April 19, 2012

Spec-R TCX swing shafts

A new release from Spec-R for the HB TCX, who have introduced this new version 2 CV universal swing shaft. Newly designed with safety ring to keep the cross pin securely fastened and very smooth they have been made from high quality spring steel and hard coated for a very durable result.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]


April 18, 2012

Team Orion ProGlow no 4 plug

The ProGlow no 4 is Team Orion’s new turbo glow plug for off-road engines used by Jared Tebo to win the Neo12 race. This glow plug makes the engine setup easier, improves the idling stability and gives a cleaner bottom end throttle response. It is produced with the highest quality standards to ensure best durability and satbility. This glow plug is recommended as standard glow plug for all off-road engines using turbo plugs.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]


April 18, 2012

Serpent 747 1/10th 200mm chassis

Serpent releases a new development stage for the 1/10 scale gas onroad class, the 747. Shown at the Toy Fair a few months ago, it comes loaded with many improvements and new features and is much lighter too. Focus points for this development stage was to achieve a wider sweet spot, combined with lower weight and further improved performance, and keep a very strong car as before. At first glance the car may look very similar to the 733-TE, but in reality around 50% of the car is new. Italian, German, English and USA drivers in specific were very helpful supplying feedback and testing the new developments. True team-work and it pays off.

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April 18, 2012

Xray zipped hooded team sweater

The authentic new Xray hooded team sweater with zipper is made from high-quality 100% cotton fabric in a classy blue hue. The new hooded sweater is very comfortable to wear and has soft elasticized cuffs at the ends of the full-length arms and is emblazoned with Xray Racing Team logos on the front and back.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


April 18, 2012

Nosram X-treme race 5400mAh LiPo packs

More power and a higher C-rating, Nosram now offers their all new VTEC LiPo X-treme race hard case packs also for hobby racers. The cells are again thinner and more efficient than before and due to the revolutionary high density stacking technology, the new packs feature outstanding capacities. Both 7.4V packs come in 5400mAh in both a 30C and 45C version.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]


April 18, 2012

Shepherd aluminium pivot ball sets

Shepherd have released these aluminium pivot ball sets for the Velox V8 as well as for the Velox V10. A must-have for serious racers that want to reduce the weight as much as possible to balance the car, the pivot ball set replaces all standard steel pivot balls with weight savings of 65%. CNC machined from premium aluminium they are nickle plated to increase wear resistance and lifespan.

View the set details here


April 18, 2012

Mile High Indoor Champs report

This past weekend, the Colorado On-Road R/C Club held its 1st annual Mile High Indoor Champs, a race whose outcome determined the ROAR Region 10 champions for 2012. Team CRC’s Max Kuenning walked away as double champion in the both 17.5 1/12 and 13.5 WGT classes. Dave Ehrlich’s victory in 13.5 1/12 gave Team CRC a clean sweep of the pan car classes. Team TOP’s Dustin Layne piloted his Novak powered Photon to victory in the 13.5 sedan class while in 17.5 sedan, the most popular class of the event, it was privateer Art Scrimo taking top honors with his Reedy powered XRay T3’12.

View the results and event video here


April 18, 2012

René Puepke wins 1/10 opener in West Germany

René Puepke has taken victory at round one of the Western German Championship in the 1/10 scale on-road nitro class which was held at Dormagen in the north of Cologne. Following a one-year-break Mugen racer Sebastian Buerge came on second at his comeback just in front of last year´s runner-up Andy Weyhoven with his Xray.

Continue reading the report here