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November 13, 2012

TrakPower VR-1 charger & DPS power supply

New from TrakPower comes the VR-1 dual output charger and DPS power supply. Starting with the charger it offers dual outputs with up to 20A charge current on output one and up to 6A on output two. It is designed to work with all RC battery chemistry types, sports build-in balancing, 40 programmable battery memories, a graphic back-lit display as well as a build-in cell checker and mini USB port for firmware upgrades. The charger docks directly into the new DPS 12V 25A power supply that comes with multiple DC outputs for additional chargers, lamps, tyre heaters etc and also a USB port to power music players, phones, tablets etc. The charger is available now with the power supply to follow in December.

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November 13, 2012

Groskamp fastest in Q1

Continuing the blistering form he showed in practice, Capricorn’s Jilles Groskamp got qualifying for the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championships underway with a convincing TQ run in what were extremely hot conditions in Bangkok, Thailand. The Dutch ace ran 39-laps in a time of 10:08.998 to top arch rival Atsushi Hara by 3/10ths of a second who in turn was 2 seconds clear of HB team-mate Teemu Leino. The biggest surprise of the opening qualifier was the impressive run from 14-year-old Mugen driver JJ Wang who posted the fourth fastest time a second off Leino’s pace.

View our complete event coverage here.

November 13, 2012

Reflex Racing RSD6 servo mount & shock springs

Reflex Racing introduce new option parts for the RSD6 conversion in the form of an aluminium floating servo mount and additional shock springs. Starting with the servo mount the parts is CNC-machined from aluminium and comes black anodized. It is designed to equalize the flex of the chassis side to side and unlike the carbon fiber servo mount, the aluminum variant does not rotate in hard collisions helping the car track straighter. Also new are the RSD TC6 17.0lb and 15.0lb springs. The harder ‘orange’ variant is best used on high grip asphalt tracks whereas the softer 15.0lb ‘pink’ spring is very similar to the Yokomo pink spring and should best work as carpet racing and medium grip asphalt front spring. They work with Reflex Racing’s RSD6 conversion, the Associated TC6 line and similar vehicles.

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November 12, 2012

Hudy 18mm bearing presser support bushing

New from Hudy is this support bushing for the company’s Bearing Presser tool. Designed for .12 engines with 18mm bearings, such as the new Novarossi engines, the bushing helps to extract defect bearings from the crank case.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

November 12, 2012

Groskamp tops final practice at Worlds

Practice for the fifth running of the IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring World Championship has been completed with Capricorn’s Jilles Groskamp topping the time sheets after the Dutch ace set down a blistering pace in the third & final controlled practice in Bangkok, Thailand, bringing Day 3 of the event to a close. The newly crowned electric touring car World Champion knocked over half a second off his CP2 topping time leaving his opposition scratching their heads with Dario Balestri, who set the second fastest time, saying Groskamp was ‘too fast’ referring to the 4/10th extra pace he had over three consecutive laps.

View our complete event coverage here.

November 12, 2012

Much More Absolute closed cell tyre inserts

Much More introduce the Absolute closed cell tyre inserts for 1/10th touring car tyres. The inserts weight 0.4g per piece and are designed for the use in both high and low traction conditions such as carpet tracks and on slightly dusty asphalt tracks. They come in sets of four and are available now.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]

November 12, 2012

Wirawan wins PEMKAR series

The fourth round of PEMKAR series race was held at the Stadium Rc Raceway outdoor tarmac track in Brunei. Run in anti-clockwise direction and in blistering hot weather conditions the qualifiers were dominated by Serpent driver Wirawan who easily took TQ. For the finals the heaven opened its gates and heavy rain poured down leaving the race director no choice but to cancel the racer after the first finals. The only A main was won by polesitter Wirawan handing the defending champion the 2012 title with two races left as he already TQ’d and won the first three races of the season.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 12, 2012

Rsector TA06 right handed steering arms set

Rsector have released this right handed steering arm set for the Tamiya TA06 chassis. By using the kit the speed control can be placed on the left side of the chassis for a much cleaner wiring placement. Included in the set are new Tamiya blue steering levers CNC-machined from aluminium as well as several shims.

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