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 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 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…
January 21, 2011
Nosram have released version 2 of their Pearl evolution spec racing ESC. The dual xps.mod software boosts stock racing into a new dimension. The speedo offers the highest flexibility by individualized settings and a revolutionary superBEC featuring a constant 6V/3A output with 3.0-7.4V voltage, for unbeatable on-track performance. Features – Improved, tougher specs: improved soft- and hardware for maximum reliability – USB software updateability: benefit from all the latest performance improvements and updates available at www.NOSRAM.com – Dual xps.mod software: independent adjustment of “feel” and “boost” for maximum flexibility for all classes and motors – SuperBEC: a true BEC revolution!…
January 14, 2011
…be used with 2-8S Thunder Power-compatible balance connectors as well as the JST-XH balance connectors found on many other brand batteries from Align, Dynamite®, E-flite®, ParkZone® and more. – Convenient and flexible dual (two) port design charges, discharges and cycles 1-8S LiPo/LiIon/LiFe (A123), 1-24 cell NiCd/NiMH and 6-30V Pb (lead-acid) batteries on each port independently or simultaneously – More than double the charging power, up to 800 watts total (400 watts per port), of other similar class chargers with selectable charge rates from 0.2 amps up to 20 amps for each port – The perfect choice for safe and ultra-fast…
December 20, 2010
…weeks from now, the Reedy Race returns to West Coast R/C Raceway and there is still an opportunity to be a part of it. With a successful lottery entry system and the waiting list contacted, a few entries for the open class still remain. There is still a maximum of 150 entries between 2WD Open and 4WD Open and signups are only available on www.rcsignup.com and must be paid upon entry. Once they reach 150 paid entries, the event will be closed. A direct link to the Open Class entries can be found here. More information can be found here…
November 18, 2010
The VRC Pro team successfully concluded the long awaited alpha test in the 2nd week of October. The alpha test is an all-out internal test of all the processes on game, website and database level and precedes the external beta test. Although there are still areas that need work and fine-tuning, we can say that we are at approx. 96% of what is needed for beta test and eventually launch. At this moment the team is working on final component configuration to accommodate the trial and full user levels, some account issues (especially transaction reporting) and optimizing the VRC World…
November 15, 2010
…the rain did come back and it was raining heavily from green light to chequered flag. Because of the rain two teams – the Meister-Team with Karl-Heinz Meister, Matthias Meister and Michael Salven as well as the Team Shepherd Racing West with Andre Huntebrinker, Matthias Sielemann and Bjoern Hartlage – refused to join the race. While the Dream-Team Hepp/Schewiola/Levy pulled away from the very first lap, the race was mourning some early retirements. After less than 30 minutes the Team MRC Oberhausen with Christian Roenicke, Stefan Lautenschlager und Markus Bastians had to stop because water crippled all three Mugen. Short…
