August 18, 2011
Team Orion got in touch to tell us about their latest addition to the R10 line of 1/10 scale speed controllers. Based on the the 4-times US National Champion R10 Pro the Swiss company introduces the R10 Race 2-3S Club Racing speed controller. The speedo, that is ideal for the zero degrees fixied timing class, features the same aluminium case as the Pro offerings, the Race offers the possibility to use LiPo batteries up to 3S with a 10.5T motor limit, 5.75V/3A linear mode BEC and on-board programming of various parameters like drive mode, punch, brake and low-voltage adjustments via…
August 17, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1gN4_Zzjxs[/youtube] Following our coverage of last weekend’s ROAR EP Offroad Nationals in Union City, California, we now have some videos from both leg 1 and leg 3 of the 4wd A-main online. We hope to have more online in the coming days so stay tuned to our Youtube channel for updates. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aUWK5tv6IQ[/youtube]…
August 16, 2011
…got one yet! Beta Testing – Incredible Mileage Most beta testers take their testing job very seriously, but some even more than others. Dominique Dordigue from France has already driven over 5.700 km in 2 months time, that’s from New York to LA, an incredible distance. With an average track length of say 240m this is close to 24.000 laps. Can’t all be testing, he must be having great fun with VRC pro. Many testers are already over 3.000 km. As beta-tester Kevin Westendorf put it: “I was nervous of the outcome. I can not lie. But Sir, you and…
August 16, 2011
…the other competition and see where I stand and what I need to work on for the Nationals to come. Saturday started and my 1/8 scale was good. I was able to set a strong TQ run in the 2nd round. Having issues with my sedan not counting I decided to sit out the next round on 1/8. In sedan my chassis was not great, but even worse I was having nothing but electronic issues and this was not allowing me to test anything. What I though was a transponder took 4 round to solve and it ended up being…
August 15, 2011
The Scottish round of the 2011 Much-More UK GP took place last weekend under superb sunny weather conditions for the whole weekend. John Simpson (Xray) who did not make the English round of the GP, took the Pro-Stock title for the Stonehaven round whilst team mate, Gareth Hunt took the title of ‘Much-More UK GP Champion’ by improving on 4th place at the Carlisle round with some consistent driving and a 2nd place at the Stonehaven round. In the overall championship, Gareth was followed by Neal Radwell (AE TC6) taking 2nd place and Chris Mitchell (HB TCX) in 3rd. The…
August 13, 2011
BCESpeed got in touch to tell us about their new racing chassis for the Losi SCTE 4×4 Short Course truck. CNC-machined from aerospace-grade 7075 T6 Billet aluminium, the chassis is lighter than the stock part, features a redesigned tail section for improved handling and the special design does away with the need to use the adapter plastics as seen on the stock, converted, TEN nitro chassis. www.bcespeed.com Source: BCESpeed [bcespeed.com]…
August 8, 2011
Fantom introduce the new Facts Machine 2 electric brushless motor tester. The multi-function motor tester has the ability to accurately test brushless motors and rotors with parameters like magnetic field strength and stator resistance. The compact unit is self-contained and requires no additional power source. Features: – Professional grade – Self-contained – requires no additional power source – Accurately tests magnetic field strength of brushless rotors – Works with all brand rotors & all sizes up to 12.5mm – Self centering – Accurately test ohms resistance of stator (single coil – motor unassembled) – Accurately Test ohms Resistance Of Stator…
August 5, 2011
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….
