Capricorn have introduced an upgrade for its nitro touring Lab C02 chassis. The Italian firm have released new big bore, short shocks and new lowered shock towers for both the front and rear of the car. The overall set help reduce the overall centre of gravity of the car for increased performance. Available in the second have of April.
View the new upgrade parts here
T.O.P. Racing now offers a new 6 wheeler conversion kit for the Rebel R-F01 Formula One car. It is a new class, legal for some race regulations. All you need is to get are 2 pairs of 12th scale front tires and a Tamiya body shell. It’s fun and drives like a touring car and both sets of front suspension are independently adjustable including springs, caster angle, upper dive angle, toe angle, camber angle, camber link geometry and even Ackerman. This kit is pre-released to factory team drivers while the production version shown in the pictures will be released in the near future.
View an image of the 6-Wheeler with body here
A high-end item used for many years on the performance side of R/C racing is the chassis protective sheet. For years, drivers have hand-cut and fitted their chassis with a clear material protecting the new chassis look and also providing a smooth or slick surface to decrease friction between chassis and dirt surfaces. JConcepts has hit the easy and glamor button at the same time and is now offering a precut and graphically pleasing chassis protective sheet for the most popular 1/10th off-road vehicles on the market. With 2 pieces included per package, the durable and low-resistance material fits each chassis layout like a glove and adds protection and style in one easy package. Available for the Associated B4.2, T4.2, B44.2, SC10, SC10B, TLR22, 22T, 22SCT, RB6, ZX5 FS2, DEX210 and DEX410.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
LRP in Germany have announced that current British National Touring Car Champion Olly Jefferies has joined Sanwa. The factory Associated race who is also reigning 1/12th scale National will run the Sanwa Exzes-X 2.4GHz stick radio and SDX-801 low profile servo in his rides. He had this to say about the deal:
For me the Sanwa range is the best product on the market currently, the quality is superb and the performance on track is incredible. I have been extremely impressed with the Sanwa products and look forward to using them throughout the 2013 season.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
VRC Pro have introduced their new event structure with virtual opponents. With this new mode they introduce the possibility to challenge yourself to race while opponents from your own heat or final are also on the track so you can now experience exactly the same sensations and pressure you experience in your real r/c racing. You may ask ‘why not multi-player events then?’ Multi-player requires you and your opponents to all race together, at exactly the same time. If we had no time zones that would be less of a problem, but we have. As much as 12 to 15 hours time difference makes it practically impossible to organize multi-player competitions on a world wide scale. By introducing ‘virtual opponents’ we have come up with a solution that is almost as good. The opponents are actually selected from your own heat or main final. They may have raced a few hours before you but with this mode we can still bring all these runs together as if you are all at the track at the same time.
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Xray have announced that Marco Kaufmann has joined their factory world racing team. Marco is a young talented driver who has showed in the last years excellent results and permanent growth. Marco and Xray have joined the forces for the 2013 season to achieve the best possible race results at German and international events. Marco will race the T4 platform and will participate all major international races and he had this to say:
I have been racing with Xray since I have started to drive RC Cars. I choose Xray because the quality and performance are both perfect. I am very proud to represent this finest company and to be part of the Xray world racing team. I’m looking forward to great and successful future. In 2013 I will concentrate mainly on 1/10 electric touring modified class and I hope some more great results will come.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The RS Gen2 brushless speed control from Tekin is the next generation in intelligent operating motor drive technology. Continuing the proven award-winning legacy of the RS family, the Gen2 is fitted with today’s state of the art components. Packed with new features, the RS GEN2 delivers a programmable high-voltage BEC, an EZ Access Port for HotWire communication and Datalogging capabilities in a small sized package. Rated for 8.5 turn motors and higher, this is the perfect ESC for both experienced and new racers.
Avid RC’s new shorty battery foam set is the perfect compliment for racers running the lightweight shorty battery packs in their B4.2 and T4.2. The set includes 2 large, screen printed foam blocks with perforated cut lines which allow for a mid and offset battery location. Also fits older versions, B4, B4.1, T4, T4.1.
Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]
