Arrowmax have released new upper arm holders for the Xray RX8. Machined from 7075 T6 aluminium, for right and left, the lightweight design is stronger and much stiffer than the standard kit parts.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
In December 2011 VRC organizes 3 World Championships, a whole month of virtual r/c racing at the very highest level. Each of the Worlds is over 4 rounds, spread over 12 days. The VRC Pro 2011 World Championship 1:10 electrics will start on the 16th of December! Don’t miss out on what is surely THE MOST popular event of the year, attracting many, many racers! Last year more than 1000 racers participated in the VRC v3 Worlds, and this year promises to be even bigger. On December 2nd the nitro racers kick off with 1:8 at the new Luxembourg track, a week later on the 9th it’s 1:10 nitro’s turn at Pegaso, Mexico. The 1:8 nitro has a 60 minutes main final, 1:10 nitro 45 minutes! These are the races you want to win and have on your r/c racer c.v.
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Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.
– XRAY new RX8 alu belt pulleys
– Swedish Champion Magnus Vässmar Joins XRAY
– XB808 Wins in Rinella, Malta
– Swiss Champion Mattia Pesenti Joins XRAY
– T3 2012 Wins ETS R1 – Pro Stock in Koblenz
– NT1 & T3’11 at the Beijing International Race
– T3’12 & XII Link at the IIC in Las Vegas
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The annual Indonesian Year End Race was held recently at the Sunter International Speedway (SIS) in central Jakarta, Indonesia. With over 90 entries registered from all over Indonesia the race would see 3 classes be run, stock touring 11.5T boosted, front wheel drive 13.5T handout and mini 2wd. The most popular class stock touring 11.5T boosted would go down to F-Main, while competition for the Indonesian national title was still ongoing. The track layout was newly designed by track manager Suwardi Suliandy with a superb layout and surface, as well as an air conditioned pit and viewing room.
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Team Durango have introduced these alloy wheel hexes are designed to fit both the rear axle of the DEX210 and the front and rear axle of the DEX410 models. Precision machined from high quality aluminium and then anodised in Team Durango gold for ultimate bling they offer a stronger alternative to the standard plastic items on your kit. They have additionally been machined on the front face to keep the weight down without sacrificing strength. Sold as a pair.
Source: Durango [team-durango.com]
Capricorn have introduced their new Brain Stuff brand, dedicated to quality materials, technical solutions and R&D. Their first product is this tire additive applicator which helps apply the additive to the tires. An electric motor runs at a constant speed rotating the tires placed on the first axis and contact the other two tires which will run in the opposite direction. An adjustment on the two cams allow you to set the pressure between the tires and choose the type of additive penetration. Works with 1/8th and 1/10th tires.
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Durango have made the announcement that their long awaited 1/8th scale truggy is coming soon. Called the DNX408T, we have no other information on this new chassis but we can presume its heavily based on the DNX408 buggy. More information as we get it.
Source: Durango [team-durango.com]
Japanese company Tresrey are going to release new products for the Durango DEX210 and DEX410V3 kits in early December this year. First up are these high precision machined shock bodies with special smooth MOS coating which will provide a lot less friction. This ‘big bore shock’ conversion set includes 3mm shafts also for less friction against the O-rings and with the included machined 6-holes shock pistons, this conversion will upgrade your standard shocks to the ultimate level. Also new is a high quality carbon graphite steering plate for the DEX210. This part helps resolve one of the only few weak points of the car and is a perfect replacement for the standard plastic steering plate.
