August 11, 2011

T.O.P. Sabre FD Mini

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Coming soon from T.O.P. Racing is the Sabre FD Mini chassis based on the successful Sabre FD 1/10 scale FWD touring car. The gear driven M-type chassis features a carbon fibre chassis plate, a red anodised bulkhead and motor mount and the power is transferred to the front wheels using a ball differential. To make use of most of today’s M-type body shells the chassis allows for short M05-class or longer Japanese standard mini class wheelbase settings by simply flipping the rear suspension arms and upper bulkhead covers.

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August 11, 2011

Xray RX8 Ultimate Racing Springs

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Xray release their new line of Ultimate Racing Springs for front and rear shock absorbers. All feature the same thickness wire with the stiffness being controlled by the number of coils. Softer springs with lower “C“ value have more coils whereas stiffer springs with higher “C“ value have fewer coils. They come black coated and the top of each spring is laser engraved with spring size for quick and easy identification. Available as a pair of C7.0 to C10.0 front and C5.0 and C5.6 rear springs, each one is individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. Also available is a progressive C9.0 spring marked as 7-9 that feature a progressive rating from 7.0 to 9.0 while being compressed, making the car steer better at the beginning of the corner, and resist rolling in the middle of the corner because the spring becomes harder. Recommended for medium-high traction tracks.

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August 10, 2011

Dario Balestri joins Contact Tyres

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Contact Tyres are very proud to announce that top Italian driver Dario Balestri has joined their international team.  During practice at the 1/8th European Championship in Luxembourg Dario tested Contact Tyres and the performance prompted him to choose our brand for the rest of the year and for 2012. He has already shown great pace with Contact tyres, TQ’ing In Luxembourg, winning his semi final and starting from pole in the main. Dario will compete next week at the 1/10th European Championship in Ettlingen, with Contact brand manager Piero Torregiani there also to support him and all Contact drivers and customers.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 10, 2011

McEwan wins Canadian Off-Road Champs Rd2

The 2nd round of the Canadian off-road championship series (CORCS) was held over the weekend of August 5-6-7th, in Coquitlam, British Columbia Canada. Team Durango’s DESC410R took the 4WD short course A-Main in the hands of Norm McEwan, with Kris Bychyk placing his DESC410R in 2nd place for a 1-2 finish – beating out a large field in the 4WD class. Both guys ran their DESC410R’s with the Tekin RX8 controllers and Tekin 4.5T SC4X motors to sweep the field.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

August 10, 2011

Fastrax 1/10 off-road moulded inserts

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Fastrax have added new moulded inserts for 1/10 scale buggies to their growing range of tyre accessories. Available in three sizes suitable for 2WD front, 4WD front and rear tyres. The inserts are of a medium profile making them a good all-round solution.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

August 10, 2011

Fastrax moulded inserts

Fastrax have added new moulded inserts for 1/10 scale Short Course trucks to their growing range of tyre accessories. Especially made for Traxxas Slash and HPI Blitz wheels that require stepped inserts with two different inner diameters.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

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