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January 13, 2011

Xceed ZX offroad engines

Xceed have introduced their own line of high performance offroad engines that are made in Italy by Picco. If they look familiar it’s because they were previously sold under the Mega brand. Featuring the highest level of manufacturing quality, Swiss made bearings, superb metals and for offroad the all important low fuel consumption combined with very smooth performance. The ZX-21 5P-DS4 is a 5 port turbo engine with 8mm carburetor, tall and lightweight cooling head with finned combustion chamber. The 5P-DS4 EM Offroad engine is again a 5 port turbo engine with 8mm carburetor, but is Eduardo Modified with selected ABC-set and aligned conrod, tear-drop work on the sleeve and a light crankshaft with silicone. Finally the ZX-21 3P- DS4 is a 3 port engine with 8mm carburetor, tall cooling head and super low fuel consumption. All engines can be purchased separately or as a Powerpack with polished inline tuned pipe-system.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

January 13, 2011

Capricorn LAB-C01 hardened CVD shafts

Capricorn have introduced these new optional front CVD shafts for their European Championship winning LAB-C01 1/10th 200mm chassis. Made from treated aluminium, the manufacturer claims that these are almost unbreakable and so will last a very long time in your car. Available soon.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 13, 2011

Much More TQ7 AAA batteries

Much More have released their TQ7 super high voltage type AAA batteries. Developed with an emphasis on both power and durability, compared to standard AAA batteries the TQ7 comes with enhanced performance and excellent discharge rate.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]

January 13, 2011

Jerome Sartel joins NEMO Racing & Agama

NEMO Racing and Agama have announced that former French Champion and World & European finalist Jerome Sartel, has joined NEMO Racing as both an Agama driver and an employee. Agama is assembling a team of fast and experienced drivers globally and adding Jerome is a huge asset. Jon Hazlewood of NEMO Racing had this to say:

Jerome has long been a friend on the R/C racing scene, and one the guys I respect most, both on and off the track. Jerome had indicated to us that he was interested in employment within the R/C industry, and after several conversations we felt he would be an ideal candidate for our company. Jerome will be handling sales and customer relations in the French and Belgian markets for us, and naturally will be a high profile addition to the driver/development line up for Agama Racing. After some extensive testing at his home track, Jerome was very happy with the A8 EVO and this was the deciding factor in him coming on board. We have some other awesome products that are on the way and Jerome will have direct input on the development of these. I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together.

Source: NEMO Racing [nemoracing.com]

January 13, 2011

CSO 64P & 48P pinions

CSO have produced a new line of 64 and 48 pitch high quality aluminium hard coated motor pinions for 1/10th scale cars. The gears have two mounting screw holes and the diameter of the pinion shaft is 7.55mm, compared to a normal gear which is 8.0mm, this ensures that the car’s belt will not touch the pinion. Available in 17T to 40T in 64P and 14T to 30T in 48P.

View the 48P pinions here

January 13, 2011

Racers Edge DEX410 aluminium servo saver

New from Racers Edge, this new aluminium servo saver for the Durango DEX410 line of vehicles will claims to increase durability to your 4wd’s front end. This is a direct swap from the stock plastic unit and is machined in the US out of solid 7075 aluminum.

Source: Racers Edge [racers-edge.com]

January 12, 2011

Jonathan Sohl wins Stock SC at JConcepts WIS

Last weekend’s JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout at Long Island Raceway in New York saw TQ Racing driver Jonathan Sohl used his SX10 SC to take the Top Qualifying spot in the Stock SC class and qualify a very close 2nd place in the 13.5 2wd Buggy class with the SX102w. He also qualified in the A Main of the SC Modified class. He followed up his qualifying performances by winning both the Stock SC A Main and the 13.5 2wd Buggy A Main and not to be out done he then turned around and finished 3rd in SC Modified using the same 17.5 motor he ran to win the stock class.

Source: TQ Racing [tqracing.net]

January 12, 2011

Paul Lemieux extends Xray contract thru 2012

RCAmerica/Xray USA have announced the re-signing of team driver Paul Lemieux. The multiple US National Champion has been a great asset to RCAmerica both on and off the track and both parties are looking forward to the new season. Paul had this to say:

After 5 years of partnership between Team RCAmerica/Xray and I we have decided to keep a good thing going, I have re-signed with both companies for 2011 and 2012. This means that I will be using exclusively Xray cars and Max Power motors along with Hudy products. I am excited about gaining more experience with the ever so growing Xray product line. I would like to thank everyone at RCAmerica in Dallas TX and also Xray in Slovakia. See you at the races!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]