November 20, 2012

Tebo dominates JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout

The JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout was held this past weekend at Fastlane R/C Raceway in Kansas City, MO. This would be the home track for Kyosho/Team Orion’s Jared Tebo. For this event, Tebo designed the track layout and helped with track maintenance all weekend long. This years event brought in an impressive 248 entries. In the Modified Truck Class, it was Kyosho/Team Orion’s Jared Tebo who would dominate qualifying by TQ’ing all 4 rounds to take the overall TQ.

Continue reading the report here


November 17, 2012

Mibosport Cup Rd2 report

The second out of eight races of the 2012/13 Mibosport Cup attracted 117 drivers from five countries including some of Europe’s top drivers such as Martin Bayer, Zdenko Kunák and Marek Černý. The Mibosport Cup takes place in the same place as the ETS in January. The race was held in a variety of electric classes such as 2WD and 4WD buggy, Formula, Yokomo GT, Stock 17.5T and Modified TC. In the TC Modified class 33 drivers fought for the victory and the battle for TQ was on between Zdenko Kunák, Zdeněk Hamák, Jiří Mára and Marek Černý . In the second and third final Zdenko Kunák was able to secure the top position on the podium followed by Zdeněk Hamák and Jiří Mára.

Click here to continue reading


November 17, 2012

Hitec H4 DC/DC multicharger

Hitec announce their new H4 four port DC multicharger. Housed in a sleek aluminium case with backlit graphic display and four computer controlled 120W ports the charge can make use of NiMH, LiXX and Pb batteries. The 8A independent ports can also be paired into two 240W outputs for even more charging power. The charger sports the usual line of safety features, is upgradable with the latest firmware and PC-interface capable using Hitec’s own HPP-22 PC interface.

Source: Hitec [hitecrcd.com]


November 17, 2012

S-ePower Electrical Switch

The S-ePower Electrical Switch is an electronic on/off switch with build-in LiPo battery low-voltage cut off to protect receiver batteries from damage. It features an integrated battery indicator, large power switch and dimensions of 39.2×17.5×9.5mm and weights 11g. The switch is useable in a voltage range of 5V to 10V and is able to handle a peak current of 14A. Designed by Japanese company KO Propo it is a direct for the S-Workz S350 PSP radio tray and also fits many other vehicles.

Source: S-Workz [sworkz.com]


November 16, 2012

Exotek Team Durango BB shock caps

Exotek Racing introduce these shock absorber caps for Team Durango’s 1/10th big bore shock absorbers as used on the DEX210 and DEST210 line of cars. The weight optimised parts are CNC machined, come black or gold anodised in sets of four and include O-ring seals for the bleeder screw.

Click here to view more photos


November 16, 2012

RC-Trim hardware briefcase

RC-Trim introduce the hardware briefcase containers to store screws, nuts, washers and other small parts. Constructed of ultra thick plastics, fitted with durable clasps and available in two sizes, 18.3×15.7x4cm and 28.9×19.2x4cm, the containers help to keep all sorts of small parts in place during storage and transportation.

Click here to view another photo


November 16, 2012

VP Pro nitro clutch tool

New from VP Pro is this clutch tool for the use with standard off-road clutches. The compact tool makes building and maintenance fast and easy as it helps with handling the fiddly spring and clutch shoe assembly.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]


November 14, 2012

Hitec X1 MF charger

The Hitec X1 MF is a multi-chemistry charger with a single 80 watts charging port for charging rates up to 10 ampere. The beefed-up brother to the X1 AC Plus sports a rotary dial design for intuitive menu navigation and easy operation. Its features include a built-in balancer, motor RPM and servo tester. The universal balancing board supports most batteries on the market. Upgradeable firmware ensures you can keep it up to date as battery technologies evolve.

Source: Hitec [hitecrcd.com]