April 5, 2010

Rain affects Nitro West Masters opener at Oberhausen

Rain affects Nitro West Masters opener at Oberhausen

Rain has washed away the opener of the Nitro West Masters held on the Easter weekend at Oberhausen. Track was wet all Saturday so only a very few racers went out to check rain tyres and their wet set-up. On Sunday morning the track wasn’t dry either but hope came up during the second heats when the track dried up slightly but a few moments later new rain arrived. Finally it was decided in a second drivers briefing during lunch break to count the race following the heats ranking in the 1/8 and 1/10 scale nitro classes.

Continue reading the report here


April 5, 2010

Associated SC10 Factory Team kit

Associated SC10 Factory Team kit

After winning the ROAR Short Course Nationals, Team Associated’s engineers got to work on taking the SC10 to the next level. Improvements were made to enhance performance and durability, as well as applying the full Factory Team treatment. The result is the SC10 Factory Team Kit, a 1:10 scale electric 2WD off road short course competition race truck kit. This special version is loaded full of high performance features including JConcepts Subcultures rear tires, Factory Team V2 threaded shocks, V2 slipper clutch, ball differential with lightened outdrives, and an optimized setup to make the best handling SC10 to date.

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April 5, 2010

Much More Legend charger bag

Much More Legend charger bag

New from Much More comes their Legend charger bag. Designed for safe and easy transportation of the CTX Legend Charger series, the bag hold two CTX Legend chargers and one CTX Power Master Legend power supply. It is made from a strong canvas material and provides protection from light rain and is lightweight too, making it ideal for travel.

Click here to see inside the bag


April 5, 2010

Team C Racing double at ACE Cup

Team C Racing double at ACE Cup

Team C Racing are reporting on their success last weekend at the ACE Cup in Shanghai, China. The event was open to racers across 3 different classes, 1/10th 2wd buggy, 1/10th 4wd buggy and 1/8th electric buggy and it was the Team C TC04 4wd buggy that TQ’d the 4wd class in the hands of Tommy, while team mate Lam took the win for the car with Tommy finishing 2nd, while Jerry rounded out the top 3. In the 2wd class Lam took the TQ and win with the TC02, while Jerry took 2nd and Tommy 3rd.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]


April 5, 2010

HB D8 LW chassis & 5mm FR shock tower

HB D8 LW chassis & 5mm FR shock tower

New from Hot Bodies for the D8 buggy is this specially machined lightweight chassis. Starting with a 3mm thick aluminum chassis and strategically milling areas that don’t affect strength, they have dropped some serious weight while maintaining the proper flex in the most critical areas. An overall lighter vehicle results in greater acceleration speeds, stopping speeds and steering input response. You can now also beef up the front of the car with this new 5mm shock tower replacement. Also suitable for the HB-Ve8 and the HPI Vorza it is great for that racer that crashes a lot or just wants that extra security.

View the new front shock tower here


April 4, 2010

Robin D’hondt to run Gi-Mar engines

Robin D'hondt to run Gi-Mar engines

Italian company Gi-Mar, whom we introduced for the first time at the Toy Fair back in early February, have announced that front running Belgian driver Robin D’hondt will join their team in a 2 year deal. The World and European Championship finalist, will use the JP Calandreau developed MIG series motors and exhaust systems in his Motonica chassis as part of the deal.

Source: Gi-Mar [jpgimar.com]


April 4, 2010

Much More Impress 3000 LiPo pack

Much More Impress 3000 LiPo pack

Much More have released another new Impress pack, this time a 25C 3000mAh LiPo pack. This high quality Sub-C configuration pack features a carbon look hard case with rounded edges to allow it to fit into all cars that accept conventional NiMh stick packs. It comes pre wired with Tamiya connector and JST-XH balancing plug.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]


April 4, 2010

Xray News Round-up

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.

– T3 Dominates Winter Czech Championship R2
– T3 Wins Danish Championship – R6
– NT1 Dominates 1/10 Portuguese Nationals – Round 1
– XB808 & XT8 Dominate Texas Pro State Series R1
– XB808 Wins Malaysia National League 2010 R1

Click here to view the round-up