December 21, 2009

Richi Gomez to run Boss engines in 2010

Richi Gomez to run Boss engines in 2010

SchepisModel have announced that they have made an agreement with the Spanish 1:8 offroad driver Richi Gomez. Richi will race the 2010 Spanish Nationals and other International competitions, including next November’s World Championships in Thailand, using the new Boss engines which has been designed and tuned by Mario Rossi.

Source: Schepis Model [schepismodel.it]


December 20, 2009

Kevin Lee teams up with Vampire Racing

Kevin Lee teams up with Vampire Racing

Vampire Racing have welcomed Kevin Lee to their racing team. As a European A finalist and winner of the BRCA 2wd National at Eden Park Raceway in 2009, he will use the entire Vampire Racing product range for 2010, and have direct input in the development of new Vampire Racing products for the upcoming season.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]


December 19, 2009

Kyosho Inferno MP9e brushless buggy

Kyosho Inferno MP9e kit

Kyosho France have released details of the new Inferno MP9e buggy. Sold as a brushless powered kit, it is mostly the usual MP9 chassis with the brushless conversion in place of the engine specific parts. Utilizing gun metal anodized shock towers, shock bodies and other metal parts, it has a black anodized chassis and comes supplied with a specifically designed body shell with extra cooling for the electrics. Available in February next year.

Click here for more images of the car


December 19, 2009

X-Factory Black anodized servo mounts

X-Factory Black anodized servo mounts

X-Factory has released new black anodized servo mounts to fit the X-6 Squared and X-60 as well as the B4 and T4. These high quality mounts look sharp and keep the servo rock-steady in the car and at a suggested retail of $12.99, cost less than others on the market. Shipped to dealers world-wide on Dec 18, they should be available at fine hobby stores before Christmas.

Source: X-Factory [xfactorystore.com]


December 18, 2009

Team Associated RC10T4.1 RTR truck

Team Associated RC10T4.1 Brushless RTR truck

Based on the 7-time National Champion RC10T4, the brushless RC10T4.1 from Associated is a fully assembled truck that features many of the components from the RC10T4 Team kit, while incorporating a totally new 2.4 GHz XP3-SS 3-Channel radio system and SHV1504 MG metal gear steering servo. Power is supplied by a Reedy 3300kV brushless motor while the XP SC450-BL electronic speed control with LiPo cutoff provides smooth throttle control. A sealed gear differential improves reliability and allows fine tuning for different track conditions. Also available in a brushed version, which is supplied with a 17-turn Reedy motor and XP SC200 electronic speed control.

Click here for the feature list and more photos


December 18, 2009

X-Factory X-6 Rear CVD axle

X-Factory X-6 Rear CVD axle

X-Factory have announced a new rear axle for the X-6 and X-6 Squared buggy, designed specially for car and manufactured by M.I.P.. Chief Engineer Paul Sinclair explained that Many drivers have used their older rear axle which was a direct copy of the BK2 axle and it needed shims on the inside to make it work.  While many drivers use it because it allows full droop, the old axle as really too long and sometimes caused the dogbones to bottom out in the outdrives. This new axle is the perfect length allowing full droop but will not bottom out in the outdrive and includes the correct spacer to go between the axle and the inner bearing.  The axle fits right on your C.V.D. in place of the standard B4 axle and the spacer goes on the axle against the shoulder to the inside of the inner wheel bearing.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]


December 17, 2009

Steven Hartson signs to run JConcepts in 1/8th

Steven Hartson signs to run JConcepts

Having recently signed for Team Associated, Steven Hartson has joined the JConcepts team to race their full line of tires, wheels, bodies and accessories. Although Steven has been a team member and running the JConcepts 1/10th scale line-up for quite some time, this announcement comes as Hartson brings his skills to the 1/8th division. Hartson brings the out-right speed comparable to the top electric racers in the world, but as of yet has not had the opportunities to showcase his talents in the 1:8 scene. With multiple A-Main finishes in 1:10 National Championships and major International events, Hartson looks to transfer these results to the ultra- competitive U.S. 1:8 scale scene. Local to Southern California, he’s sure to get his feet wet fast with weekly competitors such as Ryan Cavalieri, Cody King, Adam Drake, Mike Truhe, Ryan Lutz and so on.

Source: JConcept [jconcepts.net]


December 17, 2009

Pro-Line ProTrac suspension & PowerStroke shocks

Pro-Line ProTrac suspension & PowerStroke shocks

Pro-Line have introduced some new hardware for the Traxxas Slash starting with this ProTrac suspension kit. This single easy to install kit greatly increases forward acceleration, corner speed, consistency and drivability and is supplied with new front and rear arms, front and rear shock towers, rear hub carriers, ProTrac Split six wheels and camber & steering links. Also new for the Slash is the PowerStroke shocks that enhance the overall performance of the car by offering true dual stage spring rate and infinite spring pre load adjustments. Coming pre assembled, they feature an aluminium body and shock cap together with beefy 3.5mm shock shafts, another great upgrade for your Slash.

Click here to see the PowerStroke shocks


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