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July 8, 2008

Serpent 960 Radio plate support weight

Also new for the Serpent 960 is this aluminium radio plate support with brass weight. Similar in structure to the previous aluminium bracket, this version has been modified to accept the brass weight and will come as standard in future 960-08 kits. The accompanying brass weight adds 50 grams to very centre of the car and is mounted as low as possible in this area so as not to adversely affect the centre of gravity. Similar in concept to the previously released brass battery holder, this system gives a more neutral handling characteristic than that of the battery holder yet has the same benefits.

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July 8, 2008

Serpent 960 Shock tower RR V3

Serpent have announced the release of this new shock tower for the rear of the Serpent 960. Made from 3.5mm thick carbon fibre, the new shock tower features a 2nd, higher mounting hole for the centring pin. This hole allows for the rear body mount to be set at its highest setting, while still being able to be centred. Some new low body shells work best when they are raised at the rear and this new shock tower facilitates that. This part will come as standard in future 960-08 kits.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 8, 2008

Kawada LX Lipo packs & Balance Charger

New from Japanese firm Kawada are these new LiPo packs as well as a new LiPo balance charger. Similar to those recently shown to us by Speed Passion, these new LiPo packs comes in both a hard cased carbon look racing pack and a stick pack configuration complete with rounded corners as well as power cable and balancer connection. Both packs are 4000MAh, with the racing pack contain 30C cells and the stick pack only 20C. Also newly released by Kawada is a simple LiPo balance charger that lets you charge at 2.0A, 1.5A, 1.0A and 0.5A and can work with up to 4 cell 14.8 volt packs.

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July 8, 2008

Much More Charging connectors

Much More have released a number of new wiring accessories starting with this multi purpose charging connector, that allows you to charge all 4 of your essentials in one go. Supplied with two charging jacks for different transmitters – suitable for JR, KO, Futaba, Sanwa, Hitec and many more transmitters, a receiver connector, Ultra plug, BEC connector and an extra wire for your custom connection. The Multi Charging Connector is fitted with gold plated 4mm Hyper Banana Connectors which provides you with a safe and stable connection to most popular battery chargers. Also new is the Hyper connector series which are ideal for 7.2V battery packs. The gold plated connector jacks are 4mm Euro connectors housed in a red moulded plastic casing which is designed to prevent short circuiting. Finally there are the Hyper Banana connectors which are ideal for 12V input from electronic devices such as chargers. Again using gold plated connector jacks, the ends are housed in red and black moulded plastic for easy identification.

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July 7, 2008

VRC Track of the Month – Osaka Japan

VRC Track of the Month - Osaka Japan

Our site sponsors VRC have asked us to inform everyone about their track of the month, the Central Park Raceway near Osaka, Japan, which is the latest release from VRC. The Osaka track is a typical Japanese style track with multiple lay-outs to accommodate all sort of race classes and to offer different lay-outs each new season. The track has the back straight opposite the drivers rostrum and has quite a technical infield and offers new and exciting challenges to VRC racers as this track is different from all the earlier track releases of VRC. The Osaka track will be the 3rd Japanese track alongside Kakegawa and Boss Speed which were released before. More Japanese tracks are under development, among them the famous SPL tracks near Tokyo, Keitune and Hokusei, as well as the Kyosho home track. This will eventually bring the total number of Japanese tracks to 8.

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July 7, 2008

Kyosho Inferno MP9 Body Off shots

Sponsors of our event coverage at last weekends European 1/8th scale buggy Championships, Kyosho Germany have released the first shots of the Inferno MP9 chassis. Previous to this we only had shots with the body on, but with the shell off you can see that the car is relatively conventional in its layout with the big changes being to the car’s overall weight, which has been reduced dramatically. Full details and more pics are to follow, but in the meantime you can check it out for yourself in the photos below.

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July 5, 2008

Team C Body Reamer

Our friends at Team C were in touch to tell us about their latest product, this neat looking body reamer. Available in 4 different anodized colours, black blue, gold and red, they all feature a cool looking carbon fibre look handle. The steel tip is ultra sharp for making clean burr free holes in your bodyshell and comes supplied with an aluminium and carbon tip protector, which sports the Team C logo etched into it.

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July 4, 2008

Xray Belt Tensioner Set

Xray have released this smart, easy-to-use belt tensioner set for controlling centre drive belt tension and twisting. Suitable for the T2’008 and T2’007, it has been made from high-quality components including a CNC-machined lightweight aluminium mounting post, high-speed ball-bearings, and comes supplied with the necessary mounting hardware.

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