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June 24, 2010

Answer-RC Grade 3 Ceramic diff & thrust race balls

More new products from Answer-RC who have released their ceramic diff and thrust race balls, the result of a great amount of research into the product. These grade 3 balls are the highest spec ceramic ball commercially available, this translates into a rounder, smoother and more accurate ball. The advantages are many, firstly you will get a longer life from both the diff balls and plates meaning less strip downs. They are lighter than traditional Tungsten Carbide balls giving lower rotating mass and reduced spool up time and you will always get balls that are matched in size so no diffs that do not run true due to inaccurate sized balls. Available in 12 packs of 1/16″, 5/64″, 2.5mm, 3/32″ and 1/8″ versions.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

June 24, 2010

Bultynck & Vekemans dominate Belgian Rd4

The fourth round of the Belgian touring car nationals took place last weekend on the large technical HRT track. In the EFRA class it was Olivier Bultynck who claimed pole position ahead of Manuel Henriet in 2nd and Thomas Stockman in 3rd. In the finals Bultynck could easily win in the first leg ahead of Henriet, but in the 2nd leg a broken spur gear saw him retire on lap 2 allowing Henriet to take the win ahead of Stockman. In the final deciding final there was 4 drivers who could still take the overall win and it started badly for the pole man Oliver who spun on the dirty track and dropped back. But he kept his head down and worked his way passed the leaders to take over at the front and claim his 2nd leg win to take the overall. Manuel came home 2nd to claim 2nd overall while Thomas took 3rd overall.

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June 24, 2010

Robitronic 1/8th carry bag

Robitronic have released their new 1/8th carry bag. Made from a hard wearing nylon material in grey, red and black, this padded case features an internal cardboard box that is large enough to accommodate a 1/8th scale buggy together with most of the items you need to run it. Supplied with a comfortable shoulder strap and padded handle for ease of transport.

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June 24, 2010

Shepherd Velox V10 options

New from Shepherd for their Velox V10 come a number of new optional parts. First up is the new CNC-machined brass battery tray that allows you to increase the weight in the best possible position, in the center of the chassis plate. Weighing 41g the perfectly balanced battery tray lowers the center of gravity significantly and improves the handling of the V10 especially on high traction tracks. The new wide front bumper allows the use for Lola type bodies for the Velox V10 and additionally is said increases steering in fast corners because of improved aerodynamics. New soft black springs increase the possibilities to fine-tune the V10 to specific track conditions. And finally especially for the front differential of the V10 many racers requested harder silicone diff oils and so now there is 200.000cSt, 250.000cSt and 300.000cSt.

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June 24, 2010

Robert Pietsch joins LMI team

Top international gas racer and World Championship top qualifier Robert Pietsch will be supported by the LMI Racing Team through 2010. The German Mugen factory driver, and designer of the all new MRX-5, will use LMI Racing products, mostly their range of Blitz shells, in both the 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale classes.

Source: LMI [lmiracing.com]

June 24, 2010

Answer RC Black Losi 8ight CVD axles

Answer RC have now made available a black version of their popular Losi 8 CVD Axles for both centre and wheel hubs. Specially hard coated in a tough black anodising to suit the EU Edition of the Losi 8 2.0, these CNC machined 7075 Aero grade aluminium CVD axles massively reduce rotating mass in the drive train of your vehicle, giving quicker spool up, reduced braking time and sharper handling. The Answer-RC CVD axles have been specially machined with additional CVD pin holes meaning that as the fit becomes sloppy they can simply be rotated round to the next set of holes.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

June 24, 2010

Yeah Racing Slash 4×4 wheel axles

Yeah Racing have released these extra hard steel front and rear wheel axles for the Traxxas Slash 4×4. These black extra hard axles are tougher than the stock part adding strength to this critical area, giving peace of mind during races or just bashing. Sold in a pair.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

June 23, 2010

Team Associated SC8e RTR brushless

The SC8e from Team Associated is the first 1:8 scale electric 4WD short-course race truck to include high-performance features like the Mamba Max Pro brushless electronic speed control with the Neu-Castle 2200kV brushless motor, all digitally controlled by Associated’s XP3-SS 2.4GHz 3-channel radio system. The result is the Rockstar/Makita SC8e RTR, where jaw-dropping scale realism meets race-bred high performance.

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