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April 18, 2008

Pro-Line Desert Rat Rustler shell

Pro-Line Desert Rat Rustler

Pro-Line’s proprietary design, the Desert Rat, has been taking the monster truck market by storm and now they offer a smaller version for the popular Traxxas Electric Rustler. The Desert Rat body is the epitome of bold designs. It’s extremely pronounced fenders offer more clearance for those oversized tires, low profile styling make for fast straight line speed, and it’s equipped with simulated side mirrors just like the full-scale Trophy trucks. Made with Genuine GE .030 lexan, it is supplied with 2 medium down force wings, window mask, and Paint-then-peel overspray film.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

April 18, 2008

Pro-Line Pit Apron

Pro-Line have released their pit apron, ready for everyone that wants that professional pitman experience. Easy access front compartments are user friendly with Fuel guns, temp guns, screw drivers and glow igniters. Stylish Pro-Line logo stands out making all eyes on you during those intense refueling moments. Combine that with an easy to use one strap system and your read to start being organized in the pits and keep your clothes clean all at the same time.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

April 17, 2008

Xray NT1 Lightweight layshaft

Xray have released this new optional lightweight 2-speed layshaft for the NT1 200mm chassis. For serious racers that are conscious of weight savings, the shaft has been precision ground, heat-treated and polished for smooth operation, extra strength, and long life, and has been strategically lightened by 50% compared to the standard 2-speed layshaft. Rotating mass is reduced without sacrificing strength or durability.

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

April 17, 2008

GRP Truggy Extra Soft tires

Mirage Racing are promoting the new addition to the GRP Truggy line up, which has been boosted with the addition of the new Extra Soft compound Tyre. Tested to guarantee the best performance in every racing condition, for both competition and those drivers racing for fun.

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

April 17, 2008

Racer DE becomes RC Car Racer & Fun

RC Car Racer Germany becomes RC Car Racer & Fun

With the first issue of the newly updated magazine going on sale, we were asked to remind everyone that RC Car Racer, one of the most popular R/C Car magazines in Germany and one of our print partners, has evolved into the all-new RC Car Racer & Fun.

As most of you might know RC Car Racer is the most popular RC Car magazine in the UK and since February 2005 it has had a German “sister magazine” for the German language market in Europe. Being in its fourth year now the publishers of RC Car Racer thought that it might be the right time for a slight tweak in the name of RC Car Racer in Germany and becomes the all-new RC Car Racer & Fun. With this re-branding ADH Publishing hope that the new look cover will appeal to many more readers who perhaps had previously thought that Racer was just about racing. The format will be changed for Germany and will have even higher quality paper, larger print and features aimed at all levels of Radio Control Car interests ranging from entry level to high competition cars as well as nitro and electric rides. It is planned that each and every issue we will have a cover mounted gift like sticker sheets or DVD’s for an even higher value for the reader. RC Car Racer & Fun is available at all good modelshops, railway stations and highstreet newsstands.

For more information about RC Car Racer and RC Car Racer & Fun please go here.

April 17, 2008

Team Titan Kyosho Evolva pinions

Team Titan have released a full set of pinion gears for the clutch of the Kyosho Evolva 2007 & M3. Made from hard coated, high quality 7075-T6 aluminium they are available in 17T and 16T for the first gear and 21T and 20T for the second gear and are said to last twice the time as the original pinions.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]

April 17, 2008

Toni Mateo wins Spanish EP Nats Rd1

The Spanish EP Touring car Nationals got under way at the weekend at the Villa Real track in the South East of the country, the same venue that will play host to this years European Championships that begins at the end of July. Qualifying for the race saw Toni Mateo take the pole position from Erik Fernandez in 2nd and Gonzalo Garcia in 3rd. In the triple mains it was 4th placed qualifier Marc Esbri Vilar that struck first, taking the win the leg 1 from Toni Mateo, but the Mateo fought back in the 2nd and 3rd leg to take the win in both and with it claim the overall. Marc backed up his win in Leg 1 with 2 second places and claimed the runner up spot ahead of eventual 3rd placed driver Erik Fernandez.

More images from the event can be found here.

Source: Tecrotec [tecrotec.com]

April 16, 2008

Daily News Round-up

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

> Report from the first US Vintage Trans Am Nats – Link [rctech.net]
> CML report from the Tyro Nationals Rd1 – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Keilor Cup Stock Report – Link [teamxray.com]
> Serpent report on the Hungarian Nationals – Link [serpent.com]
> Xray XB808 Diff Bearing Tech Tip – Link [teamxray.com]
> S400 shines in France – Link [serpent.com]