Horizon Hobby in the UK was in touch to let us know about the 2008 Panther Cup will take place on the 19-20th of April at the Frankley club. Backed by Panther Tyres, Novarossi and Losi, the race sees 5 rounds of qualifying followed by Xmas tree finals. Entry costs 30 pounds and this will include a set of control tyres, the Panther Komodo Dragon 2 Medium soft tyres and inserts.
Download the entry form here (PDF).
Some of you may remember that back in October our World Championship coverage from Argentina was supported in part by a new brand called Xceed RC products. As of today their new company website has gone live, and on it you can find information on their already large range of products that include a vast number of tools, tyres for most on road competition classes, receiver packs, body clips, fuel guns & bottles merchandising and many other products.
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A while ago we showed you pictures of the upgrade set for the Motonica P8.0R that brought the original car up to 2008 spec. Well now Motonica have been kind enough to send us on pictures of the complete car for our visitors to look at. As we know from the previous post, the 2008 version includes quite a few major new parts including an updated chassis plate, radio plate, fuel tank, front bulkheads, rear body mount and front shock tower.
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Hong Kong based Roche RC Products, makers of electric motors and other accessories, have released information about their new brushless electronic speed controller. Available only in February, this lightweight ESC is fitted with an aluminium heat sink and pre-mounted cooling fan and is limited for use with motors over 8.5 turns. Fully programmable, it can accept power from NiMH & LiPo cells from 4.8 to 7.2V and is supplied with 14AWG Silicone Wires.
Source: Roche [roche.hk]
JLR have released this 2 in 1 engine tuning screw driver that also doubles up as an engine stopper. As a screw driver it has an adjustable length tip, which is very long and perfect for reaching the front needle on a carburettor, and sports a grey anodised, partly knurled, handle with the JLR logo on the side. On the top of the handle is a rubber stopper that is used to jamming into the stinger of your exhaust pipe, a safe burn free way to kill the motor.
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Team Xray have made the announcement that former Australian National Champion, and top off road racer, Ian Haley has joined their team. Ian has a very impressive and extensive list of National and International championships to his credit in the hotly-contest Buggy & Truggy classes and had the following to say about the prospect of joining Team Xray.
Joining Team XRAY is a dream come true for me. Working with both Mario and Juraj and the team, using the highest-quality performance-driven products, will be a great pleasure! After testing both the XB8 and XT8, I found them exceptional straight from the box, and with all the options available they are true race winners. I would like to give a big “Thank you” to Team XRAY and Custom Model Cars.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Team Checkpoint are gearing up for the new season running LiPos with the release of a new competition LiPo pack and balancer. The battery is a 7.4V 5400mAh pack that provides outstanding endurance for uninterrupted running as well as exceptional power output that makes this pack ideal for competition-level racers. The cells are expertly matched for internal resistance, voltage and capacity while an impact resistant case protects against damage. For charging you will need this new Pro Car LiPo balancer that balances individual cell voltages during charge or discharge and automatically checks for poor quality cells. It can be used alone or with a separate charger or discharger to precisely control charging/discharging for maximum battery performance. Designed to handle up to 6 amps, it’s supplied with banana plugs on input leads to make for easy connection.
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Losi have introduced their new 1/10 Speed-T RTR, which is the only electric choice for serious drivers in need of serious speed. Based on Losi’s proven, durable chassis design and agile suspension setup, the Speed-T can handle serious acceleration better than any other RC electric truck. Losi’s revolutionary brushless power system, including a potent Xcelorin motor and programmable ESC, sends the Speed-T to top speeds in excess of 65 mph.
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