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April 21, 2010

O’Donnell East Coast Championship – Announcement

The O’Donnell Championship race has been a mainstay on the West Coast for years and now with the ever-growing O’Donnell Racing product line it’s time to expand the O’Donnell Championship as well. This summer will mark the first annual O’Donnell East Coast Championship. The event will take place June 4-6 at one of the hottest facilities on the East Coast, RC Excitement. Located in Fitchburg, MA. RC Excitement is a state-of-the-art racing facility with indoor off-road, indoor carpet and outdoor off-road tracks. This race is sure to go down as one of the best on the East Coast. Several O’Donnell factory team drivers, and Steve O’Donnell himself, will be on hand to offer tips for setting up your model and plotting your race strategy around the demanding outdoor track. If that’s not enough, winners of the sportsman classes have a chance to win their very own O’Donnell Z01-B or Z01-T.

See the O’Donnell website at the link below for all the details.

April 21, 2010

CS Factory 1/12th scale pre mounts

CS Factory have introduced their new line of 1/12th scale tires that come supplied pre glued on new Serpent rims which are EFRA and DMC legal. Another advantage of these new pre mounts is that the wheel is super light and stiff thus allowing higher corners speeds. Available in 40, 38 & 36 shore fronts and 36, 32 & X2 rears, they come pre trued to a race ready diameter.

Source: CS [cs-shop.de]

April 21, 2010

Team Durango DESC410R announced

Team Durango have made a cryptic announcement today about their latest project in their cost effective ‘R’ line, the DESC410R. No other information was given except for that it is close to finalised, but the SC monicker would suggest a short course truck, while the rest of the name leads us to believe that it is an electric 4wd 1/10th scale. We can expect more details soon.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

April 21, 2010

HB Micro Charge peak charger

Hot Bodies have released this all around peak charger, the Micro Charge. Featuring selectable charge rate, output short circuit protection, the ability to charge 4-7 cells of Ni-Cd or Ni-MH at multiple charge rates and it is both AC and DC compatible. Your low cost solution for the park flyer or R/C car enthusiast, and also works great for charging the receiver pack in your nitro R/C vehicle.

View more details here

April 21, 2010

Much More 2S2P cell balancer adapter cable

Much More have released this 2S2P cell balancer adapter cable set. Suitable for the Legend and Hybrid chargers, it makes charging your LiPo pack super simple, removing the need to use a balance adapter board. The bullet connectors feature an area that allows you to easily and safely connect crocodile clips and the set is supplied with an additional cable that allows you to balance charge saddle packs also.

Click here to see the cable in action

April 21, 2010

The Short Course Race – Announcement

West Coast R/C Raceway and Hobby Garage in La Mirada, CA have announced their first race dedicated entirely to the Short Course truck genre. The two day event, which takes place on the 22nd and 23rd of May, includes 3 rounds of qualifying on Saturday with a final round on Sunday as well as the main events. Qualifying will be based on a point format, with drivers receiving points based on their finish in each round with their best two rounds going towards their qualifying score. Triple A-Mains will be utilized in all classes to maximize the battles in each division. The Short Course Race is about more than just stiff competition, it’s also about family fun and friendly competition for drivers of all skill levels. A quick glance at the entry form shows classes ranging from Beginner and Sportsman Spec, where drivers are required to use the majority of the low cost RTR parts and electronics, up to their Expert West Coast Unlimited division in which top tier drivers will battle with heavily modded machines to determine who is top dog with an electric trophy truck.

Rules and regulations as well as the entry form can be found here.

April 21, 2010

Hot Bodies short course tires

Hot Bodies have released their complete range of pink compound short course tires. First up, the Megabite are fantastic mini-pin tires that are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay, including blue groove, light dust conditions and regular clay and also work awesome indoors. Next up the Rodeoo, stays true to the realistic short course truck appearance, these tires have a spec appearance but boast HB’s exclusive Pink compound that is far superior to any spec tire available. Megagrid tires are suitable for a wide variety of off-road and on-road surfaces including loose topsoil right on down to hard-pack. This is their most versatile tire and should be used when you go to a new track because it will be a good starting point everywhere. Finally, Beams tires are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and blue groove high bite conditions. These tires also work great on indoor tracks.

View the other tire patterns here

April 21, 2010

Rombouts gets title defence of to perfect start

The opening round of the Dutch 1/10th scale 200mm National Championship got underway at the Groningen track in the north of the country. Nice sunny weather greeted the racers and using a new qualifying system that saw the drivers 3 best laps count towards your start position it was last year’s champion Pedro Rombouts that took the pole position ahead of Daan Jacobs, Jurgen Geerligs, Ricardo van Dam and Remy Moller, with a new system seeing the top 5 now qualifying directly into the main final. In the 30 minute main final Daan Jacobs was the first to retire, an accident on the 2nd lap ending his race. A lot of errors throughout the field on the bumpy track kept things interesting but up front Rombouts steamed ahead to win the race by 3 laps ahead of Ricardo van Dam in 2nd and Ruud Schuitmaker in 3rd, the only driver to do a tire stop in the final. In the Nomac class Arne Schober took the win ahead of pole man Marcel Haenen, with Rob Kreijssen in 3rd. Finally in the 1/8th promo class it was Peter van Dijk on pole position but problems in the final meant he dropped out of contention allowing Marc Meijer to take the win from Mario Gerssen in 2nd and Robert Krens in 3rd.

View the other podiums here