IFMAR World Champion Jared Tebo has new merchandise to offer in the form of the Force and Chico design shirt. Starting with the Force, the shirt offers a clean and simple design with a little edgyness. It has the JTP RC circle logo centred in an abstract rectangle design on the front, followed by the JTP RC logo on the back lower right corner. The white screenprint is done on a blue shirt.
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Better late than never? I guess that is my theme for this entry as we all recover from the long world championship event. It seems everyone got sick after the event too which has led to a long recovery and hang-over. I ask my myself immediately following the 60 minute A-final event. So if you win on Sunday or in this case on Saturday, do you sell on Monday? That is why we are all there right? A promotion to help ignite sales of the product. Everyone should be lined up to buy all the latest product that was on the winning ride starting with the Hot Bodies D812….right?
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Arrowmax now have a Jörn Neumann Edition 1/10th off-road carstand available. Made from aluminium and coming with Jörn’s signature the carstand not only securely holds buggies and trucks during building, maintenance and setup but it also has cut-outs to take small and big bore shock absorbers during refilling and bleeding. Beside the Neumann Edition stand there is also a plain version available.
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The TORCH 1/10th Electric Offroad Dash for Cash GP will take place on Sunday 19th October. The format will be one round of timed practice, 4 rounds of qualifying and one 7 minute final for all. Prizes for top three in all finals plus, and this is the different bit, £50 cash top prize for the top finisher in each BRCA formula grade F1 through to F5. Formula grades will be based on current 2014 grading used in this year’s regionals and nationals. Places will limited to first 100 entries for 2WD and 4WD Buggy. More information about the event can be found here.
Coming soon from Xray and just in time for the indoor season is the XB4 2015 Spec 4WD buggy kit. No details are known yet about the features of the latest version of Xray’s European Championships winning car but expect more details to surface very soon.
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Xpert RC’s new WR series of waterproof servos is designed to work with everything from a 1/10th scale crawler to a 1/5th scale monster and they have been designed to function completely submerged in water. Available are three servos, the standard voltage WR-4401-LV (0.077s/280oz-in) and two high voltage compatible offerings, the WR6601-HV (0.118s/360oz-in) and the WR-7701-HV (0.126s/485oz-in). All offer IP67 rated protection, specially hardened metal gears, advanced firmware for no buzzing sound and high ampere and high temperature protection features.
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The latest incarnation of Losi’s XXX is the XXX-SCB 1/10th 2WD short course buggy. When the platform first hit the RC scene 15 years ago, competition drivers were hooked on this unstoppable buggy. The vehicle utilises the AVC Active Vehicle Control system to help make its powerful 3300Kv brushless motor more manageable for entry-level drivers. With waterproof electronics under the hood, you can drive no matter what Mother Nature throws your way. The factory assembled buggy features sturdy suspension components, a 3-gear transmission with adjustable slipper clutch, grippy racing tyres and a pre-decorated 3-piece bodyshell. Also included is a high-torque steering servo, waterproof electronics, a 2S LiPo battery and a 2.4GHz radio system.
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Losi revamp their 1/24th scale 4WD micro vehicles such as the Micro Rally-X and the Micro SCTE. Both base off a 4WD off-road chassis with a speedy 7915kv brushless motor and feature long-travel suspension components. A new HyperCharge system allows to charge the 225mAh Reaction LiPo battery within minutes with a 15C charge rate. Included with the cars comes a genuine Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz radio system, grippy tyres and pre-decorated bodyshells.
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