September 23, 2010

Tamiya TRF502X 4wd shaft driven buggy

Tamiya TRF502X 4wd shaft driven buggy

Developed by the world championship winning Tamiya Racing Factory team, Tamiya have announced the arrival of the TRF502X. This 1/10th scale buggy sports a conventional layout and shape which features a shaft driven 4wd system as well as carbon fibre chassis, top decks & damper stays as well as an aluminium motor mount which has been designed with the best possible shape and strength. Large durable front and rear ball differentials enable excellent power transmission and when used in conjunction with a brushless motor and a LiPo battery, the TRF502X with its shaft drive set up and high-speed layout design, is perfect for technical tracks. Expect a November release in the USA.

View more images and details here


September 22, 2010

Robitronic Pit man bag

Robitronic Pit man bag

New from Robitronic is this waist mounted pit man bag. Ensuring you always have all your important tools within arms reach, it stows important tools such as screw drivers, glow plug driver etc. as well small parts like body pins or glow plugs securely and ready for use. The bag features two pockets as well as the waist harness and the two bags can also be separated to find the best configuration.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]


September 22, 2010

Schumacher Mi4CX coming soon

Schumacher Mi4CX coming soon

Having won the BRCA touring Car national championship in the hands of Chris Grainger, Schumacher have revealed that they were running a new car in final round of the series last weekend in London. Known as the new Mi4CX, full details on the replacement for the Mi4LP are due out shortly but we can expect the car to be out around November time. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]


September 22, 2010

Vox competition engines

Vox competition engines

Fastom, owner of the Motonica brand, have announced the the introduction of their new high level competition engine line named Vox. The new .21 class engine for 1/8 scale on road cars is called Vox Otto v.1 and the release date is set for October 20th. There will be 2 versions available, standard and tuned and all technical information will be available online on the company website starting from October 15th.

Source: Vox [voxengines.com]


September 22, 2010

Sterian Folev wins Bulgarian Off-road Nats Rd3

Sterian Folev wins Bulgarian Off-road Nats Rd3

The third round of the Bulgarian Off-road Nationals took place near Sofia, in the village of Bankya in perfect weather. The track presented to drivers was rough, hard to handle and including some very high jumps. In the Buggy class the top qualifier was Mario Vutov followed by Petar Gergov, Emil Karamfilov, Sterian Folev and Dimitar Leskovski completing the top 5. The 45-minute-long final proved that a race is won with endurance and not just with speed. Mario Vutov was the fastest guy on the track but unfortunately had battery issues and lost about 10 minutes. Emil Karamfilov also wasn’t able to finish due to a throttle servo failure. The battle for first place was between Sterian Folev and Petar Gergov, both showing very good pace throughout the final. Georgi Minkov took advantage of Gergov’s slight battery issue at the end of the event and finished second. After the victory for Sterian Folev, who is having a very successful debut year, the fight for the title is now forming. Dimitur Leskovski and Georgi Minkov both have 126 points with Sterian Folev running close behind with 124. Petar Gergov is with 118. The next race is in Varna in 2 weeks where we see the national champion crowned for 2010.


September 22, 2010

Bitty Design Wear custom clothing

Bitty Design Wear custom clothing

Italian design and custom company Bitty Design have announced their new venture, Bitty Design Wear. Wear offers a complete professional custom clothing service that will give the ability for all drivers to have that ‘Pro’ look at the track. Featuring high quality, durable, printing on top of quality cotton material, customers can choose from a t-shirt, sweater and jacket and select the company logos and order you wish them to appear as well as other custom options such as name and country.

Source: Bitty Design [bittydesign.net]


September 22, 2010

Motogo-Seiki RB5 Mid motor conversion

Motogo-Seiki RB5 Mid motor conversion

Motogo-Seiki in Japan have released version 2 of their Kyosho Ultima RB5 mid motor conversion set. The new configuration allows the mounting of LiPo saddle packs and has a lower mounted gearbox compared the previous version. Still in the final stages of production, the set will be only available in this light grey colour and utilizes as many parts from the RBS as possible to keep costs down.

View the different parts here


September 22, 2010

Grid RC rear ball-bearing supported motor mount

Grid RC rear ball-bearing supported motor mount

Grid RC have released this rear ball bearing supported 1/8 electric motor mount for their cam style motor mount system. This new mount allows racers that have gearing setups that require over 18T pinions, to still have a ball bearing supported motor shaft and utilize the cam style mesh adjustment. Also, this new mount utilizes all the mounting screws in a 4-hole or 6-hole 1/8 motor. On a Neu/Castle you can now use all four M3 socket screws, while on a Tekin, you can use all six socket cap screws (four M3 and two M4).

Source: Grid RC [gridrc.com]