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March 19, 2009

Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series

Finishing off an exciting year of indoor carpet racing, the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series had it’s final stop at the CarCar RC club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The series has had stops in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge, Alberta, and Regina, Saskatchewan. There was over 100 entries for the 4 day event, with practice Thurs evening and Friday, and qualifiers and mains on Saturday and Sunday. We received the following report from the event.

March 19, 2009

Yeah Racing F103 chassis options

Yeah Racing have announced a number of new after market items for the F103 chassis including this aluminium knuckle arm & servo saver set. This set aims at improving the performance of the F1 chassis by introducing various adjustable setting functions such as the camber angles, which can be changed by the installation of 3 different angle (-1°, -2°, -3°) steering blocks. Also the length of the aluminium front knuckle arm is adjustable in order to set up different toe-in and toe-out angles of the wheel and finally an extra o-ring is included to allow the chassis height to be raised or lowered. Yeah Racing have also designed a new rear single piece aluminium motor mount for the F103RM and GT, which is super lightweight, stiff and allows the rear wing to be adjustable.

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March 19, 2009

Team Orion official WC Fuel supplier

Team Orion have announced that they have been chosen to be the official fuel supplier of the 2009 IFMAR World Championships in Lostallo, held this year from August 13 to 23. The ABI Black Demon formula fuel will be used to deliver the best power for the best drivers. Exclusively at this race, the fuel bottles will feature a unique label made for the Worlds.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

March 19, 2009

Much More 4600HPC Version 2 NiMH cells

Much More have released their new version 2 4600HPC NiMH batteries that are a higher power concept and have superior power, delivery and performance compared to the previous 4600HPC model. Available in sets of 1, 4, 5 & 6, each cell is carefully zapped on a CTX zapper fro maximum voltage and have an extremely low internal resistance.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]

March 19, 2009

Xray T2’009 3.5mm Rear Shock tower

New from Xray, for the T2’009, T2‘008 or T2R Pro, is this strong rear shock tower, which is CNC-machined from premium extra-thick 3.5mm high-grade graphite to minimize breakage. It features the same shock and roll centre positions as the stock shock tower but has increased strength and reliability for high-competition racing or extreme racing conditions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 18, 2009

Tamiya TRF511 4wd buggy

Seen for the first time at the toy fair at the beginning of February, Tamiya have now released the full details on the follow up to the TRF501X electric 4wd buggy, the TRF411. The car features a new more efficient belt drive system, improvements to the centre of gravity, balance and maintenance as well as further setup options added. The batteries and other heavy items have been optimized for better weight balance to improve stability in the air for better jumping and landing. In addition the car sports new centre bulkheads, new upper link mounting points, new front and rear bulkheads for easier maintenance of the differential and an all new body shell.

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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]