The 4th annual International Race of Champions (IROC) was held by the MAC-Inzell and Hupo Hönigl put on a show as he carried away the top prize in every class with his DESC410R, DEX410 and DEX210 prototype. The 4WD Short Course class showed once again that the DESC410R is a force to be reckoned with as it dominated in the first 6 positions, and 7 cars in the final. Hupo Honigl had this report on the race:
New from KM Racing for their H-K1 1/10th 200m car, is this optional version 2 chassis plate. Made from a thicker 4mm high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, it makes the car stiffer overall, perfect for high bite conditions.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
Last weekend in Guangzhou, China, IN-hobby & a local track hosted a 1/10 nitro & 1/10 electric touring car race called the FT Cup. Hot Bodies driver Felix Law from the United States, dominated the Electric side of the event. Driving the HB TCX he was able to use the 1st round of qualifying to dominate the competition running a 16 laps in 5 minutes & 3 seconds. The closest driver was Fai Ho from Hong Kong driving the Serpent S411 who was 5 second behind.
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Since its release in 2009, the Griffin 12 Conversion has been a leading contender if not dominating the 1/12 Modified scene. Since the prototype TQ’d the IIC in 2009, the Griffin has gone on to win back to back Snowbird Nationals and ROAR Nationals. Add in a victory at the 2010 IIC, dominating performance at the U.S. Indoor Championships, IFMAR WC Finalist in Germany, several other TQ’s and wins and the CEFX Griffin has set a very high bar in 1/12 performance. For 2011-2012 season, CEFX have decided to add in a few features to give Griffin users more options. Small shape changes to the chassis to improves stiffness along with tape slots and a raised center shock position now allow the Griffin user the option of multiple battery positions – the usual forward/back position as the standard Griffin but now also the option to run the battery turned ‘inline’. New tape slots and simple locators to run the battery on either side of the Griffin make it possible to maximize the balance and CG on different tracks depending on the main direction of corners. By request of our racers, we will also be making a ‘flexi’ Asphalt chassis in the same cut pattern as the Griffin 2011 chassis.
Serpent have released this pro brake set for the Cobra buggy and truggy. The set features superbly machined ventilated brake-disks with a small front and large rear version. The shaped brake pads come pre-glued to strong metal backing-plates and the set includes steel brake-bolts, for smoother braking overall which is less prone to fading.
After a host of data gathering and testing by their factory drivers and engineers Schumacher are pleased to bring you this ‘Dirt Spec Conversion’ for the Cougar SV. Although the Cougar SV has been performing well on dirt, winning several major races recently, they thought they could improve its performance. The conversion allows more weight to be moved to the rear of the car by lengthening the chassis and also has the added benefit of using a brass plate under the gear box area also bringing the weight balance back. It will accept all major battery types including saddle, stick and 96mm short stick. All this aids forward traction on low to medium grip surfaces.
View the different battery configurations here
In addition to the full series of Mugen MRX5 transmission belt pulleys from Arrowmax, they today have released the 48T rear axle pulley. CNC machined from 7075-T6 aluminium it too is completely true and has been hard-coated for extra durability. Light weight, it features holes in the side wall to help debris escape and dissipate heat produced by friction.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Yeah Racing have released this heat sink with twin tornado high speed fans for motors with approximately 40.8mm diameter. Machined from aluminium, the blue anodised heat sink completely wraps the outside of the motor while the twin motor setup makes easy work dissipating the heat.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
