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August 25, 2012

Joern Nuemann wins Rd1 of German Nationals

The 1st Round of the 8th Buggy Nationals where held in Osterhofen, Germany last weekend. There were 123 drivers that qualified for the Buggy Nationals. The weather forecast was perfect for the whole weekend. On Friday it was controlled practice with three 10 minutes runs and one 5 minute run. With the dust clearing off the line, everyone thought that the traction was going to get better, but it was the total opposite. It got very slippery and rough. Jörn tried a few different set-ups, to get things better for the conditions. After practice they found a good balance.

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August 25, 2012

HPI Plazma 6500mAh 95C LiPo & safe case

The HPI Plazma range of battery packs is growing with the release of this new pack. Fitting within all accepted maximum pack sizes, allowing it to fit in any competition touring car, buggy, short course truck and other types of racing car, the 95C power rating will give you plenty of acceleration while the 6500mAh rating will allow you to fully utilise the power of the pack throughout a 5-minute race. It also features a real Dean’s connector and a universal balancing plug for simple maintenance. For charging your LiPo batteries with complete confidence there is the new HPI Plazma Pouch LiPo safe case. The case is flameproof and provides superior protection for your pit area and home from overcharged or damaged batteries.

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August 24, 2012

Durango DEST210 Race Ready RTR

The DEST210 Race Ready RTR from Team Durango is an out-of-the box racing Stadium Truck. After months of development and testing, they are proud to bring you their Race Ready RTR 2WD off-road Stadium Truck. Complete with Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) and 13.5 brushless motor from World Champions ‘Speed Passion’, Team Durango’s RTR DEST210 is ready to race, and win, from the moment you take it out of the box. Team Durango Race Ready RTR trucks are an ideal introduction into the amazing and exciting hobby of RC car racing.

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August 24, 2012

µ-Pro Photon optional servo mount set

A new product from µ-Pro is this optional servo mount set for the T.O.P. Racing Photon EX. This optional servo mount set would secure the servo only at the center line of the main chassis. This would optimize the left-right balance of the the chassis flex characteristics. The set comes complete with all the additional parts and fasteners to mount your servo.

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August 24, 2012

Ty Tessmann takes ROAR 1/8th EP title

Ty Tessman, the current ROAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Truggy National Champion, added another championship to his resume, 2012 ROAR 1/8th Electric Buggy National Champion. Ty took his new Hot Bodies D12 platform, equipped it with the Tekno RC V4 Chassis and went on to completely dominate the competition. He TQ’d every round of qualifying and won the first two A Mains of the triple main format, allowing him to sit out A3. The balance of the Tekno RC chassis with the new suspension package of the D12 and Ty’s incredible driving ability was the exact combination for success against some of the best drivers in the world. Jesse Robbers and Tyler Vik also made the A Main using Tekno RC V4 chassis with their new Hot Bodies D12 platform.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

August 24, 2012

T-Work’s HN & OFNA X3 Sabre options

Some new parts from T-Work’s for the HongNor & OFNA X3 Sabre. First up is a quick change engine mount option for the car, a complete set which includes all the required fasteners and shims needed to mount it. Secondly is a 3.5mm steering ackerman plate set. There are 3 different types A, B & C, with type A short, type C long and B the same length as the original. Also type C gives a different turning effect. The plates themselves are CNC machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and are 0.5mm thicker as well as harder than the original.

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August 23, 2012

Schumacher SupaStox GT12 differential

The new Schumacher SupaStox has taken the GT12 class by storm with these small cost effective racers a big hit around the indoor circuits. Now they are glad to bring you an item that Schumacher were first made famous for 30 plus years ago, a diff. The Schumacher engineers have once again come up with a superbly designed item made from high quality components which will allow many many runs without a rebuild. Strong solid steel axle combined with an alloy hub/wheel carrier, steel short axle and precision ball bearings allows simple tightness adjustment without the need to disturb the tension when removing the wheel.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 23, 2012

KM H-K1 alu middle plate mount set

For the H-K1 EvoII from KM Racing is this aluminium middle plate mount set. Suitable to be mounted with carbon or copper middle plate, the supplied copper plate will move the centre of gravity more to the bottom and to the centre. The new parts are suitable for H-K1 EvoII chassis only.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]