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February 8, 2010

T.O.P. Photon Alu steering blocks & rear hubs

T.O.P. Racing have released some new optional parts for their Photon 190mm touring car. Up front there is a new pair of aluminium steering blocks that feature a new steering link position that is specially designed for carpet racing, while the forward position is the same as the original making it great for asphalt racing. There is also a pair of rear aluminium hubs, which like the steering block is anodised red, that adds extra strength to this area compared to the standard plastic part.

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February 8, 2010

Malaysian National Championships Rd1 report

It was perfect conditions here at the 1st Round of the hotly contested annual Malaysian National Championship held at the Taman Titiwangsa International Track organised by RCAC. This is the first stop out of the 4 rounds held throughout Malaysia and what a way to start it off by having it held right in the Capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. It was a huge turnout with more than 50 drivers participating in the event which includes 1/10th 200mm ‘Expert’ and ‘Novice’ class and 1/8th Scale. Weather and track conditions perfect, drivers and pit crews eager to start off the race and not forgetting the spectators which was slowly building up at the track.

Continue reading the report here

February 8, 2010

Kyosho V-One series option parts

New for the World Championship winning V-One RRR 1/10th scale 200mm chassis comes a range of new optional parts from Kyosho. The new parts include a lightweight racing brake disk for improved fade free stopping power, multi-offset wheel hubs for fine tuning the setup on your car, a 3-D racing clutch assembly for great power delivery, an aluminium middle shaft mount and a variety of hardened pinions in 16T, 17T for the first gears and 21T, 22T and 23T for the 2nd gear.

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February 8, 2010

Schumacher Cat SX2 4wd buggy

Following on from the successful Cat SX, Schumacher introduces the new Cat SX2. Now even stronger and more durable than ever before the new 4wd buggy is fitted with all new large capacity 13mm big bore shocks and high downforce max sized rear wing. Claiming to be the best balanced car in its class, with optimum weight distribution due to its new stick pack lipo layout chassis and near centre motor position. An ultra efficient transmission makes the CAT SX2 incredibly quick off the line and offers awesome straight line speeds.

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February 8, 2010

Union Square Grand Prix – Announcement

We have been contact by the organisers of the Union Square Grand Prix, an exciting high profile event that takes place in the atrium of the new Union Square shopping complex in Aberdeen over the weekend of 17th/18th April. The event offers a unique promotional opportunity to race in front of a large public audience and entry will be open to 1:12 and 1:10 touring car. Concessions for drivers are being finalised along with an ever growing list of sponsors, expect details to be updated on the touring web site touring car web site as they confirmed. At this time the organising team are requesting an e-mail from drivers interested in being part of this exciting event, contact details can be found here.

February 7, 2010

Toy Fair 2010 – RB Products

Our final report from this year’s toy fair is from RB Products who are showing off an all new line of motors, with all engines getting some sort of an upgrade for 2010. The new top of the line buggy engine, the 7 port Buggy 10 features an all new stiffer black crankcase with extra cooling fins as well as new updated inline cooling head design which has 1 additional fin for better cooling. There is also a new balanced 14mm crankshaft, with all engines in the RB line going away from the previously used 13mm crankshafts. The new Cross 10 is a 3 port racing engine with good runtime and more bottom end torque compared to better rpm on the B10.

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February 7, 2010

Toy Fair 2010 – Traxxas

Traxxas were showing off their wares again this year with the focus on their stand on the new Slash 4×4. This RTR short course truck is supplied with the Velineon brushless sytem, power cell battery and the company’s new TQ 2.4Ghz radio. This shaft driven car also includes Revo spec differentials, torque control slipper clutch and new steering system. There is also a new Platinum edition of the Slash 4×4, a factory works race truck that comes pre built with a clear body, servo, motor and speed controller and ready to accept your own battery and receiver. The car also comes with front and rear anti-roll bars, aluminium shock absorbers, aluminum rear up rights and aluminium front C-hubs.

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February 7, 2010

Toy Fair 2010 – Venom

Australian manufacturer Venom were also making their debut at the fair and were making a big splash with their new releases that include the all new SCX short course truck. This completely new platform is being shown in its pre production form but when it goes on sale, will be completely ready to run with a basic 2.4Ghz radio system, speed controller and beadlock tires. A neat feature of the car is the fact that you can easily change it between a rear and mid motored car, the latter expected to be the default when it goes on sale.

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