helicopters. With four or

more props and super stability out of the box, arguably a drone is even more accessible than a helicopter!

Traxxas never dabbled in the heli market, but they have been drawn into the world of drones. They

first released the Alias which was a micro-sized model, but at the recent Toy Fair in Germany the US giant

showed off the Aton model and this created a much stronger alliance between the brand that was made

famous by the likes of the T-Maxx and Slash, and the new drone sector. This has filtered down through the

chain as Racer readers will immediately identify with the Traxxas product – a company that excels in quality products and customer support. If one of my

car friends wanted a drone, I would certainly point them in the direction of an Aton if that were the kind of thing that appealed. Even if you don’t thing

drones are for you, I implore you to read our test session on page 64. The Aton is cool, very cool – and you may just change your mind!

Elsewhere in this issue we have an exclusive on Elliott Boots’s new Reds-powered Kyosho TKI4, taken straight off the track after the Neo16 event where

the newly engaged Italian resident took a fine podium spot behind team mate Jared Tebo and Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri. Check out our short report

in the news if you want to read how the nitro and E-buggy finals went down.

Naturally we also have lots of new products in Inside Lines, reviews from brands including ECX, Xray FTX and BSR Racing, all the usual features with theLRP Column, Olly Jefferies Diary, the Iconic RC vintage column and much more...

Matt Benfield Editor

EDITORIAL - GETTING INTO THE DRONE ZONE

! ■ www.rcracer.com / E-mail:[email protected] YOUR SAY

WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? Three pictures from the past:

Do you know who, what, when and where they are now?

Answers on page 98.

1

2

3



1 YEAR AGO – JUNE 2015 The tenth running

(really? Where did those

ten years go) of the Neo

event in Telford had a

familiar ring about the

winner’s names – Ryan Cavalieri

took the laurels in nitro as Ty

Tessmann won the E-buggy

class. This E-buggy class was gaining in popularity

and now featured as a BRCA National Championship. Simon Reeves

using a Tekin-powered Mugen won round one at Deerdale. As one

top driver leaves Schumacher – Tom Cockerill – another arrives.

Touring car and LMP12 driver, and all round nice guy Andy Murray

joined the Engineering Department to develop new cars. After a

stellar 2014, the Schumacher Cougar KF2 got the upgrades from

that winning car to make it more difficult to beat in 2015.

TIME WARP

5 YEARS AGO – JUNE 2011

Losi released their new TLR 22 2WD buggy to

much acclaim. This radically low and compact

car created a lot of interest. It could be built

mid- or rear motored, but required some

pretty compact

radio gear to fit under that low body.HPI released their Switch front-wheel

drive chassis clothed in one of the

best Fiat 500 replica shells around.

With Tamiya creating and dominating

this corner of the market, we wait to

see if HPI can corner a part of that

market. Yokomo’s Ronald Volker won

the 14th LRP Touring Car Masters as Andy Moore upheld British

honour with a sixth place finish.

10 YEARS AGO – JUNE 2006

Due to their overwhelming popularity, the BRCA

Touring Car Nationals split into the stock (19T

and 27T) and modified classes. The first races

in this new format saw Wrexham host stock

with wins for Stewart Noble (HB) in 27T and

Colin Jackson (Schumacher) in 19T. Marc

Rheinard, driving a Tamiya,

won the Thailand International

Touring Car (TITC – they could

have thought that through

better!) ahead of Atsushi Hara

and our own Andy Moore. Lee Martin and Richard

Taylor won the BRCA 1:10 Off-Road Indoor Finals

at Batley in 2WD and 4WD respectively. Trinityreleased what was to be their last 1:12 car, the

Black Widow – an apt title in view of the fact that

this line of kits is no more.

Tweet of the Month Traxxas Slash 4x4 Goes Hydroplaning with prowake surfer

Traxxas posted this link on Twitter from theirYouTube channel of a Slash 4x4 equipped withpaddle tyres hitting the waves with a pro wakesurfer at the AquaShop Indoor Surfing facility.We never condone this kind of test of your model’sdurability and waterproofing but it just shows howcapable the latest RC models are!

Check out https://goo.gl/gcF9J2 to see the Slash4x4 in action.

POST - OF THE MONTH A marshal at the recent Neo16 event being held at Telford

became a bit of an internet sensation when he fell over

trying to put a car back on its wheels. The race was being

broadcast live by RC Racing TV and the incident was

immediately out on social media to the point that the

Daily Mail newspaper’s online coverage picked up on it!

To read about it, albeit with some slight inaccuracies of course

due to a lack of understanding of the RC industry by the Mail

Online, check out http://goo.gl/MEs21F

TOOL - OF THE MONTH With two useful sizes to choose from, these newspare part boxes from Fastrax allow you to maintainan organised workspace so you can concentrate onyour RC racing. The larger of the boxes is 200x135mmand has 15 separate sections, and sells for £4.99RRP. The walls of the sections can be removed orchanged allowing you to customise your capacityfor larger objects. The smaller version has five fixedcompartments, retails for just £3.99 and measures up

at 180x100mm.These boxesare marketed inthe UK by CML

Distribution andare available nowfrom all goodmodel shops.



