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June 27, 2008

Tamiya TRF801XT Competition truggy

Tamiya USA have released details about their new 801XT truggy, including some very small photos which unfortunately don’t reveal too much detail. The 801XT is a 1/8 sale competition level assembly truggy kit, designed and tested in Southern California, USA. The highly efficient drive system comes from the optimized placement of the front and rear propeller shafts. The drive line is virtually straight which offers the most efficient drive-line possible in its class. The 801Xt chassis has plenty of adjustability to fine tune it for the most demanding of race tracks across the globe. TRF drivers from all parts of the world will be piloting this new competition level truggy in the coming months in an effort to exploit its potential and further develop the new line of 801Xt options soon to come.

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June 27, 2008

Craft RC Hitec CRX Propo Graphic skins

Craft RC, the South Korean custom RC design company, have announced that they have created a full range of skin designs for the Hitex CRX Propo transmitter. As per the previous versions these too are made from top quality material that are easy to apply and which stay good for a long time.

Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]

June 27, 2008

Speed Passion Silver Arrow BL series

We have received the first Exclusive pictures and information on Speed Passion’s newest project, the Silver Arrow 1/8th Brushless system. Designed to convert any 1/8th scale on road chassis from gas to electric power, it has been made first for the Serpent 960. The conversion consists of the electrical parts, which consist of a motor, ESC and battery and the parts needed to mount the motor and adapt the 2-speed to a single speed.

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June 26, 2008

Xray NT1 Soft Anti-roll bars

Xray have announced the release of a number of new optional anti-roll bars for the NT1. First up is a soft 0.7mm thick male and female blade for the front of the car, which have been CNC-machined from world-renowned Hudy Spring Steel. Also new is a 0.7mm CNC-machined blade for the adjustable rear anti-roll bar, which is not interchangeable with the similar front blade.

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June 26, 2008

CRC Aluminium Upper Arm Mounts

Calandra Racing Concepts have announced the release of these aluminum upper arm mounts for the Team CRC Pro-Strut front end. Not only eye candy, they greatly increase durability and consistency while only weighing .05 oz. for the pair. Suitable for use in both 1/12th scale & 1/10th scale applications, they come in 0, 5 and 10 degree versions.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

June 26, 2008

LRP Alkaline Battery range

LRP has increased their battery range with the introduction of these high-performance PP3, AA and AAA batteries. These LRP Alkaline batteries can be used for any application either at home, at work or in the R/C car area and are free from mercury and cadmium. Approved VTEC quality, the cells perform well, are cost effective and can be stored for up to 3 years.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 26, 2008

Speed Passion Emotion BL ESC & Motor

Speed Passion Emotion 1/18 BL ESC & Motor

More new products from Speed Passion with the release of the Emotion 1/18 Brushless ESC and motor. Made from the DNA of the GT Brushless ESC series, the Emotion is one of the world’s smaller brushless speed controllers for 1/18 or 1/16 scale on and off road. The Emotion features a digital racing respond system with 9 level of adjustment, AMTS advance multi timing system and a USB update feature, and is sold with a 7800KV or 5200KV super light weight motor, also with fast respond technology.

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June 26, 2008

Paul Lemieux wins US Nationals

Xray have a report on their site from team driver Paul Lemieux on the US Outdoor Electric Nationals that took place last weekend at RC Hobbies in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Qualifying in the Mod class saw Lemiuex, who TQ’d 3 of the 4 rounds, take the top spot from team mate Ralph Burch in 2nd, with Serpent racer Billy Easton lining up 3rd. In the mains, Paul was unchallenged and took the win in A1 and A2 to claim the overall title ahead of Associated driver Rick Hohwart in 2nd, with Ralph Burch rounding out the top 3.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]