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December 11, 2011

Daniel Carlsson wins Lucia race in Sweden

The annual Lucia race took place in Borås once again this year. After winning it three years in a row Alexander Hagberg took the trip to Italy instead. For this year we saw a great track with plenty of traction and a nice flowing layout. In practice we saw Daniel Carlsson set an early pace with his Yokomo BD5 WXi. After winning all three qualifing rounds it was Daniel Carlsson in TQ position followed by Serpent driver Bengt Andersson and Kristoffer Gustafsson in third. In the finals Daniel took home the win in all 3 legs, the battle seemed to be about the second place wich was in the end taken by Bengt just in front of Kristoffer. The open and high speed track saw some really nice driving from those drivers and some clean A mains.

View the final results here

December 11, 2011

Axial Wraith aluminium options

Axial have released a number of new option parts for their Wraith rock crawler and more. First up is this new hard anodised CNC machined low profile differential cover for added strength. New CNC machined aluminium link mounts offer multiple mounting holes to fine tune the wheelbase and sport threaded mounting points for the axle, lower links and shocks. Working our way along the axle these aluminium straight axle hub carriers are a direct replacement for the stock versions and come with two aluminium lockouts and four set screws per package. In terms of new linkages there is new 101mm CNC machined heavy duty aluminium straight links and also there is 7x85mm hi-clearance threaded aluminium links, which are bent for drive shaft clearance.

View more details and images here

December 11, 2011

Xray News Round-up

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.

– New Rear Axle Shaft for XRAY Pan Cars
– Alessio Menicucci joins XRAY
– NT1 Wins 2011 Dutch Championship
– T3’12 Gets Double Win at Friendship Race in Longwy/France
– NT1 Wins 7th Trophy CRO, Portugal

Click here to view the round-up

December 10, 2011

Xray Column – Never-ending Development

The 57th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks recounts the development of the new T3’12 integrating many of the suggestions given by Xray customers.

Ah, the servo saver… this is another part which we improved after feedback from customers who wanted to get more precise high-speed steering and as such we changed to a 4-spring servo saver which is certainly an improvement, another part made based on the requests from customers.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 10, 2011

Traxxas EZ-Peak Plus AC/DC charger

The Traxxas EZ-Peak Plus is a 6-amp, fully-programmable, AC/DC charger designed for fast and easy charging of LiPo, LiFe, LiIon, NiMH, NiCd, and even lead-acid battery packs. Sophisticated peak-detection technology with Fast Charge, Balance Charge and Storage modes assure peak performance from high-performance lithium batteries. A large, backlit LCD screen and simple four-button interface makes it easy to select charge modes and program the EZ-Peak Plus. Five Charge Profiles customized for Traxxas NiMH and LiPo packs are pre-installed, and can be edited to suit individual needs and preferences. Charge a variety of battery types, without re-programming, just select your profile and go. The included JST/XH balance board allows the cells in LiPo packs to be charged and discharged individually, assuring maximum capacity, power, performance, and cycle life.

View more details and images here

December 9, 2011

Associated RC8.2 lightweight alu screw set

The cool blue look of this RC8.2 aluminium screw set and the lightweight function give you the best of both worlds, a winning edge with style. The set includes an insert listing all 98 screws and where to install them on the car.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

December 9, 2011

Max RP9.0 Racing edition .21 engine

More new engines, this time Max Power has released their new for the 2012, the RP9.0 Racing edition .21 on road motor. This top of the line 3.5cc power plant feature a 14mm lightened and balanced tuned crankshaft, CNC machined piston and a 9 port sleeve. A new for 2012 super light cooling head and aluminium carburetor with oval insert and double low range setting needles completes the package.

View the engine internals here

December 9, 2011

Shepherd tires by Matrix

Shepherd Micro Racing has introduced another line of foam tires, ‘Shepherd tires by Matrix’. For several reasons they are a class of their own. Already before the first step of the production an intensive quality management ensures an excellent performance of the tires as all raw material are checked with special equipment to guarantee the correct shore hardness. The computer aided manufacturing makes sure that all tires meet the high quality standard. A special lightproof and airtight packing foil allows the tires to be stocked for a long time without affecting the quality or performance of the tires. The final result is a tire that has excellent traction combined with low tire wear. They will be available on white standard rims as well as on black carbon rims. The carbon rims are about 12% lighter while the stability is also increased.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]