■ Spec: 2wd moulded chassis ■ Class: 1:10 off-road ■ Cost: £236.99

THRASH TEST - LRP S10 TWISTER 2 SC BL

“ We fitted an LRP LiPo Hyper Pack 4800 that

allows the SC to reach speeds of 55kph! ”


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The S10 Twister 2 BL is based around

a moulded composite plastic main

chassis tub and along with upswept sides,

stiffening the platform and giving valuable

ground clearance when the S10 is cornering

hard. The reduced surface area limits the

amount of chassis slapping the ground

after a big jump so less drag equals more

speed! The chassis has moulded-in webs to

give added strength in the most important

areas and there is plenty of room for the

installed radio. To improve the centre of

gravity and handling everything is mounted

as low as possible in the chassis, setting the

competition theme for the whole truck.

Rubbing is racing and in the case of

the full-sized short course trucks this is a

common event. To allow the same close

racing with the Twister 2 SC BL, LRP have

fitted some nerf bars on either side of the

chassis and these also help to support

the body, especially in the event of a side

impact and now two trucks can rub wheels

with little fear of being spat off the track.

SECURING THE STICK PACK

The centrally mounted battery compartment

has a plastic upper clamp that holds the

drive pack firmly in position; this is held in

place with two body clips. The battery


S H O R T C O U R S E S H O W T I M E !

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S h o r t c o u r s e t r u c k s h a v e b e c o m e a r e g u l a r s i g h t a t m o d e l c a r t r a c k s a r o u n d t h e

U K . I n t h i s c o m p e t i t i v e m a r k e t L R P h a v e t a k e n t h e i r o r i g i n a l s h o r t c o u r s e t r u c k a n d

i n j e c t e d a g o o d d o s e o f b r u s h l e s s p o w e r t o g i v e t h e S 1 0 T w i s t e r 2 S C B L i n c r e a s e d p e r f o r m a n c e , r u n t i m e a n d g r i n f a c t o r ...


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compartment is also big enough to mount

a seven-cell (8.4V NiMH) battery pack for that

extra turn of speed; the compartment can also

accommodate hard cased 7.4V LiPo packs. LRP

includes a foam rubber block to take up the slack

should you wish to use the smaller six-cell NiMH

pack and by moving the foam block the battery

pack can also be moved a total of 60mm back and

forth within the chassis to aid tuning, this greatly

affects both steering and rear end traction.

SPRING PROTECTED STEERINGThe steering assembly has two bell cranks that

rotate on four bushes. On one side there is a

sprung loaded cam-type servo saver installed

to help protect the steering servo that is bolted

securely to the chassis. A plastic steering plate

(rack) connects the bell cranks together and this

also rotates on bushes and is connected to the

steering blocks by steel turnbuckles. Lastly, a

plastic upper deck plate is fitted to increase frontal

strength to give a strong and slop-free system.

A BIG SHOCK

The front camber links are connected to avertically mounted ball stud on the inside with

three options for mounting to aid tuning and

have the ability to be raised or lowered to adjust

the roll centre, whilst there are also two outer


<The chassis follows the

proven shape of a rear motor

2WD off-road truck

A f ul l -s i ze LR P se r vo is bo lte d do w n up f r on t p ro t ec te d b y

a sp ru ng -lo ad ed sa ve r

Fo r m ai n te na nc e a nd e a se o f u s e bu lle t c on n ec to rs ar e

u s ed b etw e e n th e m ot or an d s pe ed co nt rol

Allo y r ea r s us pe ns i on m ou nt no t o ny ad ds so m e b lin g,

bu t i s s tro ng er th an a m o uld ed v e rs io n



T he s h or t c ou rs e t r uc k i s p ow e r ed b y t h e po pu l ar V ec t or

K7 8 .5T 4 3 0 0 K v b ru s hl es s m ot or

T o e ns ur e t h e sp ee d c on tro l r un s c oo l it ha s a l a rg e f an

bl o w ing a i r o nt o t he he at s in k

T h e 2.4 GH z res id e s in a w a t er pro of m ou ldi n g


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camber link mounting positions all connected by steel turnbuckles. As f or the rest of the front-end, the lower f ront wishbones are moulded in plastic with two options for the position of the shock

absorbers. T he inner and outer hinge pins are captured at one end with an under-sized hole and small butt

on headed screws hold the pins in place at the other end.

