February 21, 2012

Steve O’Donnell joins TLR organisation

Horizon Hobby is proud to welcome Steve and Brad O’Donnell to the organization. Steve will assume the role as Technical Advisor for Race Chassis Development and will work alongside his son Brad, Team Losi Racing Engineer Dan Hissam, and drivers such as Adam Drake and Mike Truhe. Steve will be instrumental in developing new products for the Team Losi Racing vehicles. Steve’s vast experience, including 5 IFMAR World Championship titles, CNC machining knowledge, and over 25 years of RC and engineering experience, will help continue the dominating presence of Team Losi Racing in the 1/8th off-road nitro category. Steve’s first race with the team is this week at the 13th annual Dirt Nitro Challenge at the Fear Farm R/C Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. Steve will support the entire team and the Team Losi Racing 8ight 2.0 buggy and 8ight-T 2.0 Truggy platforms.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]


February 20, 2012

Reedy 2012 t-shirt

Seen first when Associated announced that Mike McMahon had joined their company, Reedy has released this 100% cotton “Reedy Powered” T-shirt for 2012. The bold logo on black shirt will make a great backdrop to your vehicle as you hold it up while standing on the winning podium. Available in all the usual sizes.

View the rear print here


February 20, 2012

Alien Racing BD5 2.5mm top deck

Alien Racing have created a new upper deck for the Yokomo BD5 made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre. Especially created for carpet racing the thicker material makes the car more precise and more stable, while at the same time making it easier to corner consistently. The upper deck is made of a similar carbon and is visually identical to that of the Yokomo original.

Source: Alien Racing [alienracing.fr]


February 20, 2012

Gens Ace 5800mAh & 5000mAh LiPo packs

Gens Ace have added two new competition LiPo batteries to their line up with the release of 5800mAh and 5000mAh 7.4V 2S stick packs. Both featuring a standard hard case, bullet connectors and JST XH balance connector, the 5800 version has a 45C discharge rate while the 5000 has a 65C discharge rate.

View the 5000 pack here


February 20, 2012

JQ Products silicone shock & diff oils

JQ Products own line of silicone shock and diff oils, THEOil, have been out for a while already, but they have only now officially released them. The Shock Oils come in large 115ml bottles, and range from 250cps to 750cps, while the Diff Oils come in 85ml bottles, and range from 1000cps to 12500cps.

Source: JQ [jq-products.com]


February 19, 2012

Team Titan Blitz RS6 200mm body

Team Titan have released their new Blitz RS6 1/10th 200mm body shell. The new EFRA approved body (#2049) is designed to be very stable in braking and acceleration and gives good steering. Available in 0.8mm and light 0.7mm versions, it comes supplied with adjustable rear wing and mounting hardware, decals and window mask.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]


February 18, 2012

Pro-Line Tazer SC 2.2″/3.0″ tires

Pro-Line has stunned the competition and shocked the racing community with the latest in high-performance race tire technology, the Tazer, now for Short Course Trucks. With the inputs of World Class drivers Ty Tessmann and Ryan Cavalieri, Pro-Line has created a race tire that provides unmatched forward bite in loose and dusty track conditions without the undesired edginess. The Tazer features large overlapping center treads designed to last and perfectly sized lugs that will propel you to the top of the podium. Available in soft M3 & M4 compounds, loose or pre mounted to ProTrac Offset wheels or Slash rear Offset wheels.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]


February 18, 2012

Protoform PFR18 1/8th scale body

2011 was a great year for Protoform in the 1/8th IC Nitro On-Road class. Now only did 8 A-Main finalists at the IFMAR WORLDS in Homestead Florida chose the P909 body, but the other 2 A-Main drivers chose the Protoform R15, which ran the quickest lap times of the entire event. In the end, Robert Pietsch brought home the very deserving win and trophy. They decided to incorporate what they felt were the best characteristics of these two world class bodies to create the Protoform PFR18. Loosely modeled after the car that conquered the 24HR of LeMans, this body style has a few tricks of it’s own as well. There are a couple more molded in body stiffening contours to make the body more consistent and the body conforms to the 2012 ERFA/IFMAR body rules in every way. Available in 3 thicknesses, .040 Lexan (regular weight), .030 Lexan (light weight) and .025 Lexan (lightest weight) “Pro-Lite” for the expert racers. This body has a protective outer film, body side-stiffeners (w/hardware) and comes with a large Protoform decal.

View more images of the PFR18 body here


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