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August 8, 2007

Xray XB8EC Chassis Flex Tech Tip

Xray have published a notification that they will start to only include the composite chassis braces in their XB8EC kits as it allows the chassis to flex more and give more traction, where the aluminium versions previously included made the chassis too stiff for most conditions.

Some XB8EC drivers who were used to the XB8TQ may feel that the chassis is softer, but please note that the XB8EC chassis is not softer but rather it is more flexible due to the use of composite braces both front and rear. The XB8TQ included both composite and aluminum braces and experience has shown us that most customers installed the aluminum braces; this made the XB8TQ chassis flex less and in most racing conditions where a more flexible chassis was required the XB8TQ did not have sufficient traction. For this reason XRAY decided to include only the composite braces in the XB8EC kit, which can be used in most standard racing conditions as they provide more chassis flex, making the car easier to drive.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 8, 2007

Academy 2wd electric buggy – Update

Academy 2wd electric buggy

Following on from the leaked CAD images of the new Academy 2wd electric buggy over a month ago, comes new images from our site partners RC Forum in Korea. No extra information has been confirmed, other than what is seen in the images, but it is expected to be released in the build up to next months World Championships in Japan, where the car is said to be making its competition debut.

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August 7, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Xray release a new 3.5mm thick rear shock tower for the T2 – Link [rcworld.ch]
> MID have a report from the 1/8th scale Euros in Lostallo – Link [mid-mugen.de]
> Hot Bodies have a brief report from the EP Euros – Link [hbeurope.com]
> Lots of nice chassis pictures from the Euros in Montbrison – Link [blogs.se]

August 7, 2007

Neil Cragg wins UK RallyX Rd4

Last weekend at Pendle, under favourable weather conditions, saw the running of the re-scheduled round 4 of the BRCA 1/8 off road series. Qualifying saw HoBao driver David Crompton take a comfortable pole position ahead of recently crowned European 2wd electric buggy Champion Neil Cragg, racing the Team Associated RC8, in 2nd. The main final saw David take an early lead from Simon Willets after Neil made a small error which dropped him behind Simon. At about the 5 minute mark Neil managed to get past Simon and then set about trying to catch David. Over the next 10 minutes or so Neil chased very hard and managed to get the gap down to about 2 seconds when David had a throttle servo failure. A very unfortunate end to what was shaping up to be a tremendous battle. After David’s retirement Neil dropped into a cruise mode as he had about a 30 second lead which he maintained to the flag to take his the 3rd win of the season ahead of the Kyosho pairing of Karl Jackson and Elliot Boots in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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August 7, 2007

Sato Seiki Serpent 960 Chassis

Japanese tuning parts firm Sato Seiki have released this optional chassis plate for the Serpent 960 1/8th scale. The chassis has been designed in such a way as to allow both the front and rear end to twist, given the car better overall grip in the corners. This is achieved by creating a large open space at the front and rear of the chassis, which weakens the torsional stiffness of the plate enabling it to twist, similar to the optional Serpent 720 chassis but without the use of the carbon plate.

Source: Central RC [centralrc.co.jp]

August 7, 2007

Racers Edge Li-Poly sack

Some smart thinking from the Racers Edge with the release of the Li-Poly sack, a flame resistant charging bag. Simply place your LiPo pack in the bag when charging, this bag can also be used with NiMH cells as well, and if your pack bursts into flames it will help protect your car, house or even the pits at your local track.

Source: Racers Edge [racers-edge.com]

August 7, 2007

Atomic Mods TGR Sinister

AtomicMods TGR Sinister

Atomic Mods have released the 1/24 – 1/28th scale TGR Sinister, the result of 2 years research and development, countless prototypes and gallons of caffeine. Billed as the first “Mainstream” mass produced mini scale racing chassis, the TGR Sinister sure looks the part with its super low styling and carbon fibre chassis. Designed purely with competition in mind, the car features a super light weight chassis, low center of gravity and centralised electronics to bring all the weight to middle of the chassis.

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August 7, 2007

Caster Racing K8-T Truggy

Caster Racing, a company that has recently gone through a restructuring, have gotten back to the business of making RC products and announced the released of their new truggy, the K8-T. While perhaps not destined for the sharp end of the field come race day, this is still a solid effort with the company mentioning that since previous runs with the car all of the parts have been improved and modified to improve reliability and longevity.

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