The front suspension f eatures 100mm composite oil-f illed shocks, whilst at the rear

there are longer 105mm items that are mounted onto a beef y plastic shock tower using blue


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Replicating the full-size shortcourse race trucks with front

and rear bumpers and mud flaps

R e p l ic a b e a d lo ck w h e e ls a r e e qu ip p e d w it h a sm o o th t re a d e d ty r e i de al fo r a ra n g e o f s u r f ac e s

W he e l h e x es a r e a ll st a n d a r d s iz e d so af t er m a rk et ite m s c a n b e s im pl y b o lt e d on

Tu r n b u c kl e s a l l ro un d a dd to t h e r ac e p o t en t ia l o f t h e b ru s h l es s -p ow e r ed R T R

T h e b o x fo r t h e 2 .4 GH z f ea tu r es a r u b b e r s ea l b et w e e n th e t w o h a lv es

An a d j us ta b le sl i pp er cl u tc h a id s d ri v ea bi l ity a n d pr ev e n t s g e a rb ox da m a g e

L R P su pp ly th e ir ow n b r a n d ed r a di o i n t h e fo r m of th e B 2 - S T X Pr o 2 .4 G H z F HS S s te e r w h e e l

Long oil-filledshock absorbersto handle thebig jumps


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medium rate springs put the bounce into

the rear-end. A blue alloy rear hinge pin plate

completes the rear-end nicely, and the whole

suspension on the bench feels plush and should

perform well.

GEAR REDUCTIONThe transmission features a tuneable gear diff

using oil to change its characteristics, although

arguably this will be of more interest to the

seasoned racer as opposed to a back garden

basher, but the durability of a gear diff is the

most important aspect. The whole gearbox rotates

on rubber sealed ball races and is very smooth

and quiet when running. To help protect the

transmission LRP have installed an adjustable dual

plate slipper clutch that smooths out the initial

power snap and also protects the internals on

heavy landings. A plastic cover protects the plasticspur gear with a removable centre that makes it

quick and easy to accurately adjust the slipper

assembly. Carrying the power to the rear wheels

are steel dogbones, with matching steel stub axles

that carry the wheels using 14mm plastic

hex drives.

WHEELS TYRES AND BODY:-LRP should be very proud with the body on the

S10 Twister 2 SC BL as it looks just like a scale

version of a full-sized short course truck. The thick

Lexan shell comes pre-cut, painted and decaled,

with a white, blue and grey scheme. There aresmall number boards installed behind the driver

and passenger doors that add to the overall look.

Carrying on from the scale looking body,

LRP have moulded the wheels in the form of

authentic beadlock-style racing wheels. These

are finished in gloss black and are wrapped in

deep side walled tyres that are moulded in a

soft rubber and have a scale short course tread

pattern. They are supported with a foam insert

and should produce good grip on most surfaces.

The tyres and wheels are the same specification

as other short course models and therefore allows

for the fitment of different tyre - great news

if you are planning to race your new truck. To

finish the scale look and to protect the chassis

and body, plastic tube-style bumpers have been

fitted at both ends. These are made to resemble

the welded tube-style bumpers on a full-sized

truck and we are sure they will do a great job of

protecting the chassis. Finally rubber mud flaps

have been installed on the rear bumper and these

have the LRP logo on them and another neat

detail on this scale replica.

GERMAN EQUIPMENTNaturally LRP use their own branded equipment

in the S10 Twister 2 SC BL starting with a 2.4GHz

steerwheel transmitter. This features the standard

trim adjustment on both steering and throttle,

as well as and dual rate dial that can be used to

tone down the total amount of steering travel

to make the truck more controllable for the lessexperienced driver.

A matching 2.4GHz two channel receiver

collects the radio signal from the transmitter,

whilst the steering duties are carried out by a

single servo, this has 4.5kg of torque which is a

good amount of power and is up to the job for

bashing use.

A LRP Vector K7 8.5T 4300Kv brushless motor

(splash-proof) is used to power the truck. This is

a fully rebuildable motor and is a great inclusion

in this RTR package with all the refinements we all

come to expect from LRP motors.

To govern the power to the motor LRP hasinstalled their splash-proof Spin Pro RTR brushless

speed control. This unit comes fully LiPo ready and

at the push of a button will activate its voltage

cut off protection software when using a 2S 7.4V

LiPo battery. Other features of the speed control

include 200amp continuous current loading,

reverse lock out, real time braking, 5V BEC and

thermal protection cut out.

Lastly to power the SC truck a six-cell 7.2V

battery pack is required. For the review we

used one of LRP’s LiPo Hyper Pack in 4800mAh

configuration that will undoubtedly give good run

time and lots of power.


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■ Spec: 2wd moulded chassis■ Class: 1:10 off-road■ Cost: £236.99


SPECIFICATION

Model: LRP S10 Twister 2 SC BLScale: 1:10Class: Off-Road

Application: Fun/competitionFormat: RTRPower: ElectricChassis: MouldedDrivetrain: 2WDTransmission: GearDifferential: GearShocks: Plastic oil-filledBearings/Bushes: Bearings

TECHNICAL DATA

Length: 530mmHeight: 193Width: 292mmWheelbase: 334mm

WHAT WE USED

Electric Kit:

Transmitter: LRP B2-STX Pro 2.4GHz FHSSsteerwheel (kit)Receiver: LRP A3-RX Deluxe FHSS 2.4GHz (kit)Servo: LRP R-7104 waterproof (kit)Motor: LRP Vector K7 8.5T 4300Kvbrushless(kit)Speed Control: LRP Spin Pro RTR brushless (kit)Battery: LRP LiPo Hyper Pack 4800mAh 7.4V

