We’ve covered a number of skid plates from DE Racing and today they have released versions for the Kyosho Inferno MP9 and Mugen MBX-6 (above) buggies. Made of ultra thin resin, eliminating the need for longer screws, the plates provide protection for your expensive 1/8th scale buggy or truggy chassis. The plate, which are supplied in a bag of three, wears just like aluminum but is much cheaper to replace than a complete chassis.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
Hitec have released their “Ultra Torque” HS-7950TG, which features their second generation “G2” programmable digital circuit, exclusive titanium gear set, heatsink case, and ultra power coreless motor. This new circuit has twice the resolution of their original circuit while adding programmable overload protection. The HS-7950TG has been designed for the most demanding hobby applications including the largest aircraft and monster trucks. Featuring a titanic 403oz./in. of torque at 6.0 volts, all this power is harnessed by incorporating the industries first titanium gears for incredible wear resistance and two strong hardened steel gear pins and axial brass bushing in the servo case.
Source: Hitec [hitecrcd.com]
Trinity have announced the November 10th release of the all new 3800mah 35C+ Lipo. Based upon their successful 25C+ 3800mah Lipo, the new 35C Lipo offers over 420 seconds runtime at a steady 35amps. Compared to the 25C, the 35C brings it’s internal resistance down to a low 5.8 vs the standard 7.3 found in most current Lipos. Along with being possibly one of the most reliable and most advanced 35C Lipos available, the new 35C Lipo will also let you charge at a blistering 5 Amps vs the common charge at your Lipos capacity rule.
Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]
oOple are reporting on the 2nd round of the Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters series held at the fantastic Worksop venue. With an expanded entry of 150 drivers split between 2WD and 4WD classes, it was even more hotly contested than the previous round. Danny McGee took the TQ in 2WD with the Losi XXXCR but after a tough and intense battle it was Neil Cragg that managed to take the win. Previous round winner Tom Yardy came in second and local hero James Helliwell 3rd. Four different drivers and four different chassis’ each won a round during 4WD qualifying – Simon Moss, Paul Bradby, Richard Lowe and Danny McGee. It was Worksop regular and indoor-specialist Richard Lowe that took overall TQ however. Unlike the exciting 2WD A-final, Richard stamped his authority early and never looked back, leading the race from start to finish with his JConcepts BJ4we to take an impressive win ahead of Grant Williams in 2nd and Nathan Waters 3rd.
Full report to follow on oOple.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Korean company Much More have released the RC Stopwatch, the perfect RC laptimer for electric and gas racing. Besides the normal timing functions of this high quality stopwatch, like 500 lap recall, the segregated memory and saved data can be uploaded to your PC and printed. Comes supplied with lanyard, USB cable and required software.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
VP Pro Racing have announced the upcoming release of their 2 new race proven STR series truggy tires. The VP-902 Cutoff STR tires is suitable for most common track conditions while the VP-904 Turbo Trax STR is better suited to hard packed tracks. Made using VP Pro’s M1 & M2 compounds.
Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]
MaxAmps presents its hard case Lipo 6500HC 7.4V 30C battery pack. As racers know, the most important factor for your batteries is voltage under load and this pack boasts a 30C constant rating for all your amp hungry racing setups. It claims to maintain higher voltage under load than any other pack on the market plus runtime is no problem with its 6500mAh of capacity. As with all MaxAmps packs, you choose your plug, tap, and wire options and your pack is built to order.
Source: MaxAmps [maxamps.com]
We received the following report from JConcepts on the Arizona State Championships, which were hosted recently by Scottsdale R/C Speedway (SRS), home of the Cactus Classic. JConcepts factory team drivers Ryan Maifield, Frank Root, and Tanner Denney all made it out for the 3 day event and put on a show. In 1/8 buggy, Ryan was on a mission. Still showing the #1 decals on his car from the World’s, Ryan drove like he was not willing to take them off, TQ’ing every round of qualifying and going on to win the main convincing by several laps to prove how fast the new JConcepts Crossbow tires are.
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