Arrowmax have released their new chassis droop gauge blocks in 10mm, 20mm and 30mm versions. Featuring a unique design and production technique, the blocks are CNC machined from 7075 aluminium to create a frame and mounted with graphite plate on all 4 edges to keep weight down. Laser engraved on the frame with the Arrowmax logo.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
In an effort to constantly improve the performance of their cars, Shepherd have introduced these extremely light diff pins for the Velox V10 made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium. For improved durability and a longer life the pins are hard coated while the weight has been reduced by about 65% compared to the normal pins.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
The second round of the Puerto Rican Nitro On-Road Series took place last weekend at the Barceloneta RC Track and it was Andy Báez with his MTX5 who set the TQ with 14 laps in 5:09.382. In the 45 minutes race the battle for the first position started early when Juan Rodríguez, Andy Báez and Guillermo Camacho started to swap positions in the first 15 minutes of the race. A bad pit stop for Camacho took him from the lead, bumping Fernando Méndez and his MTX5 into third. RC America driver Juan took the lead from that point and was followed home by Andy and Fernando.
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Venom have released their highest capacity hard case battery yet. They took their ever popular 20C 8000mAh 7.4V LiPo and put it into a durable plastic case to protect it from the rigors of off-road vehicles. Not only does this 20C 2S 8000mAh 7.4V Hard Case LiPo offer long run time, but it also features excellent power output from start to finish. This 20C battery comes with heavy-duty 12 AWG silicone wire leads, Venom’s Universal Plug System, XH Balance connector and Venom’s lifetime battery replacement plan.
Source: Venom [venom-group.com]
This past weekend was Round 1 of the 1/10 Electric Kyosho Classic Series held at The Vegas R/C Raceway in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. Kyosho America Team Manager Joe Pillars, along with Kyosho team drivers Shaun Dunlap, Andy DiBrino and Zack Rogers all made the trip out to Sin City to support the first round of this series. Team Drivers from TLR and Associated also made their way out for Round 1. The entries reached an impressive 115 for this first race making it the largest series entry count at The VRCR.
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Team Titan have introduced their Blitz XFR 190mm touring car body shell for 1/10th electric TC with rubber tire setup. Meets GBS specs and is EFRA homologated (#4028) and the design gives a good balance of steering and stability, working well for both stock and modified racing. Available in 0.8mm standard and 0.7mm light weight versions.
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Xray have released a 41T pinion to their already available line of narrow 64P pinion gears. Manufactured on a precision gear machine which has ultra-precise tolerances and assures unparalleled concentricity, after machining, the edges of pinions are chamfered and then the pinions are run in. The pinions are then specially treated to give them an even hard coating so they stay absolutely true for a long time. The pinions run great with any spur gears, and work perfectly with Xray spur gears where even throttle on/off noise nearly disappears.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Last weekend was the sixth round of the Florida State Series held at the Ft Myers track, one of the most dangerous and fast tracks around. Despite the chilly conditions, due to a cold front, many people showed up in preparation of next weekends famous Florida Winter Nationals. After a long and hard weekend of work, Paolo Morganti and his Novarossi powered Serpent 966 TE was able to secure the win 3 seconds ahead of TQ Sean Lue in 2nd, with Tony Rice completing the podium.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
