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June 7, 2007

Trinity EP4200 Matched Packs

Trinity have been in touch to inform us that the new EP 4200 cells are in stock and they are available in matched, matched assembled and sport pack versions. The EP cells are a more robust cell which excels with its on track performance and has been designed to not fail under high amp loads as seen during actual racing conditions. The EP cells should also be a big boost to your wallet as they reduce your overall battery budget due to increased pack life.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

June 7, 2007

Central 1/8th Nissan 350Z GT body shell

Central RC, the company that brought us the Mercedes CLK GT body shell and the very popular Central 1/8th Lola, have done it again with the introduction of this Nissan 33Z/350Z. Developed to be used in the Japanese 1/8th GT Championship, this car handles very well and has been tested by the Sahashi brothers during its development to improve aerodynamics and handling. Expect it to be released in the next few days.

Source: Central RC [centralrc.co.jp]

June 7, 2007

EDS Wheel nut spinner

EDS tools have announced some new additions to their already wide product range with the addition of 2 new wheel nut spinners and 2 new turnbuckle wrenches. The wheel nut spinners have been made using the familiar red anodising on the handle and the spinner comes in both 17mm and 23mm nut sizes, while the turnbuckle wrenches come in 3mm and 5mm sizes.

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June 7, 2007

New RB Concept R3 .12 engine

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We have managed to get our hands on the first information about the new, soon to be released, RB Products .12 touring car engine called the RB Concept R3. Rody Roem and the whole team at RB have been busy for many months working on this new motor and believe that it now reaches a new level of power while at the same time keeping the trademark drivability of the RB Concept line-up. This latest engine comes with a new bi-turbo crankshaft with a very aggressive timing, as used by the team drivers during the latest World Championship, and a new 3 port liner. The combustion chamber has been designed to decrease vibration and the fitting with the sleeve has also been improved. The R3 comes with a new lightened low profiled head to improve lower the overall center of gravity which aids the handling of your car. Expect to see this engine hit the shops in late June.

Source: RB Products [rbrpoducts.com]

June 7, 2007

2007 Reedy Race of Champions – Videos

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The 2007 Reedy Race of Champions is history for another year and it was Rheinard, Cavalieri and Lewis that took the top honours at the events final run on the Tamiya race track in California. As expected the event attracted a lot of interested people and some of these people had video cameras and so we can now show you some of the action from the event. The video above is from the A1 Open Mod final, which you can watch directly in the embedded player, while below are more races and atmosphere videos.

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June 6, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily News Round-up

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

> Mercury release range of adhesives, CA glues and threadlockers – Link [radiocontrolzone.com]
> Buku Power Self-tuning Exhaust System – Link [radiocontrolzone.com]
> Associated TC5, First Impressions by Tom Watts – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> RB Products release the S5 MSC buggy engine as a complete set – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Xray are Principal sponsor of the Off-Road European ‘B’ Championships – Link [teamxray.com]

June 6, 2007

Elliott Harper wins BTCC Round 4

BTCC Round 4

Last weekend saw the 4th round of the BTCC Championship held at Broxtowe on a glorious weekend and in qualifying it was Hot Bodies racer Elliot Harper that secured the pole position. Harper carried his qualifying pace through into the final and he could go on to win the overall event with a win in an incident filled first final and another win in the second, more straight forward, final.

Read the full report here.

Source: Mirage Racing [mirageracing.com]

June 6, 2007

Edit Clip on Alloy Motor heatsink

Edit have released two new clip on motor heatsinks which have been made from high-quality aluminium alloy for the best combination of heat dissipation and strength. You can choose from 2 different versions that both allow maximum contact area with the motor can, allowing heat to transfer from the motor to the cooling fins, where passing air can take the heat away.

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