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February 20, 2009

O’Donnell Racing 500cc Fuel bottle

Made of durable white plastic, the O’Donnell Racing Fuel Bottle is designed to deliver 500cc of fuel quickly and efficiently. It features a machined threaded aluminium adapter with an O-ring seal that completely eliminates leaking. It also sports a black anodized aluminium neck that is angled at the top for easy reach to the fuel tank, while a protrusion on the neck allows the orange rubber cap to be placed securely while fueling the car, so as not to lose it. The O’Donnell logo is printed on the side of the bottle in orange.

Source: O’Donnell [odonnellracing.com]

February 16, 2009

Much More Soldering station

Much More have released this Soldering Station, which acts as your third hand to help with difficult soldering jobs when using Euro style connectors and ultra plugs. Featuring 8 holes on the head of the station for holding both the male and female euro connectors, it also has a clamp that can hold down an ultra plug in both its upright and laydown position and which can also hold your ESC, leaving you free to concentrate on the soldering.

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February 12, 2009

Kyosho Setup & Clutch tools

Kyosho have released a number of new items to help you either setup your gas car or make working on it easier. Firstly is this ride height and droop gauge set, for both 1/10th scale as well as 1/8th scale cars like the Evolva series. Placing the stepped base under the stepped part at the rear of the Evolva M3 chassis plate, means you can measure the droop precisely regardless of wear of the bottom surface of the chassis. Also new is an adjustment tool for the clutch spring, which performs the job of tightening or loosening the nut simply and precisely. Other tools include a exhaust spring hook & front anti roll bar blade adjuster, a flywheel wrench that makes the installation or removal of your flywheel from any engine a breeze and a new Knife Edge stepped tip reamer, marked at 7mm, 9mm, 11mm, 13mm and 15mm for easy reference. Finally, for keeping your glow plugs at hand for a quick change during a race, Kyosho have release 2 new aluminium glow plug holders, a red version for standard plugs and a purple version for turbo plugs, both holding up to 8 plugs in each.

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February 11, 2009

Capricorn RC Pit Box, Regulater & Setup system

Capricorn RC in Italy have been crazy busy lately adding to their product range, even branching out into conversions and complete kits. Today they have released a number of new items including this great looking aluminium pit box. Sporting a carbon decal, the box is similar to others on the market with space for all the tools and parts you need to take into the pit-lane with you for that important race. Also new is their exhaust gas regulator and cooler, which like other systems can help you regulate the pressure between the muffler and the tank while at the same time cooling the exhaust gases to help improve fuel consumption. New for setting up your car is this red anodized setup system for touring cars and separately 1/8th scale on road. Supplied in a handy metal case, the system is ball raced for optimal precision. Finally, also for set up is their new aluminium gauge set, which includes 2 chassis droop gauge blocks, chassis droop gauge -5 to 10mm and a chassis ride height gauge with a range from 3-10mm.

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February 11, 2009

Team Checkpoint TC-950 Soldering Station

Team Checkpoint have announced the release of their TC-950 Soldering Station. High-quality electronics ensure that the TC-950 Soldering Station delivers professional results and dependable service at an affordable price. Featuring a heavy-duty 60 watt design for years of reliable performance, it heats up quickly to selected temperature within a range of 392°-896°F, and holds settings within 1.8°F (1°C) while idle. It sports a slender, insulated handle for comfortable grip and includes chisel point tip and pencil tip and also comes with iron stand, sponge and vinyl wrap. Unparalleled 5-year warranty on the unit, 1 year on the iron handle’s electronics.

Source: Team Checkpoint [bestrc.com]

February 9, 2009

KM Racing Imperial tool range

Similar to the tools released by KM Racing last September, these new additions to the range come in Imperial sizes. Fitted with special chrome hardened steel tool tips, the hollow lightweight handles are 18mm in diameter for better grip and have 4mm holes to be able to enhance the leverage using another tool tip. Available in .050″, .063″, .093 (in both normal hex & ball), as well as nut drivers in 3/16″, 1/4″ and 11/32″, all tools have the inch size engraved in large writing on the handle for easy identification and are supplied with the end cap as standard.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

February 9, 2009

Fastrax Tire hole punch

Fastrax have released this purpose designed tire hole punch, designed to make quick and easy air holes in your off road tires. It’s special inwardly rotating barrel allows pressure to be applied while the cutting tip cuts through the tire wall producing perfect holes every time. Featuring a large blue anodized handle, the Fastrax logo is printed in white on the side.

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February 9, 2009

Much More Comm polishing set

For those racers that don’t use brushless motors, Much More have released this handy Comm polisher set. It comes with an aluminium dial and a polishing stick and it works by simply removing the brush and inserting the stick. You then mount the dial on the end of the shaft, and lock it in place with its grubscrew, and rotate the dial counter clockwise 10 times and the polishing stick will have the comm polished like new. No need to remove the commutator from the motor or have an expensive comm lathe. The stick is available in both medium and hard versions.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]