May 1, 2012

Pirani RC precision tweezers

Pirani RC have released their new line of tweezers. Designed for high precision the steel instruments are ideal to pick up small parts, to remove C-clips or to clean pulleys. They are sold separately or as a set including a straight and angled versions.

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May 1, 2012

Avid Team Associated carbon fibre hub towers

Avid introduce these carbon fibre hub towers for Team Associated vehicles that use the rear blue aluminium hubs. Usable on the B4.1, B44.1 or T4.1 they feature a 2-in-1 high and low outer pivot location allowing, without changing parts, to run the standard kit upper link location ‘A’ tower, or by dropping the outer pivot height by 2mm with a ground rear u-brace like the ‘C tower. Both adjustments are included on the same part. The towers are cut from 2.5mm carbon material, give additional wheel clearance and include two 3/16” aluminium locking nuts.

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April 30, 2012

Neumann wins Rhein-Main-Circuit warm-up

Team Durango factory driver Jörn Neumann has won the 1/8th brushless class held at the 7th annual international warm-up race at the Rhein-Main-Cicruit. The DEX408 driver started from third place and easily won leg 1 and 2 leaving fellow Team Durango driver Hupo Hönigl and Thomas Mayr (S-Workz) behind. Fourth place went to Rene Kargl (S-Workz) with Tim Bremicker (Kyosho) in fifth place.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]


April 30, 2012

Alain Sarafyan wins Buggyburn race

Team Losi Turkey Driver Alain Sarafyan has won the first Buggyburn race 2012. Turkish RC car enthusiasts met at the Snappy Raceway in Istanbul for the first Buggyburn race. The meeting was organised by Ciddi Amator and attracted both team drivers of Serpent, HPI Racing and Losi as well as a number of non-sponsored drivers. The race day started with free and later on controlled practice rounds. After three qualifying heats Alain Sarafyan took TQ followed by Mustafa Alp and Cengiz Gökbulut. Before the final A main, the B final was held which was won by Serhat Yalman with Hüseyin Erkuş in second and Suat Bayrakal in third place. The following A final was won by Team Losi Turkey Driver Alain Sarafyan with Mustafa Alp from Serpent Turkey in second position and Cengiz Gokbulut in third place.

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April 30, 2012

ZZracing titanium screw sets & pinion gears

ZZracing have expanded their line of titanium screws for many of today’s vehicles. The kits are now available for various 3 Racing, Kyosho, Losi, Motonica, Mugen, Schumacher, Serpent, Shepherd and Xray chassis. New are also the 7075 aluminium 48dp and 64dp pinion hears. They are hard coated to maximise durability and are available from 13T to 36T (48dp) and 18T to 41T (64dp).

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April 30, 2012

ProTek Prodigy 620 Duo multi-chemistry charger

The ProTek Prodigy 620 Duo is a multi-chemistry charger with two independent 400 watt channels, each with its own independent control panel, blue backlit LCD display, balance ports and sensor ports. It can charge LiPo, LiFe, or Li-Ion batteries up to 6S, 15-cell NiCd or NiMH batteries, and lead-acid batteries up to 20V. With the ability to fast charge, balance charge, and storage charge lithium cells, you can easily tailor the charge process to suit your needs, while individual cell voltage can be monitored during balance mode charging, allowing you to identify an imbalance in the cells and spot a weak cell before it becomes a problem. Other features include a dual-fan cooling system that utilises a push-pull design that will keep the charger cool, even when working at maximum capacity.

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