November 20, 2011

South Swedish Indoor Cup Rd3 report

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The third round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup for electric touring cars was held on a fast high traction indoor track, close to Gothenburg. 21 drivers attended in the Modified class and after three rounds of qualifying Niclas Nilsson took TQ followed by Michael Nilsson and Daniel Carlsson, with only two seconds separating the three drivers. In the opening final there was a good race between Daniel and Michael as Niclas suffered from a DNS after the warm up laps due to a striped sup gear. In the end Daniel took the win in leg one.

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November 20, 2011

Reds R5T buggy engine

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Reds introduce the all new .21 5-port nitro buggy engine. Tuned by M. Rossi the long-stroke engine sports a 5-port chromed liner with booster exhaust ports, a CNC-machined billet aluminium piston, new separated and cooled combustion chamver and a light weight cooling head. Other features included are a 14mm balanced crankshaft, high strength connection rod, all Swiss-made ball bearing and a new composite slide carburettor.

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November 19, 2011

Exotek TRF417 extra flex top deck

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Exotek Racing release the extra flex top deck for Tamiya’s TRF417 touring car. The part is aggressively shaped for extra flex over the stock 417 top plate and uses US made bi-directional layup carbon fibre for maximum flex traits. The rear section has added cut outs for greater flex at the motor mount for increased rear end stability allowing you to drive into corners harder and power out faster. Great tuning aid to have to extend tire wear and generate maximum grip for controlled tire races.

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November 19, 2011

MCD W5 short course truck

After releasing a handful of preview pictures MCD Racing have now revealed the W5 large scale gasoline-powered Short Course truck in full. Based on the V4 4WD chassis the truck features larger shock towers, longer shock absorbers, improved CVD driveshafts and the new Xross-Max called SC tyres with aggressive tread for maximum traction on most off-road surfaces. Although not officially confirmed it is understood that the W5 will come in different engine specifications such as the other MCD vehicles leaving you the choice between different displacement engines.

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November 19, 2011

Root double at Thanksgiving Throwdown Rd2

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TLR and Losi’s Frank Root, Cody Turner, and Matt Castellano were on hand at the second round of the Thanksgiving Throwdown Series Saturday at West Coast R/C Raceway (WCRC). The track had fantastic traction, and a really fun and technical layout. The entry count was very strong with 19 full heats and a great day of racing was had by all.

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November 19, 2011

Novak Diablo dual battery brushless system

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Team Novak introduce the Diablo dual battery brushless system for monster trucks such as the Traxxas E-Maxx or HPI Savage that make use of dual battery power. The 550-size motor and speed controller are designed from the ground up to run from two 2S or 6-cell NiMH batteries as found in 1/10 scale vehicles. The controller features Novak’s own Bash Boost technology that boosts the performance of the motor by advancing the timing at a certain RPM and throttle position. The sensored 550-size motor sports a 5mm shaft and a one-piece, multi-pole sintered Neodymium magnet.

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November 18, 2011

Introducing Pulse RC

Introducing Pulse RC

Pulse RC is a new Germany-based RC-Car option parts brand founded by Vampire Racing owner Sven Rudig. Pulse RC will soon introduce RC-Car bodiesĀ  for almost all classes and scales such as on-road and off-road, 1/12 scale, 1/10 scale and 1/8 scale. The first body that will become released will be for Team Durango’s new DEX210 2WD off-road buggy. A preproduction version was already successfully tested at the recent Indoor Dirt Race in Germany.

Source: Pulse RC [pulse-rc.de]


November 18, 2011

Robitronic Dirtbags

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The Robitronic Dirtbags help to keep the trunk or back seat clean as they are designed to enclose the most dirty parts of off-road vehicles such as the tyres and chassis. The synthetic fabric the bags are made of are easy to clean with water and soap and even prevent water and oils so sip through. The bags are available in four sizes for Crawlers, 1/8 scale buggies, 1/8 scale truggies and monster trucks as well as large scale vehicles.

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