Thursday, October 19, 2006
Interview with Maurizio Gandini of GRP Categories - GRP, Tires, Products - comments closed
Italian webzine Automodellismo.net have a insightful interview with Maurizio Gandini who, along with twin brother Stefano, run the world famous and ultra successful GRP. The article hits upon the companys history, production output of 1.4 million sets of tires a year and goes into further details about their move, in collaboration with Mario Rossi, to produce engines which have gone on to win their first World title in Australia this year in the car of Japanese driver Keisuke Fukuda.
Read the translated (Google) version of the interview here.
Source: Automodellismo.net [automodellismo.net]
I wouldn’t normally write about something as boring as a cooler for cells but this one is really nice. Made by Much More in Korea, it provides even heat dissipation for the batteries resulting in a balanced temperature throughout the pack when charged or discharged. It has six fans, 3 top and 3 bottom, is powered by 12V and is available in 3 anodised colours; Black, Blue and Purple.
Source: Much More [much-more.ko.kr]
This new electric sedan, given the catchy name ‘JRX-S Type R Race Sedan Kit’ is a bit of a break from convention design wise. With its centrally mounted motor and 2 opposing side mounted belts the battery is mounted dead center which according to what you read makes for a great balanced car.
Designed for efficiency and built for performance, the JRX-S Type R is the latest sedan innovation from the experts at Team Losi. Suspension arms and carriers are molded from Team Losi’s exclusive EA3 compound for incredible durability and reduced flex. The new suspension geometry offers improved steering and drivability in high-bite situations. And the centered drivetrain layout gives this sedan the most balanced feel and solid handling in its class. With a superb assortment of precision machined aluminum, titanium, and premium composite parts, the JRX-S Type R is the most feature-packed sedan chassis ever offered for pro-class competition.
Source: Team Losi [teamlosi.com]
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Sportwerks bring 1/14 scale to the masses Categories - Sportwerks, Electric On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Sportwerks have announced that they will be releasing these all new E-Racers for 2007. I have little or no information to go on except that they are called ReCoil, they come in 1/14 scale, they are 4wd shaft driven and sure do look slick.
The release of a 1/14th scale car begs the question, do we need another proprietary scale to, as a poster on ‘Radio Control Zone’ jokes, “further dilute the classes”. With so many classes already available and events struggling for numbers some classes will inevitably lose out. Perhaps this is just natural selection in action?
Another pic after the jump… (more…)
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Servo, Receiver and ESC; All-in-one Categories - Radio Equipment, Controllers, Electric, Products - comments closed
Masaaki Hirosaka, father of multiple World Champion Masami and top RC mechanic, has this sweet product shown in the picture above listed on his website. The item in question is made by KO, one of Masamis long time sponsors, and is a servo, receiver and speed controller all in one tiny package. This is perfect for the Xray M18, HPI RS4 micro as well as the Nanda NRX-18 shown in the picture. Fitting is that this product comes out of Japan, the home of miniaturization. Available soon according to the site.
Source: Hirosaka.jp [hirosaka.jp]
Pro-Line Racing new releases Categories - Pro Line, Accessories, Off Road, Products - comments closed
Pro Line have just released 2 new products for gas off-road racers. The first is this low profile air filter which is essentially your standard version but made oval instead of round therefore reducing its height. Pretty simple i would have thought but obviously no one else had done it before so credit to those creative thinkers at Pro Line.
The second product is not so clever but equally useful… (more…)
New Corally RDX on the way? Categories - Corally, Electric On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Our Swiss friends over at RCWorld.ch have this nice piece of reporting about the all new Corally RDX chassis. Seen on the GM Racing site is the above picture highlighting their GM brushless motor on Marc Fischers car which inadvertantly displays the prototype chassis from the Dutch manufacturer. A picture that no one else at the Team Orion Speed Weekend was able to get, due to obvious secrecy reasons.
Update: RaceRC.dk, also managed to bag a picture of a prototype RDX.
Source: RC World [rcworld.ch]
Upgrade RC Starter box skins Categories - Upgrade RC, Starters, Accessories, Products - comments closed
Buggy-Sport.info have the exclusive on the all new, wicked looking starter box skins for your starterbox. All we know is that they will be released soon. In the meantime you can check out Upgrade-RC’s full product line here.
Source: Buggy-Sport [Buggy-Sport.info]
