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August 6, 2011

SpeedMerchant Xray 10 WGT Conversion

SpeedMerchant’s new Xray 10 WGT conversion features nearly everything found on the company’s Xray II conversion. The kit includes two tweak/body mount braces for Protoform’s Sophia GT shell as well as general 200mm bodies and make use of the stock battery position and wheelbase. The kit includes a 2.5mm main chassis, bottom plate, top plate and tweak/body mount braces, SpeedMerchant damper tubes, linear tweak spring set and all needed hardware to complete the conversion.

Source: SpeedMerchant [teamspeedmerchant.com]

August 6, 2011

Hohwart & Cuffs win ROAR on-road nationals

Team Associated factory team drivers Rick Hohwart and Jeff Cuffs were victorious in the 13.5 and 17.5 TC classes at the 2011 ROAR on-road Nationals at Jackson R/C Raceway in Jackson, NJ. Rick Hohwart dominated the 13.5 class by qualifying first in each of the four qualifying rounds to claim the pole position. Keeping the streak intact, Rick went on to win legs one and two to wrap up his 10th national championship. Jeff Cuffs made things a little more interesting. Starting second on the grid, Jeff fought hard to finish in the runner-up position in leg one even after receiving a controversial stop-go penalty. Putting the events of leg one behind him, Jeff came back to win legs two and three to seal the deal and the national championship.

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August 6, 2011

Team Associated SC10 4×4 RTR

Team Associated release information about the SC10 4×4 Ready-To-Run truck. The Short Course truck comes packed with unique features, like the composite modular chassis design with sealed receiver box and removable speed control tray for easy maintenance and the new Reedy 550 SL brushless motor coupled to the new water-resistant XP SC700 speed control. Included in the package is also an XP-3SS 2.4GZh 3-channel radio system with S2008MG high-torque metal gear servo. Available from September the RTR comes with a pre-painted, pre-decorated Lucas Oil, Pro Comp or Rockstar/Makita body shell.

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August 5, 2011

Robitronic Razer BL 1/8 BL motors

Robitronic release a total of four new electric brushless motors. The Razer BL and Razer Pro BL share the same 42×68.5mm dimensions and while the the normal version is available as 6-pole 2150kv/7T and 1900kv/8T variant, the Pro comes as 2400kv/6T and 2100kv/7T 6-pole/18-slot version for even more power and efficiency. All motors come with a black anodised and highly ripped can with red front and back plate – the Pro variant additionally features three milled out section in the front plate for easy identification.

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August 5, 2011

Dulac & Fares win Brazilian 200mm nationals Rd2

Held in Rio de Janeiro, the second round of the Brazilian 1/10 Nitro 200mm nationals attracted over 40 pilots, separated into the two categories Light, for beginners, and Pro for the experts. The four day competition promised intense action on the track with Eduardo Dulac dominating the Pro class from practice to final, taking a straight win some four laps ahead of Leandro Campos and Pedro Piau who are now tie on points leaving the championship open for the last round that will take place in Sao Paulo, in the city of Santo André.

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August 5, 2011

Sneak Peek – Kyosho Mini-Z Optima

Kyosho released first vague information on their upcoming Mini-Z MB-010 Optima 2.4GHz micro racer. Resembling the iconic vintage 1/10 scale 4WD Optima, the Mini-Z offering will feature a 4WD drive train, oil-filled shock absorbers, makes use of AAA-size batteries and comes including a 2.4GHz radio system. The japanese company will release more detailed information with the beginning of September and plans a public release in November 2011.

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August 5, 2011

Pro-Line Summer Sale

Pro-Line have been in contact to let you all know about their latest special offer. This weekend only, you can save an additional 15% off on all orders with the Summer Sale. To avail of this great online only deal, use the coupon code ‘BeatTheHeat15’ on checkout.

Head on over to Pro-Line to avail of this great special offer.

August 5, 2011

KM H-K1 aluminium bearing bushing

Made for the H-K1 chassis are KM Racing’s new aluminium bearing bushings. The parts replace the kit’s plastic parts with stronger and more rigid CNC-machined and black anodised aluminium parts. The inserts perfectly match with KM’s #HK110 and #HK101 bearing bushing holder.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]