OPTIONAL PARTS

124624 Carbon Steering Brace - S10 Twister SC

VERDICT

Great spec out of the boxCan be run in wet conditionsStrong

Tyres clogged easily during testing

RACER RATING : ★★★★

CONTACT

Spire Model Distribution LtdUnit 12 Gisborne Close, Ireland Business ParkChesterfield, S43 3JT Tel: 01246 470900

Email: [email protected]: www.lrp.ccwww.smddirect.co.uk


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On Test For the performance test we went to a BMX track as this was as close as we could get to a real short course track with a surface that was a

mixture of loose chalk, light dirt and gravel. The power of the LRP motor was noticeable immediately and the S10 Twister 2 SC BL raced away

from a standing start with dirt and gravel flying out from under the rubber mud flaps – this looked very cool!

With a lack of traction it became obvious that the adjustable slipper clutch would come into play so we started to loosen it until the rear tyres

could find a little more grip. The clutch responded beautifully to fine adjustment and gives the owner the opportunity to fine tune the rear

traction for all surfaces. Once the slipper was set correctly wheelspin was kept to a minimum.

The super smooth drivetrain seemed to maximise the available power and you could barely hear the transmission as the truck flew past.Running on the suggested 4800mAh LiPo the truck had great performance out of the box with a good top speed. We reckon that the truck was

going well over 30mph, which supports LRP’s bold claims.

The kit tyres were very good and worked surprisingly well on most surfaces although in the wet conditions the tyres became clogged with mud

after some time. The truck felt right at home on the BMX track and it was a joy to drive, tracking smoothly across the undulating dirt track with

ease. The body almost floats as the wheels cycle up and down with the suspension soaking up the bumps very well. With its long wheelbase the

S10 Twister 2 SC BL’s stability is surefooted, but with the power of modern brushless electronics even the longer wheelbase cannot prevent the

occasional wheelie after landing a jump. As the BMX track had some nice jumps including a big tabletop, triples and some kickers we could not

resist trying them out. The truck was a pleasure to jump, partly due to the longer wheelbase and also due to the almost perfect weight balance.

We could hit the 3-metre tabletop at almost full speed and simple ease off the throttle to let the nose drop onto the down ramp - perfect. We then

moved over to the triples and again we were not disappointed. We could clear two, hit the down ramp for the second and then pop off the third.

The kickers didn’t go as well, as hitting them too fast would fire the truck up into the air like a rocket, and at this point the body would catch

some air under it like a big parachute. This all but stopped the truck in mid-air at which point it would fall to earth for some very funky rear-end

landings. The S10 Twister 2 SC BL did still drive away from these, but it just didn’t look very pretty. If the S10 can handle some of the bone

crunching crashes that we put it through and not break that’s extremely good in our book!

The run time on the LRP pack was great at around 15 minutes; this was in no small part down to the combination of kit electronics and LRP LiPopower installed. ■


Summary The S10 Twister 2 SC BL is without doubt a great truck. LRP’s attempt to blend truck appeal with modern highperformance has well and truly paid off. With short course truck racing gaining momentum in the UK, this

class promises close competitive racing with a big grin factor. The LRP S10 Twister 2 SC BL offers not onlythe newbie, but also the potential racer the opportunity to race or bash at an economical price point.




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■ spec: 4wd moulded chassis ■ class: 1:10 off-road competition ■ cost: £109.76

THRASH TEST - BSR RACING BZ-444 PRO


Jus t under £110 bu ys you this BSR Racing

BZ-444 Pro bugg y. Pre t t y impressi ve reall y

when you consider the speci fi ca tion wi th a 4 W

D transmission, oil- fi lled shock s and some

lo vel y anodised allo y componen ts. Wan t to fi nd ou t more? Then read on

Along time ago, an yone had wan ted an R

C car ki t had to go ou t and visi t a model

shop. This is no longer the case and has

been f or man y years. An y good model

shop no wada ys has bo th a ph ysical and

online presence, so you can vie w and or

der

ki ts and par ts a t your o wn leisure or wh

en the shop is shu t. Recen tl y there has b

een

a gro wing trend f or online onl y s tores, on

e o f which is Hobb yKing. This compan y h

as

been around a f e w years and has a mass

i ve online si te where you can bu y RC ki ts

and Read y- To-Runs as well as componen

ts and accessories. The y ha ve a large

amoun t o f componen t, replacemen t par

ts and

hop-ups f or their o wn range o f RC cars, b

u t

tha t doesn’ t onl y s top there

, as the y ha ve a

massi ve line-up o f drones, helicop ters,

planes, and boa ts.

