March 19, 2009
…Saskatchewan took home second, and Dale Ruptash followed up in third. CarCar would like to thank it’s premier sponsor shop, PM Hobbycraft (www.pmhobbycraft.ca), as well as additional prizes sponsored by Eastridge Hobbies (www.eastridgehobbies.ca), and strong series support from CanWest RC (www.canwestrc.net), as well as Mike Evans, Race Director, for running a great weekend; finishing early! on Saturday, and right on time Sunday. The weekend was great due to the efforts of many, many people, and we thank each and every one of them for making this hobby great! The final series standings can be found here. Report by Josh Carter….
March 16, 2009
The Border Online Shop have announced their all new, and unique, transponder repair service. If you have a broken casing, or your cable needs replacing, there is now need to run with a damaged transponder or fork out the full price for a new one. Simply send them your AMBrc PT, and they will give it a fresh carbon look housing and a new wire with your choice of wire length, perfect for those neat wiring jobs. Full details of this great service can be found here….
March 15, 2009
…Spec speedo came into play. This time we soldered a relatively mild Team Orion 6.5T motor to it. Steering duties are taken care of by a JR/Graupner DS3781 servo together with a Futaba R604FS receiver. Power came from Orcan VTEC 4600 cells, traction and site bite was provided by Jaco purple/lilac tryes up front and pinks at the rear. Body-wise we opted for Hot Bodies delicious C-12 Mark III that promises high downforce while remaining a low-drag body. The body was painted by Kai of HYPERLINK “http://www.ok-gfx.com” www.ok-gfx.com. Track test For the track test of the HB Cyclone 12x we…
March 12, 2009
…all, internally we have worked on four new big XRAY projects at the same time as well as finishing plenty of new HUDY products which is by far the largest amount of new stuff we have ever worked on simultaneously. Secondly, in addition to the annual DHI Cup which kicks off the electric touring car season, we had another major and highly competitive race on schedule; the newly-added European Indoor Championship for 1/10 electric touring cars and 1/12 pan cars and the US team headed to the annual US Touring Car Championship. Read the full column here. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
March 11, 2009
Last weekend was the final test at the Boulder City track to get ready for the Silver State Nitro Challenge the first week of April. Drivers from Losi, AE, Tamiya, Mugen, Kyosho, and O’Donnell were in attendance to do some final testing. The conditions were very dusty and bumpy and at the end of qualifying it was Losi / GRP’s Adam Drake on top of both the 1/8th buggy and 1/8th truck class. The conditions in the mains were even rougher and the weather was getting cold, but Adam Drake was able to come out on top again in both…
March 10, 2009
Our friends at LRP have finalized the Live page for their Touring Car masters race, which takes place in less than 3 weeks time in Eppelheim, Germany. A long time fixture on the Indoor touring car racing scene, the event attracts top names such as Marc Rheinard, Ronald Völker, Viktor Wilck, Alex Hagberg & Jilles Groskamp to battle it out for the crown. On the live site you can already find information on the event as well as vote on who you think will win this year’s TCM, and will provide reports, results and photos from during the actual event….
March 7, 2009
…via ICS USB adapter) Size: 43x42x32 mm (with cooling fan) Weight: 31 gr (w/o wires) Parts included in Set: Speedo, manual Price: around 270 Euros Optional parts: ORI65022 Vortex Race Cooling set (heatsink and fan) Available sets: ORI65007 Vortex Race with Cooling Set (Limit 2.5T) ORI66015 Vortex Race Combo Touring (With Vortex Race Motor 4.5) ORI66016 Vortex Race Combo Buggy (With Vortex Race Motor 6.5) ORI66017 Vortex Race Combo Buggy (With Vortex Race Motor 7.5) ORI66018 Vortex Race Stock 10.5 (With Vortex Stock 10.5) ORI66019 Vortex Race Stock 13.5 (With Vortex Stock 13.5) Review by Sebastian Suerstedt Image Gallery Featured…
March 4, 2009
…testing and thanks to its 60 grams of weight savings, seems to give the car better fuel economy too. As with all non metal chassis plates in gas cars, heat transfer is a concern, but testing in 20 degree (C) heat proved to be no problem for the engine and chassis. They will give the chassis its biggest test to date at the KM Cup that takes place at the end of this month in Bangkok, where the competition will be strong and the heat and humidity really high. We will keep you posted on further developments. Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]…
