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November 13, 2012

TrakPower VR-1 charger & DPS power supply

New from TrakPower comes the VR-1 dual output charger and DPS power supply. Starting with the charger it offers dual outputs with up to 20A charge current on output one and up to 6A on output two. It is designed to work with all RC battery chemistry types, sports build-in balancing, 40 programmable battery memories, a graphic back-lit display as well as a build-in cell checker and mini USB port for firmware upgrades. The charger docks directly into the new DPS 12V 25A power supply that comes with multiple DC outputs for additional chargers, lamps, tyre heaters etc and also a USB port to power music players, phones, tablets etc. The charger is available now with the power supply to follow in December.

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November 13, 2012

Teemu holds TQ in Thailand

At the end of the first day of qualifying for the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championships it is Team HB driver Teemu Leino who holds the provisional TQ honours in Bangkok after the Finnish ace ran a time of 39/10:01.655 outpacing Q1 pace setter Jilles Groskamp by half a second. Andy Moore completed the Top 3 ahead of former World Champion Keisuke Fukuda with a time thats somewhat off the pace of the Top 2.

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November 13, 2012

Kyosho MP9 suspension weights

Kyosho mastermind Yuichi Kanai has released a handful of pictures of suspension weights for the MP9 1/8th buggy in the wake of the upcoming 1/8th nitro buggy World Championships in Argentina. The parts are clamped to the front steering knuckles and rear uprights using set screws. Although automotive textbooks explain that adding weight to unsprung parts such as suspension components is a bad idea pre-Worlds testing revealed that the additional weight may help with one-track performance and drivability. Although the 10g and 15g parts sport a part number it is not clear if they are a one-off for the meeting or if they will hit the stores later.

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November 13, 2012

Groskamp fastest in Q1

Continuing the blistering form he showed in practice, Capricorn’s Jilles Groskamp got qualifying for the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championships underway with a convincing TQ run in what were extremely hot conditions in Bangkok, Thailand. The Dutch ace ran 39-laps in a time of 10:08.998 to top arch rival Atsushi Hara by 3/10ths of a second who in turn was 2 seconds clear of HB team-mate Teemu Leino. The biggest surprise of the opening qualifier was the impressive run from 14-year-old Mugen driver JJ Wang who posted the fourth fastest time a second off Leino’s pace.

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November 13, 2012

Reflex Racing RSD6 servo mount & shock springs

Reflex Racing introduce new option parts for the RSD6 conversion in the form of an aluminium floating servo mount and additional shock springs. Starting with the servo mount the parts is CNC-machined from aluminium and comes black anodized. It is designed to equalize the flex of the chassis side to side and unlike the carbon fiber servo mount, the aluminum variant does not rotate in hard collisions helping the car track straighter. Also new are the RSD TC6 17.0lb and 15.0lb springs. The harder ‘orange’ variant is best used on high grip asphalt tracks whereas the softer 15.0lb ‘pink’ spring is very similar to the Yokomo pink spring and should best work as carpet racing and medium grip asphalt front spring. They work with Reflex Racing’s RSD6 conversion, the Associated TC6 line and similar vehicles.

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November 12, 2012

Team Durango DESC410 moulded shock towers

Team Durango are pleased to announce the release of the moulded shock tower set for the DESC410 range of vehicles. The set contains both front and rear shock towers for the 4WD truck moulded in a high quality engineering composite material. They offer a 35 percent weight saving over the aluminium shock towers on the DESC410R model and offer different mounting positions for the shocks and inner camber links when compared to the aluminium towers. The front tower is optimised for the longer 29mm stroke shock and features shock mounting positions that are much closer together, allowing finer tuning of the front suspension.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

November 12, 2012

Ben Panic takes wins Malaysian Open Champs

The final round of the Malaysian Nationals was held at the famed RCC track in Malaysia. The series was all tied up with 3 drivers aiming to be champion. Ben Panic (Kyosho/Novarossi/JConcepts), David Lim (Kyosho/OS/AKA) and Daniel Law (Losi, Orion, Sweep) were all tied on points in the best 3 of 5 race series so this final round would prove crucial in deciding the champion. 110 drivers attended the fifth round of the Malaysian nationals, with guest appearances from factory Team Associated driver from Australia Jason Dyckhoff and compatriot Jacob Wilson.

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November 12, 2012

Hudy 18mm bearing presser support bushing

New from Hudy is this support bushing for the company’s Bearing Presser tool. Designed for .12 engines with 18mm bearings, such as the new Novarossi engines, the bushing helps to extract defect bearings from the crank case.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]