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April 29, 2011

DE Racing Zip Stix tire organizers

DE Racing have announced their new Zip Stix 1/10th scale tire organizers. These quick and simple to use tools allow you to organize and ID your tires by tread, wear and compound. No more fumbling or guesswork regarding tire sets and no more lost tires. Simply slide the stix through the stack of wheels and zip the retainer down to hold it all together. To release just squeeze the retainer and slide off. Sold in packs of 2 and available in 5 different colours they work with wheels for 2wd Buggy, 4wd Buggy, Stadium Truck and Short Course Trucks.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

April 29, 2011

Steven Cuypers wins Rd1 in Western Germany

Steven Cuypers and Uwe Baldes made it a Mugen 1-2 at the first round of the Western German Championship with Serpent racer Alain Levy completing the podium on third. It has been a really great race weekend at Dormagen near Cologne with a total of 39 1/8 scale racers in both classes. Since years the number of entries hasn’t been that high in the 1/8 scale category. The weather was just perfect all over the weekend but lots of farina made it difficult for the drivers especially at the beginning of the practice on Saturday when grip level was poor and cars turned to be covered by yellow farina. But finally grip increased and all racers got lots of practice over the day on the 273 meter long track which is known as “RC Monaco of Germany” because of its concrete walls and guard rails.

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April 29, 2011

Xceed Compact Charger C6

The new Compact Charger C6 from Xceed is an excellent compact charger for nitro-racers to charge RX/TX packs, starter box and glow booster. Also suitable for the regular electric car racer too, it charges all common battery-types up to a maximum of 5A / 50W. Featuring a hard aluminium compact case, it is finished of in stylish black, green & white colors.

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April 29, 2011

Serpent S966 & S733 hard anodized chassis plates

Serpent have introduced new chassis plates for their S966 and S733 cars. Hard anodized, both chassis plates have been CNC machined from 7075 T6 aluminium, with the 1/10th version made from 3mm thick material. Both feature the standard countersunk holes, chamfered edges, knife-edge pocket under the engine for extra cooling and in the case of the 1/8th version, recessed pockets for flex-plates.

View the S733 chassis plate here

April 29, 2011

Grid RC BalancePro wheel balancer

The new BalancePro from Grid RC is designed for the 1/8 racing purist, that want an ultra accurate high-end wheel balancer. The Grid BalancePro uses a precision ground 4mm balancing-rod that rides on lubricate-free micro ball bearings, that is virtually near-zero friction. The micro ball bearings are ultra sensitive to even the slightest wheel imbalance. Racers can also utilize the three adjustable feet with the aid of a bubble level for further increased accuracy.

View more images of the BalancePro here

April 29, 2011

Xray XII / X10 Link gold & black spring

Xray have released two new shock spring for the XII or X10 Link central shock absorber. Available in gold and black, the former medium hardness spring increases stability and ease of driving on medium-to-high and improves initial steering. The latter stiff spring increases stability and ease of driving on high-grip tracks, improving initial steering.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 29, 2011

T-Work’s Racing titanium turnbuckles

T-Work’s Racing now offer a full range of M3, M4 & M5 titanium turnbuckles. CNC machined and thread rolled in house from 6AL/4V grade titanium they help reduce weight while improving strength and durability. Available in a wide range of lengths, one end features a reverse thread which can be easily recognised by the mark on the knuckle.

Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]

April 28, 2011

Henry & Kvidera take Canadian Indoor Champs

This past weekend was the 5th Annual Canadian Indoor Championships for 1/8th nitro buggies and truggies in Tillsonburg, Ont, Canada. In the pro buggy class it was a TLR sweep of the top three with Dave Henry taking the win with teammates Daniel Yachnin 2nd and Frank Calandra 3rd. In pro truggy TLR would take to top two spots with Jimbo Kvidera taking TQ and the overall win with teammate Daniel Yachnin taking 2nd.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]