B A CK T O THE C A R

We were gi ven the oppor tuni t y o f

re vie wing their comple tion-spec

BSR Racing BZ-444 Pro – a 4 WD

elec tric 1: 10-scale o f f -road

ki t. This is in f ac t a model

tha t has been designed and

manu f ac tured b y Team C

Racing wi th a huge range o f

op tion par ts such as gear di f f s,

an anodised aluminium mo tor

moun t wi th in tegra ted hea tsink,

aluminium hinge pin holders f ron t

and rear, and the absolu tel y superb

Team C aluminium shocks included as

s tandard. Wi th more op tion par ts a vailab

le

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“ Other kits in and around this price

point have nowhere near the same high

spec”



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A full TrackStar package of mororand speed control courtesy of

Hobbyking

part of the suspension is topped off with the goldalloy hinge pin holders that are used to hold the

wishbones in place.

The alloy shock absorbers are of a small bore

design and require filling with oil Therefore the

first job is to take off the springs and remove the

caps. Again we used the included shock oil and

refitted the standard springs. The shocks feel good

and smooth and you can easily fit optional springs

to change the rebound characteristics or go for

some big bore shocks. Big bores

are the main stay of all the other

manufacturers, and would help

this kit land over the bigger jumps. The shock towers and

wishbones have multiple mounting positions forthe shocks and roll centres to gain a great set-up

for indoor or outdoor racing.

THE POWER WITHIN

To complete the build, we installed a Team Orion

servo, and a HobbyKing-supplied TrackStar 120A

GenII speed control with matching Stock Spec

17.5T brushless motor and a Nano-Tech Ultimate

6.0 7.4V saddle LiPo. There is ample space in the

chassis to install the largest of receiver and

speed control so we had no issues

with the equipment had.

This kit only enables itto be built as a saddle

pack layout, but maybe with some modifying itwould enable a shorty LiPo to be installed and

adopt the latest trend for the 4WD class.

The motor mount uses a neat design that is

similar to other manufacturers with a cam system

to alter the mesh. The cam shaped piece bolts to

the motor and slots into the bottom of the mount

and is held in place by an alloy top clamp. This is

then protected from dirt and fingers by a moulded

cover. The saddle pack is held in place with two

plastic battery straps and body clips for quick and

easy removal. Ideally some sticky back foam could

be applied to stop sideways movement of the

saddle pack, but you could use some servo tape totake up the gap.

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Nano-Tech Ultimate 6.0 saddle7.4V LiPo pack is rated at

6000mAh and 80C

TrackStar motor is apopular choice for stockclass racing



To p r o t e c t t h e s e rv o th e r e i s a b u i lt - in s a v e r o n th e

l e f t s t e e r i n g p o s t

A s m a ll h e a t s i n k i s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e m o t o r

m o u n t d e s i g n

S h o u l d y o u w is h it i s s t i l l p o s s i b l e t o f i t s u b - C c e l ls b u t

w e w o u ld r e c o m m e n d L i P o f o r t h e b e s t p e r f r o m a n c e

Rear suspension detailincluding the 14mm gold

anodised wheel hexes Blue alloy caster blocks arestandard issue as are theother blue and gold parts

Threaded bodies shockscome pre-built from

the factory. We wouldrecommend investing in

some optional springs

The moulded chassis showsits heritage with the shapingto accept sub-C cells.Fortunately LiPo packs dropinto place

We fittedsome Pro-Line

Pin Pointtyres to the

yellow wheelsthat come in

the kit




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UNRIVALLED HIGH SPEED PERFORMANCE

INCLUDES DBOOTS MULTI-TERRAIN, HIGH GRIP

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“ The BZ-444 Pro offers an impressive spec for the price. It would make a great investment ”





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Summary The BSR RacingBZ-444 goes togetherextremely well andis very competitivelypriced. Other kitsbased around thisprice haven’t thesame specs oranywhere near the

set-up capabilities.This is ideal for anybeginners who want torace a 4WD race kit.

On Test For the thrash test of the BSR Racing

BZ-444 Pro we chose to run it at the

first round of the BRCA South-East 4WD

Regionals hosted by Eden Park Raceway,

who will also be holding the third round of

the national series in June. The weather

indicated that the first round would be wet

to damp, but on arrival the track was only

damp in places. The sun was out and with

some breeze in the air, so we selected

some Schumacher silver compound Mini

Spikes front and rear for a practice run

first thing. On the initial run the car felt

slow with the TrackStar Stock Spec 17.5T

motor as we expected up against modified

opposition, so we swapped this out for a

7.5T, but kept with the silvers on all four

corners. The car felt stable and drivable,

but a little soft with some understeer.

For the first round we opted to change

tyres to yellow compound - Mini Spikes

at the rear and Cut Staggers on the front -

knowing that this should improve turn in.

The car felt a lot more responsive and with

more steering. This gave us confidence in

the corners, whist the soft set-up helped

on the jumps and bumps of the Astroturftrack. Sadly we weren’t so lucky over

the large jump to the left of the track as

one landing too many on the nose meant

a broken wishbone, but we had been

pushing our luck on a tough section of

track where the crashes are always big!

After repairing the wishbone and then

opting to change the front tyres to 2WD

Slim Mini Spikes (very rarely do we use

the wider 4WD front), we instantly found

improvement again, and were able to

improve our lap times a little.

