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January 6, 2012

Speedzone BL sensor cables

Speedzone expands its product line to include BL sensor cables. The sensor cables will be offered as braided or ultra flexible with the braided cables available in red and black with lengths of 70mm, 100mm, 125mm and 200mm. They are perfect for all non-tweak applications which include off-road and touring sedan. The braid can be flexed into tight spots while still protecting the important sensor wires. The ultra flexible sensor cables are perfect for every applications but especially tweak based vehicles such as 1/12 and WGT. The flexibility of the sensor cable gives you the confidence that your sensor cable will not tweak your car. Available in 70mm, 100mm, 125mm and 200mm lengths.

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August 3, 2011

Speedzone 3800mah 60C Short LiPo pack

Speedzone got in touch to tell us about their latest release in the form of a 3800mAh 60C 96mm LiPo battery pack. Ideal for all off-road applications the hardcase pack features dimensions of 96x47x25mm allowing the adjustment of the chassis weight distribution by sliding the pack back and forth. Included is a charge and balance harness.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

June 23, 2011

Speedzone Big Power 6800mah LiPos

Speedzone continues to expand their line of LiPo packs with the release of several new 2S and 1S LiPo packs. Available now are the 7.4v 6800mAh 55C and 7.4v 6300mAh 60C pack together with a 7.4v 4300mAh 35C designed for low bite off-road tracks. Also available are a 2S 5300mah 50C saddle pack. All packs come with banana style connectors, Deans connector lead and standard balancing port. In terms of 1S 1/12 scale LiPo packs Speedzone release four new packs. The 5600mAh, 5800mAh and 6200mAh packs feature 60C cells with a 6200mAh 28C battery also available the latter all feature 4mm inboard connectors.

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April 20, 2011

Mike Dumas joins Speedzone USA

Speedzone have announced that multiple US Nationals Champion Mike Dumas, will use Speedzone LiPo Packs to power his touring and 1/12 cars. Speedzone is very excited to have a driver with the caliber of Mike Dumas join the team. Having come back from a two year hiatus from r/c racing to start his own restaurant, Mike won an extremely exciting and close 1/12 13.5 A-Main at the Snowbirds earlier in the season and had this to say “The batteries perform as good as any other batteries I have ever run.”

Source: Speedzone [www.speedzoneusa.com]

February 9, 2011

Speedzone 2S & 1S LiPo Battery connectors

Speedzone now offers a variety of connector options for LiPo batteries. First up is a standard length connector available with a balance plug, 4mm bullet connectors and a Deans type or Traxxas connector. These are also available without a balance plug for 1S applications, or for tight fitting areas. Next up are 85mm length connectors which are also available with Deans type or Traxxas connectors, with and without balance plugs. The shortened wire length allows these connectors to be used in places where room is an issue or gives the user a neat and compact finish to their wiring layout, while still using a plug and play connector for their battery packs. Connectors come with 12 gauge wire and can be used as a harness connector for hook-up to a charger or ESC. Speedzone also makes available their own low profile, low resistance 4mm male connectors. These types of connectors allow for soldering your wires at a 90 degree angle to the connector, permitting greater room for body and chassis clearance.

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November 11, 2010

Speedzone sign Mark Smyka

Speedzone have announced that Mark Smyka will use their LiPo Packs to power his 1/12 scale cars for this and the upcoming 2011 on-road season. Mark is always a contender at every on-road event he attends and looks to add wins to his numerous local, regional and national titles using Speedzone LiPos.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

September 15, 2010

Speedzone 1S LiPo packs

Speedzone have released several new 1S LiPo packs to compliment their 2S line of packs. Perfect for 1/12 and WGT classes, the packs are available with bullet style connectors and direct connect deans. The 3.7v 5400mAh and 5200mah 50C packs with bullet connectors are both ROAR approved. The 3.7v 5200mah 50C direct connect pack has one side flat and the other side with humps which makes it perfect for conventional slotted chassis or a new LiPo specific chasses. All packs are hard case and come with Speedzone’s standard warranty.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

September 10, 2010

Speedzone 2S LiPo packs

Speedzone have released several new 2S LiPo packs which will cater to the needs of all racers and hobbyists. The 7.4v 5700mAh 50C pack, which is ROAR legal, and the 7.4v 5400mAh packs in 50C and 40C are perfect for high performance applications.The 7.4v 4000mAh 30C pack gives hobbyists an economical entry level LiPo pack where run time is not critical. These hard case packs all come with banana style connectors with a deans connector and a standard balancing port.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneUSA.com]