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May 4, 2009

Team Associated SC10 Ready-to-run

Team Associated have announced that their SC10, 1/10 scale electric 2WD off road authentic short course race-truck is now available as a ready-to-run. The SC10 comes ready-to-run with a factory finished short course race-truck body, short course style wheels and aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all which have been designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short course off-road series around the country. It is fitted with the XP2 radio system and metal gear steering servo as well as the XP SC200 digital electronic forward/reverse speed controller with optional LiPo low voltage cutoff and optional reverse lockout.

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May 4, 2009

Exotek Racing Mako 44 body shell

Exotek Racing release their Mako 44 body shell for the Team Associated B44 buggy. Featuring a super low cockpit for less air drag and better airflow over the wing, the raised side pods offer increased room for brushless ESCs with fans and greater air intake for more effective motor and ESC cooling. Made from clear .030″ thick polycarbonate the shell is supplied with a reinforced 6.5″ wing as well as window masks and a sticker sheet.

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May 4, 2009

LRP 2-Stage Air filter set

LRP have released a completely new high-competition 2-Stage air filter set, as well as replacement airfilter foam and a rain cover for said air filter. A clean and effective high-performance airfilter is extremely important for getting the best performance and longest lifetime from your nitro engine. This oval shaped low profile filter fits easily under your body shell and its outer and inner foam offer 2 protective layers against the dirt and dust that can build up when out on track.

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May 4, 2009

North German EP Off-Road Regional Rd1

The season opener of the Northern German electric off-road regional races took place at the MAC Burgdorf near Hannover. The semi-permanent grass track was once again very well prepared for the near 40 attendees. The weather was fine all weekend but just in time for the finals on Sunday afternoon everything changed to the worst and heavy thunderstorms caused an early end after the first round of finals. Only the 4WD Modified and 2WD Stock class were able to run a second round, the remainder of the finals were swapped away by heavy rain.Young René Sagawe (AE) dominated the 2WD Stock finals followed by Sven Jacobi (AE) and Pascal Sturm (AE) who came in third. 4WD Stock was won by Eberhard Beck (Team Durango) in front of Tom Bujara and Ursus Lieder (Yokomo). 2WD Modified was dominated by Mirco Johne (X Factory) who won over Marcel Felzmann (LOSI) and Red RC’s Sebastian Sürstedt (X Factory).

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May 3, 2009

Pro Line Baja Trofeo shell & undertray

Pro Line have released some new items for the popular HPI Racing Baja 5T and 5B. This new Trofeo body shell helps beef up and stylize your Baja truck and features extreme off-road race detail including roll cage, fuel cell decal, simulated vented hood and fenders. Made from durable .080″ Lexan, it comes pre cut and had marked holes for easy mounting of body and mounting of original body hardware such as wing and rear anti crumble supports. Also for the Baja 5B is this Lexan undertray which helps protect the chassis from damage and reduce the amount of rock, dirt, sand and debris that enter through the side of the chassis.

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May 1, 2009

Associated to demo at LOORRS Rd2

This coming weekend marks the second race of the Lucas Oil Offroad Racing Series in which Team Associated is the official R/C car. This week’s event takes place at the Speedworld Motor Complex in Wittmann, AZ and just across the property from the famous R/C facility, The Nitro Pit. Team Associated will be on hand displaying products, conducting demonstrations and cross promoting the hobby of R/C to a whole new crop of people. Part of the AE campaign is the new enclosed trailer freshly wrapped by Signpros. With thousands of spectators expected to attend the event the opportunity for new R/C enthusiasts is high. If you’re one of the lucky people able to attend the event in person be sure to stop by the Team Associated booth and check out the display and R/C track.

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May 1, 2009

X Factory Transmission Shims get upgrade

X-Factory have announced new shims for the height-adjustable transmission in the X-6 Squared, X-60, and original X-6, which claim to be a big improvement over the original versions. These new shims are made of aluminium and so are lighter than the original steel version, they have also been anodized and have four different colours for easier identification. Chazz Sinclair, company president, said, “We’re able to hold better tolerances with the aluminium, especially in the smallest size, .030″. We continue to have the only height-adjustable transmission on the market, and the difference just .030″ makes in side bite & forward bite is incredible. The cool thing is that we’ve been able to lower the price by about 1/3 for lighter, better shims.” The new shims have been in all X-6 Squared Kits shipped since April 24 and will be in the X-60 by mid-May. All original #5700 shims are gone, so all #5700s shipped from now on will be the new parts.

Source: X Factory [2wdrc.com]

April 30, 2009

Lee Martin & Speed Passion team up

BRCA National Champion and Worlds Finalist Lee Martin has chosen to use Speed Passion products for his 2009 campaign. Lee joins Speed Passion as their off road specialist, as the company continues to develop and improve in all R/C classes. He will use both Speed Passion ESCs and motors at UK Nationals, EFRA championships and at the IFMAR World Championship and already has had some success with prototype versions of the 2.0B ESC by winning the international ‘Players 09’ race at Worksop in the UK beating some formidable competition along the way. Lee had this to say:

Speed Passion in testing has already proved to be a winning combination for me, posting faster times against everything else i tested! I chose to join SP not only for this but the huge amount of support and most of all the thirst to want to win! I’m joining a team of world class drivers and i cant wait to unleash SP to the off road world!

Lee will not only join SP to race their products, but will also help with R&D and push SP into the future of off road racing. There is also mention of a Lee Martin signature series range due to be available soon.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]