Speed Power have introduced their new line up of LiFe batteries. Designed for a range of different applications, the line up includes this 3900mAh 35C 6.6v Racing LiFe hard case pack as well as 3300mAh 30C 6.6v soft cased pack. The range also includes new 9.9v transmitter packs in 1800mAh flat configuration and 2400mAh block configuration, as well as 6.6v 25C receiver packs in 1400mAh and 1600mAh versions.
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The Utah State Electric Off Road Championships were held at Intermountain R/C Raceway located in Magna Utah last weekend. The race entries included drivers from California, Wyoming, Idaho, and Colorado and had nearly 200 entries, which made for some fierce competition. Pro Line racers Eric Willardson topped qualifying and won the Mod Buggy class, with Rob Gillespie doing the same in the 4wd Mod class and also finishing second in the Mod buggy class. Both drivers posted the fastest laps along with the fastest overall time for the weekend.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Normally a Rodeo Ring is where a cowboy puts on an exhibition of his skills at rounding up cattle but this weekend the ‘Arena of Cowboys’ will play host to a very different form of taming the wild as some of Europe’s best r/c drivers exhibit their skills at controlling 1:8 Offroad cars. Situated on the outskirts of Voghera, which is around one hours drive south of Milan, the organisers of the Arena Offroad Meeting have created a fantastic US style dirt track and after the opening practice drivers are full of praise for the large indoor track.
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Novarossi have announced the signing of Dutch driver Rick Vrielijnck. Having previously run Reds Racing engines, the Mugen factory driver and World Championship finalist has signed an agreement to use Novarossi products when racing in the 1:8 On-road and 1:10 touring classes. With the quality and performance of the Italian made engine combined with the constant race winning performance that makes Rick so well known, this will be undoubtedly be a succesfull 2010 season for both parties.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]
Following the release of their 4200mAh 30C 2S1P 7.4V hard case race LiPo, Acorn Racing have introduced another edition of this competitive high discharge race LiPo. Fitted in a Carbon look hard casing, like its older brother this version of batteries offers extremely high voltage, long run time and consistent performance with true 30C discharge. This LiPo is further improved with a gold plated 4mm banana type connector to reduce unnecessary resistance and weighs a mere 228 grams.
Source: Acorn Racing [acornracing.com]
Following on from part one, two, three and four of this five part how-to video series, this 5th and final episode from Serpent chief designer and former World and European Champion Michael Salven focuses on completing the setup steps and tweaking of the chassis, getting it ready for racing.
Vampire Racing have announced the release of their new hard case LiPo battery. This 5000mAh battery has a continuous discharge rate of 40C and is based on their successful and proven batteries with the advantage of even more power for all stock and modified classes. Its expected to be released in the next few days, so check your Vampire Racing dealer for the latest information.
Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]
Speed Passion have announced the 5.0 turn version of their Competition 3.0 motor. Expected to be released in mid December, it is similar in features to the previous versions, with a 20% improvement in efficiency over the previous version. Performance has also been improved with new adjustable timing allowing you to chose from smooth low, mid power kick of smooth throughout the power delivery. It also of course sports the handy new high power current plug in system that allows for simple solderless motor changes.
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