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October 29, 2015

Reedy 3400mAh 50C 7.4V LP shorty LiPo battery

New from Reedy comes the 3400mAh 2S low-profile competition LiPo battery pack. Low-profile shorty batteries are quickly becoming the favoured configuration for 2WD and 4WD buggies thanks to their light weight and low centre of gravity. Reedy’s new offering provides 3400mAh capacity for modified class racers while a 50C discharge rating smooths the power output to reduce lap times. The hardcase battery utilises 4mm low-resistance sockets, it meets ROAR, EFRA, BRCA and IFMAR specifications, measures 93x47x18.5mm and it weighs in at only 155g.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

October 29, 2015

Team Associated Apex Scion Racing FS-R LiPo Combo

The latest Team Associated kit to receive the LiPo Combo treatment is the Apex Scion Racing 2015 Formula Drift car. Fitted with the same racing livery as the full-size FR-S driven by Greddy pro driver Ken Gushi, the kit features a Reedy brushless motor and digital speed control, sealed metal-gear diffs and a tough 4WD system with aluminium drive shaft. High-grip treaded racing tyres are mounted on 10-spoke hex drive wheels that include realistic-looking details such as brake rotors and callipers. Four adjustable fluid-filled, coil-over, tuned shocks make managing imperfections in the road effortless. Included with the LiPo Combo is also the Reedy compact balance charger as well as a WolfPack 3300mAh 30C 7.4V LiPo battery.

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October 28, 2015

Lemieux & Birchfield win at Stock Wars 2015

The recent Stock Wars 2015 race was hosted by Middle River Hobbies in Middle River Maryland, on a small to medium size high grip carpet track. The race format was Pro and Open stock classes with practice all day on Friday, three qualifiers on Saturday, and one qualifier on Sunday followed by single finals. Classes were 17.5 TC Pro, 17.5 TC Open, 17.5 1/12 Pro, 17.5 1/12 Open, USGT and F1. Celebrity announcer Scotty Ernst made the trip to add to the already big anticipation and excitement of the event. In the Pro Touring Car division Paul Lemieux set the pace from Q1 on. Paul had serious challenges in qualifying by Kyle Klingforth but was able to TQ by a moderate amount. Robby Dodge would also throw in his hat for TQ at times but would round out the top three in qualifying.

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October 28, 2015

Alberta Touring Series Rd1 – Report

The second season of the Alberta Touring Series started out in Calgary at the Calgary Horseshoe Club. The Calgary Area Remote Control Auto Racing Club put on a great show and in the Touring Car Modified class it was an exciting battle between TQ Wayne Mah (Awesomatix) and Pete Toszer (Team Associated). Wayne ran into early trouble in the opening laps but recovered to have a back and forth battle with Pete in the later part of the race. It would come down to the last lap with Wayne edging by Pete in the last couple of corners to lead to the line by a few car lengths. Matt Wilfort (Team Associated) would have a battle of his own to hold of his challenger to come in 3rd.

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October 28, 2015

Serpent Centax clutch bell holder & pinion tool

Serpent have introduced two new tool for nitro on-road cars in the form of the Centax clutch bell holders and pinion tools for 1/8th and 1/10th cars. The clutch bell holder was designed to easily grip the clutch bell during removal or installation of the pinion gears and the tools are made from hard-anodised aluminium with a spring steel lever and steel pin to secure the clutch bell. The pinion tools are also made from aluminium but they come orange anodised and allow for easy removal or fasting of all new-style pinion gears.

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October 28, 2015

MR33 Touring Car & Buggy transportation bags

New from MR33 and coming for 1/10th touring cars and buggies are two car transportation bags. Made from black fabric and sporting the proud MR33 logo the on-road bag measures 480x300mm while the off-road bag is slightly larger at 550x330mm. Both feature a cord to conveniently close the bags that keep dust and dirt away during storage and transportation.

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October 28, 2015

Danish Electric On-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the MMRC RC club in Tollose on a permanent and pretty high-speed track. The low temperatures made for changing grip conditions which was challenging for most of the drivers. In the Modified Touring Car class Steven Olsen (Schumacher) took the round TQ in the opening qualifier from Stefan Finnich (Xray). In the second round Mike Gosvig (Xray) came out fastest from Steven while Casper Morgan (Tamiya) came in third. In the third and final round it was again Mike who took the TQ to grab the pole position for the A-main while this time Casper came in second and Frederik Brolos (Yokomo) rounded out the top 3 result.

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October 28, 2015

Kyosho MA-020VE Pro Mini-Z AWD chassis kit

Coming soon from Kyosho is the MA-020VE Pro Mini-Z AWD kit. The all-wheel chassis features the VCS front suspension known from the MR-03 as well as a DWS rear double wishbone suspension for best possible handling. The 8500kV XSpeed VE brushless motor delivers a huge amount of power while being virtually maintenance-free at the same time. The chassis comes in the narrow track and M-size wheelbase configuration although parts for the wide track and L and LL wheelbase settings are included. Part of the package is also the MHS 2.4GHz system that, when used with the Synchro EX-6 transmitter, is up to 16-times faster than the ASF system and 4-times faster than the KO Propo EX-1 combo. Not included in the set are wheels, tyres and a bodyshell.

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