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May 31, 2008

Kawada M300RSX 1/12th scale V2

Kawada have announced the follow up to their successful M300RSX 1/12th scale chassis, with the release of the Version 2. With most updates centred around the rear of the car, the new features include an updated 1/4″ rear ball diff, a new motor mount suitable for brushless motors and a new motor mount support that adds stiffness following the removal of the top carbon plate seen on the previous version. Finally, for improving the handling, there is a newly designed rear upper brace as well a high traction carbon fibre chassis plate.

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May 31, 2008

DiMonaco RC Fox 3021 muffler

New from DiMonaco, under the RC Fox label, is this EFRA legal #3021 muffler, updated to 2008 specifications from the previous #2064 pipe. This pipe claims to reduce fuel consumption and increase revs in the lower range, while its inline design improves the efficiency of the whole system. Made from a thick and strong material, the stinger has been reinforced to prevent damage in an impact.

Source: DiMonaco [dimonaco.it]

May 31, 2008

B-Tech RC release Pit Box

French company B-Tech RC have released this convienient Pit Box, an essential item for at the race track that will allow you to easily carry all the tools necessary to adjust or start your car in the pit lane. Made from aluminium, the pit box is very easy and fast to assemble and is also configurable to the individual user, with options to arrange the tool layout to best suit you and your cars needs.

Source: B-Tech RC [btech.rc.free.fr]

May 30, 2008

Atomic RC High Grip Formula tires

Atomic RC have released these new High Grip Formula tires for use on Mini-Z chassis’. Featuring a radial tread pattern, this helps gain more rear grip under acceleration, while swapping the tires to have the tread pattern the opposite direction will give the car a different feeling. Available in 2 high grip models, silicone rubber and normal rubber, these tires have been extensively tested, and work best on carpet and RCP surfaces respectively.

Source: Atomic RC [rcatomic.com]

May 30, 2008

Bittydesign Lipo battery tray

Italian company Bittydesign have introduced a new line of LiPo battery trays, suitable for the use in some of the best 1/10th scale electric touring car chassis’. The entire line has been developed with 2 main targets, to not compromise the original chassis torsion and to keep the central mass as low as possible. Already in production and available for sale in 3 weeks, this is an indispensable product to enable the installation of LiPo batteries on a chassis originally designed to be used with NiMh batteries only.

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May 30, 2008

Reedy Race of Champions – Videos

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Team Associated have been in contact to share some great videos from last weekend’s Reedy Race in California. The first 3 videos are from each of the triple A-mains in Modified (A-main 1 above), while the last 4 show the action from round 8 of the Invitational class with the last showing Heat 4 which sees Hirosaka, Hara, Rheinard and Hohwart battling it out for the win.

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May 30, 2008

Frank Lemke wins Krick/Cen Monstertour

Last weekend the second leg of the Krick/Cen Monstertour was held in Mechernich, Germany. The damp and muddy conditions added extra stress on the cars and engines and so only the best equipment would make it through the difficult conditions. These special format races are comprised of 3 events, a slalom race were the cars have to go through various obstacles, a long jump contest and a normal race held on a race track. It was the first outing for Kyosho Germany driver Frank Lemke’s Inferno ST-RR powered by the new .21 CRF Buggy engine. In the long jump event, Frank was able to jump a distance of more than 10m (30ft), 20% more than the competition. In the regular race held on the (muddy) race track, Frank’s CRF powered car was 1 second a lap faster than the rest of the field. Using the CRF engine’s torque to it’s full extent, he was 1 lap faster in each qualifier. During the muddy finals, Frank was able to get twice the run-time out of a fuel tank than his competitors and was able to take the win.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]

May 30, 2008

Micro RC B4 body and wing

Micro RC B44 body and wing

Russian company Micro RC (MRC) have announced the release of this new prototype body shell and wing for the Team Associated B4 electric buggy. Designed to allow brushless speed controllers with cooling fans, to comfortably fit under, the body’s front window and rear V-wing help the car remain stable on long jumps. More details on the release date when we know more.

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