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April 11, 2014

Andrew Cartwright Takes the Emerald City Classic

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On-road racers from the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada gathered last weekend for their winter season finale, the Emerald City Classic. The Seattle RC Racers hosted over 150 entries on the high-bite gym track known as “the smooth”. The largest class of the event was 17.5 Touring. In his first race Team Associated’s Andrew Cartwright was the man to beat every time he hit the track. Andrew topped the time sheets in all three qualifying rounds. He also set a new track record on his way to a convincing win in the A-Main event.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

April 11, 2014

Muchmore Power Station Pro multi distributor

Muchmore introduce the Power Station Pro multi distributor. The box multiplies the available outputs of power supplies and offers three switched and one non-switched output as well as two 5V/2A USB charging ports for mobile devices. Available in two colours, black and blue, the box is usable with 4mm banana and alligator clips alike as it offers a pair of holes next to each connector tube for secure fixing of the alligator clips.

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April 10, 2014

Serpent Natrix 748 – Prototype photos

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Serpent have released first images of the Natrix 748 200mm nitro on-road kit. The follow-up model of the successful 747 is designed with the input of Serpent’s factory team drivers such as Mark Green and the Sahashi brothers in order to create a platform that works for club and high-level racers alike. Therefore the kit comes with redesigned differentials that sport new housings and internals, repositioned ball-raced anti-roll bars, lightened rear brake and 2-speed shaft holders, a redesigned fuel tank that makes for a lower centre of gravity and new servo mounts with a more centralised position. A new chassis plate with a more backward mounted engine helps to optimise the weight balance while a new steering block design, taken over from the 977, allows for a leading or trailing position and adjustable kingpin inclination. Both the front and rear hubs are designed for the use with aero discs and the carbon fibre radio plate offers a wide range of flex adjustments. The Natrix 748, that is visible with white 3D printed prototype parts here, will be ready for a release around mid-May.

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April 10, 2014

RB polycarbonate paint sprays

RB introduce their new line of polycarbonate paints coming in 150ml and 400ml cans. Specially designed for RC car bodyshells the paint dries very fast and it comes in nearly 30 different colours including standard, metallic and fluorescent colours.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

April 10, 2014

Updated Awesomatix A700 spool set & steering blocks

Awesomatix have new option parts for the A700 touring car available in the form of a redesigned front spool and narrow steering blocks. Starting with the spool, the updated design has mounting screws sitting in the outdrives for a more secure fitment. The set includes a new spool axle, a pair of outdrives, bearings and mounting hardware. Also new are the AM06M steering blocks. They offer the same roll centre geometry as the AM06S but make for a 1.5mm narrower track width which can give an advantage in low-grip conditions.

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April 10, 2014

GForce Fujin front terminal brushless drift motor

GForce Fujin front terminal brushless drift motors

Available soon from GForce is the Fujin brushless motor for drift cars. Being of quite an unconventional design with front mounted soldering terminals, the motor also features a high airflow can, internal fan unit and a special sound plate in the try to recreate the sound of a turbo charged full-scale engine. The rebuildable motor is available in 8.5T and 10.5T specification, features adjustable timing, ball bearings, and will become available by the beginning of May.

Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]

April 10, 2014

Active Hobby magnetic body mount markers

Asian company Active Hobby introduce this magnetic body mount marker set. Making use of a proven design, the set included four magnet-equipped aluminium bushings, four ring magnets and a set of body post bushings with all parts helping to perfectly mount bodies to a wide range of on-road chassis. The bushings are simply placed on the chassis’ body posts, the body will then be placed on top and the smaller ring magnets applied from the outside near the bushings. The magnetic force will the rings then slide into place allowing to mark the body post position for later drilling. The set is available in a range of colours including blue, black, red and silver.

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April 10, 2014

T.O.P. Racing 5.3mm aluminium ball studs

T.O.P. Racing have developed new high precision 5.3mm 7075-T6 aluminium ball studs for the company’s on-road line of vehicles such as the Photon, Sabre and the mini touring car series. The red anodised alloy ball studs are light yet strong and come as 5mm and 8mm long variant to replace the original steel ball studs while the inner hex allows for swift and easy wrenching.

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