Spec-R release a cleaning clay that picks up all of the dirt and dust a car collects on the track. A special formula also absorbs oils and grease nitro engines produce making it ideal for the use on the chassis, suspension, engine and exhaust parts. The clay comes in an airtight storage container that holds 85g of the grey-coloured product.
Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]
The Hype Battery Analyzer measures the condition of LiXX and NiXX batteries fast and easy. The unit offers both a balancer connector for 2S to 7S LiXX and a standard JR connector for 4 to 7 cell NiXX packs. Three buttons help to navigate through the menu that allows for measuring the overall voltage, remaining capacity, single cell voltage, lowest cell voltage, highest cell voltage and voltage difference between the highest and lowest cell. The data is displayed on a large LC display.
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Travis Amezcua has won the 2011 Electric 1/8 Buggy Class at the prestigious JBRL Nitro series. The series visited multiple tracks across southern California over eight months. His Mugen MBX6 Eco powered by LRP equipment proved to be unbeatable. Travis would also finish out the series third in expert gas buggy with his MBX6R powered by the new Ninja JX21-B02 engage. Both rides where rolling on AKA rubber. Travis would like to thank the entire JBRL and Hot Rot Hobbies staff for making the 2011 JBRL series such a huge success.
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Pro-Line have introduced the new Tazer 1/8 scale buggy tyre. Designed with the input of World Class drivers like Ty Tessmann and Ryan Cavalieri the tread features outer square and inner overlapping rectangle blocks for tons of traction and good durability for long A-mains. The tyre will become available soon in Pro-Line’s M2, M3 and M4 compounds.
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Arrowmax release four new turnbuckle wrenches of 3mm, 4mm , 5mm and 5.5mm width. Made from a special spring steel to ensure maximum strength, durability, and long life they are lighter than their predecessors and require less space when stored.
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The final round of the 2011 JBRL Nitro Series was held last weekend at Hot Rod Hobbies. The event was scheduled to be run dry and blue groove, but Mother Nature had a different plan. A rain storm hit late Friday night, but the Hot Rod Hobbies crew did an amazing job to pump off the water and start racing at 10am. The JBRL series consists of eight races with five counting towards your point total over the course of eight months. In the Expert 1/8th Truck class Adam Drake had the championship wrapped up, but still competed in the final race to get more track time. Drake TQ’ed both rounds of qualifying and won the final by a large margin. Second went to Jesse Robinson and third place was Matt Schreffler. Adam Drake is the 2011 JBRL Nitro Series Champion, Cody King second, and Jesse Robinson finished third.
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S-Workz Asia Team driver, Hu Way-Ping has won the 2011 KRC Great China Group Manufacturer Cup. The race was held in Beijing with 110 drivers from Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, HongKong and China attending. During the 60 minutes final Hu was able to keep the competition behind winning the race in front of Liu Hou-Tsai and Chan Way with Lee Tsung and Mai Ya finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
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Xceed expands their range of high-quality silicone oils for shock absorbers and gear differentials by five new types. Available are 80, 100, 150, 200 and 250cst types that come in handy 50ml easy squeezable bottles with a special tip for precise filling and tight closing cap.
Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]
