February 23, 2011
…was on. Going for a pass, Cavalieri got in to it with Thielke in the difficult back chicane and Thielke came out just ahead of Cavalieri and was able to hold off the two-time 4WD World Champion for a crowd-favorite win. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=7KashUsXTEs[/youtube] Overall the Motorama event is what RC racing needs: spectators. With over 30,000 bodies through the complex over the weekend, exposure for RC racing was at an all-time high. Team Associated would like to thank the entire Motorama staff, The Hidden Hanger, SEP, and all the racers and spectators who made the event a success. Source: Associated [rc10.com]…
February 16, 2011
Site sponsors Picco were in touch to let us know about their all new website. A complete overhaul, the new design gives more information on the companies engines, with in depth information and detailed photographs of all the internals as well as the latest news concerning the Italian company. Go check it out at www.teampicco.com. Source: Picco [teampicco.com]…
February 9, 2011
…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. Source: Speedzone [www.speedzoneusa.com]…
February 8, 2011
…your head trying to remember, then you need to download this app. For those of us who haven’t yet grasped the theory and physics of the tuning possibilities behind the many setup options, RC Cheat Sheets, with its 100+ cheat sheets and 70+ full-color photos, will give you shortcuts to the information you need to make changes intelligently and quickly. This app puts valuable information at your fingertips for off road, on road and oval styles and electric and nitro vehicles. This app useful for a wide range of RC brands, not just Team Associated vehicles. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSulrMZs4c[/youtube] Source: Associated [rc10.com]…
February 7, 2011
EFRA have been in touch with us to announce the definitive list of homologated body shells for the 2011 season. The different lists include 1/8th scale on road, Electric touring 190mm and Gas touring 200mm classes and you can download the PDF’s directly from here (1/8th), here (190mm) and here (200mm). Source: EFRA [www.efra.ws]…
February 6, 2011
…for the car, something that could not have been achieved with the aluminium side skirts used on the 1/10th buggy. Spanish fuel company Merlin have two new blends of car fuel on their stand in 25% and 16% nitro, called Pro Racing 25 Evo II and Pro Racing 16 Evo II respectively. With sanctioned racing pretty much requiring at least one fuel stop and so the performance and consumption is not being stretched to the limit, the new blend offers more lubrication for the engine which reduces run time but without sacrificing performance. Having covered the complete Tecnopower range earlier…
February 3, 2011
…body machined from high-quality Swiss 7075 T6 – Rear composite lightweight 1-piece solid axle features composite pulley with holes for self-cleaning – Diff outdrives manufactured from HUDY Spring Steel™ and specially ground for maximum precision – Easily-adjustable front and rear axle height via eccentric bulkhead bushings Suspension – Advanced suspension geometry optimized and finely tuned for high-competition racing – Lightweight, durable, and reinforced suspension parts molded from XRAY’s self-developed composite mixture for suspension parts. Each suspension part is molded from a high-tech composite that is specially formulated for the particular part – High-tensile steel suspension pivot pins polished for smooth…
February 3, 2011
Calandra Racing Concepts is happy to report a great new addition to the European race team, Finnish racing star, Simo Ahoniemi. The 2004 European Champ will use the full CRC race package; CRC Gen-XL 1:12th car, Pro Cut tires and Maxxcell Lipo battery pack. This season, Simo will attend the 2011 Euro’s in France as well as competing in the Finnish Nationals and other large events. Good luck to the new CRC Ace pilot. After a few practice sessions, Simo reports; I have done my first test with CRC car and first impression is very good. Compared to the past,…
