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March 14, 2009

John Ermen joins ATS Tyres International Team

ATS Tyres have announced that front running Dutch driver John Ermen has joined the ATS Tyres International Team. Alongside the National Championships the former Dutch National Champion will attend most of the international races this year as well as the main event of the season, the WC in Lostallo, Switzerland that takes place in August. John will continue to use his Novarossi powered Serpent chassis and will once again use Tornado fuels.

Source: ATS Tyres [atsmodel.com]

March 14, 2009

KO Propo PDS-2345 ICS Digital Servo

Debuting at the toy Fair last month KO Propo have announced that their PDS-2345 ICS Digital Servo is now available. This is their new regular sized high speed digital servo designed for electric touring cars. Pricing has come down on this servo due to not having the machined heat sink, while the gears in the servo are metal with their hybrid first gear and KO’s programming capabilities. Also now available is the company’s ICS Multi Setting Adapter & Mini-Z 2.4GHz Setting Card, which allows the users of the Kyosho 2.4GHz Mini-Z to program changes of the car. Includes the hand setting adapter, card and cable.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com]

March 14, 2009

Xray Front Coil Springs for XII

New for the XII, Xray have released an additional range of choices of their ultimate-match front coil shock springs, to help fine-tune your car. Powder color-coded for quick & easy identification, they have been developed through extensive testing and racing experience. The same thickness of wire is used for each spring, and stiffness is controlled by the number of coils, the softer springs have a lower “C” value and more coils, while the stiffer springs have a higher “C” value and fewer coils. Sold in a pair.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 13, 2009

Tamiya 8-piece RC Tool set

New from Tamiya is this handy compact tool set, which includes most of the tools you would ever need when working on your car. Supplied in a base stand with transparent cover, the set includes 2 philips head screw drivers, a flat head screwdriver, a 5.5mm and 7mm nut spinner and a 1.5mm, 2.0mm and 2.5mm hex driver. Also supplied with the set is a large diameter handle that the tools can sit into to give them more leverage if needed. Available from tomorrow.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

March 13, 2009

GS Racing Storm CLX Pro buggy

See for the first time at the toy fair last month GS Racing have released full details about their new 1/8th scale Storm CLX Pro buggy. Using the highly successful Storm CL-1 Advanced Plus as the foundation, GS has created a lighter, stronger and more nimble buggy. Durability, balance, quality and weight have all received improvements, resulting in a buggy that turns faster lap times yet is consistent and easy to drive.

Source: GS Racing [gsracing.com.tw]

March 12, 2009

Xray Column – 2009 Kick-off

The 28th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the start of the 2009 race season which takes in the DHI Cup and European Indoor Championships in Italy.

This January was busy as usual, even a bit more so than usual. First of all, internally we have worked on four new big XRAY projects at the same time as well as finishing plenty of new HUDY products which is by far the largest amount of new stuff we have ever worked on simultaneously. Secondly, in addition to the annual DHI Cup which kicks off the electric touring car season, we had another major and highly competitive race on schedule; the newly-added European Indoor Championship for 1/10 electric touring cars and 1/12 pan cars and the US team headed to the annual US Touring Car Championship.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 11, 2009

RB Exhaust protect spray

Seen during our coverage of the Toy Fair in Germany last month, RB Products have now released their Exhaust protect spray. Spraying it on your exhaust system prevents dirt, such as tire foam, fuel, exhaust gas and dust, sticking to its surface so you can keep it clean longer. The dirt on the exhaust system can cause cooling problems which can lead to a decrease in performance. The spray can resist very high temperatures and also works very well on the nylon parts of the cars.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

March 11, 2009

JConcepts Sevens, Crowbars & Crossbows

New from Florida based JConcepts are 3 new tires types, Sevens, Crowbars & Crossbows. Sevens are a result of 2-years of research and development on the world and national 1/8th buggy circuit. They incorporate the small pin design of the Double Dee’s combined with directional and functional undertones which produce increased grip while reducing wear. Wear is always the trade off when going to a small pin tire and with the Sevens these worries are a thing of the past. Running qualifiers and main events on the same quick tire is now possible. Combining the unique Sevens lug technology with the sticky yellow and blue compound allow the flexibility necessary to compete on even the most demanding surfaces for an extended period of time. These new tires excel on hard packed or blue groove conditions where the track surface has started to take rubber. Available in Medium Yellow or Soft Blue compounds.

Click here to read about the Crowbars & Crossbows