July 17, 2012

Serpent Cobra diff internal gear-sets & tire bands

Serpent have released a new internal gear-set that fits all Serpent Cobra gear differentials. An improved gearmesh / tooth-shape creates an even smoother diff-action than before and testing so far has showed that when using the new gears you need to use at least 2000 cst heavier oil than before. This will make the diffs run more consistent, also during those long finals. Serpent have also released these strong orange tire bands for gluing of 1/8 buggy and truggy tires. Strong, durable, flexible rubber bands, with strong tabs for extra grip they come in a pack of 4.

View the tire bands here

July 17, 2012

Ride Subaru WRX STi 190mm shell

Ride have released their Subaru WRX STi “4 Doors” 1/10 Touring Car body shell for touring car. This body shell is officially licensed by Fuji Heavy Industries and is available in both lightweight and regular weight. A good all rounder, it will fit most driving style, most track conditions and most TC applications, modified through to Super Stock. Comes with a high downforce wing, a pair of side dams, attachment bolt set and specific Subaru WRX decal sheets, plus window & door trims making painting easy. Homologation is under process.

Source: Ride [rc-ride.co.jp]

July 17, 2012

Novak Ballistic Spec high-RPM motor/stator

Novak is pleased to bring Spec racers a new weapon for their racing battlefield the Ballistic Spec High-RPM Brushless Motor (17.5T). The Ballistic High RPM motor features a higher Kv stator wound with Novak’s low-resistance red wire for faster speeds and vented end bells for cooler operation. This stator can be bought separately and can also be installed in any Ballistic 540 brushless motor.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

July 17, 2012

Xceed XCE-3000 & 3100 servos

Xceed new range of Pro servos for onroad and offroad meet the highest demands in rc car racing, for speed, torque, materials used and pure performance. Intensive testing has been carried out in offroad on astro-turf, rocky and muddy conditions, in 1/10 on and offroad under race-conditions, and in 1/8 onroad in the fastest class of all on high bite tracks as well. These servo’s can withstand the rigors of high speed racing, and will make you finish races over and over again. Light, yet strong, anodized aluminium cases complete the overall superb looks.

View more details here

July 17, 2012

Chinese manufacturer Shootout report

Last week in Hong Kong, Gen Ace, Team C, Sky RC & Tenshock Motor Hosted a Chinese manufacturer Shootout in the newest indoor facilities called Lali Warehouse. This world class indoor RC track has state of the art facilities such as water sprinkler built into the ceiling, AC room for the pits and a VIP rest area. Lali Warehouse has only been open for 2 months and so this race was considered the grand opening race for them. Many drivers came from mainland China & Taiwan also made the trip to attend this race. Due to the popular 1/8th E- Buggy & 1/10 4×4 Short Course classes, the Event only focussed on these 2. With a total of just about 90 entries in only 2 classes it this one of the biggest off road races in Hong Kong since the early 90s.

Continue reading the report here

July 17, 2012

Meen Vejrak joins Team Ride

Thailand based Ride have announced that Meen Vejrak, 2012 TITC Winner, has joined their Team from the start of this month. The multi discipline top international driver will use Ride Tires, bodyshells and the complete range of Ride Accessories.

Source: Ride [rc-ride.co.jp]

July 16, 2012

Ty Tessmann triple win at ARCOR Series Rd2

The first weekend of July saw Pro-Line Driver and recently crowned double ROAR National Champion Ty Tessmann race at the Medicine Hat Shootout which was the 2nd leg of the ARCOR Series, held at his home track in Medicine Hat, AB. The weekend was the hottest one they’ve had yet with temperatures hovering around 35C. Ty TQ’d all 4 rounds of Pro Buggy, as well as 3 rounds of Pro Truck that he ran and took the win in the 30 minute Pro Buggy main, 30 minute Pro truck main and the 8 minute 4WD Open SC main. It was a great weekend and all of Ty’s equipment ran flawlessly.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

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