Having covered the their long awaited 2wd buggy over the past few weeks, Tamiya have today confirmed the name of their new release. The ‘TRF201’ will be fully unveiled at next months Shizuoka Hobby show and will prove to be very popular upon its release having already shown to be very competitive in its pre release form.
Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]
Answer-RC have released a number of new accessories including this fuel filter, with pressure stabilizing tube. Available in red or black it can be used as a conventional fuel filter on the engine supply line to ensure that no debris reaches your motor or as a pressure stabilizer on the exhaust return line. The latter reduces pressure spike in the tank making for a more reliable run. Also new from Answer-RC are these two CNC machined aluminum servo horns for ultimate durability. The first straight servo horn is designed to keep the arm in line with the gears and put less strain on the servo bearings. A specially designed clamping servo horn for ultimate security is supplied with 2 x screws and allen wrench for the perfect mounting. Both are available in red or black and in 23, 24 and 25T splines to suit all servos.
We have shown you CAD images of the new H-K1 prototype IV back in April and today KM Racing have sent us photos and more details on their new 200mm chassis. The car is currently in production and they are aiming for a May 20th World release. As these photos are still of the prototype, there will be some changes from this version and the final production version. Firstly the foam bumper will be using a different plastic bumper top plate as standard, with the carbon bumper top plate shown in the pictures will be sold as option. A receiver box will be included as standard, the shock springs will be black in colour as standard and finally the KM Ultra lightweight clutch system will be included as standard.
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Losi are reporting that their team driver Adam Drake TQ’d and took a deserved win in the 1/8 Buggy class last weekend at round 3 of the Losi Winter Series, hosted by Revelation Raceway. In the truck class it was another Losi driver Matt Schreffler who took the victory from pole position with his 8ight-T. The fourth and final round of the series takes place on May 1st.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
A summary of other news items from around the internet in our Red RC News Round-up:
> Watch a video of LRP’s new S10 Blast BX RTR – Link [you tube.com]
> Team Durango confirm USA/Canada distributor – Link [team-durango.com]
> Munn TQ’s & wins Rd1 of the Northwest Championship – Link [jconcepts.net]
> Josh Talmadge tests Serpent Cobra and wins – Link [serpent.com]
> Union Sq GP Report – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Barry Pettit TQ’s & Wins Buggy at Rd2 of NC Champs – Link [jconcepts.net]
> FTX Punisher wins Rd2 of BRCA LS Nats – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Elliot Boots wins SRS Rd1 – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Upgrade RC iPhone pix 2010 JBRL electric Rd3 – Link [upgrade-rc.com]
DE Racing, pioneers of the skid plate, have released two new additions to their XD line for the Short Course market. You can now get them for the OFNA / HoBao Hyper 10 SC as well as the Jammin SCRT10 1/10 scale electric Short Course truck and the CRT .5 mini truggy. Sold in a set of 3, these are a low cost solution to protect your investment. DE are also offering XD skid plates for the Losi Ten-T 1/10 scale nitro truggy.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
The 1st Annual Short Course Showdown was held at Trackside Hobbies in Milwaukee, WI April 23-25. This event was directed and announced by World Famous Scotty Ernst. Representatives from all the major short course manufacturers were in attendance including Kyosho, Team Associated, Losi, HPI, and Traxxas. The total entries for the event reached an amazing 248, making this the largest short course race in the World.
Continue reading the report here
DE Racing, pioneers of the skid plate, have released two new additions to their XD line for the Short Course market. You can now get them for the OFNA / HoBao Hyper 10 SC as well as the Jammin SCRT10 1/10 scale electric Short Course truck and the CRT .5 mini truggy. Sold in a set of 3, these are a low cost solution to protect your investment. DE are also offering XD skid plates for the Losi Ten-T 1/10 scale nitro truggy.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
