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December 9, 2009

RC4wd Outcry brushed speed controllers

More new items from Crawling specialists RC4wd who have introduced their new series of Outcry brushed speed controllers. Available in 2 different versions, for single motor and for dual motors with fan, the Outcry Crawler ESC has been created from the ground up. New circuitry, new color case and a much more powerful BEC which eliminates the need for a receiver and servo battery pack, drawing higher voltage from the battery and sending the power to your receiver and servos.

Click here for the specs on both controllers

December 9, 2009

Evans wins big at Spektrum Off-Road Champs

Team Losi are reporting from the 2009 Spektrum Off-Road Championships, hosted by Trackside Hobbies in Milwaukee, WI. With around 200 entries in the race, triple A-mains were only run for the modified 2wd class, leaving the modified truck and 4wd class to a single A-main. In the Modified 2wd class, Dustin Evans was the Top Qualifier and in A1 Dustin took advantage of his TQ by leading for the duration of the race. In A2 Ryan Cavalieri took the win with Matt Chambers finishing in 2nd and Dakotah Phend in 3rd. In A3 Dustin again led the race, winning from Ryan in 2nd and Matt in 3rd. This sealed the overall for Dustin. In the single A-main for Modified truck it was Dustin again starting from TQ and claiming the victory with Matt finishing in 3rd and Dakotah in 5th.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

December 9, 2009

Al Horne does double in FTMS Series

The 2009 Factory Tracks Midwest Series (FTMS) just finished and Team Orion Factory Driver Al Horne has won both the 2wd and 4wd Modified Championships. This summer the FTMS visited 5 different tracks to test the skills of the drivers in the Midwest and out of the 5 races, 4 would count for points in the overall championship. In the 2wd Modified Class, Al TQ’ed 4 rounds of the series with his Team Orion powered Kyosho RB5-SP. He then went onto win 3 of the rounds and finishing 2nd at the other. This easily gave Al the overall win and his first Championship for the series. In the 4wd Modified Class, Al TQ’ed 2 rounds of the series with his Team Orion powered Kyohso Lazer ZX5-FS and would win 3 rounds and finish 2nd at the other to give him his second championship for the series.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

December 9, 2009

Elliot Harper joins CRC race team

Calandra Racing Concepts have announced that young rising star Elliott Harper has joined the CRC race team. The former Xray driver will be using the new CRC 1:12th scale Gen-XL car with CRC Pro Cut tires at the BRCA Nationals starting this weekend in Tamworth, UK. He will represent the full line of CRC products with Gen-XL and Gen X 10 cars, Pro Cut tires and Black Art bodies. As a past BRCA Nationals winner and IFMAR World Championship A-finalist, Harper is sure to stir up the results this coming season. While Elliott plans to compete in as many races as possible, the 2010 1/12th Worlds and Euros are still a bit tentative because of his studies.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

December 9, 2009

JConcepts Subcultures & Sevens tires

Subcultures, the new three tier design from JConcepts are the latest in 1/8th buggy tire development. The first 1/8th buggy tire with three tier lug technology, the precisely spaced pyramid shaped tread provides the initial feel and control for hard packed, loose and loamy conditions while the step base give the necessary height for wet and soft conditions. At the very base is a mesh of tread which provides grip at a time when most tires are left bald. Available in yellow, blue and orange compound and with and without inserts. JConcepts have also announced that their Sevens are now available for 1/8th truck, with and without inserts and also in yellow or blue compound.

Click here to see the Sevens tire

December 9, 2009

AKA Blitz & Slash 4×4 1:8 Wheel adapters

For those looking for better handling and a wider tire selection for their HPI Blitz and Traxxas Slash 4×4, AKA is happy to announce the release of their 1:8 wheel adapters. Made from 7075 aluminum and hard anodized, these wheel adapters are a great addition to either of these trucks. Supplied with all the necessary parts, including AKA ‘SureGrip’ 17mm nuts to keep the wheels securely on the hubs the adapters install in just minutes and require zero modifications to the truck and the stock width and steering radius are kept in tact. Improve your tire choice and handling , all popular 1:8 buggy wheels can be used including the AKA Pro-5 wheel.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

December 8, 2009

Team Epic Nemesis Rotor tuning kits

Team Epic have released their Nemesis project rotor tuning kits. Allowing you to tune your brushless motors with a variety of different strength rotors for the highest performance track to track, each kit, Modified & Spec, comes with 2 rotors of different strengths than stock for fine tuning your horsepower. Rotors are color coded for easy identification and there are also replacement standard rotors available.

Source: Team Epic [teamepiconline.com]

December 8, 2009

Ryan Maifield TQs and wins 2009 Fall Brawl

The annual Fall Brawl at the Badlands Supercross R/C Track in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was held over last weekend. Although Mother Nature decided Saturday wasn’t particularly a good race day with a torrential rain storm, the Badlands crew had the track ready for qualifying and racing early Sunday morning. With the challenge of getting 200 racers through 2 rounds of qualifying and the mains, the fast paced day still provided some of the best 1/8th off-road racing on the East coast. When the dust settled it was JConcepts driver Ryan Maifield taking the top spot in both of the 1/8th buggy and 1/8th truck pro classes. In Pro Buggy Ryan drove his Associated RC8B on Double Dee tires to the win while Barry Pettit took second with his Mugen Seiki MBX-6 using the new JConcepts Subcultures.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]