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Byron Fuels Factory Team Driver, Mike Swauger took TQ and 1st place in the 1:8 on road class this past weekend at the 2011 Florida Winternats hosted by the Ft. Myers RC Car Club. Not only was Mike the fastest during qualifying, he dominated the A Main and cruised to victory using the new Xray RX8 with a comfortable 5 lap lead over 2nd place Paul Lemieux. Following closely behind in 3rd place was another Byron Fuels factory driver Paul Ciccarello.
Source: Byron [byronfuels.com]
Castle Creations have teamed with Hobbico to bring the Mamba Max Pro SCT ESC and Neu-Castle 1415-2400kv motor combo to customers who want to take the next step in speed and reliability beyond their stock brushless setup. These new 550 type motors are almost 100% more powerful than most stock brushless setups and are four pole, with higher quality components designed for improved torque and it just bolts right in with the ESC wires ready to connect to the motor. The Mamba Max Pro SCT is built for speed, but it’s also a torque monster, able to dig out of tall grass, sand, most any conditions you can throw at it.
Source: Castle Creations [castlecreations.com]
![Orcan 25Plus[+] fuel for .21 engines](http://www.redrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Orcan25plus.jpg "Orcan 25Plus[+] fuel for .21 engines")
SMI Motorsport have announced their new Orcan 25Plus[+] fuel, specially designed for .21 engines. Extensively tested, the new composition offers more power at lower engine temperatures and is clearly aimed at 1/8 scale nitro on-road cars. For off-road use the experts at SMI Motorsport recommend the tried and tested Orcan fuel with 16% and 25% nitromethane. The specific development of the Orcan 25Plus[+] is based on the Orcan 16Plus[+] which was launched a year ago and is the first choice in the 200mm touring car class. The new fuel is available from early March in handy 2.5-litre cans only.
Source: SMI Motorsport [smi-motorsport.de]
Tamiya/Orion factory driver Jilles Groskamp took TQ and the Win in the TC Modified at the 17th annual Snowbirds Nationals held in Orlando Florida. In qualifying it was Paul Lemieux who set early TQ but was bettered by Jilles in the very last round on Saturday. His new 417 equipped with the latest Orion Vortex modified motor was fast the whole weekend and with some latest set-up changes he was unstoppable in the last round taking TQ by 1 sec over Lemieux. In the final Jilles was chased by Lemieux and Cyrul hard but they never really got the chance to get close. All three ran a flawless race and it was Groskamp who took the win over Paul and Josh. For Jilles this was the second time in a row taking the highly competitive TC Mod rubber title.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Speedzone now offers a variety of connector options for LiPo batteries. First up is a standard length connector available with a balance plug, 4mm bullet connectors and a Deans type or Traxxas connector. These are also available without a balance plug for 1S applications, or for tight fitting areas. Next up are 85mm length connectors which are also available with Deans type or Traxxas connectors, with and without balance plugs. The shortened wire length allows these connectors to be used in places where room is an issue or gives the user a neat and compact finish to their wiring layout, while still using a plug and play connector for their battery packs. Connectors come with 12 gauge wire and can be used as a harness connector for hook-up to a charger or ESC. Speedzone also makes available their own low profile, low resistance 4mm male connectors. These types of connectors allow for soldering your wires at a 90 degree angle to the connector, permitting greater room for body and chassis clearance.
View the other connectors here
T-Work’s Racing now offer a range of M3 & M4 aluminium washer for those racers who wish to have all their parts match the anodizing on the rest of the car. Available in many different types, there are countersunk washers, hex socket cap washers, hex socket button head washers and counter large diameter washers. Available in a pack of 10 pieces, the washers come in a full range of colors that include black, blue, brown, purple, orange and silver.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
Adding to their line of 64 pitch pinion gears, Acorn Racing has added a complete line of 48 pitch high precision ultra light weight pinion gears. Like the 64 pitch pinions they weigh an average of about 2 grams each and made of aero grade T6 aluminium. Machine cut for precision and concentricity, each and every piece of this gear is coated to prevent oxidation and hardened for strength and durability. The new 48 pitch pinions range from 15T to 40T.
Source: Acorn Racing [acornracing.com]
