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October 15, 2009

Team Orion CRF .21 Mike Truhe Edition engine

Following on from the news earlier in the week in which Mike Truhe was spotted running a new black headed motor in recent testing, Losi have announced the release of the Truhe Edition 21 ceramic buggy engine. Designed by renowned engine expert Adrien Bertin with feedback from Losi driver Mike Truhe, the Team Orion CRF .21 Mike Truhe Edition motor delivers the ultimate combination of speed, torque and fuel economy. This high-performance competition-level engine for 1/8-scale buggies and truggies features a patented CRF crankshaft, a 5-port ABC piston and cylinder, a custom-machined and lightened cylinder head, an aluminum twin-needle, a slide-valve carburetor with replaceable venturi inserts and an aerospace-quality ceramic rear bearing.

Click here for the specifications

October 15, 2009

Audi A5 200mm from Shepherd

As with SMI and Xceed, the high quality Audi A5 200mm touring car body is now available from Shepherd Micro Racing. It offers excellent steering combined with a well-balanced overall handling and was recently used by 10 of 10 finalists at the German National Championship. It also fits perfectly to the soon to be release Shepherd Velox V10. A seperate rear wing, winglets, Audi decals and window masking tape are included.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 15, 2009

Novarossi 35 PLUS 21 LC/WC09 Limited Edition

To celebrate the winning of his ninth World title, Novarossi have released this exact replica of Lamberto Collari’s 2009 World Championship winning engine, the 35 PLUS 21 LC/WC09 Limited Edition. This engines has some new features that have not been seen before such as the crankshaft that has been made from a solid bar of high quality steel to make it as stiff and durable as possible and the total length of the crankshaft has been increased to improve the working of the various competition clutches available today. Supplied with the latest evolution of the famous and nearly indestructible R7 type conrod and a high grade ceramic rear ball bearing, these ceramic balls are matched on their size by laser measuring and then later mounted in specially made steel bearing races to obtain the lowest possible friction and wear. The unique gold coloured cooling head features precisely lasered artwork to commemorate the engine that gave the Italian company its 10th 1:8 On-road World Championship title. It is not only the cooling head that got the celebrating touch, the crankcase has also been etched. There will only be 550 numbered engines made and they are available for EUR 550,00.

View more images of the engine here

October 15, 2009

Elliot Harper dominates RugRacers Rd1

The first round of this year’s Muchmore Racing UK RugRacers took place this weekend and the racers were greeted by a track which was flowing, yet technical in places, rewarding drivers with accurate consistent driving. A new control tyre and additive was implemented for this year and both seem popular with all the drivers with Sweep 32 EXP combo working better the more it is used. The majority of drivers found they went faster the older the tyres were, which is always a good sign for a long lasting tyre, which is one reason it was chosen for the championship. Congratulations go to Elliott Harper taking victory over Chris Kerswell and David Bowen. Ultimately Elliott ended up dominating the day with his new Xray T3 and took TQ by 1.6 seconds over Chris Kerswell and David Bowen, but went on to win all 3 finals comfortably. In TC3 Malc Hall took the win from Philip Randall and Azman Sulaiman. Malc Took TQ over Phil “the power” Randall by roughly 3 seconds and was the only driver to reach 25 laps.

Click here to see the TC3 podium

October 15, 2009

Ultimate Racing Wheel Balancer V2

After two years of testing in the most demanding competitions, Ultimate Racing have released the new version of its wheel balancer with some improvements made from the information received from UR team drivers like Aigoin, Batlle, Bloomfield, Drake, Matias, Savoya, Tortorici, Truhe, among others. This new version makes balancing the wheels easier, faster and more accurate thanks to a new conical axle that easily allows you to perfectly center the wheel on it. The new nut can be tightened easily without using any wheel wrench and the axle can be disassembled in order to easily feel if the wheel is correctly balanced. Also the bigger base/support and the new axle allows turning the wheel around to easily stick the weight gum.

Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]

October 15, 2009

Ryan Maifield wins 2wd Mod at AZ State Champs

Every year drivers converge at SRS Raceway to crown the Arizona State Champion and always draws heavy interest from the top Arizona drivers and surrounding states. For the 2nd year in a row the JConcepts with their Bar Codes took home the win in the 2wd modified class with ace driver Ryan Maifield behind the wheel. The dry, black groove conditions provided the ultimate test of durability and performance and he was able to win from Associated team mate Brent Thielke in 2nd and Losi racer Mike Friery in 3rd.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 14, 2009

Reedy 5S 18.5V & 6S 22.2V Competition LiPo packs

Reedy’s hard case 40C 1:8 LiPo batteries are now available in 5S 3800mAh 18.5V and 6S 3100mAh 22.2V configurations for those who want the added efficiency that higher voltage delivers. These batteries fit perfectly in Team Associated’s RC8e, SC8e, and RC8Te and are suitable for use in many other chassis’. For minimum resistance and maximum power delivery, 10-gauge wires are pre-wired and ready to add your favorite connector. Balancing harness makes balancing and balance charging simple and convenient while a hard case helps protect the batteries from crash damage.

Click here to see the 22.2V pack

October 14, 2009

Castle Creations Mamba Max Pro brushless ESC

Castle Creations have announced the release of their new Mamba Max Pro brushless ESC featuring ‘Smartsense’ operation. Smartsense brings the best of sensored and sensorless together to create the ideal controller for serious 1/10th scale enthusiasts. It uses the motor sensors to start the motor and then it switches over to Castle’s ultra powerful and efficient dynamic sensorless mode which boosts motor efficiency. Simply put, you’ll get more power and less heat from your motor. Castle’s high energy advanced timing allows users to electronically advance their sensored motor’s timing to extreme settings. This can often yield just that extra bit of power needed to win the race. Operating at up to 6S, the Mamba Max Pro can handle nearly twice the power of the market standard Mamba Max.

Source: Castle Creations [castlecreations.com]