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December 23, 2011

Serpent pivot balls & clutch bells

Two new items from Serpent, the first for the 966 & 733 and the other for the Cobra buggy & truggy. For use in the 966 & 733 and older kits too, are these 8.5mm pivot-balls which have been made from TiNi coated titanium. Sold in a set of 8 they are super lightweight, weighing in at on 2.2 grams each, and offer an ultra smooth movement. For the Cobra are a line of hardened steel clutch-bells with ventilation / cooling pockets. Available in 13T, 14T, 15T, 16T & 17T they are laser engraved with Serpent logo and number of teeth.

View the clutch bell here

December 23, 2011

Corally HMX touring car

Having brought you photos of the new HMX touring car in the past, the Corally have released complete information, as well as more photos, of their latest project. The new car features steeples shock adjustment on super rigid aluminium 7075-T6 shock towers as well as what the manufacture claim is the narrowest chassis on the market. Super strong high carbon wishbones feature straight design and 5 different shock positions and the kit is supplied with rear differential, front spool and super efficient MIP CVD drive shafts.

View more details and images here

December 23, 2011

Pro-Line Short Course Open House

On January 14th Pro-Line will be hosting a Short Course Open House BBQ to kick off the racing season. We will be accepting 100 Sportsman drivers starting January 2nd to come out for a FUN day of timed practice at Pro-Line’s home track. Entries are $15.00 and include FREE XL Open House T-shirt, FREE Bag of Swag, FREE Lunch and a fun day of being one of the first to run your RC Car on Pro-Line turf. So, if you are a sportsman driver and you want to come have some fun out at Pro-Line, then visit Pro-Line’s website for details on how to enter.

December 23, 2011

Adam Drake clean sweep at DNC Europe

The first ever “Dirt Nitro Challenge” in Europe was held last weekend at the amazing IBR Padova Indoor R/C Track. The race attracted around 100 drivers including some of the best European drivers such as Robert Batlle, Reno Savoya, Elliott Boots, Darren Bloomfield and USA’s Adam Drake. The total number of drivers was about 100. Novarossi was the main sponsor of the event and their drivers collected most of the awards. In truggy class it was Adam Drake who took the win in his Novarossi powered TLR 8ight T 2.0 followed by Reno Savoya in second and Walter Floris in third also running a TLR 8ight T 2.0.

Continue reading the report here

December 23, 2011

Sweep Racing Tendroid 1/10th buggy rear tire

Sweep Racing have released their first 1/10th offroad buggy rear tire, the Tendroid. The Bar pattern was designed to have maximum forward bite on hard packed clay tracks, while droids control the side bite. Combined together, the 10droid has optimum traction and a long life span. Available in 4 different rubber compounds, Silver (Ultra soft), Blue (Extra Soft), Red (Soft) and White (Medium), available to suit any track conditions.

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December 23, 2011

Associated Slick Mist SC body

Associated have introduced the Slick Mist SC body, a completely detailed and realistic-looking replica of Robby Woods’ Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series truck. Now available for your SC10, SC10RS, or SC10 4×4, you can also get the decal sheet separately if you wish to create your own replica shell.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

December 22, 2011

QTEQ Power Terminal

QTEQ have released what they are calling the Power Terminal, which is essentially a means to connect the cables to your motor without the need to solder the joint. It consists of 3 parts, a device side part that is soldered to the motor’s power connections, a cable side part which is soldered to the cables and a set of 3 M2x10 screws that allow you to securely attach the wires to the motor. The end result is that the conductivity is comparable to that of directly solder systems.

View the mounted system here

December 22, 2011

Bittydesign Force body for Serpent Cobra

Bittydesign have tackled the Serpent Cobra, giving it the Force treatment with the release of this dedicated body shell. Featuring a cab forward design, it has been developed to obtain better downforce and improve steering response in low speed turns while the sidepods help obtain higher downforce at the rear of the body in high speed turns. Engine airflow has also been improved with the body helping the engine run cooler by about 5-10°C compared to the stock body. Body is 1mm thick, comes with overspray film, window masks and a set of decals.

Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]