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October 24, 2013

Muchmore Tweak Master

Muchmore introduce the Tweak Master tool for easy and accurate chassis “de-tweaking”. The tool compromises of a thick tweak plate and a carbon fibre rod and comes in a handy bag for easy storage and transportation. To un-tweak the chassis simply place it on the tweak plate, loosen the top deck screws, press the chassis down by pushing the carbon rod against the shock towers and tighten the top deck screws again. The tool is meant to work with nearly all of today’s 1/10th electric touring car chassis.

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October 24, 2013

Sweep TLR 22 body in the making

Sweep are currently working on a new optional body shell for the TLR 22 buggy. The yet unnamed body features an aggressive cab forward design, a recess behind the cab an a large motor cover/rear section with an additional fin for high speed stability and a channelled airflow toward the rear wing. We keep you up to date with more details as soon as they are available.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

October 24, 2013

Pro-Line Phantom body & pre-cut wings

New from Pro-Lines comes the Phantom design body shell for Kyosho RB6 and Tamiya 201XR/XM cars as well as pre-cut Stabilizer 6.5″ and 7″ wings. Starting with the body, the Lee Martin design item features an all-new cab forward look and sweeping body lines that flow back to a single point. The optional centre fin adds additional high speed stability and finishes off the design of the body. As usual it comes clear, including window masks and decal sheet. The Stabilizer wings combine style, performance and durability, add rear traction and high speed stability and are made from genuine lexan material. They now are also available precision pre-cut to make the somewhat fiddly task of fitting the wing even easier. Available are a medium-size 6.5″ and a large 7″ variant.

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October 24, 2013

KO Propo RSx one10 servo & KR-413FH receiver

KO Propo introduce the RSx one10 Response low-profile servo and the KR-413FH receiver. First up is the servo, the low-profile item is designed for the use in electric or nitro 1/10th vehicles, it is 7.4V compatible and offers a speed of 0.09s and a torque of 9.0kg-cm at 7.4V input. It is housed in an aluminium and plastic heatsink case, features dual ball bearings, hardened gear pins, an aluminium and plastic gear set, as well as a coreless motor and a gold-plated connector. The KR-413FH FHSS 4-channel receiver incorporates a new CPU that allows for increased processing speeds. With the increase in speed allows for quicker corrections and smoother transitions. When used with the latest EX-1 FHSS system, full benefit of a more linear and quicker response is achieved. The receiver measures 28×18.3×18.5mm, is 7.4V compatible and weights 7.5g.

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October 24, 2013

Steve Soon wins TC Stock at WCICS Rd2

The second round of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held in the Capital city of Edmonton, Alberta. A record turnout for this race was just the beginning, and the entire weekend was a huge success. Racers from across Western Canada battled it out in 7 different classes. In the Team Great Hobbies sponsored Touring Car Stock class, after 4 rounds of qualifying, Steve Soon (Serpent) set TQ ahead of Austin Hauch (Xray). Steve kept it fast and clean and in a similar Vettel style performance, claimed pole, fastest lap and win. Ryan Rice (Xray) moved up to second, and Austin held on for 3rd. The rest of the results for all the classes can be found at WCICS.ca. It was a great weekend, and a big thanks to NASCAR, and all the class sponsors: Great Hobbies, Awesomatix, Novak, Orca, Orion, UPS & Best Western Hotels. Full results can be found on the official WCICS website and the next round of the series will take place in Penticton, British Columbia on November 8-10th.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

October 24, 2013

Pro-Line Pro-Spec shocks & pre-cut SC bodies

Pro-Line have new option parts for a wide range of short course trucks available in the form of the Pro-Spec shock absorbers and two pre-cut SC body shells. Starting with the shocks, they are designed to be a direct fit on Pro-Line’s Pro2 SC truck and many other trucks too. They feature a 12mm big bore design, make use of threaded aluminium bodies, single low-friction X-seals, delrin shaft guides and 3.5mm hard-chrome shock shafts. Included with the dampers that come as separate front and rear sets are 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 delrin pistons as well as a blank piston set for drilling custom plates. A shock tightening tool and optional travel limiters round out the package. Optional Pro-Spec springs are available separately.

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October 23, 2013

Avid Kyosho, Yokomo & Tamiya diff thrust bearings

New from Avid come diff thrust bearings for Kyosho, Yokomo and Tamiya kits. Available as standard steel, tungsten carbide and ceramic ball variant the caged bearings are ideal to upgrade any car that makes use of 6mm thrust washers and 2.6mm diff screws. The steel ball variant is the cheapest of the three offering good performance and an economical price while the tungsten carbide bearing has more true in size balls for a smoother and longer lasting bearing. Last but not least comes the ceramic ball offering with the hardest material used for the smoothest possible diff feeling but also the most narrow window of adjustment.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

October 23, 2013

Fernando Gordinho doubles at Carpet Duel Challenge

This past weekend One Lug Raceway located in Albertville Alabama hosted its second annual Carpet Duel Challenge. Drivers from all over the South East United States attended this Duel. The biggest class by far was the ever growing Spec 17.5 TC class. Setting the early TQ in round 1 was Team USA ARC/Viper driver Fernando Gordinho. Fernando not only managed to TQ every round of qualifying in both TC and 1/12 but continued to drive his Trinity/Viper powered vehicles to both A-main podiums in both classes.

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