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August 5, 2010

Asia EP Buggy Championship China Rd2

The 2nd round of the Asia EP Buggy Championship China Selection was held last weekend at Shanghai United Raceway. The weather was good, the track was big and the layout was very challenging with plenty of technical turns, a long straight and a pair of banked corners. Due to the dry conditions in the build up to the race the ground was very dry and hard and the track condition was a bit dusty with medium grip surface in the dry. All racers in 4WD & 2WD class were only allowed to use one set of tyres for the entire day’s 3 qualifiers and finals. The 4wd final was won by TQ John Ho, driving a Durango DEX410 ahead of Luo Yong Sheng in 2nd and Beckham in 3rd. It would be Beckham that took the win in the 2wd class with his Team C TC02 ahead of the Schumacher pairing of John Ho and Liu Nan. Round 3 of the series will be again held at Shanghai United Racewa in September.

Click here for the final results

August 5, 2010

Venom Sport Charge AC NiMH battery charger

The new Venom Sport Charge AC NiMH battery charger is a peak detection charger that allows you to quickly and safely charge your NiMH battery packs. The charger can charge 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 cell NiMH battery packs at a user selectable 1, 2 or 4 amps. The Venom Sport Charge includes a built-in power supply and is UL approved. Charging NiMH batteries has never been easier.

Source: Venom [venom-group.com]

August 5, 2010

JQ Products ‘THE Car’ unveiled

Finally the much hyped and long awaited first release from JQ Products, THE Car, has finally been unveiled. Rather than give us the full low down on the cars features and strengths JQ has decided to explain the ins and outs of THE Car in a 7-part story. “I will explain why it is designed the way it is, why and how I made the decisions that I made, and what I believe I have managed to achieve. Usually new cars are discussed on the internet forums, and no one REALLY knows what the true story is. So I have decide to enlighten you, and elaborate slightly on the normal run of the mill, “no-compromise aircraft grade 7075 chassis for optimum stiffness and cornering stability” and give you some real information.”

In the meantime check out more images here

August 5, 2010

ProTek RC 50C LiPo packs

A Main Hobbies have announced a new line of ProTek R/C brand LiPo hard case power battery packs, with true 50C constant discharge rate. These packs include bullet connectors for charging and balancing, or a balance charge lead with a Deans style T-plug installed. The balance adapter included is an Align/E-Flite style XH balance connector. Built using a hard plastic case that is required for use at ROAR sanctioned tracks and events, the packs are available in multiple configurations from 1S for 1/12th scale pan cars to large 4S packs for 1/8th electric off-road buggies and truggies. Also released was a ProTek R/C brand LiFe battery packs for the Kyosho Mini-Z vehicles, with true 15C constant discharge rate.

View the other packs here

August 5, 2010

STRC Slash 2WD LCG conversion kit

ST Racing Concepts have given us a sneak preview of their new simple, economical and easy to bolt on Slash 2WD LCG conversion kit utilizing the existing Traxxas Rustler chassis. The kit helps improve performance by dropping the battery by more than 2 inches vs. stock chassis, using a lay down servo position, a slightly shorter wheelbase for more nimble response and more stability in high speed cornering. Expect the kit to be released in 3 weeks.

Source: STRC [stracingconcepts.com]

August 4, 2010

Campbell & Steele win Rd4 in Ireland

Shepherd Ireland has continued their winning streak at the 4th round of the Irish Championship held two weekends ago. Velox V8 driver Ian Campbell and Velox V10 driver Chris Steel both again had a perfect weekend taking TQ, winning the A-final and setting the best laptime. At the beginning of the 1/8th final Campbell battled with Mugen driver Clive Connolly, who started from 2nd on the grid. Both held the top two positions until Campbell pitted for tyres at the half-way mark and dropped to 3rd. Connolly retired a few laps later which moved Campbell up to second, before passing Eoin Doran 13 laps before the end to take the win.

Continue reading the report here

August 4, 2010

HongNor BT-119 buggy tire & closed cell insert

HongNor have released their new BT-119 buggy tire with closed cell insert. The tire has been made with a special Butyl rubber compound and features a small top pin for light to heavy loose dirt, while the base pin is great on hard-packed surfaces. The Internal carcass ribbing helps reduce tire expansion under acceleration. The included closed cell insert offers low rebound, with no air gaps in between tires. Extremely durable and lightweight, they claim to be perfectly balanced.

Source: HongNor [hongnor.com.tw]

August 4, 2010

Capricorn RC LAB-E01-BC .12 engine

Used by their team drivers at last week’s World Championships in Houston, Texas Capricorn RC have announced that their new LAB-E01-BC .12 engine, that we wrote about back in June, is available from next week. It sports a lightened, balanced and tuned crankshaft as well as a hand tuned piston and liner set. Other updates include the use of a ceramic main bearing and of course updated cooling head graphics.

View the engine internals here