Yeah Racing announce the front graphite shock tower for the Tamiya TA06. CNC-machined from 5mm carbon fibre the shock stay sports additional upper shock mounting holes for give racers more setup possibilities. Included in the set are the graphite tower, 4.8mm blue anodised aluminium shock mounts and hardware.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
New at Exotek Racing are the Schuur Speed Extreme Spec brushless race motors. Engineered and designed in the USA to ROAR specifications the 540-size motors are available in 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variants and are of a sensored design, come with 12.5mm sintered Neodymium rotor, high quality ball bearings and ribbon style sensor cable. An optimised airflow through the motor makes for cool operating temperatures improving speed and run time.
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MaxAmps.com is pleased is introduce the smallest and lightest low voltage alarm on the market. Designed to prolong your battery’s life by not allowing the voltage on your LiPo pack to drop too low, this unit plugs directly into the JST-XH style balancing tap on your battery pack during discharge and notifies you when to stop running the pack. It can also be used to check the status of your battery at any time. The unit measures 40x25x11mm and weighs only 5 grams.
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Last weekend saw the final race in the Mazovia Model Car Championships. The biggest electric model cars racing series in Poland is organised by OSM and the final round of the series was run at a big carpet track in Piaseczno, next to Warsaw with 55 racers fought for the win in five classes. Saturday saw the on-road classes and in Modified the winner was TQ Dennis Fadtke using an Associated TC6.1. With this win Dennis also took the championship title. The second place went to vice champion Bartosz Pochopien (HB TCX) followed by Maciej Mrozek (HB TCX).
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Motonica recently added a load of talented drivers to their 2012 team line-up and now announce another great return in its team. Dario Balestri, World and Euro finalist, re-signed again with the Italian manufacturer. Dario will drive P81 RS 2 in the Italian championship and Euro A this year. Dario has the following to say:
I am very happy to be back racing with Motonica. With them I had the best satisfactions and I did my best races. Motonica is for me like the family where I’ve grown up for 4 years so this year I am more determined then ever to get the best results possible.
Source: Motonica [motonica.com]
Vox announce a new entry to their racing team in the form of multiple World and European championship finalist Robin D’Hondt. He will use the engines in his 2012 campaign and has the following to say about the deal:
I have tested the engines and the power was very much to my liking. Let’s see what results 2012 will bring! One thing’s for sure, I am feeling very confident about the products I will be using!
Source: VOX [voxengines.com]
Arrowmax have released a new clutch set for Mugen’s MTX5 nitro on-road kit. The design features a tapered clutch plate instead of a tapered flywheel to deliver more punch and good top speed. The clutch is sold as a complete set including new bell housing.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Motonica is pleased to welcome the 2011 Spanish national champion Victor Gonzales to their team. He will run the P81 RS2 in his 2012 campaign of the 1/8 scale nitro on-road Spanish champs and is joined by recently announced team mate Oscar Cabezas.
Source: Motonica [motonica.com]
