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September 29, 2012

Alexander Hagberg to use AME MBT additives

Factory Xray driver and ETS round winner Alexander Hagberg from Sweden has signed a 2 year deal with AME to use their new line of MBT Additives. Available for both carpet and asphalt Alexander had this to say about the deal:

With the AME MBT line of additives I always know that I will have the best grip possible combined with great balance which is almost more important. I can use them for all my cars at any track making it very easy for me to concentrate on driving and setup.

Source: AME [team-ame.com]

September 29, 2012

Xray T4 touring car teaser

Xray have continued to release more information on their all new T4 190mm touring car platform ahead of its release. Currently in action at the Xray Asia Challenge race in Bangkok, Thailand the car is completely new with the most noticeable difference being the lower shock towers and super low profile shock absorbers and tweak free servo mount. Xray have released a complete list of changes for the new car which you can see below with further details expected in the coming days.

View the complete list of features

September 29, 2012

2013 DHI Cup – Announcement

The organizers of the 2013 DHI Cup have been in touch to tell us that entry for next January’s (11th to 13th) event is open on MyRCM. As in 2012 there will also be an Off-Road race run alongside the tradition touring car race in the same Arena in Odense. The classes will be Touring Car Modified and Super Stock as well as 2WD and 4WD Off-Road with the rules for all classes not completely finalised just yet.

September 26, 2012

Picco sign Rick V to factory team

Picco have announced that they have signed multiple World and European 1/8th scale finalist Rick Vrielijnck to their factory team. The Xray driver, who just recently won the Dutch National title, signed for the Italian engine firm prior to last weekend’s Dutch EFRA GP in Apeldoorn and went on to TQ, set a new track record and win the race. Rick will run the Torque line of engines in his RX8.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

September 25, 2012

Speed Passion Revention Pro ESC

Speed Passion is proud to introduce the Revention Pro brushless speed controller. The controller features an all new, in-house designed, 140A unit for increased power delivery and smoothness while the unique intercooler design allows the ESC to run 20 percent cooler in temperature compared to previous models. The brand new ground up design features a full aluminium body case which provides maximum surface area to dissipate heat from the ESC. Included comes a programming card to adjust all of the important parameters while the speedo itself comes programmed with six individual modes for modified, stock, crawler and drift applications. Available soon will be optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules to program the controller via smart phone.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]

September 25, 2012

Rick V wins Dutch EFRA GP

The famous Appeldoorn track was the host of the Dutch EFRA GP that attracted some 27 drivers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. The weather forecast was a little bit doubtful as one could expected after the rainy Summer but the weekend proved to be a dry one except for some light rain on Saturday. The final was a bit of a tire gamble as due to the use of additives tire wear was higher than normal and when the dust settled it was Xray driver Rick Vrielijnck who took the top spot on the podium followed by Silvio Hächler and John Ermen. Gunther van Staey took the fourth place with Simon Kurzbuch in fifth position.

Click here to view the top 10 result

September 25, 2012

Sweep EXP Evo36 TC tire

Sweep Racing introduce the new EXP Evo36 touring car tire. Designed to offer an improved life span the Evo line is meant to last two to three times longer than the previous EXP line. Additionally overall traction is increased for even more on track performance. In addition to the Evo36 tire 30 and 40 variants will follow shortly.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

September 25, 2012

Thunder Power 1S 6800mAh 65C LiPo battery

Thunder Power announce the 1S 6800mAh 65C Advanced Energy Series LiPo battery pack for Oval and 1/12th carpet racing. Made to deliver more power and to run cooler the pack weights 150g and is 2C chargeable. Sporting dimensions of 92.5×46.5×18.5mm it comes with 4mm bullet-type connectors and is available from early October.

Source: Thunder Power [thunderpowerrc.com]