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March 2, 2012

Kenji Tsuruta wins Akashi Buggy Club GP Rd 2

Round 2 of the Akashi Buggy Club GP Buggy Race 2012 and the Alpha Engine Cup was held at the Akashi Buggy Course in Akashi City, Japan last weekend. A total of 38 entrants joined the race with Tresrey team driver Kenji Tsuruta being the winner with Daisuke Endo in 2nd and Takashi Kittaka in 3rd place. After the price giving ceremony, Japanese Alpha Plus distributor Tresrey held a prize draw that included Alpha engine combo sets, engines, and the company would like to thank the Akashi Buggy Club and Alpha Plus for making the event possible.

Source: Tresrey [tresrey.com]

March 2, 2012

Novak GTB 2 X-Drive/Ballistic BL systems

Novak release two new brushless controller and motor combos based on the GTB 2 X-Drive and the company’s Ballistic competition BL motors. The GTB 2 X-Drive is a sensor-based controller for top-level non-timing racing, and sport a low-profile heat sink, Novak’s X-Drive firmware for improved throttle feel, smooth braking and cooler running temperatures as well as build-in low-voltage protection for LiPo and LiFe battery packs. The combo sets are available with a Ballistic 8.5T or 17.5T “blinky” class sensored brushless motor.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

March 1, 2012

Exotek FGX-EFX F1 chassis conversion kit

Exotek Racing introduce the EFX chassis conversion for the 3Racing FGX Formula 1 car. Included in the kit are new top and bottom chassis plates cut from 2.25mm carbon, double-layer nose section, lowered front upper/inner arm mounts and new battery holders for “shorty” and normal-size LiPo battery packs. The conversion allows for two different servo positions to adjust weight bias. Enlarged bottom cutouts for improved motor cooling while the narrowed side chassis profile makes for improved chassis roll and reduced cornering scrub. Included are also two lighweight shock ball mounts, alloy posts and quality hardware.

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March 1, 2012

Losi 1/24 Micro Truggy RTR

Losi announce the new Micro Truggy RTR 1/24 scale micro-size truck. The 156mm long vehicle features 4WD, shaft-driven transmission, adjustable coil-over shocks, micro all-terrain Kingpin tyres, threaded suspension pins, and a 2-in-1 ESC/receiver combo. Included in the RTR kit are a 27MHz radio set, 4.8V NiMH battery and Peak-detection wall charger.

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March 1, 2012

Answer RC 48DP hardcoated pinions

Now available from Answer-RC are 48dp double hard coated pinion gears. Each one is individually machined from 7075 aluminium and double hard coated for reduced wear. Depending on the size the pinions weight between 0.9g for a 14T and 2.1g for a 30T, sport a spare grub screw hole and even come with a spare screw.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

March 1, 2012

Airtronics TLS-01 telemetry data logger

Airtronics introduce the TLS-01 telemetry data logger to real-time display and record parameters like temperatures, speed, RPM, steering and throttle input and more. Compatible with the MT-4 2.4GHz telemetry transmitter and – with limitations – also the M11X, MX-3X, and other Airtronics FHSS3 surface systems, the data logger gives you knowledge of how the car handled and even how you drove and allows to compare data in a spreadsheet or database environment on a computer via Airtronic’s Windows-compatible interface system.

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March 1, 2012

KM H-K1 Evo II aluminium middle mount

KM Racing have released a new H-K1 Evo II upgrade part in the form of the lightweight aluminium middle mount. Made from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium the weight-optimised part sports a plastic bearing insert to improve the seat of the bearing for a smoother running drivetrain.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

March 1, 2012

Root & Dunford win Rd3 of TLR Series Sunday

TLR and Losi’s Frank Root and Ryan Dunford were on hand at the 3rd round of the TLR Series Sunday at Orange Country R/C Raceway (OCRC). The track had fantastic traction and a very fast layout and the entry count was very strong at over 110 and a great day of racing was had by all. There were 2 heats of modified buggy and the qualifying action was intense. Frank Root had a great run going in the first round, but a late mistake would drop him from a possible TQ to 5th. The second round saw Frank show the same speed from round 1 and keep it clean throughout to take a strong TQ by over 4 seconds. When the tone went off, Root jumped out to a quick start to gap the field. About 4 minutes in, Frank had a slight interaction with traffic and surrendered the lead. He would battle wheel to wheel for the next 3 laps and took the lead for good with 1 lap to go. After regaining the lead, Frank would make it by for his 16th lap, and cruise home for the win.

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