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November 6, 2015

Associated LE RC10B5M Champions Edition

Associated Limited Edition RC10B5M Champions Edition

To commemorate their recent World Championship title won by Spencer Rivkin in Japan and domination of this year’s ROAR Nationals by Ryan Cavalieri Team Associated have introduced the Limited Edition RC10B5M Champions Edition. The new B5M Champions Edition includes the most popular tuning options available. By including parts for both 3- and 4-gear transmissions, flat and gullwing front suspension arms, and V2 and VTS slipper solutions, this is the most tunable car Team Associated has ever made. Strength, longevity and style have also been improved by including carefully selected Factory Team option parts like: Fox Shock Bodies with Genuine Kashima coating, titanium turnbuckles, blue shield ball bearings, aluminium front axles and an aluminium rear ball stud mount. This is a limited production vehicle and will be available in November 2015 while supplies last.

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November 5, 2015

Antix hardcase LiPo battery packs

New from LRP’s recently announced Antix brand come five economically priced LiPo hardcase battery packs. Build using 45C cells the packs come pre-wired with a US-style T-type connector and an XH balancer port for easy and secure charging and balancing. The range includes an oval diameter 2S 4800mAh racing pack, two 2S straight-type packs, as well as a 3S and 4S battery for 1/8th applications.

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November 5, 2015

TLR22 3.0 mid motor 2WD buggy kit

With the TLR 22 3.0 Team Losi Racing have introduced the latest incarnation of the popular 22 1/10th 2WD buggy. The 3.0 has been designed to give racers a versatile platform that easily adapts to changing track conditions without requiring a lot tuning changes. First up is the all-new 3-gear transmission with revised motor location that places the motor 12mm closer to the diff gear to increases the rear weight bias, providing better rear grip on exit, more entry steering and a buggy that, overall, is easier to drive. The new layout also decreases chassis roll, greatly improving the vehicle’s stability, consistency and braking. A 4-gear transmission is available separately for lower-grip tracks and different driving styles.

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November 5, 2015

Belgian SCT Cup Rd7 – Report

The final round of the Belgian SCT Cup was hosted by the BRCC, the only indoor clay track of the country. Once again the club provided a flawless organisation with a great track, large pits and nice catering. The event attracted a good amount of racers, keeping the yearly trend high. In Pro2 the qualification, Martin Vierin (Team Associated) TQ’d the opening qualifier while Nicolas Evens (TLR) came out fastest in rounds 2 and 3 to take the overall TQ. Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated) completed the top 3 ahead of Laurent Halluin (Team Associated) and Patrick Tytgat (Team Associated). In Pro4, Nicolas Evens (TLR) swept all qualification rounds to take the TQ to leave Frank Devos (Tekno) and Frédéric Fontaine (TeamC) battling for the places behind him.

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November 5, 2015

Flash Point 6000mAh 4S LiPo battery pack

Flash Point R/C have introduced their new 6000mAh 4S LiPo battery pack. Build using high-performance 90C cells the hardcase battery target racers and bashers alike and its standard 138×46.5×45.5mm dimensions makes it usable for all 1/8th vehicles that use brick-type battery packs. The pack weighs in at 600g, it comes pre-wired with an industry standard balancer connector but no power connector, allowing to use your choice of battery/ESC plug.

Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]

November 4, 2015

Mike Gosvig wins Danish 1/8th Buggy title

The final round of the Danish 1/8th Off-road Championship was held on the famous “horse hall” track in Bramming. The event attracted not only the fastest Danish drivers but also guests from Germany although these weren’t able to score points for the championship. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Mike Gosvig, Peter Harder and Jan D. Jansen had all chances to grab the overall title and despite some receiver battery problems in the opening qualifier, Mike Gosvig took the overall TQ by coming out fastest in the following rounds. Pelle Culmsee would end the qualifiers on the 2 spot followed by Magnus Frandsen. Peter Harder and Jan D. Jansen would end the qualifiers in 4th and 8th place respectively.

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November 4, 2015

Dark Matter Coldback super cooling fans

Dark Matter have introduced their new Coldback super cooling fans. Available in the industry standard sizes of 25mm, 30mm and 40mm the precision-moulded fans are made from premium nylon material and they utilise dual ball bearings to ensure ultra smooth, fast and silent performance. Usable with 6V to 8.4V input the 30mm fan rotates with up to 24,200RPM while the larger 40mm offers up to 15,500RPM. Included come ultra flexible silicone extension wire.

Source: Dark Matter [darkmatterproducts.net]

November 4, 2015

Exotek Flite 48dp spur gears

Coming from Exotek and made for their slipper eliminator hubs are the Flite 48dp spur gears. Machined from high-quality POM material to ensure true roundness the extra interior machining does away with unnecessary weight for reduced rotating mass. The gears are meant to be much stiffer and truer than moulded nylon spur gears, they are available as 66T, 69T, 75T and 78T and they weigh between 2.5g and 4.6g each.

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