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January 26, 2016

Reds Racing electric power for Cody King

Reds Racing have announced that 2010 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Cody King will be using Reds Racing electronics in his 1/8th and 1/10th rides for the 2016 and 2017 season. The Kyosho factory driver had its maiden outing for his new sponsors at last weekend’s Reedy Race of Champions and he had the following to say about the move:

I want to announce I will be running Reds Racing electronics in my electric powered vehicles. I’m looking forward to working closely with Reds, the team drivers, and customers on set-up and race support.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

January 26, 2016

Schumacher Mini Pin 1/10th racing truck tyres

New from Schumacher comes the Mini Pin 1/10th racing truck tyre. 1/10th stadium truck racing was extremely popular “back in the day” and is now making a comeback with events such as the EOS. With the growing popularity in mind Schumacher have now released the popular Mini Pin style tyre for carpet and astro surfaces. Available in the hardest blue, the popular yellow and wet weather/dirt super soft silver compound.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 26, 2016

Vampire Racing 2S all-black charging lead 400mm

Following the Vampire Racing 2S all-black charging lead in 600mm configuration the German brand now also has a shorter 400mm variant available. The charging harness comes pre-soldered with 4mm gold-plated bullet-type connectors and an XH balancer plug for the charger and stepped 4mm/5mm dual plugs and a 2mm balance connector for the battery side, which allows to charge 2S LiPo packs with standard 4mm or new-type 5mm connector tubes without having to use adapters or a second charging lead. Additionally the stepped 4mm/5mm dual plugs are now also available as 2-piece or 10-piece packs to equip existing charge leads in order to make them future ready for the growing range of 5mm tube connector LiPo packs

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January 26, 2016

LRP S10 Twister 2 Extreme 100 brushless truck

LRP have introduced the S10 Twister 2 Extreme 100 brushless 2WD off-road truck. Based off of the standard S10 Twister the truck is equipped with a Vector X12L 4.5T 4700kv brushless motor, a LRP SPX Bullet Reverse controller, a tough metal transmission and metal differential as well as a 4.5kg-cm splash waterproof steering servo. According to LRP the truck is capable of speedd of up to 100km/h with an optional 7.6V outlaw LiHV battery pack. A matte black bodyshell and flashy fluorescent green stickers round out the package.

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January 26, 2016

HRC Racing droop screws with delrin inserts

Coming from HRC Racing and made for a range of cars are droop screws with delrin inserts. Made from stainless steel the M4 screws offer a greater contact patch than standard grub screws meaning they will not harm the surface of the chassis plate. This makes for more consistent droop settings even when changing arm angles or wheelbase settings as the chassis’ surface is left without a scratch.

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January 26, 2016

LRP Competition Car Line 2016 LiPo battery packs

LRP have introduced a truck load of new Competition Car Line LiPo battery packs with some never-seen-before configurations along the usual array of standard, shorty and saddle packs. First up are the popular LCG P5 packs, low-height batteries that help to lower the centre of gravity of on-road and off-road cars.

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January 26, 2016

ARC R11 electric touring car kit

Following a first teaser ARC have now officially introduced the R11 1/10th scale 4WD touring car. Based on the experience made with the predecessor R10 2015, the R11 features some subtle changes and revisions in order to further boost performance, drivability and ease of maintenance. The car is based on a 86mm wide carbon fibre chassis that is 4mm wider than the one of the R10 to make for slightly stiffer flex characteristics and improved consistency. To achieve a more centred weight distribution the motor sits 4mm closer to the centre line compared to the previous model. To further centralise the weight the R11 sports new bulkheads that sit a total of 2mm closer to the centre line and the shock towers have been lowered and are now attached by only two screws. Doing away with two fasteners also adds a bit of flex to the bulkhead area in order to help generate more overall grip.

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January 26, 2016

Renaud Savoya signs with TLR

Horizon Hobby France have announced the signing of French frontrunner Renaud Savoya to their team. The multi-time European Champion was released by his former chassis sponsors HPI/HB at the beginning of January and he now found a new home at Horizon Hobby and TLR. Jerome Chambon of Horizon Hobby France has the following to say about the deal:

Horizon Hobby and Team Losi Racing are pleased to welcome Reno Savoya to the Horizon Hobby France team. Reno will proudly sport our colours, not the mention the ones of our friends of RC Concept this season and beyond. Jerome Sartel and myself will do anything to support Reno as good as possible as we do it with all drivers in our team. We wish Reno all the best for his new adventure and the success he deserves. More information to follow. – Jerome Chambon

Source: Circus News RC [circusrc.com]