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May 4, 2008

Ed Bridges joins Trinity R&D

Trinity Products Inc. have announced a new addition to their Nitro Program in the Research and Development team, with Ed Bridges from EB Mods. For those of you that may not already know Ed, he is the founder of EB Mods and a very experienced nitro R/C racer and mechanic. Ed had the following to say about the deal:

I made this move to Trinity to build a strong foundation with them and to make Trinity my home. Past business relations have always been month to month agreements with large orders of engines leaving little room for product development and support. Truth be told, I’ve been trying to get in with Trinity for a few years now, but Trinity never had a true nitro engine program in place, like they do with Jim Dieter in the electric division. So when I heard Trinity might start a new Nitro Program I contacted them and expressed my interest and went through the steps to get here. We all know in electric that Trinity is #1, so I hope to help make that true with nitro. Trinity has stepped-up and offered me the opportunity to prove this!

Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.com]

May 4, 2008

Tamiya TRF416 carpet chassis plate

Tamiya have announced the upcoming release of a new thicker chassis plate for their TRF416 touring car. Made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre, it is super stiff and ideal for high grip condition such as carpet racing. The chassis also features Tamiya’s air duct system for cooling the motor. Available at the end of June.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

May 3, 2008

Günsel wins German Regional Rd4

Thomas Günsel wins German Regional Rd4

The fourth round of the German 1/10th 200mm Championship took place in Nürnberg last weekend and in qualifying it was Xray NT1 racer Thomas Günsel that took the TQ, also setting a new lap record. At the start of the final, pole man Günsel and his team mate Dirk Wischnewski both had engine problems forcing Dirk to retire and dropping Thomas back to 5th, 2 laps down on early leader Michalel Heinrich. Thomas managed to catch the leader and with 7 minutes to go, took the lead and with it the win, finishing with Heinrich in 2nd and Christoph Pietsch in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 3, 2008

Team Titan Mini Ignitor

Team Titan have introduced this new Mini Ignitor for use with all gas powered engines. Made from high quality Stainless steel and blue anodized aluminium it comes equipped with a EP1500mAh cell for reliable starting time after time.

Source: Team Titan [teamtitan.com]

May 1, 2008

VRC V4 Professional – Generic brand

VRC V4 Professional - Generic brand

Our new site sponsors VRC have provided us with some more 3D renders from their upcoming release of V4 Professional, the next generation edition of their ground breaking RC car game. As you can see from the image above, the new game will come with 1/8th scale off road buggies and the Generic VTX-8R is just one of the many cars that will be available in the game. Also falling under the Generic brand is an electric powered touring car, images of which can be seen below.

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May 1, 2008

HPI GT 7.2V 3300mAh NiMh pack

HPI Racing have released this long life GT 7.2v 3300mAh nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery pack. With its large capacity you can now enjoy longer run times while its 7.2v give plenty of power for your vehicle. Perfect for the E-Firestorm off-road truck, the E10 drift and touring cars, the E-Savage electric monster truck and the complete range of HPI Roto Start 2 or original Roto Start engine starting systems. Supplied with standard RC battery connector.

Source: HPI Racing [hpi-europe.com]

May 1, 2008

Edit RC Ceramic Nitride Diff Balls

New from Edit RC are these Ceramic Nitride differential balls to replace the standard versions in your diffs and get longer diff life and super smooth diffs. These extremely hard balls are available in 2 types, 3mm (12pcs) and 1/16″ (16pcs), and are suitable for use in the Hot Bodies Pro Spec ball diff which is an option for the Cyclone, and standard on the Cyclone TC.

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May 1, 2008

Hot Bodies Team Decals

New from Hot Bodies are these HB Team Decals, fully equipped with Hot Bodies and ‘HB’ logos in various sizes, you’ll get the official red and sleek silver outlines on the logos. Every logo is die-cut meaning there is no need for a scissors, or annoying trimming of the decal, just peel and stick.

Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]