Upon reflection, we think the car would

have felt better if we had some alterative

springs, maybe something a little harder,but unfortunately that wasn’t the case...

Overall the car was definitely fast enough,

very drivable, stable and consistent - ideal

for first time 4WD racer!


Although you get hex

yellow wheels in the box,

there aren’t any inserts or

tyres. The wheel hexes come

in the same gold colour

to complement the rest of

the kit but are 14mm rather

than 12mm that has become

the industry standard. That

said optional 12mm wheel

hexes are available that

will allow the use of other

manufacturer’s wheels.

A clear Lexan body and

rear wing are supplied, both

with an overspray protective

film. We choose to airbrush

the shell in the style of

a storm trooper from the

resent re-boot of the latest

Star Wars movie, The Force

Awakens. ■

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SPECIFICATION

Model: BSR Racing BZ-444 ProScale: 1:10Class: Off-RoadApplication: CompetitionFormat: KitPower: ElectricChassis: MouldedDrivetrain: 4WDTransmission: ShaftDifferentials: GearShocks: Oil-filled/threaded bodiesBearings/Bushes: Bearings

TECHNICAL DATA

Width: 245-250mmLength: 350mmWheelbase: 279-281mm

Weight: 1650gWHAT WE USED

Electric KitTransmitter: Spektrum DX3S 2.4GHzsteerwheelReceiver: Spektrum SR3500 DSM 2.4GHzthree-channel microServo: Team Orion Vortex VDS2-HV 1605High-SpeedSpeed Control: TrackStar 120A GenIIMotor: TrackStar Stock Spec 17.5T V2 brushlessBattery: Nano-Tech Ultimate 6.0 6000mAh7.4V saddle LiPo

OPTIONAL PARTS

Complete Spring Set (4)Optional Aluminium Front Arm Mount Set

Optional Aluminium Rear Arm Mount SetOptional Aluminium C-Hub 10-degree (L/R)Optional Aluminium C-Hub 13-degree (L/R)Fibre-Reinforced Fan MountTitanium Turnbuckle SetOptional Aluminium Steering PlateAnti-Roll Bar Set(1mm/1.1mm/1.2mm/1.3mm/1.4mm)

VERDICT

Hugh spec/low priceAlloy optional parts as standardGear differentials

Standard diff seals

CONTACT

HobbyKingWebsite: www.hobbyking.com



Serpent Spyder SRX-4 With Aluminium Chassis

Serpent has released an additional version of their belt-drivenSerpent Spyder 4WD 1:10 buggy with a hard-coated lightened 7075T6 aluminium chassis. The carbon chassis, which is standard on thecurrent Spyder SRX-4 gives the car the extra flex, which works well onmedium and lower grip surfaces, but with the hard coated aluminiumchassis the car works better on medium to super high-grip tracks. Thedurable 7075 T6 aluminium chassis is stiffer than the carbon version,is machined to make it lighter and hard-coated for stiffness anddurability. The new part numbers for the kits are as follows:

500010 Serpent Spyder SRX-4 (carbon chassis)

500011 Serpent Spyder SRX-4 (aluminium chassis)

Available from: Serpent Off-Road UKWebsite: www.serpentuk.comContact: [email protected]

Pro-Line Light Bar Kits

Pro-Line can now offer three light bars with real working LED lights. The lights arerated for 6V to 12V power, so you have the option to plug directly into a 3S LiPopower source. The LEDs are housed in a durable black nylon housing moulding witha P-L logo and includes the mounts and hardware you need to do a custom installon a rock Crawler, rock racer, 1:8 MT and 1:10 MT vehicle.

6276-00 Pro-Line 2” Super-Bright LED Light Bar Kit 6V-12V6276-01 Pro-Line 4” Super-Bright LED Light Bar Kit 6V-12V6276-02 Pro-Line 6” Super-Bright LED Light Bar Kit 6V-12V

Available from: CML DistributionWebsite: www.cmldistribution.co.ukContact: 01527 575349

Xray XB2 Stainless Steel Battery Weight

Xray have released this specially designed50g stainless steel weight for placementbeneath battery on their XB2 buggy. This

keeps the weight as low as possible tomake the car easier to drive and more

forgiving.

#326180 Xray Stainless Steel BatteryWeight 50g

Available from: RC DiscoWebsite: www.rcdisco.com

Contact: [email protected]


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Xray XB2 AluminiumFront and Rear RollCentre Holders

These optional front and rear rollcentre holders are CNC machinedfrom high-quality Swiss 7075T6 aluminium that have beendesigned to increase strength andmake the handling more preciseand more forgiving. These are

suitable for very high-tractiontracks. The front piece will fit boththe Dirt and Carpet Edition whilstthe rear is for the Carpet Editiononly.

