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April 6, 2012

JConcepts carbon options for Associated vehicles

The Monroe battery brace for B4.1 +8mm, T4.1 and SC10 by JConcepts is highly functional and aesthetic eye-candy, designed from genuine 2.5mm carbon fiber, it performs as good as it looks. With so much variety in today’s batteries and with most vehicles having a flexible mounting position forward and aft, functionality is always a top priority. With the Monroe battery brace, running different battery positions is possible while maintaining the necessary terminal clearance and providing a healthy holding force to keep everything in tact even in the most demanding conditions or the inevitable crash.

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April 6, 2012

Associated RC8.2 carbon shock towers

Team Associated have released these new woven carbon-fiber shock towers for the RC8.2 buggy. The front tower is 5mm thick, while the rear is 4mm. These shock towers are lighter than their aluminium Factory Team counterparts, yet they maintain the same optimized geometry as the aluminium versions. Available in May.

View the rear shock tower here

April 6, 2012

FEMCA EP Offroad Champs – Day 1 update

The FEMCA Championships for electric offroad are currently being held in Japan at the Yatabe Arena. The event is open to racers in the FEMCA region which includes all of Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. Friday saw the first action on the track for the 2wd class with 5 rounds of qualifying with the best 3 to count. The top 6 go direct to the main final and the remaining 4 drivers bump up from the lower final. Following the 5 rounds of qualifying it was Akimoto Kota that took the pole position for Kyosho ahead of Kikuchi Kai driving a Yokomo with Sanpei Tatsuya in 3rd for Kyosho. Meen Vejrak from Thailand is the only non Japanese driver in the top 16 sitting 4th with a Yokomo, Maezumi Satoshi (Tamiya) and Enomoto Keisuke (Yokomo) complete the top 6 direct qualifiers. Tomorrow sees the 4wd qualifying run before the finals are run on Sunday to decide the FEMCA Champion.

View the top 10 after qualifying

April 6, 2012

Off-road Grand-Prix of Russia – Announcement

The organisers of the biggest annual Indoor Off-Road Race in Russia were in touch to tell us about their event. It will take place from the 13th to 15th of april as a part of the major Toy fair ‘Hobby Expo 2012’ in Moscow and attracts top pilots from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to battle it out in 11 classes covering OffRoad 1:18, OffRoad 1:10, OffRoad 1:8. The carpet covered track is 30X18 meters size and specially designed for this event and has so far attracted 170 entries, which is around 120 people. There are still places available so if you are interested you can enter here.

April 6, 2012

Novak Ballistic stators & power connector

Novak now offer three new wound stators for its Ballistic 540 series brushless motors. Available in 10.5-Turn, 13.5-Turn and 17.5-Turn these stators are hand-wound with Novak’s popular red-wire and are epoxy-dipped for higher temperature tolerances for the ultimate performance for top-level racing. Novak also released their Power Connector for heavy-duty applications. Made from high-quality copper, which is gold-plated for the best performance, this plug set is designed for maximum contact between the connector surfaces. The connector features a split-input power plug and heavy-duty receptacles which allows for a clean and tight plug connection for the ultimate power with little to no losses due to resistance and heating.

View the power connector here

April 5, 2012

Venom LiPo packs with integrated voltmeter

Venom have introduced the hobby’s first batteries with integrated voltmeter. With a simple press of a button, a series of LED lights will clearly indicate your charge status. Available in a 7.4V 4500mAh 20C configuration for use in most RTR 1/10th scale vehicles, and a 14.8V 4500mAh 35C configuration for most 1/8th scale trucks and buggies. Standard features include the Venom Universal Plug System, heavy-duty hard case, 12 AWG wire leads, XH balance connector and Venom’s Lifetime Battery Replacement Plan. Don’t just guess, be sure with Venom Volt Check Batteries. Venom have also announced the addition of their new 7.4V 25C 10,000mAh LiPo. This pack is the perfect combination of proven Venom power and extended run-time. The 25C 2S configuration comes pre-wired with heavy-duty 12AWG wire leads, the Venom Universal Plug System, a JST XH style balance connector and of course, Venom’s Lifetime Battery Replacement Plan.

View the other new packs here

April 5, 2012

Exotek XR3’12 Performance LiPo chassis

Exotek have introduced their XR3’12 Performance ultra narrow LiPo chassis with bushing supported hinge pin blocks. A new design incorporates heavy duty bushing supported hinge pin blocks, the same concept incorporated into other world caliber touring cars by Tamiya, Yokomo and Hot Bodies. The steel insert bushing insure ultra free suspension movement, no matter the arm angles. The set includes 4 heavy duty 7075 suspension blocks, FF-C, FR-B, RF-XB (split style), RR-D and together will give you .5 degree of front arm sweep and 3 degrees of rear toe.

View more images of the XR3’12 here

April 5, 2012

Xray RX8 2012 spec conversion kit

Xray have released a conversion kit to bring the RX8 up to 2012 spec. The set includes the new 5mm aluminium chassis, front upper and lower suspension arms, front lower graphite extension for suspensions arms, composite steering blocks for graphite extension, graphite extension for steering block, rear lower composite suspension arm for graphite extension and the extension. Other parts include new 8mm 2-speed shaft, graphite radio plate, XCA universal clutchbell, aluminium flywheel and clutch disk and the necessary screws.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]