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November 16, 2011

Sonic nitro engines announced

Sonic Nitro Engines are happy to announce the upcoming release of their new competition engine brand. Produced according to the highest level of quality standards by a well-established Italian engine manufacturer the new line of engines includes an 1/8 on-road engine called Sonic V.21T, a 1/10 touring car engine called V.12T and an 1/8 off-road engine called V.21B. The engines were extensively tested in cooperation with some of the best drivers of the world to ensure an optimised performance regarding power and fuel consumption. Further details as well as team drivers will be revealed soon.

Source: Sonic [sonic-engines.com]

November 16, 2011

Spec-R Cleaning Clay

Spec-R release a cleaning clay that picks up all of the dirt and dust a car collects on the track. A special formula also absorbs oils and grease nitro engines produce making it ideal for the use on the chassis, suspension, engine and exhaust parts. The clay comes in an airtight storage container that holds 85g of the grey-coloured product.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

November 16, 2011

Hype Battery Analyzer

The Hype Battery Analyzer measures the condition of LiXX and NiXX batteries fast and easy. The unit offers both a balancer connector for 2S to 7S LiXX and a standard JR connector for 4 to 7 cell NiXX packs. Three buttons help to navigate through the menu that allows for measuring the overall voltage, remaining capacity, single cell voltage, lowest cell voltage, highest cell voltage and voltage difference between the highest and lowest cell. The data is displayed on a large LC display.

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November 16, 2011

Capricorn LAB C02 upgrade kit

Capricorn have announced that the LAB C02 upgrade kit will be available from retailers this week. The set includes lots of new and updated parts such as upper and lower aluminium front bulkheads with differential inserts, an updated upper carbon fibre radio plate, redesigned rear upper wishbone holders, new rear upper arm linkages, suspension inserts as well as all the necessary fasteners to make the upgrade.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

November 16, 2011

Travis Amezcua wins JBRL 1/8 electric buggy class

Travis Amezcua has won the 2011 Electric 1/8 Buggy Class at the prestigious JBRL Nitro series. The series visited multiple tracks across southern California over eight months. His Mugen MBX6 Eco powered by LRP equipment proved to be unbeatable. Travis would also finish out the series third in expert gas buggy with his MBX6R powered by the new Ninja JX21-B02 engage. Both rides where rolling on AKA rubber. Travis would like to thank the entire JBRL and Hot Rot Hobbies staff for making the 2011 JBRL series such a huge success.

Source: HandleIt Hobbies [handleitrc.com]

November 16, 2011

Mobers wins EPS race Rd1

On-Point got in touch to tell us that Markus Mobers has won the 1/12 scale modified class at the recent round 1 of the European Pan Series held at the MACH Indoor track in the Netherlands. On-Point driver Joey Sorber was able to grab the runner-up spot, both driving the OP12C car. Ruud Savelkoul was able to take the third place.

Source: On-Point Racing (info@onpointracing.com)

November 16, 2011

Pro-Line V3 SC closed cell foam inserts

Pro-Line introduce the V3 SC closed cell foam insert for Short Course tyres. The insert is designed specifically for high traction or high speed track conditions and features a wider and flatter profile giving maximum support to the sidewall and will put more rubber to the ground. Made to fit the wider 2.0 tyre designs and ideal for indoor clay or outdoor blue-groove tracks.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

November 16, 2011

Pro-Line Tazer tyre & Velocity hex wheels

Pro-Line have introduced the new Tazer 1/8 scale buggy tyre. Designed with the input of World Class drivers like Ty Tessmann and Ryan Cavalieri the tread features outer square and inner overlapping rectangle blocks for tons of traction and good durability for long A-mains. The tyre will become available soon in Pro-Line’s M2, M3 and M4 compounds.

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