#322041 Xray XB2 Aluminium FrontRoll Centre Holder - Swiss 7075 T6#323041 Xray XB2 Aluminium RearRoll Centre Holder - Swiss 7075 T6

Available from: RC DiscoWebsite: www.rcdisco.comContact: [email protected]

Pro-Line Predator Clear Body for TLR 22 3.0

Introducing the Pro-Line Predator Body for the TLR 22 3.0! The Predator design recently debuted on the B5M andhas now been reshaped to fit perfectly on the new 22 3.0. The Predator takes design features from the Phantomand Type-R bodies to create a whole new look and balanced performance in any condition. Give your buggy theperformance and style it needs to dominate the competition, get the Pro-Line Predator body today!

3467-00 Predator Clear Body for TLR 22 3.0

Available from: CML DistributionWebsite: www.cmldistribution.co.ukContact: 01527 575349

JConcepts Shock Components

JConcepts have unveiled a raft of optional aluminium parts for the Team Associated 1:10-scale 12mm big bore shockabsorbers. Their aluminium cap is precision machined with angular bleed hole for correct building procedure andmaintenance. The cap features weight reducing holes positioned about the centre to reduce weight and add to thestyling. The new caps are available in blue or black with an etched JC logo. for identification.Next up is the JConcepts shock collar that has a knurled exterior for extra grip and making quick adjustments. Anotch has been added for location and identifying a trackside ride height change. The precise collar accepts thesame inner O-ring as the kit standard and with a tiny drop of oil makes them easily adjustable from any position.Like the caps, these too are available in blue or black.The shock bottom end cap allows the racer a little extra grip during a closure of shock rebuild. The blue or blackanodised piece fits nicely on the latest Team Associated shocks and also has the JConcepts.net etched logo.The spring cup is a finishing touch when it comes to a complete shock build and come with a 5mm off-set, whichis the most popular setting on the B5M, T5M and SC5M. The aluminium material in either blue or black anodisingprovides a healthy footing for the hot new spring of choice or the trusty stock spring set. The cups feature a uniqueshock shaft path that helps lock the spring cup in position during hard crashes or collisions. Etched with offset

identification and JConcepts.net logo the new spring cups are top-notch replacements.

#2490-1 JConcepts Fin 12mm V2 Shock Cap – blue (2)#2490-2 JConcepts Fin 12mm V2 Shock Cap – black (2)#2491-1 JConcepts Fin 12mm Shock Collar – blue (2)#2491-2 JConcepts Fin 12mm Shock Collar – black (2)#2492-1 JConcepts Fin VCS Shock Bottom Cap – blue (2)#2492-2 JConcepts Fin VCS Shock Bottom Cap – black (2)#2493-1 JConcepts Fin Shock 5mm Offset Spring Cup – blue (2)#2493-2 JConcepts Fin Shock 5mm Offset Spring Cup – black (2)

Available from: X-Factory UKWebsite: www.xfactoryrc.co.ukContact: 01923 816636


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■ What: LRP Column

RACER INSIGHT - NEW PRODUCTS

ALL SHAPES AND SIZESFOR SHORTY AND SADDLEIn this column I want to talk in depth about our Competition Car Line batteries for 2016 and also quickly look back upon

the TITC that was held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Last year, our LiPo

Competition Car Line

batteries really took off in the

racing scene. We took this as

motivation to further improve

and develop our batteries, andto tune them even more for

racing competitions. These are

purebred high-end competition

batteries – nothing more, nothing

less. Our R&D team was able to

broaden the range, ensuring

that you always have the best

possible configuration for your

needs and an advantage over your

competitors. Now, we really can

say, “You name it, we got it!”

CELL STACKING

The R&D team came up with

the revolutionising HDS-6-High-Density Stacking technology.

This constitutes LRP’s exclusive

cell stacking and electrolyte

technology against swelling for

a longer cycle life. Furthermore

these batteries exhibit our new

P5 technology using 5mm gold

plated battery plugs for lowest

contact resistance and maximum

power. To smooth over the change

from 4mm to 5mm connectors,

you will receive free 5mm Gold

Works Team connectors with every

2016 Competition Car Line battery

(excluding #430249) and alsoa free 5mm to 4mm Gold Works

Team adapter. In my opinion,

this should really push aside any

hesitation on your side.

FOUR OF THE BEST

Now I want to take some time

to introduce four noteworthy

new batteries out of the whole

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The new line-up covers 1:12, 1:10 and 1:8applications, from super short to shortyand stick, saddle and LCG

With the new designs you can move the LiPoaround the battery compartment

Connectors to suit 4mm and 5mmapplications, with a 2mm for balancing



line. Firstly, there are the two saddle packs - the

Shorty Saddle P5 (430242) and the Small SaddleP5 (430243) with 3900mAh capacity in each. Both

of them are a world premiere in 4WD Modified.

The Shorty Saddle P5 hardcase enables you to

move your battery halves to the front or the rear

of your car to significantly influence the weight

distribution of your car and therefore adjust

front- and rear-end grip. This system has already

been used with shorty battery packs in 2WD

off-road with great success, and are now it is

also available for cars using a saddle pack battery

configuration. The Small Saddle P5 in contrast is a

special, narrower saddle pack hardcase, and these

can be placed to the inside or the outside of thecar greatly influencing the cornering and jump

behaviour of your car. Manage the aggressiveness

of your car by moving the halves inside for

more agility or moving them outside for greater

stability. This is a brand new tuning option for all

saddle pack chassis layouts that has never been

available before.

