New from Exotek for the Xray T3’11 are these heavy duty yet lightweight adjustable carbon fibre LiPo brackets for the Xray T3’11 chassis. The sliding brackets makes for better battery positioning and more secure mounting preventing sudden weight shifts that can unbalance your car. Also includes adjustable center rail (must drill extra hole in stock Xray chassis), which is a direct fit for the Exotek chassis.
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After a three-year absence, the Reedy name is making a return to the competition 1:10 electric motor scene. Reedy’s Sonic line of brushed motors were a favorite of racers worldwide and powered numerous National and World Champions in the late ’80s and early ’90s. It is only fitting that the famous Sonic name be revived for the first complete line of competition brushless motors from the world-renowned Reedy brand. Designed strictly for competition and already proven at the highest level, the Reedy Sonic brushless motors feature a lightweight case design with extra-large, strategically placed vent holes to reduce operating temperatures. Lower temperatures result in less fade over the course of a race, longer run times, and increased motor life. A precision balanced high-strength sintered rotor is supported by dual ball bearings for maximum RPM and reliability. Adjustable timing and a variety of optional rotors allows for fine tuning for particular applications and tracks. Several models for both stock and modified racing are available and all meet ROAR, EFRA, and IFMAR specifications.
Source: Reedy [rc10.com]
The opening round of qualifying at the Dutch round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series produced a Tamiya 1-2-3 with Jilles Groskamp setting the pace ahead of Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck. Making a one off return to the series this weekend at Apeldoorn, the two time ETS champion said afterwards that he thinks he can go faster as he was only driving at 95%.
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TOP Racing got in touch to tell us that their driver Jesse Stark took the TQ and won the Open Modified class at the 2011 Reedy Race of Champions held at Norcal Hobbies. Jesse drove his Photon to victory winning the first two mains and because of his win Jesse is automatically invited to compete in the invite class at next year’s Reedy Race.
Source: TOP USA [topracingusa.com]
Held in Denmark from June 2nd to 5th, the drivers from Finland, Sweden, Norway and host nation Denmark, were greeted with a beautiful new astroturf track prepared by the DHI-CUP crew in Odense. The weather was awesome, blue sky and 25 degrees all four days and Jonas Kaerup sent us this report.
Continue reading the report here
New from Exotek Racing for the Blitz (and E-Firestorm) is this carbon fibre battery strap with anodized locking clips for super secure, yet convenient battery installation. Turn the 2 alloy tabs to slip the strap off or turn turn them to lock it down. Lighter and of course stronger then the stock strap with that factory team look.
Team Durango have released several new option parts for their DNX408 nitro off-road buggy. First up is a carbon fibre radio tray. Woven from high-quality carbon fibre, this hop-up part is 43% lighter than the standard kit item. It is also a lot stiffer, offering you the most precise servo operation. It allows less heat flow-through from the chassis allowing greater heat dissipation through the bottom of the chassis plate. Next up we have an aluminium throttle arm to replace the stock plastic item. This high-strength aluminium throttle arm allows you to run a strong carb-return spring on your engine. Weighing in at only 4.3 grams, it also gives you ultra-precise throttle operation. Finally, for a bit of rear wing bling, there is these gold-anodised aluminium wing buttons. Anodised in Team Durango gold, they are high strength and weigh just 1.0 gram each.
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Former two time Euro Touring Series champion Jilles Groskamp has returned to the series in style setting the early pace after three rounds of practice at the Apeldoorn track which is coming in for heaps of phrase from the large entry taking part in the Dutch round. Groskamp, whose last appearance in the ETS was at the MACH last year, set the fastest time for three consecutive laps over his Tamiya team-mates Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck.
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