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November 17, 2012

Galicia Indoor Series report

Ponteareas, Spain saw a round of the Galicia Indoor Series for electric touring cars and M-class mini chassis. The indoor carpet track was modelled after the one that was used at the Italian ETS encounter with the event being well organized by Iñigo Ledo and Andrés Gonzalez. In the touring car modified class, Helder Silva was the man to beat, he topped the first three rounds of qualifying and took TQ for the A-main final. Damian Garcia lined up second and the duo was followed closely by Javier Hidalgo in 3rd and Jorge Simões in 4th. Both drivers had a good pace but were not able to retain the times over the five minutes qualifiers.

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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

2012 World final grid complete

The grid for the 1-hour Main that will decide who will be crowned the 5th 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Champion in Bangkok, Thailand later this evening has been finalised with two drivers progressing from the first of the Semi’s and the other 4 who join the Top 4 direct qualifiers coming from the second Semi. Following a lengthy protest over the results of the 1/4 B final officials made the unusual decision to allow Francesco Tironi, who protested that the timing had missed his second lap, start as an additional 11th car on the grid for the 30-minute encounter.

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November 17, 2012

Erwin Luhur wins Singapore National Champs

The eight and final round of the 2012 National Series saw Xray driver Erwin Luhur take the TQ and race after a long 45 minutes final that he ended on bald tires. Second place went to Harry Woo who finished a lap down, also with virtually no rubber left on the rims of his NT1. The podium was concluded by another Xray driver in the form of Sam Craig who ran a tire stop strategy and was very fast in the closing stages of the race. The win handed Erwin Luhur the overall championship with Nelson Lee in second place and Erwin’s Xray team mate Barry Ng.

Source: Xray [teamxray.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

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.

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November 16, 2012

Pure Hobby MTX-5 EP conversion

While here in Bangkok, Pure Hobby Distribution have shown us their all new brushless conversion set for the Mugen MTX-5. Designed by World Champion Robert Pietsch it allows the owner of a MTX-5 chassis an inexpensive way to test indoors during the winter season. Utilizing many parts from the gas car, the kit will include less than 20 parts to complete the conversion meaning you can use the same spares as those on your gas car as well as your old foam tires that are too small for gas racing, but which are perfect for indoor racing on carpet. The car will use a standard 540 type motor and is recommended to be used with a 3S 11.1V battery for maximum power. All together the car weighs in at 1500 grams. Available in the net two weeks through Pure’s distribution network, if popular they will broaden its release.

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November 15, 2012

JG-Racing touring car tire bag

JG-Racing, the brand of 2012 electric touring car World Champion Jilles Groskamp, announce their first product in the form of a special bag for 1/10th touring car tires. Designed to make storage and transportation easy the black fabric bag features an upper and lower transparent window and a space to write down tire details like hardness, insert or other important notes. More on-road related JG-Racing products will follow in the near future.

Source: JG-Racing [jg-racing.com]