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February 16, 2010

Xray Column – 2010 Racing Calendar

The 39th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column the company outlines its race plans for the new season, showing which events you can expect to meet the factory team at throughout 2010.

Besides the daily tasks with R&D, leading the factory and the staff, there are the racing and testing activities which take up the majority of my time. As such, the 2010 racing schedule is the one I have the biggest respect for. The preliminary race calendar – which will most certainly change with many more races added – is absolutely the most crowded schedule I have ever experienced. It seems that I will be out of the office on the races or practices for more than half of the year!

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 16, 2010

GM Genius 120 & 90 Speed Controllers

Schumacher have announced the new 2010 spec GM Genius 120 & 90, the 2009 BRCA Modified TC Championship winning Speed Control as used by Chris Grainger, is now available. Featuring a cooler operating temperature by using a lightweight aluminium housing and special PCB design with extra-thick copper traces and optimized switching flanks. Highly efficient due to faster 16-bit processor and optimized software, it has telemetry functions, new brake and power programs, 10 user programmable modes and user updateable firmware.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

February 16, 2010

Max Power XXL3 .12 engine

Max Power have introduced their 2010 .12 competition engine, the XXL3. The most noticeable difference is the new cooling head, which is much lighter than previous versions thanks to its new design and machined holes in the cooling fins, which helps the handling of the car by lowering the overall centre of gravity. Internally there is a new balanced crankshaft that has improved timing for better torque, while the carburetor is now supplied with aluminium venturis.

Source: Max Power [rcmaxpower.com]

February 16, 2010

Yatabe International Offroad GP 2010

The organisers of the Yatabe International Offroad GP 2010 have asked us to let everyone know about this great event that is taking place at the Internationally famous Yatabe Arena in Japan from the 6th to the 7th of March. So far Ryan Cavalieri (AE), Joern Neumann (Yokomo) and Hupo Honigl (Durango) have confirmed their entry and as usual all of the Japanese factory team drivers from Kyosho, Tamiya, Yokomo, etc will also be in attendance as well. The event is split over the 2 days with 2wd classes, short course, stadium truck, buggy and world class buggy being run on Saturday, while on Sunday there are the 4wd classes, stock class buggy, buggy and world class buggy. Entry forms for both days are available here (Sat 2wd) and here (Sun 4wd) and if you want more information you can e-mail the Yatabe Arena directly at info@yatabearena.com.

Source: Yatabe Arena [yatabearena.com]

February 16, 2010

Hudy anti-slip pit mat

Seen on the Hudy stand at the Toy Fair, the Slovakian company have released their newly-designed Pit Mat, which offers a large 750x1200mm anti-slip surface, perfect for a pit table or your workbench. The anti-skid foam construction is long-lasting & durable, making it lightweight and very easy to pack.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

February 15, 2010

Robitronic Platinum 1/8th brushless motors

Seen during the toy fair earlier this month, Robitronic have released full details on their new Platinum Brushless motors for 1/8th scale buggies, truggies and monster trucks. Featuring a sensored design for smoother response over non sensored versions, the timing is mechanically adjustable for fine tuning the motor’s performance to different track conditions. Sporting a 12.3mm sintered neodymium rotor with the now standard 5mm diameter shaft for use with regular 1/8th pinions, the motor is available in 6.5T, 7.5T and 8.5T versions.

Click here to see the supplied heatsink

February 15, 2010

AKA Enduro 1/8th buggy tire

AKA have announced the release of their Enduro tire, the latest tire in AKA’s arsenal of tires to suit different track conditions. Based on a fresh take on tread design, the Enduro is built on a complete redesigned carcass which features a stiffer sidewall for better cornering and internal ribbing to help keep the tire more stable when used on the softer proprietary AKA compounds. The large cross cut lugs offer long tread life yet allow the lugs to fold over and bite into the harshest conditions. Expect the super soft version at the beginning of March, with the Soft and Medium versions to be released by the end of that month.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

February 15, 2010

Matrix Tires sign Alexander Hagberg

Matrix racing tires have announced that they have agreed a two year deal with top Swedish driver Alexander Hagberg to run the 2010 and 2011 season with the company’s line of foam tires. The factory Xray driver finished in 2nd place at last year’s European 200mm Championships in Gubbio, Italy in his first year racing the category and with the Euros being held in his home country this summer he is sure to be one of the favorites for that title as well as a strong contender in Houston, Texas for the World Championships in July.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]