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January 18, 2012

TLR22 Brass weight system

TLR has released a new rear motor brass weight system for the TLR line of 22 vehicles. The new brass weight system allows racers to add a total of 14 grams of weight, in 7 gram increments, to the top of the transmission. It comes with two 16mm button head screws to secure the two 7 gram brass weights plates and the brass plates are laser etched with the weight of the brass weight and the TLR logo. The added weight to the rear of the vehicle provides more forward traction when exiting a turn. TLR has found that less weight is needed when mounted on top of the transmission compared to mounting the weight between the bulkhead and transmission case. The location of the weights also allows for easy access for quick tuning.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

January 18, 2012

Acorn Racing 1500mAh & 1100mAh RX packs

Acorn Racing have released their new line of receiver packs. These Lithium based cells housed in metal cases were specifically designed for use in nitro-powered cars, buggies and trucks that require a stick / hump pack configuration. Small in size, light in weight, makes these the optimum receiver packs for today’s racing car design. These packs are made smaller than the new generation LiPo and LiFe receiver packs in the market, does not expand and has an operating voltage between 2.3V to 4.2V per cell. This pack can be used together with today’s LiPo-compatible high voltage servos and receivers for even more steering speed and torque.

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January 18, 2012

Team C TS4 4×4 short course truck

Team C have released a CAD image showing their new TS4 4×4 short course truck. Details are scarce but we have been told that it comes with an aluminium main chassis, gear diffs, a 4wd shaft system and a newly designed short course body. We have no date for release but we hope to see the final car at the Nuremberg toy fair in 2 weeks.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

January 17, 2012

Báez & Santiago take Rd1 of NOS

After a wet start the organisers took the time to get the track back into top condition for the first round of the Nitro On Road series in Barceloneta. This championship is made up of 6 races and in qualifying it was Xray driver José Martínez that took the TQ honors in the Sedan Class with 14 laps in 5:08. In the main it was Xray driver Juan Rodriguez who took the lead of the 40 minutes main, but with 8 minutes to go Juan started to have tire problems and it was Andy Báez who took the lead and would eventually win the race with his MTX5.

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January 17, 2012

Jared Tebo wins SC 2wd at CRCRC Champs

The 25th Annual CRCRC Winter Mid-West Championships were held January 12th-15th at The Ohio R/C Factory in Jeffersonville, OH. This is known as the first big race of the new year. Racers from as far east as New Jersey and as far west as California made the trip for this great annual event. Team Orion would have their All-Star cast of drivers in attendance which included: Current 2wd & 4wd World Champion Ryan Cavalieri, Current Truck and 4wd ROAR National Champion Jared Tebo, Mike Truhe, Shaun Dunlap, Matt Castellano and Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars. On Friday and Saturday the qualifiers were set for a length of 5-minutes. Each drivers two best points would count towards their overall qualifying position. Then on Sunday, Triple A-Mains would be ran for 7-minutes to decide the Champions in each class

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January 17, 2012

Arrieta wins Street Buggy at Novarossi Challenge

At this year Novarossi Challenge, there a new class called Street Buggy. It’s 1/8th Off-road buggies running on the asphalt with a chicane on the straightaway in order to keep the engine from over working. It was a big hit since 1/8th nitro buggy are the current biggest class in FL. The “body roll” made this class the most entertaining race for the weekend. During the A main event, the race was a great battle between Alfredo Arrieta and Joaquin Desoto Sr. The 2 drivers using Hot Bodies Pink Megabite tires were never more than a few seconds apart the whole race. With the same pit strategy, it all came down to the driver. Alfredo was able to take the win, with Joaquin close behind. The TQ Ricardo Jordao suffered from the wrong tire choice, but he was still able finish the race on the lead lap. All three, running Novarossi powered Serpents, were separated by only 10 seconds after 30 minutes of intense battle.

Source: Hobby Crap [hobbycrap.com]

January 17, 2012

Neumann & Honigl confirmed for EOS Rd1

The organisers of next month’s Euro Offroad Series season opener (February 10th to 12th) in the Czech Republic have confirmed that Team Durango will be sending their factory team to Hrotovice for round 1. Winner at the EOS Pilot race in Sweden last year, Joern Neumann will be in attendance, coming off a dominant indoor season that has seen him win both the DHI Cup and Petit race in the last fortnight. He will be joined by team mate Hupo Honigl, who also took a win at last weekend’s Petit race and both are confirmed to run in the 4wd, 2wd and 4wd SC classes. More top driver announcements will come in the next days, including a Japanese superstar, as this race shapes up to be a classic. Entry is currently open at MyRCM, so if you want to compete against the best in the World at an awesome venue with a great atmosphere then sign up now. For full event information please visit the EOS site here.

January 17, 2012

Arrowmax ride height gauge & droop blocks

Arrowmax have released their new line of carbon ride height gauges and droop gauge blocks. Using a special design and production technology that sees the whole frame edge machined from 7075 aluminium, graphite plate is installed on the sides in order to reduce weight without compromising strength or durability. All parts are then laser engraved with logo and scale if applicable.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]