December 31, 2014

Hupo Honigl and Team C part ways

Hupo Honigl and Team C part ways

Multiple European Champion Hupo Honigl has confirmed his departure from current chassis sponsor Team C. Having only joined the team this time last year after a long spell at Durango, the Austrian racer had a competitive season racing the company’s electric car but struggled with an un competitive 1/8th scale. Yet to confirm his new sponsor for 2015 he released the following statement.

I would like to say thank you to Stephen Shih from TeamC and Jürgen Laux from Absima for a wonderful and successful year and their great support. Although it was only a 1 year journey for me I made a lot of new friends there and had good fun. I was super happy with everything but now i have a new challenge and I´m more then motivated to start fresh again, stay tuned…

December 31, 2014

CS Electronic Space X1 charger

CS Electronic Space X1 charger

CS Electronic have released their new Space X1 charger which was made for use with small to medium sized batteries with a focus on ease of use. By directly plugging the balancer cable into the X1 charger it eliminates the need for the usual charging cable. The battery size and cell number is also selected automatically by the charger, with all the details displayed clearly on the device’s screen. The AC/DC charger can handle up to 4S batteries with a maximum 3A output making it perfect for transmitter and receiver packs as well as small cell car batteries.

View more images of the Space X1 here

December 31, 2014

Arrowmax Serpent/Xray pinion gear tool

Arrowmax Serpent/Xray pinion gear tool

Arrowmax have introduced a new pinion gear tool. Machined from aluminium and anodised dark grey it features module 1.0 for the 1/10th scale class. This is a brand universal tool and works with Serpent and Xray and can hold 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 & 23 teeth pinion gears.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

December 31, 2014

Associated & Reedy lock down Spencer Rivkin

Spencer Rivkin

Team Associated and Reedy have announced that they have signed 2014 break-out star Spencer Rivkin to a multi-year agreement that will keep him with the team for years to come. Rivkin has been on an upward trend since his first major win at the Cactus Classic back in 2013. The now 16-year-old Arizona driver has racked up two ROAR Stock National Championships, a 4WD Open title at the Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions, and countless podiums at Nationals-level events. When asked about signing Rivkin, Team Manager Brent Thielke said:

Spencer has the raw speed and dedication required to go far in this sport. All of us at Team Associated and Reedy look forward to working with him for many years to come.

Rivkin will be representing the full line of Team Associated and Reedy products and will be concentrating on 1:10 and 1:8 off-road. With an assortment of events scheduled, look for Rivkin’s purple and blue cars at a race track near you.

Source: Associated [associated.com]

December 30, 2014

CSO V3 2015 Prototype Type-1 touring car

CSO V3 2015 Prototype Type-1 touring car

Team CSO have introduced the latest version of their EP Touring car, the CSO V3 2015 Prototype Type-1. The new V3 version features a new V3.1 flexible chassis, 2.25mm upper deck and a new active rear toe system. There are new rear lower arms, 7075-T6 hard coated aluminium 0 degree C-hubs, bearing blocks, camber link mounts, V3.3 floating motor mount, aluminium suspension mounts and a new 7075-T6 hard coated aluminium 20T pulley.

View more images of the car here

December 30, 2014

Teamsaxo LM-500W 1/10th pan car

Teamsaxo GT-500W 1/10th pan car

Following the release of their GT-500 1/10th pan car, Teamsaxo have announced their new LM-500W pan car. The new ‘W’ wider version is 200mm wide compared the previously available 190mm version. Essentially the same car, the car’s simple layout and handling makes it great for novice drivers while experienced drivers will be very competitive with the LM-500W thanks to its new updated differential and high quality carbon fibre.

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December 30, 2014

Imbue RC10B5 adjustable aluminium axles

Imbue RC10B5 adjustable aluminium axles

Imbue have released their new RC10B5 adjustable aluminium axles, made from lightweight, high-strength aluminium and anodized blue for a truly factory look. Shedding more than 6 grams of rotating mass over the stock units, these axles were designed to allow quick and easy track width adjustments, without requiring the racer to carry multiple sets of axles. By simply rearranging the included spacers, racers can adjust each side in 1mm increments, 0mm (stock), +1mm and +2mm. Adjustments can even be made with the wheels still on the car. Fits both B5 and B5M models.

View an image of the axle set here

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