The new Real Shorty LCG P5 battery (430239)

with 4000mAh combines the benefit of our

standard shorty pack with those of our shorty LCG

pack. It therefore offers the best possible power/

weight/height ratio of all of our off-road batteries

and is therefore of course the perfect battery tostart with. It features a lower hardcase design that

will lower the centre of gravity while maintaining

the high power output that you are used to

from our standard shorty pack enabling higher

cornering speed while making the car easier

to drive.Lastly, I am proud to announce our first

Competition Car Line 4S battery, the LRP 6600 1:8

4S P5 LiPo battery (430246). This one is perfect for

E-buggies using a standard battery configuration.

It is easy to use, tons of power and more than

enough capacity, giving you high and consistent

power output. You just can’t go wrong with it.

As I already mentioned earlier, we have

extremely broadened the LiPo Competition Car

Line within the last two years and can now truly

offer the perfect battery for every RC racing

application possible!

TITC BANGKOK

The 2016 edition of the Thailand International

Touring Car Championship, or better known as

the TITC was held once again at the RC Addict

racetrack in Bangkok with a total of 250 drivers

were in attendance. The conditions were extreme

in every way. Asphalt temperatures exceeding

60-degrees Celsius in combination with a bumpy

track created truly challenging conditions for the

drivers. In the modified touring car class, team

driver Ronald Völker was representing LRP. After

the qualifying, reigning 4WD off-road World

Champion Bruno Coelho had secured TQ with MeenVejrak and our own Ronald Völker in second and

third respectively.

The spectators saw a close fight in leg one of

the A final between Bruno and Meen with Bruno

coming in first. Ronald had to settle for third

place ahead of Alex Hagberg. The second leg sawBruno having technical issues that led to him

abandoning the final. Ronald was able to take

the lead and win leg two ahead of former World

Champion Marc Rheinard and Alexander Hagberg.

Leg three would decide the title between Bruno

and Ronald. Bruno kept the lead from the start

and won in a tight fight again ahead of Meen

in second and Ronald back in third. This made

Bruno Coelho the new 2016 Thailand International

Touring Car Champion. LRP team driver Ronald

Völker finished second on tiebreak ahead of

Meen Vejrak, as Marc Rheinard came in fourth

and Alexander Hagberg fifth. Congratulations toall drivers and thanks to RedRC.net for the photo

from this event. n

Jurgen Lautenbach

CEO LRP Electronic

In 4WD cars like the Team Associated B44.3 shown above that adopt a saddle set-up, LRP’s new packs can be located towards the centre or outside

LRP team driver Ronald Völker took second inthe modified TC class



■ What: Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4 ■Additional photography: courtesy of www.neo-buggy.net

RACER INSIGHT

HE C HA M PI O N

“ It may look familiar, but delve under the body and the

TKI4 is packed with newly designed parts”


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■ What: Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4 ■Additional photography: courtesy of www.neo-buggy.net

RACER INSIGHT

CLOSE-UP

on the roughest tracks with the biggest jumps.

A lightweight 13T vented clutch bell is now

included standard in the TKI4 and this also

reduces rotating mass that will help with faster

acceleration and improved fuel economy. The

clutch also benefits by reducing the heat in

the clutch shoes and springs, and by allowing

the clutch debris to escape from inside the

clutch bell.

BEEF BALL ENDS

The ball ends used on the steering turnbuckles

have been made stronger and now use a

6.8mm-size set-up. The wall thickness of the

ball ends is increased to keep the fit very tight

and strong to reduce wear and

increase reliability.

STRONGER WISHBONES

ALL ROUND

The lower rear wishbones benefit from

significantly increased webbing around the

gussets. The wishbones have been reinforced in

the web area to make them especially stronger

in line with the hinge pin, while still allowing

some necessary flex in the perpendicular axis

to make shock set-up easier. Wishbones that

are simply made super stiff in every direction

will make the car very difficult to tune properly

because there’s such a small tuning window.

The new MP9 arms add strength and durability

in the right areas, while still providing a car

that’s easy to set-up for your conditions and

driving preferences.

Like the rears, the front wishbones also

The new wing comes with a choice of bolton wickerbills

As this is Elliott Boots’s own car, it features

Pro-Line rubber and red wheel nuts

The abuse a 1:8 off-road chassis takes isimmense as you can see here

The proven system of inserts is used onthe rear mounting block

EC15 engine pays homeage to Elliott’s2015 European Championship title

New alloy steering knuckles offerimproved Ackerman

Updated pins make a more secure shockabsorber fixing

The adjusters now include a smallmarking to make more accurate changes

Kyosho blue springs all round is a popularset-up

Additional Lexan piece helps support thebody

As a Sanwa sponsored driver Elliott usestheir latest servos and radio equipment

Heat reflective tape and additional fuelpipe securit

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