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July 3, 2010

Associated RC10T4.1 Factory Team kit

Since its release in 2003, the RC10T4 remains undefeated on a national level, having won seven consecutive ROAR National Championships. Driven by this continuing success, the designers in Area 51 spent countless hours refining the T4 to meet the demands of today’s LiPo batteries and brushless motors. The RC10T4.1 Factory Team kit is the product of all this effort and comes armed with Factory Team aluminium rear hubs, V2 slipper, Hi-Flow T4 body, and optimized suspension setup to help you quickly master any track.

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July 2, 2010

HPI Mini Trophy 4wd desert truck

We brought you the announcement of the partnership of HPI and TSA Motorsports last week and today they have released the full details on the new Mini Trophy 1/12th scale 4wd desert truck. HPI Racing delivers super realism influenced by their relationship with TSA. An interesting note about this particularly “special project” is the fact that TSA used the body styling from HPI Racing and shaped the TSA full-size 7200 class truck to look like the HPI Mini-Trophy Truck, so the HPI Mini-Trophy came first.

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June 30, 2010

Exclusive – Associated TC6

With the 1/12th Worlds now over, focus has now switched to touring car and on today’s preperation day we sat down with Team Associated who gave us the scoop on their new TC6 chassis, that is making its international debut at this race. Retaining the same lower front and rear wishbones, C-hubs and rear uprights from the TC5, the rest of the car is different. A focus on LiPo and brushless the most noticable change is to the chassis which is very narrow and no longer sports battery slots.

View the full write up on our event page here.

June 26, 2010

HPI Mini Trophy 4wd Desert truck

HPI Racing is teaming up with full size desert racing team TSA Motorsports to work together on the company’s new Mini Trophy 4wd Desert truck. The truck will be 1/12th scale chassis and of course be based on the desert racing truck you see above.

View the full press release here

June 24, 2010

Tamiya TRF801XT Performance package version

Tamiya USA have released the new Performance Package version of the TRF801XT, which comes with updated parts to further optimize this truggy. Included in the kit are new shorter front and rear suspension arms that improve durability as well as performance. The new arms narrow the trucks width from 428mm to 422mm, the narrower stance improves handling and responsiveness. Also included in the Performance Package are new universal swing shafts to account for the narrower width of the new suspension arms. As an extra bonus the kit will now include item HD upper shock mounts. A one piece design, it allows for quicker and easier shock angle adjustment while providing a stronger mount. All performance parts in item are also available separately.

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June 22, 2010

RC Devil Mephyx 1/12 pan car

New from RC Devil in Germany is the Mephyx high performance full tuned 1/12 pan car. Based on the winning technology of the PC10H2, this new chassis claims an extraordinary design, high-quality materials and excellent racing performance. Featuring a ‘new & revolutionary’ magnetic side suspension for easy tweak setting & progressive suspension, the car utilizes their V-Link rear axle technology with adjustable roll center for different track conditions as used in their 1/10 Pro PC10H2.

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June 20, 2010

HPI Savage Flux 2350

The Savage Flux 2350 from HPI takes the basher-proven features of the Savage Flux HP and optimizes the performance for the popular 4S LiPo battery configuration. The result is faster speeds on 4S at a price significantly lower than the Savage Flux HP. Not only is the Savage Flux 2350 faster than the Savage Flux HP on 4S, it’s also faster than the fastest nitro Savage. Easy plug-and-go convenience is the hallmark of electric RC vehicles like the Savage Flux 2350. Just plug in two matching battery packs and you are off and running! The Savage Flux 2350 is clean, quiet, easy to use, and blistering fast.

Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]

June 19, 2010

enRoute Berg 2.2 Nano Tracer competition crawler

Brand new from enRoute comes the Berg 2.2 Nano Tracer competition crawler. Featuring a new lightweight carbon dual frame chassis and new “Nano” gear box design for high rotation brushless motor, the axle parts are same of Berg 2.2 V2 axles and Berg 2.2 Tracer chassis kit. The kit includes the new Berg 2.2 Nano axles, upper and lower carbon chassis frame, clear body plate shell, however the wheels and tires are sold separately.

Source: Racing Art [rac.cc]