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April 22, 2009

Upgrade RC Marshal glove

Upgrade RC have released the Marshal glove, perfect for all track conditions whether you’re turn marshaling or trying to get a handle on things in the pit lane, these gloves are great for those situations at the track where your hands can take a beating. Made from durable, high quality, 4 way stretch Spandura top and no restrictive Clarino palm, the Marshal also sports a durable thumb and index finger section with reinforced finger tips. Available in black with the Upgrade logo on the top side, you can also have custom version with your name, along with flag or graphic, printed on the wrist.

Source: Upgrade RC [upgradercshop.com]

April 22, 2009

Mugen MBX6-T 1/8th truggy chassis

We’ve previously brought you CAD images, and of course the full list of features, of the MBX6-T and today we can bring you photos of the actual car itself. The Mugen engineering team has created the MBX6T which will follow the same exceptional handling, strength, durability and overall performance of the MBX6 Buggy, with special features such as hard coated big bore shocks with adjustable collars, graphite front and rear shock towers, hard anodized machined chassis with optimum balance and weight distribution, lightweight drive system, every area of the MBX6T was designed with performance and durability.

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April 22, 2009

Fastrax Nitro Power Blast cleaner

Fastrax have released their Nitro Power Blast cleaner, a specially developed cleaning spray for cleaning up fuel and ‘gunk’ associated with nitro cars. Old oil and fuel can be blasted away to leave chassis parts and crankcases like new. Supplied with an extension nozzle for those hard to reach places.

Source: Fastrax [fastrax-rc.com]

April 22, 2009

Xray Column – Crazy What?

The 29th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj reflects on the company’s beginnings and how no one at the time believed there was a market for his line of tools and tire truers and how he proved them wrong.

I remember the statements like it was yesterday: “Are your crazy? Special aluminum tools for RC car racers?” Well, maybe I was crazy for deciding to go my own way and risk producing equipment and tools which were previously unknown/unseen and which the majority of racers had no idea what they were. However, I was a racer and designer at the same time so I knew those products would be successful because they make life easier for an RC car racer. Now I know I was right and had the right vision.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 22, 2009

Marco Müller wins Swiss 1/8th Nats Rd1

Shepherd are reporting from the first race of the 2009 Swiss Nationals that took place in Schaffhausen last weekend. It was Marco Müller’s debut race as a Team Shepherd driver and he dominated the event with his brand new Velox 09. Breaking the existing track record by a sensational 0.2 sec he secured himself the pole position after qualifying. The final proved the great performance of the car, with Marco leading the race from the beginning to end winning from Jürg Nydegger in 2nd and Christophe Pethoud in 3rd. For young Shepherd talent Simon Kurzbuch it was a succesfull weekend, too. He placed 3rd after qualifying and was therefore qualified directly for the final. Unfortunately, he experienced technical difficulties at the beginning of the final and fell back to the last position managing to work back up to 8th position and claim the first place in the junior ranking.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 22, 2009

RB Engines 2604 pipe

RB have updated their 2604 pipe which well known by drivers around the world for its performance. Modified to receive the standard gasket, they have also designed a new manifold that increases the engine power while reducing the fuel consumption. As a result the old manifold does not fit the new 2604 pipe anymore.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

April 22, 2009

SchepisModel team up with Mario Rossi

SchepisModel in Italy have announced that they have teamed up with Engine guru Mario Rossi to work together on the development and production of a new range of SchepisModel engines. The partnership was announced during the first round of the Italian 1/10th scale National Championships, held last week end at the “Black Tarmac” track in Mesero. Mario Rossi left GRP earlier this year where he had worked with the Gandini brothers for a number of years developing their range of engines.

Source: SchepisModel [schepismodel.it]

April 22, 2009

Xray NT1 8.4mm Alu Pivot balls

New from Xray for the NT1 are these CNC-machined 8.4mm diameter mounting pivot balls, made from lightweight 7075 T6 aluminum. Sold in a set of 4, each pivot ball is 63% lighter than its steel counterpart, giving a total combined weight saving of 18.8 grams on a car. Precision machined with highest tolerances using fully-automatic German CNC-machines. High-quality hard coating is done at Xray’s own in-house fully-robotic hard coating line, ensuring a perfect surface every time. A post-hard coating black finish provides a stylish look.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]