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August 16, 2010

LRP Quadra Pro 3 charger

Already the 1st and 2nd generation of this all-rounder were well received, now the new LRP Quadra Pro 3 features more functions compared to its forerunner, but is still very easy to setup and use. The charge spectrum has been widened with the addition of LiIo and Pb batteries. In addition, the balancer is now able to handle LiPo, LiFe and LiIo batteries with up to 6 cells. The versatile functions are easy to use with the intuitive menu structure. Whether you want to adjust the parameters, to set your user profiles or to condition your batteries, this charger is a good choice.

View the full feature list here

August 16, 2010

Race debut for Pro-Line Sniper

At the recent 5th round of the JBRL Nitro series in the US last weekend, custom specialists Upgrade RC spotted some all new tires from Pro-Line. The Sniper is a mini pin design with an alternating central row of large pins, which makes them great on hard-packed clay, including blue groove. We are sure Pro-Line will release more details of these new tires in the near future.

Source: Upgrade RC [smugmug.com]

August 16, 2010

Xceed RC battery tape in orange

Xceed RC now offer their high quality battery tape in orange to add to the already available black and blue versions. This high quality tape is 17mm wide on a roll of 50 meters and can be used to secure all types of popular packs to your chassis plate.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

August 16, 2010

Serpent S811 Titanium Nitride coated shock shafts

Serpent have released these titanium nitride coated, precision machined, steel shock-shafts for the S811 Cobra buggy. Available for the both the front and rear shocks, they offer smoother operation thanks to the long lasting TiNi coating and are a direct replacement for the standard chrome steel versions.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 16, 2010

JConcepts Green Goose Bumps & Orange Double Dees

JConcepts have announced some new tire updates including the release of their new super soft green compound for their SC Goose Bumps. This new super sticky compound excels on dusty surface conditions. The U.S. company as also released their Double Dees in orange compound making them perfect for a variety of track surfaces and in particular black groove abrasive tracks. The Double Dees design is a world leading tire combination right out of the package, the unique technology combined with abrasive specific compounds like orange allow the flexibility necessary to compete on even the most demanding surfaces for an extended period of time.

View the Double Dees here

August 16, 2010

JConcepts super soft green compound

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yky6R8BinQ4&hd=1[/youtube]

JConcepts have announced the release of their new super soft green compound for their range of buggy tires. Now available for the 1/8th buggy Double Dees V2 and Subcultures, this new super sticky compound excels on dusty surface conditions. Check out the video above for further details.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

August 15, 2010

Graversen & Madsen take Danish TC titles

Tamiya Denmark are reporting on their success at the Danish 1/10th touring car National Championships. In the Super stock class it was Carsten Madsen who managed to take the overall championship, 6 points clear of second placed driver Morten Iversen. In the modified class, it was Steen Graversen who took the title. In the 5 races this season, Steen took 5 TQs and 5 overall wins. In 2nd and 3rd in the standings it was Danni Eyde-Nielsen and Nicolai Sorensen who in the summer break both have changed to the Tamiya brand.

View the points standings here

August 15, 2010

Dan Rowlands wins Mod Title at Much More GP series

Carlisle Radio Model Car Club hosted the final round of the popular Much-More Racing (UK) GP series this weekend with over 60 racers contending for the pro-stock and modified titles over two days of racing. Schumacher driver, Dewi Jones took the pro-stock win for the round. Dewi made his trip north from Wales worthwhile by scoring on his first trip to Carlilse, with Tom Jefferies and Alan Lindsay taking the remaining two podium places. Associated and Much-More Racing driver Tom Jefferies took the overall pro-stock win for the whole GP series after valuable points gained were combined with those from his previous Stonehaven win. Local Schumacher driver John Lindsay’s knowledge of the Carlisle track paid off and he claimed the Carlisle round modified title on Sunday. Going into the Carlisle round, the overall modified title remained up for grabs with several drivers including Tom Jefferies, Dan Rowlands and Keiran Smart all looking for valuable points from the Carlisle round but it was Dan Rowlands who powered his TOP Photon to overall GP series victory in Modified using the Muchmore Fleta 3.0 ESC. A major series modified win for the Photon and 5 drivers using the popular car in the A-main. The series has taken in 3 meetings at Ballymoney in Ireland, Stonehaven in Scotland and Carlisle in England using the Muchmore VQ30 control tyre.

View the Mod and Pro Stock top 3 here