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May 9, 2010

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

– New Alu Lower Rear Suspension 1-Piece Holder
– XB808 2nd at SRS Series Opener, UK
– NT1 Wins EFRA GP 2010
– T3 & Zdenko Kunak Win Winter Czech Championship
– T3 Dominates Dutch Nationals R1
– NT1 Wins 2010 Dutch Nationals R1

Click here to view the round-up

May 8, 2010

Much More 3500mAh 40C LiFe saddle pack

Continuing on with their LiFe pack releases, Much More have introduced this new 40C saddle pack. This high quality 3500mAh battery features a hard case for impact protection and with its saddle pack configuration is suitable for touring car and off road buggy. Cables are supplied with pre wired Tamiya connectors, while the balancer cable uses JST-XH connector.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]

May 8, 2010

CS Electronic LiFe RX packs

CS Electronic have released 2 new LiFe packs to power your cars receiver. The 6.6v RX packs replace the standard 2/3A NiMh cells and are available in stick and hump pack configuration. Super lightweight and safe, they can be connected directly to your receiver without the need for a RX regulator and offer extremely stable power delivery.

Source: CS [cs-shop.de]

May 7, 2010

Wouter Wynen joins Vampire Racing

Multiple Belgium Champion Wouter Wynen has joined Vampire Racing. The 2009 Euro B finalist and winner of the Belgium GP at Kampenhout, is going to use the complete Vampire Racing product range including their racing LiPo batteries. Wouter has already won the second round of this year’s Belgium 2wd championship and Vampire Racing are confident that using their products he can continue that success for the rest of the season.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

May 7, 2010

F.V.S.S. ceramic grease

F.V.S.S. Racing Team have released a new ceramic grease for RC cars. Made with the best components, it is especially resistant to high pressure and doesn’t contain metallic elements which considerably reduces the deterioration of parts. It is also resistant to low and high temperatures, from -40°C to 1,400 °C, water resistant and best suited to lubricate the clutch thrust bearing and the clutch bell ball bearings.

Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssshop.it]

May 6, 2010

Max Power 2010 buggy engine line

Max Power is ready to release their new line of buggy motors. These all new engines include special off road features to make the motors easy to tune, stable, reliable and with increased parts life. The new features include a longer low range carburetor needle, new cooling head with max style cuts and a new sleeve with lower exhaust timing. Available in 4 different versions, twister 3 light, storm 5 light, thunder 5 booster and the extreme 8 light, all come with the silicone filled diamond shaft, turbo combustion chamber and the new carb and all but the twister 3 light come with 4 venturi inserts.

Source: Max Power [rcmaxpower.com]

May 6, 2010

Xceed Titanium wheel nuts & machined brake disk

New from Xceed RC are these titanium M4 wheels nuts. Mainly used for 1/10th scale racing, they sport a knurled flange to help keep the nuts in position. Also new for the 733 and the most popular 1/8th scale cars, is this super light and nicely machined brake disk. Made from a special type of steel to produce very smooth braking, they work well with Ferodo, teflon and many other brake pads.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

May 6, 2010

Serpent M hardness suspension parts

Serpent now offers their 733 wishbones in a softer but extremely durable composite nylon, called M for medium. With more flex than the H parts, which are best suited for very high grip an high temperature conditions, these new M versions will perform best in all other conditions. The uprights and steering blocks remain the same composite mix as before and the new parts are indicated with a M for easy identification. Available as separate parts and as full-set.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]