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March 17, 2010

Associated Rockstar SC10 2.4GHz RTR truck

Team Associated’s new Rockstar SC10 2.4GHz RTR truck is modeled after Curt, Kyle and Todd LeDuc’s short course race trucks as raced in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Based on the 7-time ROAR National Champion RC10T4 and equipped with the company’s new XP3-SS 2.4 GHz 3-channel radio system, the SC10 comes ready-to-run with a factory-detailed ’09 Championship short course race truck body, KMC-style wheels and aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short course off road series around the country.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

February 16, 2010

Yatabe International Offroad GP 2010

The organisers of the Yatabe International Offroad GP 2010 have asked us to let everyone know about this great event that is taking place at the Internationally famous Yatabe Arena in Japan from the 6th to the 7th of March. So far Ryan Cavalieri (AE), Joern Neumann (Yokomo) and Hupo Honigl (Durango) have confirmed their entry and as usual all of the Japanese factory team drivers from Kyosho, Tamiya, Yokomo, etc will also be in attendance as well. The event is split over the 2 days with 2wd classes, short course, stadium truck, buggy and world class buggy being run on Saturday, while on Sunday there are the 4wd classes, stock class buggy, buggy and world class buggy. Entry forms for both days are available here (Sat 2wd) and here (Sun 4wd) and if you want more information you can e-mail the Yatabe Arena directly at info@yatabearena.com.

Source: Yatabe Arena [yatabearena.com]

February 12, 2010

HPI Blitz ESE Short course truck

Last week we saw the new Blitz ESE from HPI Racing for the first time and today they have release full information on this no compromise short course truck. Outfitted with a ton of premium upgrades, high grade materials and tuned performance parts, it comes as a kit allowing you to customize your truck and top it off with your choice of electronics, high performance wheels, tires and batteries. The high performance parts are color coded white, cool gray, and warm grey. Not only does this enhance the style of the truck, it lets you know at a glance which part is the high response performance part. Featuring a stiffer composite main chassis that quickens the overall response of the truck as well as firm front arms for a more precise steering feel, while the rear arms help free up the truck in corners. Other new parts include firm shock towers, firmer skid plates and firmer bumpers.

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February 11, 2010

Speed Passion Cirtix Short Course master system

Speed Passion has released their Cirtix short course master system that mirrors all the best parts of Short Course racing, inexpensive, durable, easy and fun. The 3600kv custom Short Course brushless motor is a perfect balance of improved speed from the stock power system, but not so over the top that handling is compromised by excessive power. The setup and options of the Cirtix short course master ESC is as easy as it gets with one button setup and pocket programming card.

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February 3, 2010

Venom SCX 2wd Short Course truck

Due to be announced tomorrow at the Nuremberg toy fair, the Venom SCX was designed for the popular 2WD short course racing class modeled after the fullscale Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series racing trucks. Designed from the ground up, the SCX represents the latest in race truck design plus a new feature unique to the Venom SCX MORdrive system. Now you can adjust the center of gravity on the fly in the pits by changing the rear transmission position from mid-motor to rear motor. The MORdrive system allows you to fine tune the weight balance and tailor the SCX to the track conditions to take the competition by surprise.

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January 6, 2010

Team Orion E-Revo LiPo packs

Team Orion have released a new line of LiPo batteries for both the Traxxas 1/10 E-Revo and 1/16th E-Revo. Developed with a special hard case form to be able to put a maximum of capacity into the battery compartment, this carbon look design enables you to fit your truck with the company’s carbon molecular LiPo technology with up to 45C of discharge and 3C charge for the 1/10th packs and 35C of discharge and 3C charge for the 1/16th packs. Supplied with 3 different battery skins, the packs are available in multiple capacities and discharge ratings.

Click here to see the 1/16 E-Revo pack

December 23, 2009

Associated 1:18 Scale RTR Short Course Truck

Team Associated has released the SC18, a true scale 1:18 scale Ready-To-Run electric 4WD off-road short course race truck. The SC18 features a newly designed chassis with a fully enclosed, 2-belt drivetrain system that is capable of handling the extreme amount of power that today’s brushless motors and LiPo batteries can dish out. Along with durability, the drive train is sealed to help keep rocks and dirt away from the gears and pulleys. The SC18 comes fully assembled with a painted and decaled short course racetruck body, AMT™ Forged style wheels, aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short-course off-road series around the country, and a totally new XP3-SS 2.4 GHz 3-Channel radio system.

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December 6, 2009

LRP Short Course Modified motor

LRP have released their new Short Course modified motor, specifically designed for short course racing. This sensored plug and play brushless motor, features a military spec sintered rotor, heavy duty low friction ball bearings and is ROAR legal. When used in combination with the existing Ai Brushless Pro reverse ESC, it offers great performance as well as smooth power delivery.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]