New from Yeah Racing come these 3.5mm brushless motor connectors. The gold-plated bullet-type connectors consist of a male and a female part with the female connector being soldered to the terminals of the motor. The single-piece design of the plugs makes for large contact area, low resistance and less heat build-up making the connector ideal for stock and modified applications alike.
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The Winter Czech National Championship was held in Rtyne v Podkrkonosi 150km North of Prague. The race format saw controlled practice on Friday, qualification on Saturday and finals on Sunday. Around 100 drivers attended in the several classes including touring car modified, 17.5T zero boost stock, GT, formula and hobby. 17 drivers in stock and 34 touring modified mixed up with some of the top Czech drivers makiing for close and competitive racing. In modified Zdenko Kunak started strong during the controlled practice and he also was on the top of the field in the stock class but he experienced pressure by Marek Cerny. Zdenko though struggled with setup as the hand out tyres been too old delivering virtually zero traction and side bite. After a slow start Zdenko was able to win the important last qualifying races taking TQ in both the stock and modified class. In the finals the race was still on between Zdenko and Marek and at the end it was Zdenko who took the modified class with Marek being successful in stock.
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The 20th annual Snowbird Nationals will be taking place January 28th to February 2nd, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. Complete hotel details will be posted soon. Last year was the largest turnout in several years so mark your calendars and plan your trip. More information can be found here.
CSO introduce this aluminium lightweight layshaft clamp for the use with the CSO-1 and Xray T4 cars. The part is designed to hold the layshaft bearing so there is no need to run the respective top deck screws giving for more chassis flex and therefore faster cornering. The parts come as pair and are simply secured to the layshaft holder using two screws.
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The 2013 1/10th IC National series kicked off at the Mendip Model Racing Club over the weekend of the 30th and 31st of March. The weather for the weekend was dry on both days, with outbreaks of sunshine but chilling breezes. Numbers for each class were as follows, 24 200mm and 20 Sports GT. Mark Green was back once again to start his title defence with Peter Hastings sitting out this racing season meaning that a new Sports GT champion will be crowned. On the Saturday Glyn Beal would lead the way setting a blistering pace with returning Richard Draycott and Adam Crossland following suit. In 200mm it was much tighter at the top with Mark Green, Alex Thurston and Joe Kerry all setting quick lap times.
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Nosram introduce updated versions of their X-Treme Race competition LiPo battery packs. Protected by a red semi-transparent hard case the packs are build from the latest 3C chargeable cells and come in several specifications from 1S pan car over 2S shorty up to 2S saddle and regular length packs. They feature 4mm bullet-type power and 2mm balancer ports and comply with DMC, BRCA, EFRA and IFMAR rules.
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Sonic Nitro Engines introduce the latest version of the successful V.21 engine. After extensive tests in cooperation with Edoardo Picco the engine features the latest long stroke ‘LS’ design offering more low and mid range power while keeping the fuel economy on a very good level. Equipped with a 7+2 sleeve with teardrop design and a lightened CNC-machined piston made of high percentage silicone alloy the engine sports a balanced lightweight 14mm turbo crankshaft with silicone insert to lower the rotating mass and reduce inner turbulences while the optimised backplate improves the fuel flow even more. A special finned turbo combustion chamber and the super light-weight cooling head ensure best heat dispersion to keep the engine temperature at a moderate level. High quality Swiss ball bearings, a modern composite valve carburettor as well as 8mm and 9mm venturi inserts make this engine ideal for competitive racers.
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LRP introduce the Quadra Competition V.1 charger and new hard case LiPo battery packs. Starting with the charger, the Quadra Competition V.1 is designed for the stationary use with the integrated power supply or at the track using 12V input. The charger offers up to 10A charge and 5A discharge current, fills 1S to 6S LiPo and 1 to 14 cell LiXX battery packs and offers several charge programs including balancing and storage charging. Featuring a back-lit display and four foil-covered buttons the V.1 is also updatable using the integrated USB interface. Also new is an updated line of competition hard case LiPo battery packs. Available are several 2S and a 1S pack build from 80C/40C up to 110C/55C cells making them ideal for 1/12th to 1/8th scale applications. The capacities available range from 4500mAh with the 2S ‘shorty’ pack up to 7200mAh with the 2S offerings. They come in protective semi-transparent cases and with 4mm bullet-type tube connectors and 2mm balancer ports.
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