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June 21, 2010

Jörn Neumann wins 2010 Hessencup

The 4th round for the 2010 Hessencup was held in Bischofsheim from last weekend and attracted 75 drivers. Saturday was controlled practice and 1 round of qualifying with another 2 rounds for Sunday. LRP driver Jörn Neumann took TQ, followed by Alex Hardt in 2nd and Tim Bremicker in 3rd. In the extended 40min main final Jörn took the win with his LRP car, in front of Associated driver Tim Bremicker in 2nd, 1 lap back, with 3rd place going to Gerhard Frank 2 laps back driving a Kyosho.

June 20, 2010

HPI Savage Flux 2350

The Savage Flux 2350 from HPI takes the basher-proven features of the Savage Flux HP and optimizes the performance for the popular 4S LiPo battery configuration. The result is faster speeds on 4S at a price significantly lower than the Savage Flux HP. Not only is the Savage Flux 2350 faster than the Savage Flux HP on 4S, it’s also faster than the fastest nitro Savage. Easy plug-and-go convenience is the hallmark of electric RC vehicles like the Savage Flux 2350. Just plug in two matching battery packs and you are off and running! The Savage Flux 2350 is clean, quiet, easy to use, and blistering fast.

Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]

June 19, 2010

enRoute Berg 2.2 Nano Tracer competition crawler

Brand new from enRoute comes the Berg 2.2 Nano Tracer competition crawler. Featuring a new lightweight carbon dual frame chassis and new “Nano” gear box design for high rotation brushless motor, the axle parts are same of Berg 2.2 V2 axles and Berg 2.2 Tracer chassis kit. The kit includes the new Berg 2.2 Nano axles, upper and lower carbon chassis frame, clear body plate shell, however the wheels and tires are sold separately.

Source: Racing Art [rac.cc]

June 18, 2010

DuraTrax 1/10 scale Evader DT

Scale detail at a low price is the combination that makes the 1/10 scale Evader DT from DuraTrax one-of-a-kind. Killer custom style surrounds the tough-as-nails 2WD chassis, with realistic off-road wheels and tires that tuck neatly beneath the painted pre-runner body. Bumpers, skid plate, roll bar, light bars, mirrors, truck bed with cooler and functional spare tire all add up to an RTR rig that rocks. Hit the throttle of the included Tactic radio and imagine you’re ripping up a riverbank, catching air and coming down easy, confident that if a Stress-Tech part breaks, DuraTrax will replace it free.

View the specs and more images here

June 18, 2010

Electrixs Circuit 1/10th 2WD stadium truck RTR

Drive out loud with the Circuit, a true ready-to-run vehicle that comes with absolutely everything included in one box, right down to the double As. Supplied with a powerful Dynamite 20-turn motor and beginner-friendly snap-lock battery system, this rugged stadium truck is easy to use, but it’s also hard to abuse being built from a strong, durable nylon composite material. You can customise the body with the included decal sheet and thanks to the standard components and mounts, you can hop the Circuit up with additional bodies, tires, and parts and accessories.

View the features list here

June 18, 2010

LRP S8 BX 2 RTR buggy

The S8 BX 2 RTR is fine-tuned with state of the art and competition race technology, which will see the S8 BX 2 Premium RTR set the new benchmark for 1/8 RTR kits on the R/C market today. Equipped with the new high-tech LRP C3-STX Pro computer transmitter, pre-setup with competition 2.2mm front swaybar and 2.8mm rear swaybar installed and brand new highly sensitive brakes, the S8 BX 2 RTR will handle tough off road conditions with ease. In addition to the vastly improved driving handling, it is also visually improved, with the new aerodynamically advanced bodyshell and stylish 7-spoke black-chromed wheels.

View more images of the car here

June 17, 2010

Picco Boost combo package

Picco have announced that their Boost 21 buggy engine is now available as part of a combo pack at a very interesting price. The 3 port ABC engine, which features a lightened crankshaft with silicon paste as well as an over-sized turbo head insert is now bundled with the company’s EFRA 2046 exhaust system in this nice Boost combo packaging.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

June 17, 2010

X Factory X-6 Squared saddle pack chassis

X Factory have released a new chassis for the X-6 Squared that is CNC machined to accept saddle LiPo packs. Development work was done by U.K. National Champion Ellis Stafford, and The Big E used the first saddle chassis to win the last National at Eden Park Raceway. When the X-6 was designed in 2005, LiPos were new and around 3000mAh and were quite light compared to cells. However, almost all drivers then used cells, and the X-6 was primarily designed to use a 4+2 cell arrangement. With the mid motor design, this arrangement concentrated the car’s weight in the center just ahead of the rear wheels. When the early LiPos were used, they were so light that a bit of extra weight to the side made little difference. Now with 5000 and even 6000mAh LiPos, there is more weight and so the new saddle pack chassis returns to the concentrated mass concept of the original. The car rolls less in corners and is more balanced in bumpy sections without use of a sway bar.

View the pack mounted in the chassis here