Robitronic have announced that Swiss driver Shasa Lackner has joined their team to run the KM H-K1 1/10th scale 200mm chassis. The former 1/8th scale on road Junior European Champion, and multiple winner at national level in his home country, Lackner will compete in the Nationals in both Switzerland and Germany as well as the World and European Championships in 2012, while still looking for a place for the 2011 Euros.
Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]
The RB R&D department together with input from their team drivers have developed two brand new on road exhaust pipes, the .21 EFRA legal #2092 and the .12 EFRA legal #2668. Both pipes provide a lot of torque to their respective engines and come polished with shifted pressurization, 3 springs and the new long life exhaust gasket. Both are also available as inline kits with the #2092 coming with a medium conical manifold while the #2668 coming with a short conical manifold.
Hiro Seiko have introduced a new series of stainless steel screws to their large existing product line. A first in the R/C industry, these colored steel crews are denser than a normal alloy screw, but also heavier so not only will it look great but it will provide more strength to areas that need it. Available in t-blue, red, purple and smoke-black in sizes M3x6, M3x8, M3x10, M3x12, M3x14, M3x16, M3x18 & M3x20 they come in countersunk or done head versions, both with hex drive.
Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]
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New from Italian company Laurus is the EC1 Colibri, a unit for bench testing engines. Suitable for a wide range of engine size past 3.5cc, it puts the engine under load during running to simulate on track usage and even sports a built in brake. Featuring a built in starter that gets the engine powered through a built in lever, the throttle of the engine is controlled by a LAN powered device for safe operation. For cooling, once started the motor is encased in a fan cooled casing for a controlled testing environment. Connected to a computer by USB, the software that comes with the device allows you to measure a wide range of parameters from the engine including rpm, acceleration, running and peak temperatures and it allows you to compare the results with other engines. Not a device for everyone, but if you are serious about tuning engines, this is worth looking at.
Source: Laurus [laurusweb.it]
Contact RC have announced the addition of two top international drivers to their team line up for 2011. Michele Romagnoli was 5th at the 1/8th European Championship in Locorotondo last year and finalist of the last pre Worlds in Miami. After testing Contact Tyres he decided to use their tires from now and at the World Championship in Miami in a couple of weeks time. Another young Italian driver Stefano Pregnolato has also joined the Contact team. The 2009 Italian 1/8th scale champion in the Senior class, he is now very well settled in the very competitive Italian EFRA A class making the A final in the final Italian Championship race in Bologna last season. The new guys join the already strong line up of USA Champ Paul Lemieux, European Champ Robert Pietsch, Simon Kurzbuch, Jerome Renaux and US star DJ Apolaro.
Source: Contact RC [racing-cars.com]
CML Distribution, UK importers for Associated among other brands, have release this teaser graphic on their site with little information other than the name and that it will be coming soon. The C4.1 Centro is obviously a mid motor conversion for the extremely popular Team Associated B4.1 but beyond that there is no information. We will bring you the details when we get them.
Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]
The ready-to-run E-Firestorm Flux, HPI’s first-ever brushless motor equipped 2WD 1/10th scale stadium truck, is now better than ever. They’ve taken the proven platform and added a 2.4GHz radio system, a more powerful ESC/motor combination, waterproof electronics, an 8.4V battery pack, AA batteries for the transmitter, Split 5 chrome wheels and two fresh new paint jobs. The updated E-Firestorm Flux let’s you drive in wet conditions and has a top speed of over 50 mph with on-command wheelies.
Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]
Dynamite’s new Passport UltraPower 150w DC charger represents the ultimate in versatility and power. With features like 150 watts of charging power, 7-Amp charge / 5-Amp discharge rates, 1-5C charge ability, multi-chemistry compatibility and more, the Passport UltraPower 150w DC charger is perfect for intermediate to advanced RC surface enthusiasts.
