Xray today announced the soon release of a highly revamped RX8 kit. The company’s 1/8th scale nitro platform is around for some time now with the latest incarnation being the 2013 Spec edition, released back in April last year. The Slovakian manufacturer now promises an all-new platform without going onto detail yet. We bring you more information as soon as we get them.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Italian engine manufacturer Reds Racing, known for their Mario Rossi tuned high-performance nitro engines, now also enter the electric motor market with the introduction of the VX 540 sensored brushless motors. Build around a CNC-machined 6061-T6 heatsink can with large venting holes the motors feature balanced sintered rotors, high-purity copper windings, heavy-duty solder tabs, high RPM ball bearings and a red anodised timing shield. Beside 4.5T to 8.5T modified motors Reds Racing will also have dedicated 10.5T to 17.5T stock racing motors available.
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RPM introduce the Mega Bearing Blaster for ball races with an inner diameter of up to 32mm. Ideal for the bearings used in engines, large-scale vehicles and more, the tool builds on the original RPM Bearing Blaster. To clean or re-lube bearings simply remove their outer shields, place the bearing on the centre cone of the base and replace the top. Then take a can of cleaner or lubricant, slip the spray tube in the top of the Mega Bearing Blaster, hold it down and give it a blast. The tool isolates the bearing in a contained environment, making it the safest way to forcefully blast debris from your bearings by preventing back-splash of cleaners and lubricants from hitting your hands and/or face. The RPM Mega Bearing Blaster works on bearings with a minimum inside diameter of 3/16” (5mm) and a maximum outside diameter of 1.25” (32mm).
Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]
Orange County’s only remaining permanent road course played host to the second round of the 2014 HB HPI Challenge Series on Saturday, February 1st. 41 Racers from San Diego to Bakersfield and in between gathered at Cal Raceway in Orange, California anticipating another exciting round of the HB HPI Challenge Series. Cal Raceway’s Charlie Barnes began track preparation on Friday afternoon to ensure track conditions were ideal for racers arriving Saturday morning. With a total of 47 entries dialed in, round two of the 2014 HB HPI Challenge Series was set to begin.
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Xray announce that Marco Kaufmann has re-signed his contract with the Slovakian company. The young talented driver who showed excellent results in the recent years has been a main driving force of the German Xray team. The multiple ETS A-finalist will race the T4 platform in the 2014 season and will participate all major national and international races including the EFRA Euros and IFMAR Worlds as well as the ETS. Marco says:
I am very happy to re-sign with Xray. I have been racing with Xray since I have started to drive RC Cars. I choose Xray because the quality and performance are both perfect. I am very proud to represent this finest company and to be part of the Xray world racing team. I’m looking forward to great and successful future. In 2014 I will concentrate mainly on 1/10 electric touring modified class and I am sure some more great results will come.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
CSO have new dual-use differential outdrives available for the CSO V1 and V2 touring car. The shafts are of an updated design with two slot pairs of different width for the use with our without blades on the universal shaft pins. Made from spring steel and coming hard-coated the parts also fit the Xray T4 and T3.
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The 2014 edition of the Snowbird Nationals were held in Orlando, FL at the Park Inn Resort. The “Birds” is the largest RC race in the world with well over 600 total entries and many countries represented this year. The Snowbirds is a unique race due to the 24 hours a day racing schedule, 12 hours of road and 12 hours of oval makes for a very unique experience that can only be witnessed here. In the Blue ribbon Modified TC class it was Paul Lemieux who would get things figured out for the second day of qualifying to set TQ, then again TQ the final round of qualifying. Paul would then take a convincing tone to tone victory in the final, Marc Fischer would finish second with Kevin Hebert in third.
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Seen last week at The Snowbird Nationals, EMR Factory have released their new traction compound applicator bottle. For use with on-road or off-road tires, the 4oz. size will hold an entire bottle of traction compound. The sponge applicator tip allows to control the amount applied to the tires and eliminates spilling, messy spray bottles, and tooth brushes. The bottles are available as single or 3-piece packs.
Source: EMR Factory [emrfactory.com]
