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February 28, 2012

Xray XB808 progressive spring set

Xray have a new progressive spring set for the XB808 off-road buggy available. The ultimate-match front and rear springs sport progressive characteristics for a soft initial feel and increasing hardness while the spring compresses. This makes for a sensitive damper behaviour but enough stiffness to retain a precise overall feeling. The springs are recommended for medium-high traction tracks, are available as a pair, are measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. The front progressive C=0.7-0.8 mimics a hardness 0.7 spring at the beginning of the compression and a hardness 0.8 spring at the end. The rear progressive C=0.5-0.6 behaves like a hardness 0.5 to hardness 0.6 spring.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 28, 2012

Marc Fischer joins Speed Passion

Speed Passion are proud to announce another World class driver has joined their team. Marc Fischer will use Speed Passion products in his 2012 campaign. Here is what Marc has to say about the deal:

I am very happy to be part of the Speed Passion team, and i am looking forward to the Worlds, ETS Races, Euros and German Nats. I used the products at the recent TITC for the first time and they proofed to be great. A big “thank you” to Mr. Wilson, Howard Lo and Toni Rheinard for making the deal possible and I would also like to thank my previous sponsor GM Racing for the 12 years of sponsoring and special thanks goes to Mr. Gunther Mürdter and Mr. Ralf Helbing!

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]

February 28, 2012

Yeah Racing TA06 graphite front shock tower

Yeah Racing announce the front graphite shock tower for the Tamiya TA06. CNC-machined from 5mm carbon fibre the shock stay sports additional upper shock mounting holes for give racers more setup possibilities. Included in the set are the graphite tower, 4.8mm blue anodised aluminium shock mounts and hardware.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

February 28, 2012

Schuur Speed Extreme Spec BL motors

New at Exotek Racing are the Schuur Speed Extreme Spec brushless race motors. Engineered and designed in the USA to ROAR specifications the 540-size motors are available in 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variants and are of a sensored design, come with 12.5mm sintered Neodymium rotor, high quality ball bearings and ribbon style sensor cable. An optimised airflow through the motor makes for cool operating temperatures improving speed and run time.

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February 28, 2012

Jorn Neumann doubles @ ‘Off Road Wars’

Jörn Neumann sealed up a nearly perfect weekend of racing at Maritime Raceway’s second annual ‘Off Road Wars’ event. The event drew some of the very best drivers in the UK – and a few European drivers made the trip over including Team Durango’s rising star, Jörn Neumann. The track was constructed in the week prior, over the top of the usual carpet on-road track – with plenty of challenging jumps and sections for the drivers to negotiate. In 2WD, Jörn was running the standard DEX210 with the addition of the new geared differential – running 650cst shock oil on the high grip surface. Running in the middle of the top 10 in the first two rounds of qualifying was a slow start for the Team Durango driver but in round three he put in the fastest time of the day for the TQ and first on the grid. The finals got off to a bad start when Jörn made an unforced error in leg one – but came back to win the second and third legs for the victory.

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February 27, 2012

Team Durango DEST210R announced

Team Durango announced the DEST210R 1/10 scale 2WD stadium truck. Based on the DEX210 the truck will make use of Team Durango’s revolutionary “Hybrid” 3/4-gear gearbox that allows to tune the weight distribution and torque orientation without changing the suspension setup. More details will be released very soon.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

February 27, 2012

MaxAmps low voltage alarm

MaxAmps.com is pleased is introduce the smallest and lightest low voltage alarm on the market. Designed to prolong your battery’s life by not allowing the voltage on your LiPo pack to drop too low, this unit plugs directly into the JST-XH style balancing tap on your battery pack during discharge and notifies you when to stop running the pack. It can also be used to check the status of your battery at any time. The unit measures 40x25x11mm and weighs only 5 grams.

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February 27, 2012

Josh Alton joins Team Associated

Team Associated is proud to welcome Josh Alton as senior design engineer to their staff. An accomplished RC racer with over eight years of engineering and design experience, Josh is the perfect fit for AE’s expanding engineering department. This is what Josh has to say about the time ahead:

It is an exciting opportunity for me to be able to join a company who has been an industry leader for the past 45 years, and is responsible for some of the most iconic RC vehicles ever made. I look forward to designing products that play a role in the continued growth of Team Associated.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]