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September 22, 2007

Venom 4000mAh & 5400mAh LiPo’s

Venom 4000mah & 5400mah LiPo’s

The Venom Group have announced that they will soon release their all new 11.1v LiPO battery packs. Designed to compliment today‘s high demand needs for more power and capacity, these packs offer 30% or more average runtime, and are 33% lighter, than the comparable NiMH pack. Sold in 2 versions, 4000mAh and an amazing 5400mAh, both come supplied with 12-gauge silicone wire and the new Traxxas high current connector and both include a “JSTX42.5 3P” balance connector.

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September 22, 2007

Zack Barry dominates East Coast Champs

Xray have a report on their site from the 1/18th scale East Coast Championships that were held at RC Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts last weekend. Last years Formula 18 truck class winner Zack Barry was present and this year he would also race the micro sedan classes for the first time, having only completed building his M18 Pro chassis’ before the event. After 3 rounds of qualifying Zack had TQ’d the Formula 18 truck class by 2 laps, claimed 3rd on the grid in Pro brushless micro sedan and lined up 5th in Pro Mod micro sedan. On Sunday the mains were run and in the Formula 18 class Zack had an amazing 28 lap run, winning easily by a full 2 laps. Next to the sedan class where in the Pro brushless A main he again took the win, while in the pro mod class Zack had a tough run and finished 6th.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 22, 2007

CEFX C12 BL 1/12th scale chassis

According to a statement by Josh Cyrul, top racer and designer of CEFX cars and parts, the company will stop trying to make their C12 1/12th scale chassis suitable for both brushed and brushless configurations as the changes needed to make the BL car competitive would compromise the cars setup in non BL configuration too much. Hence the C12 will stay as is and the company will further develop a specific BL version, the first picture of which is shown above.

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September 22, 2007

Eagle Racing Pit Mat & 501X parts

Eagle Racing have released a number of new products this week with the first being this new pit mat. Made from a high quality rubber material, it is 40 x 60cm in size and weighs 325grams, and is supplied with a velcro strap to allow you to roll it up for transportation. Also new from Eagle Racing are some option parts for the Tamiya TRF 501X 4wd buggy, the first option being a blue anodised aluminium steering linkage which adds extra strength to this assembly. Also new for the 501X are a range of lightweight and strong titanium turnbuckles in various selections as well as titanium screw sets, also available in different amounts.

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September 22, 2007

ProTek R/C 1000mAh Futaba TX Pack

More releases from A Main Hobbies, this time the announcement of a new ProTek R/C brand Lithium Polymer transmitter pack designed to fit the Futaba 3PK and Airtronics M11 radios. This super light weight Li-Poly transmitter battery is designed to reduce the overall weight of your transmitter, which is great for those long main events. Even though this is the lowest capacity Lithium Polymer transmitter battery pack sold under the ProTek R/C brand, it will still provide more than enough capacity to power your transmitter all day long, typically 7 to 8 hours of runtime.

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September 22, 2007

ProTek R/C 2300mAh Stick RX Pack

ProTek R/C 2300mAh Stick Receiver Pack

A Main Hobbies today announced a new ProTek R/C brand Lithium Polymer receiver pack designed to fit vehicles that need a 2/3A style flat stick receiver pack. This new receiver pack fits many vehicles where the current 2000mAh square style receiver pack will not fit, such as the XRAY XB8. This pack is currently one of the largest capacity Lithium Polymer receiver packs available in this size configuration.

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September 21, 2007

Upgrade RC Motion Decal

CML in the UK have announced that they have started selling this new decal set from Upgrade RC, which is a perfect fit for the 190mm Protoform Mazda 6 bodyshell. Called the ‘Motion’ it is available in 3 different colour schemes – red, blue & black/grey.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

September 21, 2007

Yokomo YZ-114SP AC/DC Charger

Yokomo have released this new stylish, lightweight and compact AC/DC charger, called the YZ-114SP. Featuring a front mounted touch panel, which makes it easy to operate and stops dirt getting into the buttons, it also has a built in battery temperature cut off mechanism in addition to a new intelligent delta peak cut off system, for extra protection for your batteries. The charger can handle all battery types including LiPos and can be powered by both 12V DC as well as 100~240V AC.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]