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May 15, 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 RX8 Alu Front Middle Shaft Holder
– New XB808 Alu 5° King-Pin Steering Blocks
– T3’11 – 2011 German Junior Champion
– T3’11 Dominates 2011 Norwegian Championship
– XB808’11 Wins The Portuguse National Championship R3
– NT1 Wins 2011 Dutch Nationals R1
– XB808’11 Win Danish Nationals R1

Click here to view the round-up

May 14, 2011

Ohio Hobby Plus line of LiPo packs

Ohio Hobby Plus have released their new line of OHP LiPo batteries. With two new packs to choose from their is the 6000mAh 65C 7.4volts 2S2P hard case pack and a 5600mAh 65C 3.7 volts 1S single cell hard case pack, both with 4mm bullet connectors. At true C rating, these two pack were designed for any level of competition with excellent discharge time and low internal resistance. Both are ROAR approved.

Source: Ohio Hobby Plus [ohiohobbyplus.com]

May 13, 2011

Shepherd tool bag & complete set

Seen during our coverage from this year’s Toy Fair, Shepherd have releases their all new Shepherd tool bag. Available as a single tool bag or as a complete set filled with 15 of the most needed high quality Shepherd tools, which include some new items like allen ball wrenches, socket drivers and screw drivers. Equipped with various elastic loops the 26x21x4ccm bag can store up to 16 tools at once. The bag is made of high quality, long wearing, carbon looking material and sports the Shepherd Logo which is embroidered on the front and back side. All tools are manufactured from the finest material available for increased strength and durability, the blue anodized handle is CNC-machined from high quality aluminium and features a diamond pattern for optimized grip. For easy identification the handles are marked with grooves according to the size of the tip and all tips are manufactured from a special hardened steel.

View the list of tools included in the complete set

May 13, 2011

Xray RX8 middle shaft holder & optional belts

Xray have released this aluminium front middle shaft holder for the RX8, which includes and lightweight aluminium collar – short, composite bushings and 6×13 high-speed ball-bearings. The lightened locating collar is made from tough 7076 T6 aluminium, while composite bushings secure ball-bearings in both sides of the hub carrier allowing perfect fitment and smooth operation to ultimately impart much higher lifetime compared to bearings installed directly into aluminium. The ultra-strong construction of the premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminum front middle shaft holder provides very long life and durability. Xray have also released a complete line of high-performance kevlar reinforced optional belts for the RX8.

View the new belts here

May 13, 2011

Futaba OS Jakarta Open 2011 – Announcement

The 2011 edition of the Futaba OS Jakarta Open will be held from the 18th to 19th of June in Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Run on the Jakarta International Twin Circuit, the race is open to 1/10 Nitro touring 200mm and 1/8 Gas Onroad. The qualifying rounds will be held on Saturday the 18th with finals on Sunday the 19th. The event open for racers from all countries, with last year’s event seeing Steven Jovanovic from Australia win the 1/10 class and Leigh Dytor also from Australia win the 1/8 class. You can find more information on the official event site here.

May 13, 2011

Ryan Lee wins Korean Truggy Nationals

The KRMCA Korean Nationals took place last weekend and it was Sweep Racing’s very own Ryan Lee that took the win. Driving in the truggy class with a Losi 8ight T and Sweep Exagon tires, Ryan took the top spot in qualifying setting the fastest time of 13/10:43 and in the final never looked back to take the title ahead of Sweep team mate Young Min Jin in 2nd and JoongSeok Oh in 3rd.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

May 13, 2011

Michael Palazzola wins Las Vegas Grand Prix

This year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix was held at Silver Bowl Raceway in Las Vegas Nevada recently and it was Michael Palazzola was looking for his first win with his Mugen Seiki MRX5. Despite cold temperatures and high winds, the car was fast and steady for the entire weekend. On Saturday Michael was top qualifier in the 1st and 3rd round and again showed consistency on Sunday, taking top qualifier spot in the 4th round to wrap up the overall TQ spot. Race day was filled with excitement and anticipation as 10 racers took their positions in the A-Main. Michael starting in 1st position never gave up the top spot during the 45-minute race. By the 1st pit stop, he started to pull away going on to take the win by a full 12 seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher Ron Gustin, with Steven Jackson in 3rd.

Source: Mugen USA [mugenracing.com]

May 13, 2011

STRC SC10 option parts

ST Racing Concepts have released some new option parts for the popular Associated SC10 that feature precision CNC machined high-quality aluminium material for the best fit and tightest-tolerance. The steering bell cranks has been a common weak spot on the SC10, T4 and B4 and their new aluminium multi-piece steering bellcrank set greatly increases the durability and take out any flex in the kit plastic bell crank system providing a more precise steering feel. New aluminium heat sink finned motor plate helps dissipate heat from the motor and also adds great looks to your Associated off-road vehicles. STRC have also released upper shock mount bushings, servo mounts, front hinge pin brace as well as the gun metal only battery brace. All other parts are available in anodized blue, gun metal, red and silver.

View the other parts here