South Korean custom RC design company Craft RC have announced that their range of 12 different skins will be available for the Futaba 3PM transmitter. As per the previous versions these too are made from top quality material that are easy to apply and which stay good for a long time.
Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]
The best 1/8th scale buggy drivers in Europe are converging on the Greek island of Crete this week to battle it out on the fast and tricky IMC Club track in Iraklio and see who will become the 2008 European Champion. Robert Batlle will be of course be there to defend his crown, won last year in France, and he is up against some strong competition with the top factory teams pulling out all the stops to try and wrestle the title away from the Spanish Hobao driver. Red RC reporter Oisin O’Briain will be present all week reporting live trackside, bringing you our usual blend of quality reporting, photographs and interviews from this exciting event. Baring any last minute hiccups, the reporting will begin Tuesday afternoon and carry through to Saturday’s main final. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for the event, Kyosho and LRP, without whose support this would not be possible.
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Similar to the products released last week, Much More have released more versions of their new series of connectors with traditional straight laminates, which offer up to 30% improved efficiency. These gold plated connectors have a large contact surface and can therefore carry the high currents required by today’s powerful brushless motors, while the heavy duty battery soldering tags minimize voltage losses. Sold as separate male and female connectors, as well as a complete set they are available in 4mm with hex female connectors, 4mm with an additional wire hole and hex female connectors and 4mm diameter versions with an additional wire holes in both the male and female.
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New from JConcepts is this Illuzion B44 Scoopless body which has gone radical and now sports a new low profile appearance. This new shell has been dressed with a newly designed cab which incorporates a noticeably missing cab scoop, while the styling presents a smooth yet detailed design, incorporating many of the features from the original BJ4 Worlds Edition and B44 Hi-Flow body. Race inspired aggressive styling, Illuzionized cab and durable design are just some of the features that make up the new Illuzion B44 Scoopless body. Made from heavy-duty thickness polycarbonate with protective film, the body is supplied with two 6.5” high downforce V-wings as well as window masks and detailed Illuzion decal sheet.
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The new GT2 is the latest in the popular series of big 1/8 scale nitro-powered cars based on the 7-time IFMAR World Champion Inferno line from Kyosho. Much of the same technology that earned an unprecedented seven World Championships is incorporated into the design of this new on-road Inferno and the GT2 builds on the popular features of the original GT and adds a number of new features that increase value, durability, user friendliness and speed, not to mention enhancing its unmatched scale appearance.
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Seen at last weekend’s Euro Touring Series finale in Andernach, Germany, Speed Passion gave us a first look at some of their new upcoming products. The most interesting of which was the new range of LiPo packs which will be released soon, beginning with 2 different configurations, a 25C 4000MAh hard cased racing pack and a stick pack shaped 20C 4000MAh pack, which retains it round edges to enable it to fit into standard stick pack mounts.
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Much more have announced the release of a 3rd version of their pocket booster glow igniter. Available in anodized blue, black and purple, they are now available with a 3800mAh cell, which places it in between the current 2200mAh and 4500mAh versions.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
Reedy Race of Champions winner Atsushi Hara continued his winning form with an impressive victory at the finale of the 2007/2008 Euro Touring Series. The Hot Bodies driver put in a great performance at the German Andernach track with European Champion Ronald Volker the only one of the world class field able to pose any serious threat to the Japanese ace, while US Champion Paul Lemieux rounded out the top 3. In the Stock class it was Alexander Stocker that dominated proceedings, taking the 2 wins and wrapping up the round win, as well as series title, with one A-main leg left to run. The runner up spot went to Meik Niemann, with round 3 winner George Spitteler taking 3rd and securing the runner spot in the series.
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