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June 26, 2007

Much More CTX-W & Silent Charger Platinum

Much More CTX-W Platinum

It appears that black screens are all the rage at Much More these days, following on from the release last week of the Motor Master Platinum with the black LCD display. Today sees the release of both the CTX-W Platinum tire warmer and the Silent Charger Platinum, both of which have been ugraded with the cool new screen that was only seen previously on the Moore and Rheinard editions. Apart from this change there are no other updates on the tire warmer but the Silent charger has been upgarded to have user selectable 3-step delta peak sensitivity (Low-Medium-High).

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June 26, 2007

Trinity Critical Mass 3600 Sport Pack

The guys from Trinity were in touch to tell us about their new “Critical Mass” sport pack that features the EP 3600 mAH cell which is based on the same technology East Power developed for their 4200 mAh M-III cells. Designed for higher voltage output and longer run time the EP 3600 is one of the most durable sport battery packs on the market. The internal resistance of the EP 3600 cell makes it suitable for all stock, 19 turn spec and milder modified motors down to 13 turns and its also suitable for all brushless motors.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

June 25, 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:

> Pictures of the Kawada tuned Tamiya TamTech Gear – Link [rcworld.ch]
> A report from the latest French A buggy National round – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Gaz-on have a complete review of the 2wd X-Factory X-6 – Link [gaz-on.net]
> NT1 on podium at FEMCA 2007 On-Road GP Race – Link [teamxray.com]
> RB have a report from the latest French B buggy National round – Link [rbproducts.com]
> World buggy Champion Neil Cragg gets his driving license – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]

June 25, 2007

Stéphane Bellity wins Rd4 French EP Nats

Last weekend at the Antibes track in the south of France, saw the 4th round of the French 1/10th 190mm touring car Nationals run under perfect racing conditions. Qualifying saw local Xray driver Stéphane Bellity take the pole position ahead of Schumacher racer Alexandre Laurent in 2nd place, while in the triple A-main it was Bellity that came out the clear winner in the overall results ending his race ahead of Tamiya racer Loic Jasmin in 2nd while 3rd spot fell to Aurélien Thréhout, driving an Xray. In the B class the race was all about Corally racer Olivier Beining who took the TQ spot and went no to take the win from team Michel Berty in 2nd, while Hot Bodies racer Cyril Fages claimed 3rd spot.

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June 25, 2007

HB Cyclone D4 – New shock bodies

HB Cyclone D4 - New shock bodies

Hot Bodies have announced on their buggy blog site that they are working on a new coated shock body for the Cyclone D4. This coating aids the movement of the piston in the body by reducing the friction for the piston, while the coating also provides a scratch resistant surface. These new parts are now currently in testing and initial running has proved positive, more information should be released later.

Source: HB Buggy Blog [hbbuggy-blog.com]

June 25, 2007

Jerome Delcourt wins GP of Courcelles

We have a very brief report on last weekends International GP of Courcelles, held close to Charleroi in Belgium. Qualifying saw Team Losi 8ight driver Jerome Delcourt claim the pole position, and with it a EUR 100 bonus, before going on to take the win in the main final and pocketing a further EUR 600 prize money. Another Losi driver Guy De Weerd finished the day in 2nd, picking up EUR 300 for his troubles and on the final step of the podium was Xray driver Cedric Nickell who walked home with EUR 150.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

June 25, 2007

Vita Tuning Big block clutch

Vita Tuning have released information about their new big block clutch, which is suitable for use in truggies. This clutch was successfully tested last weekend at the first round of the German truggy Nationals, and Dario Vita, racing a Mugen, won the event with this clutch which was also being used by the Reckward brothers and other top racers at that event. The release date is yet to be set.

Source: Vita Tuning [vita-tuning.de]

June 25, 2007

Team Magic Receiver packs

Team Magic have released a new range of 4 different NiMH receiver packs, each of which is examined by this industry’s standard Competition Electronics™ Turbo 35 GFX charger, to make sure that each pack can do what it says on the label. Available in the standard 5 cell and hump pack formats, these packs are rated at 1600MAh while the lightweight packs, which are suitable for tigher spaces also, are rated at 1100MAh.

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