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March 18, 2009

SpeedMerchant line of LiPo friendly chassis’

SpeedMerchant have shown some photos of their new line of LiPo friendly chassis’. Cars getting the LiPo treatment will be their current Formula Rev5 and their 200mm World GT in both 3.7V and a 7.4V saddle pack version as well. They will also have a 7.4V 235mm car for the European market, or anyone who wants to go really fast across a parking lot. The Rev5 and World GT cars will be available as conversions for those racers who already own the car and all of them will be available as complete kits, with part numbers and pricing coming in April.

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March 18, 2009

LRP VTEC 4600 Big Mama ‘Worlds Spec’ cell

LRP introduces the HV2 VTEC SC-4600UP BigMama ‘Worlds Spec’ cell, as used by Ronald Volker to claim the runner up spot at the 2008 TC World Championships. Unbelievable performance, maximum voltage, and extremely low internal resistance, this top-of-the-line competition battery was already a high end product which was now again enhanced. Thanks to the exclusive HV2 treatment the ‘Worlds Spec’ – version delivers highest power over the complete runtime and never seen before top speeds and acceleration values.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

March 18, 2009

Adam Drake dominates Losi Winter series Rd2

Team Losi’s Adam Drake took the win last weekend in both 1/8th buggy and truggy at round 2 of the Team Losi Winter series hosted by Revelation Raceway in Ontario, CA. In the buggy class Adam won by less than a lap from pole man Andrew Kortz who finished 2nd, with Josh Wheeler in 3rd, while in truggy Adam won from pole position ahead of his team mate Kyle Johnson. Losi’s Bill Jeric was on hand to race and support the event and was not only able to TQ, but take home the victory with his Dynamite powered Losi 8ight 2.0 in the buggy beginner class.

March 17, 2009

Racers Edge 35C 4000mAh Race Edition LiPo

New from Racers Edge, is their 35C Race Edition 4000mAh LiPo battery, which features industry standard bullet ports, battery case ‘bumps’ and comes with a Deans connector wire set complete with align style balance plug. It features 35C for high output racing conditions and cycling these packs on a CE Turbo 35 shows the average internal resistance between 6.8A – 7.4A, with an average voltage between 7.31 – 7.4 volts at 35 amp discharge cycles, while run time at 35 amp discharge is between 410-430 seconds.

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March 17, 2009

LRP XTEC X12 Sintered rotors

LRP have released 3 new sintered rotors for the XTEC X12 brushless modified motor and feature magnets graded on a new and strengthened shaft for optimized motor performance. The 12.0mm rotor is optimized for maximum top speed with a linear throttle feel and is the preferred choice of the LRP team on big tracks with long straights. The 12.5mm is optimized for efficiency and mid-range torque and this rotor is the perfect starting point for every setup on every track and has already been successful by winning the 2008 1/12th IFMAR World Championship and 2009 1/12th European Championship. Finally the 13.0mm rotor is optimized for maximum torque and power and recommended for short tracks with many acceleration parts or on tracks that are tough on run time.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

March 17, 2009

Xceed RC 24pcs tool-set with bag

Xceed have released this tool set which combines a large range of high quality tools and the company’s handy tool bag. The bag features places for all the tools and sports the Xceed logo embroidered on the cover and a business card holder on the rear. The 24 piece too set includes 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm & 3.0mm allen and allen ball wrenches, 4 different flat head and philips head screw drivers, a 5.5mm & 7.0mm nut spinner, exhaust spring tool, glowplug remover, body and arm reamer, flywheel wrench and remover and finally a 3mm turnbuckle wrench. Available now.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

March 17, 2009

Yokomo RC12R5 World Champion Edition

To celebrate the 1/12th scale World title of Japanese driver Naoto Matsukura, Yokomo have released a World Champion Edition of the Associated RC12R5. The car is essentially the same basic car from Associated but with extra tuning parts from the Japanese company that were used by Naoto to take his World title. The rear end gets most of the attention with new rear blocks, differential hub and central body post mount plate holder, all machined from aluminium and anodised blue. The new parts help stiffen the rear of the car and improve stability as well as improve rear grip.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 17, 2009

Associated Official R/C Car of Lucas Oil Off Road Series

Team Associated have announced that an agreement has been reached with Lucas Oil Products Inc. to make Team Associated the official R/C Car of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series. Cliff Lett, Vice President of Associated has the following to say about the deal:

This is a very exciting time for everyone at Team Associated. We are honored to be named the official R/C car company of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Our goal in joining forces with Team Lucas is to partner with a premium racing organization that shares our uncompromising commitment to the highest level of excellence. With this partnership we look forward to not only increasing the brand awareness of Team Associated, but to expose the R/C hobby to the vast group of off-road racing fans. After all, we are passionate racing fans ourselves, and working with Team Lucas is a natural fit.

Source: Lucas Oil ORS [lucasoiloffroad.com]