LRP introduce the new Power Pack 3400 hardcase LiPo battery. Build from 30C cells the battery mimics the dimensions of a NiMH racing pack making it ideal not only for a wide range of RTR vehicles but also nitro starter boxes and many other applications that need “racing pack”-style batteries. The pack comes in a protective hardcase and is pre-wired with a Tamiya-type connector and an EHR balancer port.
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The highly popular Xray Challenge Italy will return to Scandiano on the weekend of the 19th of January 2014. Registration for the race that will see a touring car modified, stock and a 1/12th scale class started yesterday on myrcm.ch. Entries are limited for the race so make sure to register in time.
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The first annual Bangkok International RC Car Championship took place this weekend at the new Huge RC track in the Thailand capital. With a number of top drivers in attendance over the many classes, it was reigning World Champion Jilles Groskamp who took the TQ spot in the modified Touring car class ahead of 3-time Champion Marc Rheinard in 2nd with Nicholas Lee completing the top 3 for Tamiya. With Jilles flying back to the Netherlands on the Sunday for filming duties, Marc would take over the pole position for the A-main and made the most of his starting position by taking A1 and 2 to seal the overall win early. Andy Moore would come through from 5th on the grid to 4th in A2 and to take the win in A3 to claim the runner up spot, while Nicholas Lee would take 3rd overall.
Image: Marc Rheinard
Muchmore now have their new multi gauge for 1/10th touring cars available. It helps to measure the body height, wing dimensions and wing position to make sure the car complies with the current ISTC, BRCA, EFRA, FEMCA and ROAR regulations. It comes in black colour with easy-to-read markings and also incorporates a metric ruler.
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The first round of the South Swedish Cup for electric touring cars was held in Gothenburg. The quite small and narrow track was very technical and left loads of room for mistakes and driving errors. After 3 rounds of qualifying with the best round to count Markus Hellquist (Xray) managed to secure the first spot on the grid, ahead of fellow Xray driver Karl Ullenius in second and David Hassel in third.
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The 2013 Australian National titles were held in the Adelaide hills, at the Littlehampton track in South Australia. The race had a lot lower numbers than usual, as some drivers went to the AOC in Japan, and some chose not to come, but none the less the racing was great for those that attended. Massive rain on Friday washed away the track’s sugar treatment and the race director decided not to renew the traction enhancer as the weather forecast promised more rain during the weekend. Saturday again was washed away and only three out of the four qualifiers could be run. Antoni Cartti swept the touring car modified class qualifiers by taking six out of the six rounds. In 17.5T boosted stock Scott Kilford also took six out of the six rounds putting his car in pole position. In the modified class finals Antoni was able to win the first two A-mains in order to grab the 2013 Australian National title adding to his two previous 1/12th victories. In the boosted stock class Scott won A-mains #2 and #3 for a clean sweep of Xray’s latest T4 car.
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FX Engines introduce two new exhaust pipes as well as a range of turbo glow plugs. Starting with the pipes, available soon are the high RPM EFRA 2100 and high torque EFRA 2108 pipe, both come with a hard-chrome plating for a long life and laser-etched homologation numbers for easy identification. The multi-camber pipes come without manifold but FX Engines will also offer suitable short, medium and long variants soon. Made not only for the FX engine range but all other turbo engines are the new X3 to X8 turbo-style glow plugs. The come in several heat grades for low (X3) up to high temperatures (X8).
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Team Associated introduce the new Reedy pro silicone wire and low-profile bullet-type connectors. Starting with the wire, it was developed to be lightweight and highly flexible while offering efficient current flow at the same time. The thin silicone insulation is yet sturdy enough to withstand the rigours of racing and the wire is available as 1 meter long 12AWG/4mm, 14AWG/3mm and 16AWG/2.7mm variant in any colour you want – as long as it is black. Also new are 14mm long low-profile bullet-type connectors. Coming in a standard 4mm and also new-type 5mm variant the flat top plugs are pre-shaped for easy soldering. They are silver-plated for a low resistance connection and the will become available as pair or 10-piece pack. Last but not least in the line of new electric accessories is a set of coloured shrink tube for motors and speed controllers. The kit contains three pieces each of black, red, blue, orange, and yellow shrink tubing.
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