Vampire Racing have welcomed Kevin Lee to their racing team. As a European A finalist and winner of the BRCA 2wd National at Eden Park Raceway in 2009, he will use the entire Vampire Racing product range for 2010, and have direct input in the development of new Vampire Racing products for the upcoming season.
Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]
Newly available for Serpent’s S400 1/10th scale EP touring car are these aluminium steering blocks. Sold in a set of left and right blocks, they have been CNC machined from high quality aluminium and help to increase precision in this area as well as providing extra strength in the event of a crash. A direct replacement for the standard plastic part, they are sold in anodized grey.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Kyosho France have released details of the new Inferno MP9e buggy. Sold as a brushless powered kit, it is mostly the usual MP9 chassis with the brushless conversion in place of the engine specific parts. Utilizing gun metal anodized shock towers, shock bodies and other metal parts, it has a black anodized chassis and comes supplied with a specifically designed body shell with extra cooling for the electrics. Available in February next year.
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X-Factory has released new black anodized servo mounts to fit the X-6 Squared and X-60 as well as the B4 and T4. These high quality mounts look sharp and keep the servo rock-steady in the car and at a suggested retail of $12.99, cost less than others on the market. Shipped to dealers world-wide on Dec 18, they should be available at fine hobby stores before Christmas.
Source: X-Factory [xfactorystore.com]
Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.
– T3 Wins Happy Happy Race in Singapore
– T2’009 Podium Finish at the Indonesia National Year-end Race
– XRAY Triple Win at UISP National Indoor Race
– T2’009 Wins Portuguese Cup 2009
– T3 Wins Danish Championship R3
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New from Much More are these premium wheel stockers. Sold in a set of 2 pieces, these CNC machined aluminium shafts help keep complete tire sets together and organized and use a unique oil seal cap design for ease of use. Suitable for 1/10th touring car tires they are available in anodized black or blue.
Motonica have announced that they will be selling a Pro version of their P81 1/8th scale chassis. Sold with a special set of carbon fibre and 7075 aluminium accessories, the new kit includes aluminium front upper suspension arm mounts, monoblock engine mount, rear adjustable ant-roll bar and middle shaft mount while in carbon fibre there is the front & rear chassis stiffener, left & right central stiffener, battery mount and front upper & lower bulkhead linkages. This kit will not replace the current P81, just offer the customer the choice to buy a kit with all the options included.
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Based on the 7-time National Champion RC10T4, the brushless RC10T4.1 from Associated is a fully assembled truck that features many of the components from the RC10T4 Team kit, while incorporating a totally new 2.4 GHz XP3-SS 3-Channel radio system and SHV1504 MG metal gear steering servo. Power is supplied by a Reedy 3300kV brushless motor while the XP SC450-BL electronic speed control with LiPo cutoff provides smooth throttle control. A sealed gear differential improves reliability and allows fine tuning for different track conditions. Also available in a brushed version, which is supplied with a 17-turn Reedy motor and XP SC200 electronic speed control.
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