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October 5, 2007

GRP branded Wrist watch

Continuing on with the GRP branded merchandising, German distributor MID have released details about the latest product in the GRP Gadgets line, a wrist watch. As with previous items orange is the dominant colour on this watch, from the face to the strap as well as bevel highlights with the face sporting the GRP logo. The watch has a sporty look with time displayed on its analog face while a digital window at the bottom shows the date, alarm and presumably stopwatch with the whole thing comes packaged in a foam filled metal tin.

Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]

October 5, 2007

Kyosho Lazer ZX-5 SP buggy

Kyosho have released (coming in November) their new Lazer ZX-5 SP, 1/10th EP 4wd buggy, which was first seen in the hands of team drivers competing in last months IFMAR World Championships. The car’s newly designed suspension shows superior turning performance at different speeds and on a variety of different surface types while the advanced aerodynamics of the body also generates effective down-force to keep the machine anchored to the surface. With a rear midship mounted motor, the simple transmission and battery layout achieves optimal weight balance for greater control response. Easy control of the machine’s airborne posture marks it as an advanced racing buggy.

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October 5, 2007

JConcepts Jammin CRT.5 Illuzion body

Yet more releases from JConcepts who have just released the Illuzion Jammin CRT.5 body which features a stadium truck style with a hard edge. The JConcepts wedged, or “Illuzionized”, cab combined with the flared fenders and unique window shapes make this CRT.5 body clearly recognizable. This body also sports an extremely durable bed design which can withstand the rigours of intense nitro racing. Comes supplied with a protective film, window masks and Illuzion headlight decal sheet.

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October 5, 2007

XRAY Column – Hot Summer Washout

XRAY Column - Hot Summer Washout

The 12th instalment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about this summers busy racing schedule and goes into details about the good, the bad and the unfortunate from each of the major events that they attended.

With great results at the Euros B where Team XRAY won the European Championship title, and also with good performance results at all the national races and the result at the Warm-up, I was very confident for the Euros. The race actually started very well and not only Yannick but also the rest of the team were doing very well. Clearly it was Yannick who was super fast from Day 1 and in the last qualifiers was having a “good battle with Robert Battle” who at the end TQ’d just 0.5 sec in front of Yannick.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 5, 2007

The Border – Special Offer

The Border - Special Offer

Yet another great offer for our readers, from our site sponsor – The Border. You can now have a great price on this BRP clutch dismantling Combo, a set that includes 1 x flywheel puller and 1 x glowplug / clutch nut tool. Together you can easily remove the flywheel from the crankshaft without damaging it and this set is suitable for 1/8th and 1/10th, on-road & off-road. The normal price for this Combo is EUR 24.98, but you can now save over 20% and buy it today for EUR 19.47.

Again no codes necessary, so simply go here to avail of this special offer.

October 5, 2007

JConcepts Rounder Racing Tires

More products from JConcepts, this time its the release of another set of 2wd front tires called the Rounder. Similar in design to the Groovy, the Rounder is a great tuning compliment to any abrasive surface thanks to its compact tire body with rounded 4-rib separation for smooth and aggressive steering input and response. Available in sticky Green compound, they come supplied with firm foam inserts.

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October 4, 2007

JConcepts high downforce V-wing

JConcepts have announced the release of this Illuzion 6″ high down force V-wing, which is recommended for use on larger high speed tracks with a medium to high traction surface. The 6″ V-wing maintains a higher stance, much like the 7″ V-wing, for maximum flow exposure but has a narrower overall width that makes for quick transition from corner to corner. Suitable for use on all brands of 2wd and 4wd cars, it comes with a decal sheet and is covered by a protective film.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 4, 2007

Speed Passion BL Competition 2.5R

Powers International have announced that they have started selling the new 2.5R brushless motor from Speed Passion. This competition level touring car motor, has about as few winds as you can get and yet it has a smooth power delivery, while the internals are kept from melting by the built in rotor mounted cooling fan. Combine this with the air vents on the motor casing mean that there is little need for an external fan in normal racing conditions. This motor works with LRP BL speedos, but due to the 2.5R being capable of destroying the ESC, it is recommended to only use this motors with 5 cells.

Source: Powers Int [powers-international.com]