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December 23, 2014

Adam Drake doubles at Toys for Tots race

Revelation Raceway hosted a Toys for Tots race this past Saturday with 115 entries and top drivers like Cody King, Mike Truhe, Barry Pettit, Shaun Kirkman, Tyler Brown, Colin Herzig and Adam Drake in attendance to name just a few. Revelation Raceway also raffled off a bunch of prizes for their annual raffle. As for the race, TLR’s Adam Drake soon set the pace and was the overall TQ in Nitro Buggy and Truck. Drake led both finals from start to finish to sweep the event with Cody King and Mike Truhe rounding out the podium in Buggy and Tyler Brown and Barry Pettit coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Truck class.

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December 22, 2014

CS-Electronic 2S 3100mAh Heavy Duty receiver battery

New from CS-Electronic and made for the use in large scale vehicles is the 7.4V 3100mAh Heavy Duty receiver battery pack. Measuring 88×34.5x26mm and weighing in at 150g the battery is ideal for a range of touring cars, buggies and trucks and it comes pre-wired with a BEC plug, XHR balancer port and two long power wires that allow to install your preferred power connector. The 2S LiPo configuration allows the direct use with high voltage compatible receivers and servos and the battery is available now.

Source: CS-Electronic [cs-shop.de]

December 22, 2014

DE Racing SpeedLine Plus 1/8th buggy wheels

DE Racing SpeedLine Plus 1/8th buggy wheels-1

DE Racing introduce the SpeedLine Plus 1/8th buggy wheels. They are designed to deliver maximum corner control and stability by utilising the “Sure Lock” foam retention system. This system, comprised of radial ribs that lock the wheel and foam insert together, retains maximum tyre traction to the racing surface while eliminating the vague inconsistencies that come from an insert that is free to move around on its wheel. The high-precision 83mm rims offer high durability, a smooth dish phase with bold logo, a glue channel for clean tyre install and they weigh in at only 38g.

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December 22, 2014

CS-Electronic 5000mAh 35C LiPo battery pack

German company CS-Electronic introduce the CS-Drift 7.4V 5000mA 35C LiPo battery pack. Built from high-quality cells that use Silver Protect technology for improved security the battery is good for up to 70C burst discharge rates, making it ideal not only for RC drift applications. The design of the hardcase allows to access the 4mm tube-type connectors from the top and bottom side and the battery comes with a pre-wired charging and balancing harness.

Source: CS-Electronic [cs-shop.com]

December 22, 2014

Revolution Design B5/B5MM aluminium spring cups

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce their new Team Associated B5 series aluminium spring cups in +5mm offset configuration. They are a direct replacement for the stock plastic cups and improve spring fitment and overall rigidity for optimised suspension performance especially on high-bite surfaces that put a lot of stress on the suspension. The parts are CNC-machined from aircraft-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they are light of weight at only 1.65g per piece, they come blue anodised and laser-etched for that ultimate factory touch and to match the other forthcoming RDRP B5 series option parts.

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December 22, 2014

Intech ERSC-10 Pro4 short course kit – Preview

Intech ERSC-10 Pro4 short course kit - Preview

Intech Racing have more images of their forthcoming ERSC-10 1/10th scale 4WD short course truck available following a first teaser image some days ago. Sharing many parts with the BR-6 1/8th off-road buggy the SC truck is of a sturdy design with a hard anodised aluminium chassis, a 3-diff drivetrain, enclosed receiver box, a combined battery and speed controller mounting plate and durable suspension components including machined aluminium shock towers and large-volume aluminium shock absorbers. Other features included are aluminium suspension mounts with inserts for the suspension pins, front and rear anti-roll bars and adjustable turnbuckles.

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December 21, 2014

Mibosport Cup Christmas Race – Date change

The traditional Christmas Race of the popular Mibosport Cup will take place at a later date due to technical and operational reasons at the Hotel Sport venue in Hrotovice. The event will now be held on the 3rd of January 2015. The race will also see the use of the popular black ETS carpet. The next dates of the Mibosport Cup series have already been set and won’t be changed. Thus the 4th round will be held on the 14th of February 2015, a week earlier than it was originally announced, and the final round including the podium ceremony will take place on the 14th of March 2015. The ranking leaders in the respective classes after round two are Kuba Simurda in Touring Car Modified, Rene Kölbel in TC Stock LRP and Formula, Marcell Wostalek in 1/12th scale and Martin Bayer in the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes.

Source: Mibosport [mibosport.com]

December 20, 2014

Agama A215 1/8th nitro buggy kit

Nemo Racing introduce the new Agama A215 1/8th nitro off-road buggy kit. The A215 takes all the attributes of the previous A8 platform, and builds upon them to bring the buggy to a new level of performance. Taking the strength and durability of the A8, the new A215 improves those features and after extensive testing from Agama’s international team of drivers, the latest kit is meant to represent a marked improvement in terms of handling, stability, traction and jumping.

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