CS Electronic have released this handy LiPo battery box which gives a safe place to store your valuable investment. Capable of holding up to 3 stick configuration packs in a padded foam compartment, there is also a section for charging and balancing cables. The outer case of the box is made of a hard plastic and features a catch that locks the box securely for transport.
Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]
PSM Racing have introduced new front/rear and middle CVD axles for the Tamiya TRF801X. Made from 7075 aluminium, for high performance and low weight, they are manufactured with low tolerances to fit perfectly. Designed to improve the weight and acceleration of your rotating parts, they´ve added extra pin positions so you have three positions to change to in the event of wear.
Source: PSM Racing [psm-racing.com]
Racing Experience in France have announced the signing of two new top level drivers to use their new ‘Racing Fuel’ for 2010. Lee Martin and Jerome Aigoin have already tried the fuel and both seem very happy with the run time they have gotten from it especially in combination with their Novarossi engines. Jerome joins brother Yannick and Guillame Vray as the front runners in France using this fuel, while in the UK it is also becoming more popular with Mike Craddock and the whole Kyosho UK team also using it.
Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]
King Golden Ltd, parent company of Speed Passion, Speed Power & East Coast bodies, have today announced that Shawn Palmer will head the new King Golden USA sales and support office. In addition to online, email and telephone technical support, Shawn will also be responsible for enhancing dealer sales, product development, USA advertising coordination and technical writing for all King Golden brands. Shawn had the following to say:
King Golden presented a groundbreaking business model to me where incredibly low factory direct pricing combined with genuine USA customer and dealer support before and after the sale just blew my mind. I’ve been fortunate to help them with product development and marketing during the process of building the brand in the USA over the last few years, and now being able to devote my full time energy to all the King Golden projects going forward with this new business model has me beyond excited! This is literally the first day of an entirely new era of purchasing hobby products.
The new USA Sales and Support Office can be reached by email at USAsupport@King-Golden.com, or using their new toll free phone line at 1-866-369-0636.
The Boca Bearing Company have announced their new Gold Standard, Silver Standard & Bronze Standard line of 5mm x 10mm clutch bell bearings. As RC drivers continue their quest for more speed and better performance, the clutch bell is a constant source of problems due to excessive heat build up, which can result in the bearings failing prematurely. For the expert driver looking for the best performance the ideal solution to the retainer issue is to do away with it altogether. The Gold Standard bearing is the ultimate clutch bell bearing designed with the serious racer in mind and has stainless steel races and shields with a full compliment of ceramic balls. Because Ceramic is impervious to heat there are no issues with the balls expanding as temperatures rise giving this bearing a life expectancy of 5 times that of a standard bearing. For the intermediate driver looking for a more affordable solution with longevity, there is the Silver Standard clutch bearings that come with Stainless Steel races, shields and a full compliment of steel balls. The balls will still expand under extreme heats but the bearing will stand up far longer than average because there is no retainer to break apart. The Bronze Standard line of clutch bell bearings consists of the company’s tried and true Green Seal series that has proven to be far superior to stock bearings and can handle plenty of clutch bell abuse and are perfect for clutch environments where excessive heat is not an issue.
Source: Boca Bearings [bocabearings.com]
As we reported yesterday, Japanese Hot Bodies factory driver Atsushi Hara won the TITC in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with his team mate Andy Moore, the double World Champion was using a prototype version of the new Cyclone touring car chassis and we have these exclusive photos of it. We weren’t given any specifics on the car itself other than it is a prototype and parts are subject to change, but both drivers were said to be very happy with the new car’s performance and with both making the A-main and Hara taking the win, it obviously works pretty well. What we can tell from the images is that it features a new LiPo only chassis plate and that there is a different belt orientation to help bring the motor closer to the car’s centre line. Other changes are the new longer top deck, which while not a single piece from front to back, it goes the entire length between the front and rear main axles, meeting just forward of the motor position and removing the aluminium chassis brace on the right side. There also appears to be new lower front wishbones along with aluminium steering blocks and with the steering servo orientated 90 degrees to standard, there is also a new servo saver system.
Click here for more images of the new car
RMC Wien, the organisers of the European Championships for 2wd and 4wd electric off road that takes place on the 23rd to the 28th of August, in Traiskirchen, Austria have been in touch to tell us that the official event site is now online. Featuring the usual information that participants will need to know in order to compete at this race, they also want to tell everyone that the Euros Warm up race will take place on the new track from the 14th to the 16th of May and that registration is now open with an entry form available on the new site.
Check out the official event site here.
With less than a week to go before the EFRA Euros, the V-Dezign team had a final shakedown of their cars at the CARS Carpet Challenge in Chesterfield at the weekend. The meeting was dubbed as ‘The Euros Warmup’ as the same carpet was used as will be utilised at the Euros, all be it at a different venue on a different layout. The V-Dezign team dominated proceedings in the open modified category by securing the top 5 places in both qualifying and the A final! Team boss Vesa Yli also won the stock A final after starting 2nd on the grid. The team now head to the Euro’s full of confidence and will be looking to achieve some good results.
Click here for the modified results
