Xceed have introduced their new 1/8th scale body shell, called the T-GT1. Developed in Japan according to the new IFMAR regulations for this class, it features neutral handling with lots of downforce and great stability thanks to the side dams. EFRA homologated (#31523), it is available in normal and light versions.
Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]
Building on their popular 60C LiPo stick pack Vampire Racing now present their new 60C saddle pack LiPo. Along with the added punch they also improved the capacity to 5400mAh giving you the ultimate cells for today’s brushless systems.
Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]
Byron Fuels have announced that Durango factory driver Ryan Lutz has re-signed to the Byron Fuels Team. When asked his opinion of Byron Fuel performance, Ryan stated, “I am very excited to be signing on with Byron Fuels for another year. I love how the fuel is always consistent no matter where I race around the globe. When I open a bottle I know what I’m getting and how it’s going to perform. I look forward to another great year with Byron’s and hope to achieve many race victories for them!”
Source: Byron [byronfuels.com]
AKA is proud to announce the addition of former Pro-Line racer Travis Amezcua to the AKA race team. Travis is always a threat to win at any race he attends and is a past ROAR National Champion in 2WD electric and a worlds finalist in 1:8 Buggy as well. Travis will be running AKA tires on his Mugen 1:8 buggy and his electric buggies, with AKA welcoming his electric experience to help develop their new line of 1:10 tires coming in the Spring of 2011.
Source: AKA [raceaka.com]
Round 4 of this season’s BRCA 1/12th scale nationals saw the annual trip south to Plymouth, a venue that remains a favourite on the calendar for many of the drivers. When entering the venue the drivers were greeted with an extra 2 meters of carpet width, ensuring that this is one of the largest venues visited during the series. The track had been laid to produce a fast flowing circuit which provided some excellent racing throughout the entire field.
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Revelation Raceway in Ontario, CA hosted the first large Nitro race of the year this past weekend. The Airtronics Winter Nationals is an annual event the kicks off the nitro racing season and this year’s event had 199 entries with drivers from CA, NV, AZ, FL and even a few international drivers including JQ from Finland. The 30 min A final in the 1/8th expert buggy class saw TLR / Novarossi driver Adam Drake win by nearly two laps after starting from pole. Barry Baker and Andrew Smolnik rounded out the top three. Adam Drake also TQ’ed and won the 1/8th expert truck class followed by Curtis Door in second and Ronda Drake in third. TLR’s Scott Adkins won the 1/8th electric buggy class.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
HPI’s line of professional quality tools feature solid aluminium construction, CNC machining, chunky handles with knurled grips at the tip end and laser-etched markings for instant size identification. The tips are factory-ground then hardened and black-coated for extra-long life and good looks and are easily replaceable. A full set of HPI Pro-Series Tools are available, with a complete range of hex wrenches in the most popular metric sizes for RC racers, nut wrenches plus flat and Philips head screw drivers, they’ve even got an body shell reamer. Store all your tools in the available Tool Pouch. It’s got plenty of room for all the Pro-Series Tools, plus bodyshell scissors and even a few spare parts.
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MIP have announce that all C-CVD kits for 1/10 & SC vehicles have a new upgrade. In their quest to keep MIP products updated, all MIP C-CVD kits will start coming with the MIP Snap Ring combined with set screw lock that ensures no failure due to lost drive pins. This is a running upgrade so there are no changes in part numbers or prices on these kits.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
