December 8, 2009

Ryan Maifield TQs and wins 2009 Fall Brawl

Ryan Maifield TQs and wins 2009 Fall Brawl

The annual Fall Brawl at the Badlands Supercross R/C Track in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was held over last weekend. Although Mother Nature decided Saturday wasn’t particularly a good race day with a torrential rain storm, the Badlands crew had the track ready for qualifying and racing early Sunday morning. With the challenge of getting 200 racers through 2 rounds of qualifying and the mains, the fast paced day still provided some of the best 1/8th off-road racing on the East coast. When the dust settled it was JConcepts driver Ryan Maifield taking the top spot in both of the 1/8th buggy and 1/8th truck pro classes. In Pro Buggy Ryan drove his Associated RC8B on Double Dee tires to the win while Barry Pettit took second with his Mugen Seiki MBX-6 using the new JConcepts Subcultures.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]


December 8, 2009

TQ Racing SX8 2010 sneak peak

TQ Racing SX8 2010 sneak peak

TQ Racing have sent us a sneak peak of their up and coming SX8 2010 car. The new buggy utilizes an all new platform and there will also be a truggy to match in due course. Promising to keep us up to date with the car’s development, its debut is set for the Motorama race and the team also plans to announce the signing of a big name driver to compete for them at the Worlds in Thailand using the new buggy. This racer has numerous national titles in electric and some very strong finishes in gas off road on national level. The same racer will also be competing on a national level with the soon to be released line of electric cars called the SX10 2wd buggy, SX10T Truck and the SX104W 4wd buggy.

Source: TQ Racing [tqracing.net]


December 8, 2009

Leading RC Manufacturer seeking Marketing Employee

Leading RC Manufacturer seeking Marketing Employee

We received a request from a leading manufacturer in the R/C industry based in Germany, with daily international business. Wishing to remain anonymous they are searching for a Marketing Employee with a focus on International business. Fluent English is a must and if successful you would work on marketing concepts for the whole R/C product line and support the international sales department.

Click here for the full job description


December 8, 2009

RC4wd Dirt Digger SC Off road tires

RC4wd Dirt Digger SC Offroad tires

New from Rock Crawling specialists RC4wd come these ultra scale high performance off road tires made for short course trucks. These Dirt Digger  2.2 x 3.0″ Off road tires are suitable for the Traxxas Slash & Slayer, HPI Blitz and Associated SC10 and sport a reinforced sidewall. Available in X3 Ultra soft compound they come supplied with suitable foam inserts and are sold in pairs.

Click here to see the tire pattern


December 8, 2009

Novarossi & Racing Experience sign Stéphane Deroch

Novarossi & Racing Experience sign Stéphane Deroch

Novarossi and Racing Experience have welcomed Stéphane Deroch to their team. The experienced French driver chose Novarossi engines to power his MP9/AKA combination following some test sessions with Racing Experience’s Bernard Durand in the South of France. Stéphane enjoyed the Novarossi powerband and tunability and this is why he decided to join his friend Guillaume Vray in the Novarossi team.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.eu]


December 8, 2009

RC4wd Dirt Digger SC Off road tires

RC4wd Dirt Digger SC Offroad tires

New from Rock Crawling specialists RC4wd come these ultra scale high performance off road tires made for short course trucks. These Dirt Digger  2.2 x 3.0″ Off road tires are suitable for the Traxxas Slash & Slayer, HPI Blitz and Associated SC10 and sport a reinforced sidewall. Available in X3 Ultra soft compound they come supplied with suitable foam inserts and are sold in pairs.

Click here to see the tire pattern


December 8, 2009

Team Orion LiPo Rocket Packs

Team Orion LiPo Rocket Packs

Team Orion have released details on their new LiPo Rocket Packs, which feature the company’s hard case. These LiPo packs feature a rounded profile and so will fit all cars that can accept standard NiMh stick packs, as well as many other applications. Available in capacities of 2400mAh, 3000mAh, 3500mAh and 4000mAh and can be supplied with Tamiya, Deans or TRX connector.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]


December 8, 2009

Titanium Racing Interlocking radial drive spools

Titanium Racing Interlocking radial drive spools

New from Titanium Racing, their latest spool features a new interlocking radial drive system which reduces loadings on the outdrives resulting in less deformation under load. Manufactured from an aero grade 7075 T6 Alloy body with replaceable high impact Delrin outdrives, with integrated sleeves, the radial drive system produces a more direct and equalised load around the circumference of the outdrive reducing potential stress areas on the spool, the bearings and ultimately the bulkheads. The new arrangement features increased diameter outdrive cups making them significantly stronger than previous designs and the outdrives are now secured in place with Titanium countersunk screws ensuring a lightweight solid and concentric unit with better balance for reduced losses at higher RPM’s. Available for the Schumacher Mi3 and Mi4, Tamiya 416, Top Photon, Yokomo MR4 BD5, Hot Bodies Cyclone and Associated TC5.

Click here to see the spool disassembled