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February 4, 2014

Xray T4’14 aluminum chassis

Seen at last weekend’s ETS in use by Martin Hudy, Xray have released their new aluminium chassis for the T4 platform. Designed & developed especially for high traction track conditions, the chassis helps to increases stability and increase steering at the same time making the car more easy to control and easier to drive. Suggested for use on carpet tracks it is CNC-machined from 2mm thick premium Swiss 7075 T6 and additionally black coated. The chassis has a more narrow design and only fits the T4’14.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 4, 2014

Birinyi & Toth win at Speedpassion Challenge Rd5

The 5th round of the RCProf Speedpassion Challenge took place at the RCArena track in Budapest. In the Touring Car Stock class it came to a close fight between Janos Birinyi and Peter Taal. In the first final Janos attacked the leader for the whole leg but could not find a way past and following a final-lap collision Janos had to settle for second place. The second A-main again saw Peter and Janos battling it out, this time with the better end for Janos who could profit of a tangle with the leader. The third and decisive final then had Janos taking a more easy win handing him the overall victory in the Stock class. Peter Taal and Tamas Pongho came in second and third respectively. In the Modified class Barnabas Toth took the win from Zsolt Kalnay and Christian Faur, who completed the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 4, 2014

Thomas Ek doubles at MSEC Rd6

The 6th round of the MSEC was held in Norrtälje in the North of Stockholm and hosted by Norrtälje RCM. The track was a small and technical temporary track, almost square in layout. In the Modified Touring class Thomas Ek managed to grab TQ by 7/10th over Andreas Husman. Andreas then also went on to take the pole position in the Stock class ahead of Kenneth Malkusson and Lars Hägerman.

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February 4, 2014

Spektrum S9010 & S9020 large-scale servos

Seen for the first time at the recent Nuremberg Toyfair, Spektrum soon have their new S9010 and S9020 large-scale servos available. Developed by Paul Beard, who brought the 2.4GHz technology to RC, the servos will feature a patent-pending back EMF technology that does away with fading issues and weak holding power while dynamic breaking technology assures the vehicle maintains the heading demanded thanks to the servo’s high level of holding power. An improved integrator design virtually eliminates the crowbar effect while keeping the servo temperatures low. Using back EMF technology, position lock exponentially improves the servos ability to keep its position while greatly increasing holding power. The servos are currently in development and will become available in the near future.

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February 3, 2014

Revoltion Design Racing Products Ultra Body Reamer

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce the Ultra Body Reamer. Making use of the proven RDRP tool handle for effortless usage the reamer is equipped with a high-quality and very sharp spring steel reamer tip that sports a stepped design allowing to drill holes from 3mm up to 11mm in diameter. A vented safety cap protects the tip as well as your hands and other tools in your pit bag. The black anodised 7075-T6 aluminium handle sports the proud Revolution Design Racing Products logo and perfectly matches with the other high-quality RDRP tools.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.coom]

February 3, 2014

Exotek F1 Ultra Spur gears

New from Exotek Racing come machined spur gears for Tamiya F1 cars. The gears are made to fit the F103 and F104 range of cars and they are made from 100 percent machined POM to insure true roundness, they use the stock bearing for ultra smooth diff action, and sport raised lips to help shield the diff balls from road debris. They also accept up to 16 3mm balls for ultra smooth operation. The gears are available in a 48 pitch variant with 70 and 73 teeth as well as a 64 fine pitch 93T and 97T variant.

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February 2, 2014

IFMAR U-turn as 1/12th Worlds back on carpet

IFMAR have made the surprise announcement that the upcoming 1/12th scale World Championships will be held on carpet having originally made the decision to have the event on asphalt with a control tire. The U-turn seems to have come about following pressure from racers who made their feelings known regarding the choice of surface. We would expect that with the event returning to carpet that tire choice will once again be open. We wait for further details.

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February 2, 2014

Much More aluminium body repair tape

New from Much More comes an aluminium body repair tape for a variety of applications. The flexible tape is easily applied from the inside of the body and protects and reinforces not only new or already damaged shells from the rigours of racing but also safes nitro bodyshells from the heat created by the motor and exhaust system. The tape is 50mm wide and comes on 2 metre rolls.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]