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July 31, 2007

RC Pro East Series Rd2 – Race Report

RC Pro East Series Rd2

CEN team driver Gene ‘The Machine’ Hickersen has been in touch and provided us with a report from the 2nd round of the RC Pro East series which was held last weekend at Lake Park in Tampa, Florida.

Drivers came down to sunny FL from as far as North Carolina to compete for the East Coat RC Pro Championship. There was around 145 entries even with a 60% chance of rain. Friday was open practice on the fast and technical layout. JR Mitch was spotted driving his Team Associated RC8 for the 1st time since the ROAR Nationals last month. I drove really bad at the Nationals, as 63rd was by far the worst I have ever done at a National race in my 21 year racing career, so I was thinking about making changes to my car to find some extra speed to get back on pace.

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July 30, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

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

> Photos of the soon to be released Serpent S400 – Link [nondidju.e-bulles.be]
> Xray to release new wheels for the NT1 soon – Link [teamxray.com]
> RB Products report on the 1/8th scale Euros – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Neo Buggy interview the man behind Ultimate Racing – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> New Robitronic Mantis TXS RTR 1/8 Offroad Truggy – Link [rc-junkies.nl]
> Coverage of the RC Car Action Manufacturers’ Cup – Link [radiocontrolzone.com]
> Coverage from this weeks EP TC Euro’s – Link [eurotc2007.over-blog.com]
> Tobias Deike wins the last South German Regional race – Link [smi-motorsport.de]
> CS Electronics release their new website – Link [cs-electronic.com]
> Kawada release lots of new parts for the Tamiya chassis – Link [kawadamodel.co.jp]

July 30, 2007

Upgrade RC Tribal Skull graphics

The creativity never ends at Upgrade RC, with the announcement that they have added another design to their already extensive line of graphic skins. This new design is a Tribal skull affair and when released will be available for use on a wide range of products.

Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]

July 30, 2007

K Factory HD Buggy Clutch Housing

K Factory HD 1/8 Buggy Clutch Housing

K Factory have announced the release of this new clutch housing series which has been made for most 1/8th scale buggies & single speed nitro cars. Named the HD, which stands for super hard, the gradeof steel used to produce these clutch housings is some of the best on the market. The design of the housing features cooling slots in the clutch bell, which not only lighten the part but help dissipate the heat and increase the lifetime of this part, and the rest of your clutch as a result.

Source: K Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

July 30, 2007

Nosram T-shirt & Pit Towel

Competition electronics manufacturer Nosram have released some new merchandising for their customers, in the form of a new t-shirt and pit towel. The t-shirt is made from high quality red cotton and sports the Nosram logo in black, with a silver coloured oval behind it, while the both sleeves sport the same printed design. The towel is 70cm x 150cm, large enough to cover your pit area, and is red and black in colour while the surface sports the Nosram logo and web address on both sides.

Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]

July 30, 2007

Hot Bodies Real Competition Speedo

Hot Bodies have also announced the release of this new competition micro speed controller for brushed motors, called the Real Competition. This super lightweight controller comes preinstalled with the Team HB setting program which allows you to configure the settings such as response times, power curves etc. Other features include a high temperature safety cut off system, low battery protection function, alarm function in case you forget to disconnect the power and a data logging function.

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July 30, 2007

Hot Bodies IB4200 VR-1X cells

Hot Bodies have announced that they will soon start selling their new matched Intellect based IB4200 VR-1X cells, which provide lots of power and are also very reliable. The matched cells come sold in 3 different versions, the Competition type which as the name suggests is suited to the highest level of racing, the Racing type which is a good all round cell and the HG version which is a basic matched cell. Sold in packs of 6 cells, expect to see them available in August.

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July 30, 2007

Pit Work Clean Up

Pit Work Clean up

Korean company Pit Work have released this all purpose cleaner for model cars which is alcohol based and can be used to take grease and dirt off of motors, engines, tires and bodyshells. Called Clean Up, it is sold in a large 655ml spray canister and comes with two seperate nozzles for varying applications.

Source: Pit Work [pitwork.co.kr]