Serpent release these rear aluminium CVD axles for the use with the S960 and 966 line of 1/8th on-road chassis. The parts offer a lightweight design, reduce the overall weight of the drivetrain for a quicker spool-up, and come hard anodised to maximise durability.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
JQ Products introduce their 2012 clothing line including redesigned T-shirt and a new cap. The cap sports totally redesigned graphics while the shirts come with an updated logo and are available in two variants and white or black colour. During the Summer additional goodies may see the light of the day in the form of additional shirts, new hoddies and a jacket.
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European Champion Lee Martin has TQ’d the opening qualifier for 2WD Buggy at the second round of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby. The only driver to run 15 laps of the Black Country Arena track the Tamiya ace topped the time sheets ahead of practice pace setter Dustin Evans and dominator of the opening round of the new series Joern Neumann.
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Team C distributor Euro RC announce the signing of Finish talent Henry Salmén. Henry will be racing national and international races using the TC02 Evo 2WD and T4 4WD electric buggies, Hobbywing Xerun controllers and motors as well as Gens Ace batteries. This is what Henry has this to say about the deal:
For the conclusion of last season, I began to realise that the speed limits of the former cars had been reached and it certainly was time to look for new challenges. When selecting the new gear, the cars of Team C were my number one choice based on race results from abroad and domestic experiences. Especially racing the 1/8 buggy races of last summer in Finland with a Team C T8 car made me a positive impression of the quality and swift product development of the factory.
Source: Euro RC [eurorc.com]
The 59th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj gives a deeper look into the new XB9 buggy platform in particular the suspension and drivetrain design.
The correct and optimum suspension geometry and the flex of the suspension parts are of course very critical to the handling and performance of a car. For the XB9 we have used the same style and type of suspension which was well proven on the 808 platform, but of course a lot of testing and different prototypes were worked around.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Current British Champion Lee Martin has topped 4WD Buggy in official practice for the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series. The Tamiya Racing Factory driver set the fastest three consecutive laps at the Black Country Arena in Belgium, ahead of the Schumacher of fellow Brit Tom Cockerill and series leader Joern Neumann.
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Robitronic have updated their Cube BL competition brushless speed controller with the latest v1.2 firmware that includes a special Boost 0 “blinky class” program, added motor reverse rotation selection, and auto-roll as well as optimised low-voltage protection and increased auto-brake values. The 2S LiPo-compatible controller is useable with motors as low as 3T star wound and customers who already own a “v1” version can have their controller updated free of charge by sending them to Robitronic.
Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]
Answer-RC introduce their new super flexible sensor wires for brushless controllers and motors. Available in six length of 75mm, 100mm, 125mm, 150mm, 175mm and 200mm and sleeved in a very soft coat the wires are ideal for all applications including pan and touring cars.
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