Team Titan have released their new high performance air filter oil. Specially formulated to be super sticky, this filter oil is able to prevent dust entering your carburetor in even the dustiest of conditions. Supplied in an 80cc bottle, it is suitable for both on road and off road applications.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
Contact-RC is a new brand of RC racing foam tires, which are set to make a major impact in On Road racing classes this year. Contact-RC tires is lead by experienced foam tire expert Piero Torregiani who is the former top man at ATS, who helped his team drivers achieve 2008 and 2009 World and European championships in 1/8th and 1/10th scale Nitro On Road. Contact-RC tires will be manufactured by the expert engineers at Schumacher Racing in the UK with the company investing in a highly automated manufacturing process which will ensure consistent high quality products which use only the best materials and all new wheels, developed with the knowledge and experience of some of the world’s best drivers. The fully automated hardness measurement, gluing, and truing processes mean that every single tire produced will meet the exacting high standards required by top level racers. Several well known drivers are backing the project so look out for some big name driver announcements soon. Top American drivers Paul Lemieux and DJ Apolaro, as well as German champion Robin D’Hondt from Belgium will be racing with Contact-RC for the 2010 season.
Source: Contact-RC [contact-rc.com]
Durango were in touch to tell us that they have a job opening at their base in Leicestershire for a talented Graphic Designer. Talent by the truck load and a wide set of skills are needed, so if you are interested then carry on reading.
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Much More have released this new 30C Impact LiPo saddle pack, which features a whopping 6200mAh. This high quality dual 3.2V battery features a hard case for impact protection and with its saddle pack configuration is suitable for touring car and off road buggy. It comes supplied with Tamiya connector and JST-XH balancing plug.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
Site sponsors SMI, together with Gerhard Kandelhart have launched Orcan Shop Austria. By launching this shop, SMI Motorsport is striking a new path and going to extend the availability of the increasingly popular Orcan products with the first shop outside Germany. Gerhard ‘Kandi’ Kandelhart, has for more than 15 years been one of the most successful and experienced Austrian sportsman in RC racing, and will be the owner of the Orcan Shop Austria (www.orcan.at).
Continue reading the release here
Last Sunday, the 11th of April, saw the first race of the Belgian Mini-Z Series (BMS) 2010 take place in Leuven with 2 classes in attendance, Expert and LM Stock class. Top Qualifier in expert was Robby De Veirman with 47 laps, while in LM stock class it was Steve Deblaere who was fastest, with 46 laps, only one lap less than expert, with a stock motor.
Continue reading the report here
French engine company RB have introduced a new range of chrome decals. Available in 5 different versions, each sheet contains the RB logo in various sizes and colour combinations ranging between chrome, orange and black and some additionally sport the Speedline or RB Fuel logos.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
Having brought you the first photos and information on the new B01 engine from TecnoPower, the Italian company has released further details about their new buggy motor. The engine features a chrome-plated 5-port liner with 5 intakes and 1 exhaust for high durability and long life, with the fully machined silicon charged aluminium piston sports specially designed lubrication rings for low friction properties between the piston and sleeve. The new developed slide valve carburetor and 7mm venturi allows quick and easy tuning to specific race conditions and to keep things as simple as possible for the user, this specific carburetor has only 3 possible adjustments, high speed-needle, idle-needle and air-screw. The SG, or now also called SPT, style 14mm crankshaft in the B01-21 is made from a special steel containing an unique composition that has been heat-treated, machined and finished to perfection and with no need for extra counter weights it’s also lighter. The special shape of the crankshaft, and specially developed internal diameter, provides a special flux for an optimum fuel-air mixture.
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