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November 27, 2013

Bittydesign Nardò touring car bodyshell

Bittydesign have introduced the Nardò 190mm touring car bodyshell. Tested and developed for several months in Italy by their official development team together with German and Finnish team drivers the final result is a bodyshell with different recognisable features, in particular the front and rear tyres area. Testing has shown that the body gives lots of steering on corner entry but at same time plenty of grip and speed in the second part of the turn along with stability under acceleration. Made to meet EFRA specs, it is expected to receive its homologation number in January. Made from 0.75mm thick high quality polycarbonate, the body comes with a complete set of large plastic washers to fix the rear wing perfectly along with steel screws & nuts. Expect the product to arrive at distributors in the next 10 days.

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November 26, 2013

ProTek R/C ‘Chad Bradley Team Edition’ digital servos

ProTek R/C 'Chad Bradley Team Edition' digital servos

A Main Hobbies have announced the all-new ProTek R/C ‘Chad Bradley Team Edition’ digital servos. Featuring a sleek black-anodized case, chamfered edges and gold accents that let you know that these aren’t your ordinary servos. Underneath the aluminium case are servos with unmatched speed and torque. The 170T boasts 510 oz-in of torque with a .14 transit speed at 6.0V, and when you increase the voltage to 7.4V, the 170T puts out a whopping 630 oz-in of torque with a .11 transit speed. If you need more speed the 170S delivers a .09 transit speed with 445 oz-in of torque, but when using 7.4V the specs are an incredible .07 transit speed with 549 oz-in of torque. You can see why veteran racer and multiple 1/8-scale Worlds finalist, Chad Bradley, gives them his stamp of approval.

Source: Protek R/C [amainhobbies.com]

November 26, 2013

Micha Widmaier joins Schumacher CS electronic team

Schumacher Racing have welcomed young up and coming German driver Micha Widmaier to the Schumacher CS electronic team. Micha recently finished 7th at the ‘Indoor Dirt Race’ near Munich piloting his CAT K1 against a strong field of most of the best drivers in Germany confirming himself as an exciting prospect for the future.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

November 26, 2013

AKA Slingshot tires renamed Typo

AKA Slingshot tires become Typo

AKA have announced a name change to their Slingshot 1:10 tires. As it turns out, they are much better at designing tires than we are at checking to see if names are already in use within our industry, in this case by Pro-Line. For this reason they have decided to change the name of their Slingshot tires to Typo. While you will see some tires on the shelves with the old name the new Typo branded tires will be hitting the shelves in late December and early January.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

November 26, 2013

New Serpent SRX2 option parts

Serpent have new option parts for the Spyder SRX2 buggy available in the form of aluminium steering parts, vented slipper plates, titanium-nitride coated suspension pins and carbide differential balls. Starting with the steering parts, first up is the steering rack set that is CNC-machined from high quality aluminium. The grey-colour parts make for a flex-free and super-precise steering and included in the kit are two bellcranks and the steering link. The assembly uses the original ball races that come with the buggy kit. Next up are aluminium servo mounts, designed to replace the stock plastic parts the mounts come pre-threaded and grey anodised to fit the remainder of the option parts. Like the steering rack kit the mounts are made to assist with rock solid handling even on high grip surfaces.

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November 26, 2013

Eric Albano doubles at Turkey Dash

A Main Hobbies recently hosted its 2013 Turkey Dash at their indoor track, Outback Raceway in Chico, California. With over 120 entries from across Northern California, the race held out a promise of great racing in all classes. Qualifying started a little differently this year with three rocket-round, heads-up qualifiers. Team Associated’s Eric Albano and Brian Strange both showed their speed, going 1 and 2 into the mains. Strange took the TQ in 4WD Modified and Albano took the TQ in 2WD Modified.

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November 26, 2013

Yokomo YRS Roadster ARTR kit

Yokomo YRS Roadster RTR kit

Coming end of December is Yokomo’s new YRS Roadster 1/12th scale ARTR kit. The vehicle is based around a direct drive 2WD rear motor monocoque chassis with inline battery mount, direct drive steering and adjustable front suspension parts. The platform shares the tyres and wheels with the Yokomo GT series cars and the 340mm long roadster will become available with a red, yellow or green body in a factory assembled almost-ready-to-run form including a brushed 540-size motor. Coming as an option is also a drive set including a 2.4GHz radio system, servo, brushed speed contoller, LiPo battery and suitable charger.

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November 26, 2013

RPM Team Associated VTS gear cover

New from RPM comes this gear cover for the use with VTS clutch equipped Team Associated B4, T4 and SC10 vehicles. The part is modelled after RPM’s iconic gear cover but features additional clearance for the taller VTS clutch while maintaining a sleek and sturdy overall appearance. It is made from hard-wearing nylon material, comes with a super soft slipper access cover and the cover greatly reduces the chance of dirt and debris entering the delicate main and pinion gear area. The cover is available in standard black or blue colour.

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