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July 11, 2007

Much More Motor brush tools

Much More have released some new products for setting, and helping you set, the brushes in your electric motor with the release of this new ‘brush holder re-setter’ (shown above) and brush setter. The brush holder is made from blue anodised aluminium and is used to reset your stand up or lay down brushes easily and accurately, while the new brush setter has been designed to set brushes used in Checkpoint motors, and comes supplied with the brush butter. Much More have also released new silicone o-rings for use on 3mm shock shafts, which unlike other o-rings don’t expand after use, and come in number of grades.

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July 11, 2007

Team Associated B44 4wd buggy

Team Associated have just announced their expected entry into the ever expanding 4wd electric buggy market with the upcoming release of the B44. Available in September, the new B44 is based on the JConcepts BJ4WE platform but features some small changes to make it easier to mass produce as well as some small performance improvements throughout, such as to the cars slipper clutch and of course as its from the Factory Team, it will feature lashings of blue anodising.

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July 11, 2007

Hickerson & Eckert win FSORS Rd8

We received a report from top CEN racer Gene Hickerson from the 8th round of the the FSORS, which is one of the largest series in the USA, that sees 6 of the 8 rounds count towards the Championship. This final round of the series was hosted by the Hurricane R/C Club in Tampa and this round attracted 152 entries in both buggy and truggy classes.

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July 11, 2007

The Border – Special Offer

The Border - Special Offer

Just to remind you that our site sponsors, The Border, have told us about another crazy special offer on their site, this time for HoBao buggy owners that allows you to choose any 4 buggy rims from the 3 different types available and select any 4 tires from the selection of 8 available, and all you have to pay is €19.99. This special still valid for this week so be sure to check it out on their site straight away and get your order in.

Also don’t forget that The Border is still running the KM Racing fuel gun special offer. With this deal you save €10.00 on this top of the range fuel gun and is far too good a deal to pass up on, so again be sure to go to the site and place your order before the offer ends.

July 11, 2007

JConcepts BJ4 World’s Edition Available

JConcepts BJ4 World's Edition

JConcepts have announced that the BJ4 Worlds Edition preorder list has been finished and that they are now offering the BJ4 WE directly through the shopping cart on their website. US orders can be placed directly through the website while for international orders you will need to email them directly to place an order.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 11, 2007

Protoform Frizbee body – Update

Protoform Frizzbee body

Following on from the news that Protoform will release a new 1/8th scale body, the Frizbee, comes more pictures from ElliotCanada on RC Tech. The picture we had before of the clear unpainted body didnt allow us to see the unique details around the back of the engine before, and if you look at the pictures you will see that there is trailing aerodymanic aids just behind both the motor head and air filter. I presume this is to reduce airflow distortion caused by the engine and INS box before it reaches the rear wing, but whether this really makes a difference is to be seen on the track, although early reports suggest that this body performs well so they must be doing something.

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July 10, 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:

> Xray release a tech tip for the XB8, XT8 Diff Outdrive – Link [teamxray.com]
> David Lim wins the latest Malaysian National Series Race – Link [buggy-spot.info]
> Upgrade RC release lots of new designs to cover your race gear with – Link [upgrade-rc.com]
> Mirage report on the Cotswolds 6 hour endurance race – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Bok & NT1 Win Czech championship Round 3 – Link [teamxray.com]
> Thorsten Severt signs to race the Robitronic Avid – Link [robitronic.eu]

July 10, 2007

Schumacher Job Opening

Schumacher Job opening

Schumacher continue their employment drive and have contacted us with the latest position to open up at their US headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Telephone sales, order processing, customer service, and technical advice on the Schumacher range of R/C cars and accessories. Requirements: Good knowledge of electric and nitro powered R/C cars. Good telephone communication skills. PC literate. Enthusiasm for the product. Friendly and helpful personality. Salary $20k-$30k depending on experience.

If you are interested in this position, you can apply directly to Shawn Palmer here.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]