Dynamite Fuze 1/10 and 1/18th scale BL Systems
Dynamite now makes it possible to upgrade 1/10th and 1/18th scale vehicles to the performance associated with brushless technology. It’s never been easier or more affordable thanks to their Fuze line of 1/18 and 1/10 scale brushless motors, ESCs and motor/ESC combos. Featuring multiple Kv ratings per scale, along with combos that come pre-wired and ready to install, Dynamite’s Fuze brushless systems claim to represent the ultimate in power, flexibility and value.
Click here to see the 1/18 system
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Team Losi Racing 8ight/8ight-T 2.0 starter box
The Team Losi Racing 8ight/8ight-T 2.0 starter box was engineered and designed by Losi to be the perfect starting tool for the 8ight and 8ight-T. Now owners of both vehicles can use one powerful starter box to get their vehicle running quickly and efficiently. Unlike conventional starters, this starter box does not require positioning pegs, eliminating the need for measuring or major assembly. And it is designed to fit the majority of 8ight based platform machines.
Click here for the full feature list
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Robitronic Night Race & Race of Champions
Robitronic have the full report from their Night Race and Race of Champions event that was held last weekend in Bischhofsheim close to Frankfurt am Main. The event consisted of a night team race that began at midday on Friday and ended at 5am on Saturday morning with truggy teams and buggy teams taking alternating times on the track to give each team of up to 5 drivers 7 hours on the track. The buggy class was won by the Team Robitronic Losi team that consisted of Joern Neumann, Martin Bayer, Darren Bloomfield and Carsten Keller, while the RC-Car Shop Race Crew was triumphant in the truggy class. On Saturday following the Night race, the Race of Champions got underway with practice followed by qualifying over the next day and finals on Sunday. European Championship podium finisher Martin Bayer did the double in both classes, winning the buggy class from Joern Neumann and Maximilian Cordts, while in the truggy class Maximilian Cordts took the runner up spot with Stefan Petrich in 3rd.
Read the full report (in German) here.
Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Schumacher Cat SX S1 Chassis & Tubby inserts
New from Schumacher for their Cat SX buggy, is this chassis plate and top deck that have been specially designed for LiPo packs only. Made from S1 composite, it is much heavier than the standard carbon fibre versions, keeping the extra weight as low as possible. Also new for the Cat are these new alloy rear upper suspension mount that allows shock bracket mounting on either side which is better for the rear shock conversion kit. Finally Schumacher have introduced Tubby inserts, which give a fuller profile to off road tires, which can be a great tuning aid for serious racers.
Click here to see the other parts
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Chris Steele wins Final 200mm round in Ireland
The eighth and final round of the Irish 1:10 200mm National Championships took place at the Ballymoney track in Northern Ireland over the weekend where Chris Steele took his Murnan Modified powered Kyosho to his 6th win of the season. Having already secured the 2009 title Steele continued his domination despite the welcomed return to racing of Mark Gilliland after an abscence of almost a year. Securing pole over Gilliland, Steele converted TQ honours in to victory to finish of the season in perfect style while Gilliland and the only other race winner of the championship, Chris Lawlor, completed the podium. In the overall championship standings, with a drivers best 5 of the 8 rounds to count, it was Lawlor who took second with Darren Gibb third to make it an all Kyosho Top 3.
Click here to see the series podium
Thursday, October 1, 2009
