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May 20, 2009

Hot Bodies 1/10th Buggy tire range

Hot Bodies have released a complete new line of 1/10th scale competition buggy tires. First up are the Beams tires which are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ high bite conditions. Also for the rear are the Megabite tires, a mini-pin tire that is suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay, light dust conditions, and regular clay. Once again for the rear are Gigabite tires that are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ and many more surfaces you might encounter. For the front are the Double Blades, suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ high bite conditions as well as a variety of other conditions. Finally, again for the front are these Fullslot tires for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’. All the tires are available in pink, red, white and blue compounds.

Click here to see the other tires

May 20, 2009

HPI SF-32TT & SFL-30MG Digital servos

HPI have released 2 new servos, the first is this high performance SF-32TT Digital Servo that is perfect for use on the steering of Savage trucks and truggies. The gear train is machined titanium for extreme strength, while the digital design provides huge amounts of torque throughout the steering range for increased steering, highly precise and consistent steering response. The heat sink fins on the case keep the motor running cool when the going gets tough. The other new servo is the high performance SFL-30MG Digital Servo that is perfect for use on the steering of HPI Baja trucks and buggies offering precision steering movements and is compatible with all radio systems on the market today, including high-speed systems. It has a high-output heavy duty motor which offers a continuous 18kg-cm of torque through the entire servo sweep, a heat sink case to keep temps down, a machined metal gear train, including a new hybrid metal/plastic 1st gear, compared to the normal all-plastic 1st gears. Also included is an aluminum servo horn for maximum strength and durability

Click here to see the SFL-30MG Digital Servo

May 20, 2009

P1 Brand Tire Tube

The P1 Brand Tire Tube is a compact, airtight, and reusable storage container that holds a complete set of 1/10th scale touring car tires. It easily accommodates rubber or foam tires, as well as RCGT Spec tires, up to 68mm in diameter. Tire Tubes are constructed of clear, impact-resistant plastic, making it simple to identify it’s contents and the removable lid and fixed base are made of flexible, black plastic and wipe clean easily. Each tube also features a laminated, yellow lid label that allows the user to repeatably record data with a felt-tipped pen. Launching at this weekend’s Reedy Race of Champions in California, each racer in the Modified, 13.5 and RCGT classes will receive a complimentary Tire Tube.

Source: P1 Brand [p1brand.com]

May 20, 2009

LRP 5300 40C Competition LiPo

LRP is now offering their new hard case 5300 Competition LiPo with upgraded 40C discharge rate to provide the highest possible performance. The new pack is developed to deliver unbelievable power combined with long runtime. Mounted in a durable hardcase to keep the cells from being damaged during use and is transparent to allow you to check on the conditions of the cells. Featuring the same dimensions as standard 6-cell Sub-C battery packs, the hardcase also features some vertical standard Sub-C cell bulges to securely fit standard Sub-C pre-cutted chassis.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

May 20, 2009

Pedro Rombouts wins Rd2 Dutch 10th Nats

Round 2 of the Dutch 1/10th scale Nationals took place over the weekend at the quick Baanbrekers track in Ruchphen, who put on another well organised event. Weather was very mixed all weekend with rain early in the day meaning everyone skipped the 1st qualifier and only went out in the 2nd and 3rd, with some rain falling again after, but for the finals it was dry. Qualifying for the NK class went the way of local driver Pedro Rombouts, well ahead of Jurgen Geerlings in 2nd, Ricardo van Dam and Maarten van Lierop rounding out the top 4. In the Nomac class Davy Geraets took pole position and in the 1/8th promo series Paul Conradi took top spot. The NK class saw a very good final with pole man Rombouts the fastest guy on the track but some mistakes throughout the 30 minute final allowed Euro B podium finisher Daan Jacobs through to the lead. Pedro didn’t give up and closed the gap into the leader every lap over the last 5 minutes, getting within striking distance on the last 4 corners and pulling off the move on the very last corner to win by 0.007 of a second from Daan, with Maarten van Lierop 3rd. The Nomac class was won by Emiel Lensink from Theun Zoethout and Martijn Aarden, while in the Promo class it was Luigi Pili from Ron Veger and Wesley van Silfhout.

Click here to see the final results

May 19, 2009

Jonas Kaerup to use Kanzen Bearings

Kanzen Bearings are proud to announce that 2004 European Champion Jonas Kaerup has joined their team. The multiple Danish National Champion used both the Classic and Synergie bearing sets as well as their Ceramic Balls in his Tamiya TRF 416 to capture his 09′ Nordic and Danish titles.

Source: Kanzen Bearings [kanzen-bearings.com]

May 19, 2009

CS-Factory Professional 4200mAh LiPo

CS Electronic have released this new CS-Factory Professional 4200mAh hard cased LiPo pack. Rated at 35C, this carbon look pack has integrated 4mm gold connectors and balancer port and is supplied with a pair of power cables to allow you to connect your desired plug. Complies with EFRA regulations.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]

May 19, 2009

Cuypers & Renaux win Belgian Nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the 1/8th & 1/10th IC Track Belgian National Championships took place over the weekend at the Mini circuit “Ville de Luxembourg”. On Saturday during the practice the weather conditions where quite good, windy and cold but dry, but during the night there where thunderstorms so the track was wet on Sunday morning meaning a lot of drivers didn’t drive the first qualifying round. In the 1/8th class it was Steven Cuypers with his Mugen/Sirio that took the pole followed by Gunther Van Staey in 2nd place, Tom Smolderen in 3rd and Daan Haling taking the last direct spot in 4th.

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