Korean company Much More have released the RC Stopwatch, the perfect RC laptimer for electric and gas racing. Besides the normal timing functions of this high quality stopwatch, like 500 lap recall, the segregated memory and saved data can be uploaded to your PC and printed. Comes supplied with lanyard, USB cable and required software.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
VP Pro Racing have announced the upcoming release of their 2 new race proven STR series truggy tires. The VP-902 Cutoff STR tires is suitable for most common track conditions while the VP-904 Turbo Trax STR is better suited to hard packed tracks. Made using VP Pro’s M1 & M2 compounds.
Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]
MaxAmps presents its hard case Lipo 6500HC 7.4V 30C battery pack. As racers know, the most important factor for your batteries is voltage under load and this pack boasts a 30C constant rating for all your amp hungry racing setups. It claims to maintain higher voltage under load than any other pack on the market plus runtime is no problem with its 6500mAh of capacity. As with all MaxAmps packs, you choose your plug, tap, and wire options and your pack is built to order.
Source: MaxAmps [maxamps.com]
We received this testing report from X Factory whose team have been putting their production prototype X-60 truck conversions through their paces for about 10 days. All production prototype X-60s got a good thrashing over the past weekend, with Brian Kinwald seen at Competition Hobbies, Paul Sinclair at Whitehouse Raceway near Nashville, Tenn, and Alex Krieg at S.R.S. in Scottsdale, Ariz. All four U.K. drivers were trucking at various venues over the weekend, and Alexander Valente ran his X-60 for almost an hour at his home track in France. Big news is that the testers experienced just a single minor failure. The new molded chassis looks great, and the new graphite arms and CF tower fit and work correctly. The truck goes together well, and quality is superb.
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Speed Passion have released their 1/8th scale brushless conversion for the Kyosho Inferno buggy and truggy chassis’. Comprising of Motor mount, motor plate and battery cases the kit can be quickly and easily put into the chassis. To power the car you will need the company’s Silver Arrow motor with 5 mm shaft together with the 32 pitch steel pinion gear, available in 11 – 14T. The new Silver Arrow ESC is a water resistant controller that can support up to 4 cell LiPo batteries making it capable of handling two 14.8V packs.
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Nosram now offers a completely new high-performance forward/brake/reverse speed control line. With the Nosram reverse line you get all the same great features and motor limit as the Matrix Evolution and Matrix Evolution ISTC, with the addition of a reverse function. In addition to this it also features NiMH/NiCd/LiPo and brushless/brushed automatic adaptation resulting in the most versatile and adjustable speedos ever.
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VP Pro Racing have released this machined aluminum multi function tool. Suitable for holding a 2, 3 and 4 pin flywheels, the opposite end can be used to tighten and loosen 1/8th scale buggy wheel nuts.
Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]
Xray have released these 14° alu caster blocks for the XB808, which are CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminum and hard coated for extra durability and long life. This lightweight block features ‘zero kingpin’ suspension geometry, with the preset 14° caster block integrated and non-adjustable. Combined with the XB808 front kick-up of 10° this block gives a total caster angle of 24° for increased steering and precision. Includes XRAY composite bushings for super-precise and smooth steering action.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
