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September 12, 2010

Alien Racing Legend12 1/12th scale chassis

French brand Alien Racing have released their latest 1/12th scale chassis, the Legend12. The most noticeable thing about this new car is the longitudinal position of the battery. This helps corner faster and reduce yaw in the car in direction change and this layout can accept a 1S LiPo as well as 4 cell NiMh pack. The links connecting the rear pod to the main chassis are made from carbon and are mounted below the electronics to save space. Finally the rear bulkhead sees the motor mounted super low for improved centre of gravity.

View more images of the car here

September 12, 2010

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.

– 2010 XRAY South Australia State Titles
– XB808 Vice-Champion in SRS series, UK
– XB808 2nd at Portuguese Nationals R4
– NT1 Wins 2010 Great Lake Challenge

Click here to view the round-up

September 11, 2010

STRC Slash 2WD LCG conversion kit

ST Racing Concepts have released their LCG (low centre of gravity) conversion kit for the Traxxas Slash 2WD Short Course truck. This simple, yet economical and easy to bolt on conversion utilizes the existing Traxxas Rustler chassis components and delivers a huge on track performance improvement over the stock configuration Slash. All components have been CNC machined from high-grade aluminium and all necessary hardware is included for installation. Track testing has shown that this kit allows for a 1-1.5 seconds per lap drop in lap times and allowed the Slash to be right in the mix with today’s stadium truck based short course trucks. Available in blue, gun metal, red and silver.

View more details here

September 11, 2010

Pro-Line TSL SX Super Swamper 2.2″ Sneak peek

Keeping with the Crawler theme, Pro-Line have shown off a sneak peek of their new Super Swamper 2.2″. Like the current Super Swamper tires that you can get from Pro-Line, these scale crawler tires are also officially licensed from Interco Tire Corporation, but compared to those 1.9″ tires these are super sized.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

September 11, 2010

Novak M2 Dig 3S Dual Brush ESC

Coming soon from Novak is the M2 Dig 3S Dual Brush ESC. The first of its kind, this new, dual-motor compatible speed control is small, light and easy to install and operate. Combined with two brushed motors, the M2 Dig independently controls the motors to perform dig maneuvers. There are three fully programmable throttle profiles: Dig mode, Proportional Dig Mode and Single Motor Brushed Mode. The M2 Dig 3S sports independent biasing of the front and rear motors to allow for precise maneuverability through tricky terrain, and exceptional control on steep inclines and downhill descents. Because of these features the M2 Dig 3S is perfect for the new Axial XR10.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

September 11, 2010

Xcelorin 60C LiPo batteries

For the racer that demands the best, Xcelorin have introduced three new high-performance 60C LiPo batteries. All are ROAR-approved for competition and feature hard cases that can withstand the demands of the racing environment. Each will include a XH Balance Adapter for balance charging. The packs include a 7.4V 6000mAh 2S stick pack, a 7.4V 5200mAh 2S Saddle Pack and finally a 3.7V 5600mAh 1S pack.

View the other packs here

September 10, 2010

Durango DNX408 ready for release

After years of testing with many hand-made test cars, then more than six months of pre-production testing this year, along the way winning the German Nationals, Team Durango are satisfied that the DNX408 is ready for release. If all goes to plan with production then they expect to be shipping late November this year.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

September 10, 2010

Stockman & Vekemans win Belgian Nats Rd6

Round 6 of the Belgian Electric touring car championships was run last weekend at the large MRCL gas track, which had recently been renewed. Great weather for the race day and following qualifying in the EFRA class it was Nick Joosens that took the pole position ahead of newly crowned champion Olivier Bultynck. Leg 1 of the finals saw Olivier pressure Nick into a mistake and could take the lead but a coming together with a back marker took Olivier out of the race and Thomas Stockman could take the win. Leg 2 saw the win go to Bultynck after Nick made a small error, with Stockman in 2nd. The final leg and there was problems for the front pair and so Stockman could again take the leg win to claim the overall victory from Rico Claeys in 2nd and Nick Weyers in 3rd. In the Superstock class it was Geoffrey Vekemans who took the pole position and he could convert into the overall win with leg 2 and 3 victories. Stephane Roufosse took 2nd place overall with Werner Broeckx in 3rd. In the Stock class the win went to Michel Mahieu from Jannick Rommens and Lorenzo Vandepoele.

View the other podiums here