August 25, 2011

Xray Column – Testing and Once Again…Testing

Xray Column - Testing and Once Again…Testing

The 54th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about his extensive pre event testing schedule ahead of the busy summer of European Championships.

I tested some new prototypes of front and rear braces, but after a few tests I returned to the original ones. Martin and Ales were spending most of the time testing and comparing different tires to adapt to the changed track conditions which was now completely different from last week‘s tests.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


August 25, 2011

Xceed large trolley bag

Xceed large trolley bag

Xceed have released their large trolley bag. Similar to others currently on the market, it features 5 drawers made from hard wearing corrugated plastic. The bag itself features a telescopic handle and rubber wheels for easy transportation, while it has been styled in black and dark grey with green highlights and features the Xceed logo embroidered in multiple locations.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]


August 25, 2011

TOP Racing merchandising

TOP Racing merchandising

TOP racing have released a new range of merchandising in the form of 2 new t-shirts, a hooded sweater and hat. The TOP t-shirt and sweater both sport a new Dragon motif and come in black and red respectively, while completing the series for TOP is a new black cap. TOP’s tire brand Solaris also get some threads with the release of a nice looking red shirt with white stripe design down the left side.

View the other merchandising here


August 24, 2011

Associated 26-Time WC shirt

Associated 26-Time WC shirt

Celebrate Team Associated’s IFMAR World Championship wins, a total of 26 championships, with this bold, eye-catching T-shirt. This comfortable black cotton T is available in six sizes and the back of the shirt lists all of the Team Associated winners to date. Available now.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]


August 24, 2011

Serpent 733 SL6 gearbox

Serpent 733 SL6 gearbox

Standard on the 733 Team Edition, Serpent have released the complete new SL6 gearbox to fit earlier models of 733 cars. The all new design gearbox has very low inertia, lighter adapter, lighter aluminium bell and one-way adapter with German one-way bearing, new steel shaft, smaller shoes and newly designed gears. Includes rod type side stiffener with ball joints.

View more images of the gearbox here


August 24, 2011

Xceed on road set-up systems

Xceed on road set-up systems

Xceed have released their on road set-up systems. Available in versions for 1/10 scale onroad electric and nitro and 1/8 scale onroad, they have been machined from top quality and finished with nice green anodizing. Featuring clearly marked measurements, all the brackets run in high quality bearings. An innovative element is that for foam tyres the sets feature specially made eccentric inserts that allow the user to set the preferred tyre diameter for set-up. The 1/10 set also has a pre-set for the rubber tyres and purpose made wheel nuts for faster assembly. The top plates are made from strong polycarbonate, instead of acrylic glass, and all the sets come supplied in a foam padded Xceed set-up bag for protection and with clear instructions.

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August 24, 2011

Team C Racing T8T truggy

Team C Racing T8T truggy

Team C Racing have released some information on their new T8T 1/8th scale truggy which is expected to be released in September this year. Your standard affair, it will come with aluminium T6 7075 main chassis and shock towers as well as 16mm big bore shocks. We can expect full details when closer to its release date.

View another image of the car here


August 24, 2011

Akula Racing Speartooth 22 conversion

Akula Racing Speartooth 22 conversion

Akula Racing have announced their first major performance upgrade kit, the Speartooth 22. Seen at the Worlds in Finland, it is designed for the TLR 22 1/10th off road car and features a CNC machined 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis, 3.0mm carbon fibre side plates and 2.0mm carbon fibre battery strap which replace the standard aluminium chassis, plastic side guards and velcro straps. Compatible with both mid and rear motor layouts it is 5mm shorter than the standard car and provides more flex than the standard chassis widening the setup window, increasing rear traction and producing more mid corner speed.

View more information and images here


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