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February 24, 2012

Keven Hebert returns to ETS

Factory Team Associated driver Keven Hebert is set to make a return to the Yokomo Euro Touring Series when he travels to the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria next weekend (March 2-4) to contest round three of the world famous electric touring car championship. Having made his ETS debut in Austria last year where he made the A-Main finishing 9th overall, the Canadian who is a leading figure in the US racing scene will once again join forces with factory Associated team-mate Juho Levanen.

Continue reading the announcement here

February 24, 2012

Tessmann TQs first buggy qualifier

In a repeat of his yesterday’s Truggy qualifying Hot Bodies’ Ty Tessmann has TQ’d the opening round of Buggy qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge at the Fear Farm in Phoenix, Arizona. The Canadian set a pace of 11 laps in 7:33.947 to top the first of three rounds by one & a half seconds over TLR’s Adam Drake and World Champion Cody King.

View our complete event coverage here.

February 24, 2012

KO Propo RSx one10 servo & BSx upper case

KO Propo release the RSx one10 low-profile servo. Designed for high-voltage use with up to 7.4V and featuring a coreless motor, full aluminium gears, hardened gear pins, dual ball bearings, aluminium heat sink middle case and gold-plated connectors the servo measures 41×25.5x21mm and weight 51g. It sports a transit time of 0.09s and 12kg-cm of torque at 7.4V. Also available is an aluminium upper case for the BSx servo. The case improves the strength around the gear and servo mounting area.

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February 24, 2012

Rico Kroeber joins Team Matrix

Having used Matrix Racing tires the past three years Rico Kroeber now intensifies his relationship with the company and will also use the rubber in his 1/12 scale campaign as well as test tires in preparation for the Worlds in Thailand and during the German nationals and the EC-A in Cassino. This is what Rico has to say about the deal:

After the recent years driving Matrix tires at international races, I will intensify the professional work between Cristian Boni an me and not only use them in 1/10 scale nitro but also in 1/12 scale electric because I feel these tires show a good performance on carpet tracks also.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]

February 24, 2012

Capricorn Glue Tires traction additive

Capricorn release their Glue Tires 140% tire additive in a new size can of 250ml. The traction compound is designed for the use with foam tires, where allowed, and the included brush makes application easy and tidy.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

February 24, 2012

Xray T3 center servo mount

Xray introduce the center servo mount for the T3 line of 1/10 scale touring cars. The upgrade provides a solid 3-point center mounting for the steering servo, eliminates unwanted tweak, improves the chassis balance and increases the overall traction. The mount is made from high-quality, CNC-machined graphite and aluminium and it allows the servo to be mounted to the chassis without touching it.

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February 24, 2012

Oscar Cabezas joins Motonica

Motonica announce that Oscar Cabezas is joining their team for the 2012 season. He will attend this year’s Spanish national championship as well as the Euro A with the P81 RS2 1/8 scale nitro on-road chassis. This is what Oscar has to say about the deal:

I am very happy to join Maurizio Ficcadenti once more as a driver in the Motonica team. I hope to get good results in this year’s Europe and Spain Championships.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]

February 24, 2012

HPI Skorpion SC body shell

HPI Racing introduce the Skorpion Short Course truck body designed to fit most of today’s SC trucks. The body is moulded in tough 0.030 polycarbonate and comes with overspray film, pre-cut vinyl window masks and large decal set that includes window frames, headlights, grill, tail lights and more.

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