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September 1, 2010

DnM Tech belt guide for GP touring car

DnM Tech have released these belt guides for use on any GP touring car chassis’. Not sure if there is a need for such a product, but they claim it prevents the belts from expanding and skipping teeth which helps prolong the life of the belt. It can also be used as a belt tensioner and as you can see from the photos it is possible to mount this single product in many different positions and configurations. Available in blue, purple and silver.

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September 1, 2010

Tebo & Cavalieri get it done at Surf City Classic

Team Orion are reporting on the 3rd Annual Surf City Classic that was held this past weekend at OC R/C Raceway in Huntington Beach, CA. This race continues to grow every year thanks in part to the track owner Robert Black bringing in the Nations top talent. This years event was only 1 week after the ROAR Electric Modified Off-Road Nationals. In attendance were all 4 2010 ROAR National Champions: Ryan Cavalieri, Jared Tebo, Mike Truhe, and Ryan Maifield. As well as the Modified Truck Nationals TQ Dustin Evans.

Continue reading the report here

September 1, 2010

Hiro Seiko EX-1 UR lightweight screws

Adding bling to your transmitter, Hiro Seiko have announced that due to the popularity of their previous line of lightweight screws for the Futaba 4PK that they have released a similar screw line for the KO Propo EX-1 UR transmitter. As you can see they are available in a wide range of anodised colours including red, gold, titanium, t-blue, y-blue & purple.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

August 31, 2010

Bickerstaff wins 2nd round of Irish Touring Car Series

The second round of the 2010 Irish Touring Car Series was held at the fast St.Annes track in Dublin over the weekend where defending Champion & Round 1 winner Alan Bickerstaff claimed yet another victory. Qualifying saw the Associated team driver secure TQ honours ahead of the Tamiya’s of Mark Gilliland and Keith Dempsey with Graham Kenny fourth fastest at the controls of his Schumacher. In the finals it was the Top 3 qualifiers who were to be the class of the field. In the opening leg it was Dempsey who took the win after Bickerstaff and Gilliland made contact as the trio ran bumper to bumper in what was one of the closest races ever witnessed at the St.Annes track. Half way through the second Leg Dempsey looked on target to take his first overall victory but a small error allowed Gilliland through to claim the win from Bickerstaff. Leg 3 was a much easier affair for Bickerstaff, the win securing him overall victory after Gilliland and Dempsey clashed in the later part of the race while battling over second allowing Kenny through for his best finish of the three legs. Overall the result was a repeat of the opening round in Bangor earlier in the year with Gilliland the runner up and Dempsey filling the final podium placing.

View the final results here

August 31, 2010

Spec-R Droop gauge set & Support blocks

New from Spec-R design is this precision droop gauge set and height adjustable support blocks for 1/10 cars. The droop gauge is made from CNC machined aluminium and features a measuring range from 29.5mm to 33.6mm between the set up board and drive axle. When you select the +0.5mm support blocks, it can provide the odd number data to set up the cars. Measuring from the height of the drive axles ensures that there will be no interference from the plastic parts.

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

August 31, 2010

Speedzone 5200 40C LiPo pack

Speedzone have released this 7.4v 5200mAh 40C LiPo pack, the first in a new line of batteries. This hard case pack is perfect for all applications, banana style connectors come standard along with a standard balancing port.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

August 31, 2010

Associated website gets a reboot

Our site sponsors Team Associated have launched their new web site, created to better meet the needs of their customers and the general RC community. The new version of the web site has been completely retooled from the ground up without losing any of its speed and reliability.

We’ve tuned it up with more videos and wallpapers, new visual design, more choices, easier navigation, tighter security—all performance hopups for a leaner and meaner site. We’ve added more action-packed videos of our kits and more choices of screen resolutions for wallpapers of your favorite Team Associated kits and RTRs. You’ll have more choices for printing, searching and finding the information you’re looking for. The tighter integration of Team Associated, Factory Team, Reedy, XP Digital, and LRP products will streamline your navigation. Tighter backend security will work hard to keep out today’s malicious Internet pests and keep you safe. We’ve been hard at work bolting on new features, such as integrating awesome product enlargements of our kit and RTR features, videos that automatically detect your bandwidth and play accordingly, and mini profiles of our partners and sponsored athletes.

View the new Associated site here.

August 30, 2010

LRP Z.21R Spec.3 pull start engine

LRP have announced the release of their Z.21R Spec.3 pull start engine. This performance optimised motor offers great power delivery and is a great replacement engine for existing .21 RTR engines featuring a special timing for even more power compared to its forerunner. Supplied with the LRP PowerCarb 14S-2 carburetor makes it easy to start and easy to set-up.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]