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June 2, 2014

Steve Soon doubles at 2014 WCIC

At the final round of the non-profit Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series (WCICS), which hosted over 1500 registrations across 8 events this season, Serpent’s Steve Soon took the Great Hobbies Sponsored TC Stock season Championship and made it a double by also taking home the TC Modified class. Second in the championship was Saskatchewan’s Ryan Rice (Xray), and in third was privateer, WCICS President, Josh Carter. Full results can be found here.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

June 1, 2014

Reedy all-in-one balance charge leads

Team Associated introduce three new Reedy all-in-one balance charge leads for LiPo battery packs. First up are two 1S-2S leads usable for standard and saddle packs. They are available with 4mm or 5mm battery connectors and come with a saddle pack clip for the jumper wire. Each harness includes a port for the balance connector to be inserted when charging 1S batteries. This 1S connection provides more accurate voltage readings, which results in a better quality charge but the feature is not compatible with all chargers. For those who are using Reedy’s unique 4S battery, a separate charge harness has been created specifically for it as it feature three 2mm bullet-type connectors for the balance duties. All three harnesses come with 12-gauge wires, 4mm charger inputs, and an XH balance plug. A length of 55cm provides pit area flexibility and enough slack to charge conveniently inside LiPo safety bags.

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May 30, 2014

Duratrax Li-24 AC balancing charger

Duratrax introduce the Li-24 AC balancing charger for 2S to 4S LiXX battery packs. Usable with both LiPo and LiFe cells, the charger offers selectable a charge current of 1A to 3A, it features a built-in balancer and gold-plated connectors. Included is also a Traxxas plug equipped adapter wire.

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May 30, 2014

EZPower Mr. Kong II 1/8th brushless speed controller

Italian company EZPower introduce their new brushless speed controller called Mr. Kong II. The sensorless ESC has a 150A rating and is 2S to 6S LiPo compatible, making it ideal for 1/8th on-road, off-road and monster truck models alike. The controller comes pre-wired with Traxxas high-current connectors and features adjustable drag brakes, throttle/brake curves, motor timing and punch setting as well as reverse motor rotation and thermal protection. All software features can be set using a one-touch button or an optional program card.

Source: EZPower [ezpower.it]

May 30, 2014

International 1/8 Buggy Race – Announcement

The International 1/8 Buggy Race will be held on the 15th of June at the off-road track Zeleni dol in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. The race will be held in 1/8th buggy electric and 1/8th buggy nitro classes and sign up for the event plus additional information can be found here.

May 30, 2014

Abramic takes Slovenian Off-Road Nats Rd1

After the first race of the season was canceled due to a very poor weather forecast, the Slovenian 2014 nationals finally got underway on a very dusty track located near Logatec. The biggest winner of the weekend was Andrej Abramic, who took first places in both the electric and nitro 1/8th classes. In E-buggy the 2nd place belonged to Gasper Simc while Adraz Stefe completed the podium. In the 1/8 nitro buggy Erik Klanjscek took the runner up spot, Jan Vrhovec came in 3rd place to round out the top3. The next race of the championship will take place on the 29th of June in Benedikt near Maribor.

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May 30, 2014

Brand, Davis & Moon win at Southern Off-road Series

Loganville RC Raceway was the host for the 2nd round of the Southern Off-road Series. Practice started Friday afternoon and with regular track maintenance the traction was coming up nicely. On Saturday morning the gates opened at 7am and 3 rounds of qualifying kicked off at 10:30am. Qualifying was based on the single fastest run out of three. All of the A Mains were seated with top 10 cars and 2 bumps from the B Main. In the Pro eBuggy A-main, Shay Brand led the race tone to tone taking the win with his Mugen MBX-7 Eco.

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May 30, 2014

Reflex Racing RSD7 keyed carbon fibre battery holder

Made for the RSD7 chassis for the Team Associated TC6.2 is this keyed carbon fibre battery holder system. Designed to work only with the RSD7 chassis, the mounting system will have the battery sitting a little bit further away from the belt than the TC6.2 in order to provide better balance and to generate more chassis roll. Included are three carbon fibre mounting brackets and all needed mounting hardware.

Click here to view a photo of the parts in place