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October 30, 2007

1/8 Off-road Texas State Championship

Xray are reporting on the recent 1/8 Off-road Texas State Championship race held at the Toys for Big Boys track in San Antonio. The event was open for both 1/8th scale buggy and truggy and going into the event it was Jason Branham that headed the series points in Expert 1/8 buggy and Jimmy Matsler in Expert Arena truck. Qualifying saw no surprises at the top with Branham and Matsler heading their respective classes going into the finals. The Expert Arena Truck main final saw no mercy from TQ Jimmy Matsler who had a couple of bobbles early but quickly regained form and took control to win the Final, and Texas State Championship title, while Xray team mates Joe Mireless and Wayne Mann finished in 2nd and 3rd. The Expert 1/8th buggy final saw a close battle early on between Xray driver Branham and Caster Racing’s Mike Battaile as well as area local Dave Mangelsdorf driving a Losi 8ight, the former having problems and dropping down the order. Eventually Branham could get his head down and pull out a small gap to take the win, and the State title, in front of Mangelsdorf in 2nd and Hunter Kinsey in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 30, 2007

CS Electronic Power Packs

CS Electronic from Germany have been in touch to let us know about their new range of pre assembled 7.2V battery packs, called Power Pack. Available in 4000MAh, 3700MAh, 3300MAh and 3000MAh they are made using high quality cells and offer great run times and performance as well as great value for money. All packs have a plastic outer casing and are supplied with a Tamiya type plug.

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October 29, 2007

Hot Bodies Team T-Shirt

Hot Bodies have announced the release of this very bright, easily recognisable, red Hot Bodies team t-shirt. The shirt is available in a variety of sizes to fit Hot Bodies fans of all shapes and ages and features a large HB and Hara logo on the front, and a small off center HB and Hara logo on the rear.

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October 29, 2007

X-Factory X-5 Dual Pulley Upgrade Kit

X-Factory X5 Dual Pulley Upgrade Kit

Inspired by team drivers, this great new kit installs a second, larger idler pulley on your X-Factory X-5 Squared to reduce belt skip while maintaining complete driveline freedom. Your Squared idler bar is pre-drilled and tapped with holes for the Upgrade system, so installation is easy. The larger pulley mounts closer to the drive gear, increasing belt wrap and that reduces skip both on acceleration and braking. The normal idler is moved further back and slightly down on the idler bar, and the bar installs in the X-5 Squared just as it always did. This pulley arrangement allows the belt angles to be less than with just one, so driveline freedom is maintained.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

October 29, 2007

Kawada M300 wheel axle spacers

Kawada have released some spacers for the rear axle of their M300, and other 1/12th scales with 1/4″ (6.35mm) axles. Made from aluminium they are sold in a set of 12 with 4 of each size, 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm widths, and help adjust the rear track width of the car as shown in the picture above.

Source: Kawada [kawadamodel.co.jp]

October 29, 2007

Edit RC Connectable Parts Box

Edit RC have released these rather green but handy Connectable Parts Box for easy storage of all your small workbench parts. Ideal for shims, e-clips, washers, crystals, diff balls, screws, nuts, pivot balls, ball ends, body clips and much more. Each small box interconnects with other parts boxes so you can have any combination of required parts handy for multiple tasks. No need to remove box contents to re-organize, just detach the boxes and re-attach as needed. Each package contains six connected parts boxes.

Source: Edit RC [rc-edit.com]

October 29, 2007

Tamiya TRF501X body shell V2

As seen on the team cars at the World Championships in Japan, Tamiya have released the 2nd version of the TRF501X body shell. Featuring more space around the electronics and motor, to aid cooling and allow more possible electronics layout options, this body was spotted on the Tamiya stand at the recent Tokyo Hobby show in Japan.

Source: Roche [roche.hk]

October 29, 2007

Xray NT1 2008 chassis

Xray have announced that their NT1 200mm platform will remain unchanged for the 2008 season but instead will be represent a better offer for customers. The 2008 car will now include a free pair of front CVD drive shafts to replace the standard front drive shafts. The included CVD drive shafts are made from high quality Hudy Spring Steel and provide smooth operation and unparalleled strength.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]