Arrowmax MRX-5 TiNi shock shafts
The option parts for the Mugen MRX-5 keep coming from Arrowmax with the release of this complete set of shock shafts. These shafts have been coated with titanium nitride for reduced friction and wear for a better performing shock absorber.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Walter Diaz wins ROAR Region 12 Championships
Last weekend saw the ROAR Nitro Sedan Region 12 Championship hosted by the Greater L.A. RC in the Artesia Transit Center. A very popular race, there were drivers from Las Vegas and Northern California in attendance. The track was on excellent conditions and the weather couldn’t be better in Southern California. The qualifiers on Saturday saw Kyosho Driver Walter Diaz set the overnight TQ, having some run time issues with 16 laps in 4:56, but in the final qualifier on Sunday it was a very close ending with Kyosho drivers Palazzola and Fisher having the exact same time and Diaz with a good pace, but once again was unable to finish due to run time issues. So the top 3 was Michael Palazzola who took the TQ honors, followed by Scott Fisher and Walter Diaz. The main was really close between these 3 drivers, Diaz took the lead in the first few laps and was followed closely by Palazzola, with Fisher running into some small problems that left him behind. Due to different pit strategies the lead of the race changed several times between Diaz and Palazzola, and it was with less than 1 minute to the end thay they were racing for the win. Unfortunately Palazzola had some problems when he tried to make a pass on a back marker that caused the end of his race with few laps to go. Walter Diaz could then cruise the last few laps to take the Victory ahead of Mugen driver Robbie Collins and Michael Palazzola in third to complete the podium.
Thanks to Walter Diaz for the report.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Xray News Round-up
Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.
- LiPo Chassis Graphite Motor Guard
- XB808 Dominates the 2010 Australian Proline Challenge
- NT1 Wins 2010 Spanish National Championship
- T3 Triple Champion at 2010 Spanish Championship
- T3 Victory & XII Podium Finish at 2010 NSW State Titles, AUS
- XB808 and XT8 Win US RC Pro Championship
- NT1 Wins 2010 Korean National Championship
- NT1 Wins the 2010 FEMCA GP
Click here to view the round-up
Sunday, November 21, 2010
HPI ST-8 black wheel
Add some dark, cool style to your Mini-Trophy or scale truck build with the HPI ST-8 wheels in black. These 0mm offset wheels come packaged in pairs and feature a 1.9 inch bead diameter, perfect for fitting scale replica tyres like the Yokohama Geolandar tyres or any available scale replica off-road tyres. The ST-8 wheels will fit any car or truck with a standard 12mm hex adapter.
Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Arrowmax MRX-5 one-piece engine mount V2
Following on from the release of their original one-piece engine mount for the MRX-5, Arrowmax have released an update V2 version. Machined from a single piece of aluminum, this new version features two additional mounting points for more secure mounting of the engine to the chassis, with the back plate end of the mount also cosmetically altered.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Friday, November 19, 2010
Team Orion pit lamp
Team Orion have released their new pit lamp for making working on your car that much more comfortable. Making use of either 12V DC or 100 to 240V AC, the lamp been made out of aluminum and can be folded for easy storage and transportation. It comes supplied with a variety of different plug adapters.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Cody King’s World Championship winning setup
Kyosho America have sent us the World Championship winning setup of new World Champion Cody King, which he used in Pattaya, Thailand to clinch the 2010 title. While you may never run on a track like that at PRS, its still interesting to see what way Cody had his car setup to take victory.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Reedy 60C Competition LiPo Batteries
Reedy have announced the arrival of 60C competition LiPo batteries for the 2011 racing season. Competition tested and proven by top drivers Juho Levanen, Keven Hébert, Rick Hohwart and Christer Andersson, these all-new batteries feature high capacity for maximum duration and dimensions that fall within the specs required by international sanctioning bodies (approvals in process). Each battery features Reedy’s molded hard case and industry-standard 4mm socket connectors to minimize resistance and increase power. A pair of connectors is included with each battery. The saddle pack battery also includes a 12-gauge jumper wire with pre-installed 4mm connectors.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
VRC Column – Successful Alpha test & more
The VRC Pro team successfully concluded the long awaited alpha test in the 2nd week of October. The alpha test is an all-out internal test of all the processes on game, website and database level and precedes the external beta test. Although there are still areas that need work and fine-tuning, we can say that we are at approx. 96% of what is needed for beta test and eventually launch. At this moment the team is working on final component configuration to accommodate the trial and full user levels, some account issues (especially transaction reporting) and optimizing the VRC World social network community.
Continue reading the column here
Thursday, November 18, 2010
