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November 19, 2011

MCD W5 short course truck

After releasing a handful of preview pictures MCD Racing have now revealed the W5 large scale gasoline-powered Short Course truck in full. Based on the V4 4WD chassis the truck features larger shock towers, longer shock absorbers, improved CVD driveshafts and the new Xross-Max called SC tyres with aggressive tread for maximum traction on most off-road surfaces. Although not officially confirmed it is understood that the W5 will come in different engine specifications such as the other MCD vehicles leaving you the choice between different displacement engines.

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November 19, 2011

Root double at Thanksgiving Throwdown Rd2

TLR and Losi’s Frank Root, Cody Turner, and Matt Castellano were on hand at the second round of the Thanksgiving Throwdown Series Saturday at West Coast R/C Raceway (WCRC). The track had fantastic traction, and a really fun and technical layout. The entry count was very strong with 19 full heats and a great day of racing was had by all.

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November 19, 2011

Novak Diablo dual battery brushless system

Team Novak introduce the Diablo dual battery brushless system for monster trucks such as the Traxxas E-Maxx or HPI Savage that make use of dual battery power. The 550-size motor and speed controller are designed from the ground up to run from two 2S or 6-cell NiMH batteries as found in 1/10 scale vehicles. The controller features Novak’s own Bash Boost technology that boosts the performance of the motor by advancing the timing at a certain RPM and throttle position. The sensored 550-size motor sports a 5mm shaft and a one-piece, multi-pole sintered Neodymium magnet.

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November 19, 2011

Volker Top Qualifier for inaugural ATS event

Ronald Volker is the Top Qualifier for the inaugural Asian Touring Series event after the German dominated today’s four rounds of qualifying at the World famous Yatabe Arena in Japan. With two of the five rounds to count, the Team Yokomo leader put pole position beyond the reach of his closest rivals Juho Levanen and Alexander Hagberg with his fourth straight TQ run and the focus for tomorrow morning’s final qualifier will now be on who will line-up second on the grid behind the ETS Champion.

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November 19, 2011

Volker takes opening qualifier at ATS

Current Euro Touring Series Champion Ronald Volker has taken the opening round of qualifying for the Asian Touring Series pilot race, the factory Yokomo driver running 19 laps in 5:11.104 to top practice pace setter Juho Levanen by 3 seconds. The German ace described the run as ‘clean’ and said while his LRP powered BD5 WXi was good there was room for some small improvement which he feels if made would allow him to push that little bit harder.

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November 19, 2011

Matsukura sets early pace at Asian Touring Series

Current Japanese Touring Car Champion Naoto Matsukura is the early pace setter at the Asian Touring Series pilot race that is being held this weekend at the world famous Yatabe Arena as part of the grand opening of the recently extended facility that features no less than four indoor tracks. Organised by the same crew that are behind the hugely successful Euro Touring series which kicked off its fifth season two weeks ago in Germany with a record entry, the first ATS event has attracted drivers from 14 countries including a number of Europe’s top drivers and official factory entries from Xray, Yokomo, Kyosho and Awesomatix.

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November 18, 2011

Introducing Pulse RC

Pulse RC is a new Germany-based RC-Car option parts brand founded by Vampire Racing owner Sven Rudig. Pulse RC will soon introduce RC-Car bodies for almost all classes and scales such as on-road and off-road, 1/12 scale, 1/10 scale and 1/8 scale. The first body that will become released will be for Team Durango’s new DEX210 2WD off-road buggy. A preproduction version was already successfully tested at the recent Indoor Dirt Race in Germany.

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November 18, 2011

Robitronic Dirtbags

The Robitronic Dirtbags help to keep the trunk or back seat clean as they are designed to enclose the most dirty parts of off-road vehicles such as the tyres and chassis. The synthetic fabric the bags are made of are easy to clean with water and soap and even prevent water and oils so sip through. The bags are available in four sizes for Crawlers, 1/8 scale buggies, 1/8 scale truggies and monster trucks as well as large scale vehicles.

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