CS Electronic, the people that brought us the digital tweak board, have announced the release of a new range of pre glued rubber tires. Suitable for electric touring cars these new rubber tires comes in 22, 27, 30 and 35 shores and with the exception of the 22 shore, all work on both outdoor as well as carpet surfaces and all come pre glued on these white disc wheels.
Source: RC World [rcworld.ch]
German company Gio Racing, set up by Italian Giovanni Petrocelli, have released this new LPC Clutch which is suitable for both the Motonica and Mugen chassis’. Moving away from heavy steel parts Gio Racing have made the LPC clutch from exotic materials such as titanium, magnesium and ergal which mean the clutch is more responsive thanks to its lighter weight, yet is very durable as was proven at the recent Wiesbaden 3 hours that was one by Robert Will using this very same clutch system. The full set costs EUR100 and every clutch is made to order so if you want one expect to wait a short while after ordering to finally receive it.
Click here to see more pictures from the clutch.
Source: Gio Racing [gio-extreme.com]
Just last week we wrote about the TCS cooling system that uses liquid as a means to keep your cars electronics cool. Now today we see that a version for brushless systems has been developed that now not only cools the motor, as in the original version, but also comes with a cooling plate that attaches itself to your BL speed controller. According to tests made on the original system it does work but at the expense of some, but not much, weight and also i am not sure if such a cooling system is legal for racing, but with more and more expensive equipment melting on race day perhaps it would be worth considering such a system.
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Back in February we showed you some CAD images of the new optional chassis plate made by Kawahara for the Mugen MRX4-R. This 5mm chassis plate is now available for sale and, similar to the optional Serpent chassis plates, features carbon inserts to enable you to stiffen or soften up the chassis plate. Furthermore the chassis comes with 3 different weights of 10, 18 and 26 grams to allow you to meet minimum weight requirements while for perfect setup it also comes with front and rear setting blocks that fit into the corresponding holes in the chassis.
Source: JP Racing [jpracing.com]
Xray are reporting on their site from the latest round of the 1/8th scale off road nationals in Singapore, which saw 53 buggy drivers and 15 truggy drivers line up for the start. Qualifying saw Chester Chua take the TQ spot for Xray while in the A-final he carried this pace through to lead a 4 way battle at the fron that included team mates Sam Cheng and Glenn Phuah as well as Hong Nor racer Ah M. Unfortunately Sam had his engine flame out which dropped him out of contention leaving Glenn Phuah to take the win for Xray ahead of Ah M in 2nd with pole man Chester Chua in 3rd.
Read the full race report here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
We’ve written about Fastrax before when they released their new range of starter boxes at the end of March and now CML distribution have been in touch to let us know about their new range of Team Tools. Adding to their current line up of tools comes some new hex drivers, screw drivers, nut wrenches, reamers and more, all tools featuring ground steel hard tips and shafts, machined aluminium, anodized, lightweight handles with knurled finish and sport machine cut identification rings on the handles for easy identification.
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Xray have updated their website with the lastest spare parts for their XT8 truggy among which are these Thrax truggy tires. These low-profile truggy tires ensure high traction and high speed while the large sidewalls are designed for more controllable and consistent side bite. The tires are made from soft compound to generate sufficient grip in most racing conditions. Xray have also released truggy wheels and inserts that can be bought seperately or as a pair with the tires.
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We reported yesterday on the buggy result from the the long running Hank Perry 240, which is in its 21st year and is one of the largest races in the Northwest. Now Kyosho have been in contact to let us know that their team driver Taylor Peterson qualified third in truggy with his long wheelbase Kyosho ST-R, but quickly ran to the front and checked out, lapping the while field for a decisive win, Peterson also TQ’ed and won the 1/10 truck gas truck class. Kyosho team driver Marcus “Neuspeed” Anzivino TQ’ed and won 2WD mod buggy with an Ultima RB5 and took 3rd in 1/8 buggy with his Inferno 777 WC Edition.
Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]
