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June 15, 2009

Ultimate Racing Turnbuckle wrenches

Spanish company Ultimate Racing have released a range of 6 new turnbuckle wrenches to add to their growing range of tools. Made from hardened chrome steel, their short length allows them to fit into tight spaces while still allowing enough leverage to adjust even the tightest turnbuckles on 1/10, 1/8 on-road and off-road cars as well as 1/8 truggies and monster trucks. Featuring the Ultimate Racing logo together with the turnbuckle size laser-engraved on the side for easy and quick identification, they are now available in 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm and 7mm.

Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]

June 15, 2009

Craft RC Turbo Exhaust gas cooler

Craft RC have announced the release of their exhaust gas cooler, becoming the latest company to make a version of the Novarossi developed item. Mounted between the tuned pipe and the fuel tank, it aims to take away some heat from the exhaust gas that goes into the fuel tank, lowering the temperature of the fuel and increasing the run time. This exhaust cooler will be sold in anodized black.

Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]

June 15, 2009

Polish Tamiya Championship Rd3

We received a brief report from last weekend’s 3rd round of the Polish Tamiya Championship for off road that took place in Warsaw. After a night of rain on Saturday, Sunday’s first run was still a bit wet but with the sun beginning to shine, it soon dried up and the from the 2nd round of qualifying the track was dry. Qualifying for the 2wd class was headed up by 8 year old Michal Orlowski, with Bartosz Maciejewski in 2nd and Patryk Rybarczyk in 3rd, while in 4wd it was Artur Kramza that TQ’d from Morris Indovino. After the 3 leg 2wd finals it was Rybarczyk that ended up taking the win following 2 leg victories, with pole man Orlowski in 2nd and Maciejewski taking 3rd. In the 4wd finals, touring car regular Morris Indovino took the overall win from Artur Kramza in 2nd and Lukasz Kowalczyk taking the last podium step in 3rd.

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June 15, 2009

PSM Racing CLX shock mounts

PSM Racing have released these new shock mounts for the GS Racing CLX chassis. Made from high grade aluminium and anodised blue, this set of 4 mounts, are super lightweight and very strong and are a direct replacement for the standard kit versions.

Source: PSM Racing [psm-racing.com]

June 14, 2009

Kawada aftermarket 2.4GHz antenna

New from Japanese company Kawada is this optional 2.4GHz antenna for both the Futaba 4PK and the Sanwa M11X. The first of a kind, this aftermarket antenna features a new profile and is 3.5cm shorter than the standard version but doesn’t loose any power or efficiency. Purely for looks, as the standard versions aren’t so long and function the same, the antennas are easily swapped.

Click here to see the mounted antenna

June 14, 2009

Mugen Super Silicone Diff oils

To complete their line-up of super silicone diff oils, Mugen Seiki now also offers #15000 and #20000 weight oils. Made from 100% silicone oil, they remain constant and reach professional quality standards and are supplied in a handy squeezable bottle.

Source: Mugen [mid-mugen.eu]

June 14, 2009

Kawada aftermarket 2.4GHz antenna

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June 13, 2009

Scooby Horton Edition Scalpel conversion

Designed by Javier ‘Scooby’ Horton, produced in cooperation with Skyrocket Racing and Brown Engineering, the Scooby Horton Signature Edition Scalpel claims to be a game changer. It brings the stability and predictability of a 1/12 scale pan car to the 1/18 scale direct drive world. This conversion kit consists of a new 6 cell chassis that extends the wheelbase to 150mm, a larger more consistent center shock, custom side dampening tubes, a redesigned upper pod plate, angled servo mounts and redesigned fiberglass t-bars, this conversion provides a comprehensive performance increase to an already potent micro pan car. The tunablility of this kit makes it at home on asphalt or high bite ozite. Running Skyrocket batteries Scooby used the pre-production version of this kit to take the Micro Great Lakes Challenge Pan Car stock class at Hobby Stop West in Toledo Ohio, by a whopping 3 laps. There are 3 versions the 6 cell chassis, and the Oval chassis, both of which are available now. The Lipo chassis version shown in the photos is in the final stages of testing and will be debuting very soon.

Click here to see the LiPo version