Fastrax have released this carry bag, designed for the 1/10th buggy or Touring Car racer who wants to travel light and is ideal for those trips down the club or test afternoon at the track. Sporting an integrated section with tool storage and zipped pockets, it can hold a vehicle or anything else. Supplied with shoulder strap and finished in a cool carbon inspired weave.
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34th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about both the European Championships for 1/8th buggy in Austria and for 1/10th 200mm in Italy, the former seeing the team take the title.
We did it!” was the thought that screamed through my mind on the last Sunday of July, a fraction of a second after the finish of the 1/10 Nitro touring European Championship and after the first 6 cars passed over the finish line… all of them XRAY NT1 cars! Finally, the long and grueling work of everybody on the XRAY team has paid off, and afforded us a fabulous achievement. I am so unbelievably happy, satisfied, and proud it is simply bursting from me.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
New from HPI Racing is the electric powered Vorza, a 1/8th scale buggy based off of the World Championship winning HB D8. Complete with HPI’s proven Flux Blur ESC and Tork motor, all yuo need to do is add your battery packs of choice. The Vorza is packaged as a complete and competitively priced ready to run buggy that will satisfy the needs of any basher or entry level racer. Featuring a bullet proof drive train that consists of front universals, front, centre and rear fluid filled differentials and a hardened steel spur and pinion gear make for a car to take the harshest of demands. The car also sports 16mm big bore aluminium shocks with threaded bodies, fully adjustable suspension blocks, adjustable camber and toe, and event sway bars at both the front and rear of the car.
Losi have released their new 1/36 micro high roller RTR, which offers scale appearance and style and also has the ability to conquer terrain that would normally be impassable by most RC vehicles its size. The detailed tube-style chassis combined with front and rear skid plates and molded bumpers, vertical shocks and All-Terrain tires on Chrome wheels provide the look of a full-scale lifted truck. The powerful micro motor and ESC with reverse offer the power needed to tackle tough terrain. Comes completely ready-to-run with everything included in the box such as a high capacity 220mAh NiMH rechargeable battery pack, wall charger and a Losi 27MHz AM radio system comes preinstalled and includes AA batteries for the transmitter.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
Ultimate Racing have released 2 new tools expanding their range of Pro tools. The new 2,0x120mm hex ball driver and 7,0x100mm nut driver feature handles manufactured from 7075-T6 Suisse aluminium that ensures its durability, while being as light as possible. The tips are manufactured with special HSS steel that also ensures the tool durability.
Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]
CS Electronic have released this 1900mAh micro LiPo pack with hard case. Perfect for 1/18th and 1/14th scale cars, it fits perfectly in the place formerly occupied by a 6 cell 2/3A pack. This lightweight pack rated at 32C / 60A and combined with its extended runtime, compared to normal NiMh packs, and better resistance to impact damage makes this a great upgrade for your micro car.
Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]
PN Racing have released their S6 Multi Balance Charger. This DC charger has an idling current of approx 100mAh, with a max charge/discharge power of 80W & 8W. Able to work with NiCd, MiMH, LiIo, LiPo and LiFe cells, it has a chrge current range of 0.1 to 5A and a discharge current of 0.1 to 1A.
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Kyosho have sent us a sneak peak of their new carm, the DBX VE. With little information on the new car, the name seems to suggest it is an electric version of their 4wd 1/10th scale DBX buggies. More information will become available in the near future and it is expected to be released in November.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
