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June 4, 2013

NVision 3S 3200mAh & 2500mAh LiPo packs

New from nVision come two LiPo battery packs in the form of a 3S 3200mAh pack and a 2500mAh receiver battery. Starting with the 3200mAh 11.1V 3S pack, the power source comes in a protective hardcase and is build from 45C high-performance cells. It comes pre-wired with a Deans-style connector and is ideal for 1/10th Traxxas trucks, many off-road vehicles and also run 1/8th buggies on 6S configuration. The second new battery is a 2500mAh receiver pack in 2S2P configuration. Sporting dimensions of 53x30x30mm the pack weights 100g and comes pre-wired with a JR-compatible universal connector.

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June 4, 2013

Martin Bayer doubles at Astra Nitro Cross

The Astra Nitro Cross 2013 was held last weekend at Auto Bayer arena in Slavkov u Brna and Martin Bayer gives a short rundown on how the meeting went. The event is the largest in the Czech Republic with many drivers from Europe attending the annual event. The track again was pretty challenging with banked turns, technical corners and difficult jumps. Rain on Friday meant the race started a little later than planned and practice was limited to rounds with a following qualification round. The first practice round was run on a wet track but that later on dried up. Xray’s Martin Bayer was able to TQ both openings rounds of the nitro buggy and electric buggy class. On Saturday four more rounds of qualification were run and again both classed been dominated by Martin. Five minutes before the third run a heavy rain interrupted the racing making it necessary to cancel the round.

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June 4, 2013

Yuki Model Digital Battery Capacity Checker

CN Development & Media introduce the Yuki Model Digital Battery Capacity Checker for 2S to 7S LiPo battery packs. The device can make use of EH and XH balancer plug equipped packs and measures and displays the pack’s overall voltage, single cell voltage, highest and lowest voltage cell and the remaining pack capacity.

Source: CN Group [cn-group.de]

June 4, 2013

Novarossi Trophy Grenoble – Announcement

On the weekend of the 7th of July Racing Experience France will hold the Novarossi Trophy Grenoble. Run in 1/8th 4WD, 1/8th GT and 1/8th 2WD Classic the race will see the attendance of Adrien Bertin with some other big names to be announced soon. The you can find more information on the event’s Facebook page here and Racing Experience’s website here.

June 4, 2013

Xray Challenge Roma – Report

The Xray Challenge Roma was held at the T5 track in Rome, Italy. Practice on the small and technical track started on Friday with many drivers trying to get a feel and setup for the flat high grip surface. Unfortunately for the organisers and the racers, most of the Saturday was washed away by the ever present rain in Europe these Spring. However the drivers were able to get at least two hours of practice on the Saturday afternoon. This was followed by one of the highlights of the event, the Xray dinner party, held at the track that same night. It was a memorable evening with great food, atmosphere, and even a couple of surprises. The lucky draw was a much appreciated moment as well – with delighted winners.

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June 4, 2013

LRP VTEC G32 pre-mounted TC tyres

LRP introduce their new VTEC G32 asphalt touring car tyre. It marks the next evolution step of the X30 and comes mounted on a redesigned rim that is made from a new shock-resistant material for vibration free and true running. Available in sets of four the pre-glued wheels include LRP’s white insert and are the handout tyres for the 2013 German championships and the outdoor season of the LRP-HPI-Challenge.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 4, 2013

Martin Soerlie wins at Norwegian Cup Series Rd3

The third round of the Norwegian Cup off-road series took place on the Innherred RC’s track in Levanger, Norway. The full astroturf track had a very similar layout to earlier years, only one turn has been altered just a bit, so all drivers needed little time getting familiar with the rhythm. After the qualification rounds Joakim Nicolaisen (Associated) took TQ in the 2WD class followed by 2011 Norwegian Champion, Martin Soerlie (TLR) who wasted a very good TQ run on the last corner in the last heat and had to settle for second, meanwhile local hero Roy Gjemble lined up in third position.

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June 4, 2013

Vision Racing SCTE 2.0 carbon fibre options

Vision Racing introduce three new option parts for TLR’s Ten-SCTE 2.0 4WD short course truck in the form of a centre diff brace and two different length steering drag links. All parts are cut from 2.5mm quasi-isotropic carbon fibre and while the diff brace makes for a stiffer and more rigid centre of the chassis the steering links are used to adjust the Ackermann angle of the front tyres in order to fine-tune steering characteristics.

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