March 9, 2012

Henry Salmén joins Team C

Team C distributor Euro RC announce the signing of Finish talent Henry Salmén. Henry will be racing national and international races using the TC02 Evo 2WD and T4 4WD electric buggies, Hobbywing Xerun controllers and motors as well as Gens Ace batteries. This is what Henry has this to say about the deal:

For the conclusion of last season, I began to realise that the speed limits of the former cars had been reached and it certainly was time to look for new challenges. When selecting the new gear, the cars of Team C were my number one choice based on race results from abroad and domestic experiences. Especially racing the 1/8 buggy races of last summer in Finland with a Team C T8 car made me a positive impression of the quality and swift product development of the factory.

Source: Euro RC [eurorc.com]


March 9, 2012

Xray Column – From XB8 To XB9, part 2

The 59th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj gives a deeper look into the new XB9 buggy platform in particular the suspension and drivetrain design.

The correct and optimum suspension geometry and the flex of the suspension parts are of course very critical to the handling and performance of a car. For the XB9 we have used the same style and type of suspension which was well proven on the 808 platform, but of course a lot of testing and different prototypes were worked around.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


March 9, 2012

Martin puts Tamiya top in EOS 4WD practice

Current British Champion Lee Martin has topped 4WD Buggy in official practice for the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series.  The Tamiya Racing Factory driver set the fastest three consecutive laps at the Black Country Arena in Belgium, ahead of the Schumacher of fellow Brit Tom Cockerill and series leader Joern Neumann.

View the complete event coverage here.


March 9, 2012

Robitronic Cube BL v1.2 controller

Robitronic have updated their Cube BL competition brushless speed controller with the latest v1.2 firmware that includes a special Boost 0 “blinky class” program, added motor reverse rotation selection, and auto-roll as well as optimised low-voltage protection and increased auto-brake values. The 2S LiPo-compatible controller is useable with motors as low as 3T star wound and customers who already own a “v1” version can have their controller updated free of charge by sending them to Robitronic.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]


March 9, 2012

Evans tops 2WD practice at EOS Belgium

Despite having never before seen an astro turf track until he arrived in Belgium yesterday, US Champion Dustin Evans has topped 2WD Buggy practice at the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby.  The factory TLR driver was the surprise of the four rounds of practice as he ran the fastest three consecutive laps ahead of Tamiya’s Lee Martin and Schumacher’s Tom Cockerill, both of whom have plenty of experience on astro turf.

View the complete event coverage here.


March 9, 2012

Boomerang 70C/55C LiPo battery packs

Swiss company Boomerang introduce their new line of 70C and 55C competition LiPo batteries. Build using the latest high performance cells and coming in a protective hardcase with 4mm power and 2mm bullet type balancer port the packs are available in several specs such as 2S 70C 6800mAh straight, 2S 55C 440mAh “Shorty”, as well as 6500mAh and 5800mAh straight and 5300mAh saddle packs. Check the link below for all specs, prices and availability.

Source: Boomerang [boomerang-batteries.ch]


March 8, 2012

FTW DEX210 carbon rear shock tower

FTW Racing Components announce the release of a carbon fibre rear shock tower for Team Durango’s DEX210 buggy. Eliminating the flex of the OEM piece and being exponentially stronger the new part also improves the airflow to the wing due to the lower centre section. All factory mounting locations and adjustments are retained and the wing mount holes are countersunk for a sleeker look.

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March 8, 2012

Tresrey DEX210 & 410 option parts

Tresrey introduce new option parts for Team Durango’s DEX210 and 410 line of off-road vehicles. First up is a layshaft and slipper hub set for the 210 that allows the use of standard spur gears such as the ones from Team Associated, Tamiya, and generally every spurgear with a 4.8mm centre hole. The part allows for a wider gearing range compared to the stock TD spurgears.

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