Highest RC have announced that top Spanish racer Alberto Garcia has decided to use their products in the 2012 National Championships and other races. In the past, Alberto used other well known servo brands but after testing Highest servos, Alberto has decided to exclusively use them in 2012.
Source: Highest [highestrc.com]
Arrowmax have released these radio plate mounts for the Mugen MBX-6. Made from CNC-machined 7075 T6 aluminium, the parts allow for a more solid radio plate mounting, while reducing the chance of stripped threads and also help to keep the centre belt more precisely tightened.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Now you can upgrade your SC10 4×4 short-course truck to the latest competition spec. This new kit allows the use of a saddle-pack battery to optimize the weight distribution of the chassis. With the addition of the Factory Team carbon-fiber chassis brace rod, the chassis flex has been made more consistent and predictable for an overall improvement in handling and traction. One of the more radical features on the SC10 4×4 Factory Team kit is now available to you, the VTS4 slipper clutch, a variable torque, multi-plate slipper clutch with four drive surfaces. The VTS4 slipper clutch provides increased torque capacity in addition to finer resolution adjustments. It all adds up to more consistent power transfer to the ground.
Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]
The third round of NOS was held last Sunday at Barceloneta RC Track. In the Sedan Class was Guillermo Camacho set the TQ in the seven minutes qualifiers with a 19L 7:04.457. However at the tart of the A-main Camacho asked for a 5 minutes grace to fix mechanical problems and lost his starting position. The battle started early in the race when Xray Driver Juan Rodríguez took the lead but Andy Báez driving his MTX-5 took the lead until 3 minutes to go when he stripped both gears and this allowed Juan, who was on the same lap, to retake the lead until the finish of the race. Guillermo Camacho was second and Fernando Méndez third.
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With a combined experience of over 20 years in the hobby, TeamSR which is spearheaded by Mike Dumas aims to develop products not only for those seeking the utmost in durability and performance but also for those simply seeking an aesthetically pleasing hop-up. Being racers, TeamSR realizes that the racer needs to be able to depend on the products they choose to use and race with. One of their core philosophies is to strictly utilize premier materials for all of their products with very tight tolerances. The carbon fiber is true Quasi-Isotropic and made specifically to their specifications in the United States while the aluminium is 7075 aircraft grade to assure furnishing the user with the best components. The first releases include front shock towers for the Associated B4, Kyosho RB5 and Durango DEX210 and a rear tower for the TLR22. The range also includes anodized aluminium hardware, ultra flexible sensor cables, tungsten carbide balls and in future more carbon fiber shock towers with anodized aluminium mounts for fine tune adjustments.
New from EDS are this combo drivers, ideal for when space is tight in your pit box. Simply store all the tips in the driver handle, this single tool is available in metric, inch and metric/inch sets. The 7 tips included in the metric set include a 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, flat head screwdriver 3.5mm, Phillips Screwdriver 3mm, Phillips Screwdriver 4.5mm. The 7 tips included in the inch set include a .05, .063 (1/16″), .078 (5/64″), .093 (3/32″), Flat head screwdriver 3.5mm, Phillips Screwdriver 3mm, Phillips Screwdriver 4.5mm. Finally the 7 tips included in the metric/inch set include a 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, .05, .063 (1/16″), .078 (5/64″), .093 (3/32″).
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
JConcepts have extended their line of Finnisher shells to include the Durango DEX410. Increased windshield angle provides a steady force upfront during mid-flight wind gusts on large jumps while forward cab placement changes performance / visible bias which helps steering rotation in low traction corners. The side-pods have been simplified and JC chamfered to remove unwanted changes in height to neutralize the at-speed handling. The chassis to body fit has been tightened up and with the addition of fastening hook and loop tape, eliminates empty voids that contribute to mid-flight directional changes. The rear of the cab has a new step feature and a louver which can be trimmed to allow air to escape at the top of the body through its V-shaped design. Three additional air-flow scoop locations have been also incorporated into the body design, the first, directly in front of the windshield which allows for fresh incoming air treatment and second, 1 on each of the side-pods to help air-out the inside of the body during heated running conditions.
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Alexander Hagberg, winner of the recent Snowbirds, got in touch to let us know that having used LRP chargers for most of his career he has changed electronics sponsor and will now use Elangears chargers and electronic accessories.
This Korean based company is manufacturing very high quality chargers with the best components available where the result is a reliable and well performing product. I have chosen Elangears chargers because of their modern look, user friendly interface and high performance. I will use their complete line of items where some are still to be released in 2012; chargers, power supply, tire warmer and power station.
Source: Elangears [elangears.com]
