November 7, 2007

Norwegian Federation halts all EP Racing

Norwegian Federation halts all EP Racing

The Norwegian Federation has taken the rather drastic measure of calling a halt to all races and training for electric powered classes following 3 charging related ‘explosions’ at a 1/10th scale National last weekend. According to the source on oOple.com, a lot of the failures have occured in the past with the IB4200 cell, however the most recent failures that prompted this ban on racing were LRP VTecs and Team Orion 4200, both IB made cells. All racing will stay suspended until January 2008, although I’m not sure what will be different from then until now, perhaps a list of approved cells?

UPDATE: We have received an official press release from the NMF which you can download here (PDF).

Photo: Radiostyrt [forum.radiostyrt.no]


November 7, 2007

WinZax RC MTX-4 solid axle

WinZax RC MTX-4 solid axle

WinZax RC have announced the release of this solid front axle for the Mugen MTX-4 1/10th scale 200mm touring car. Made from high quality stainless steel, the axle is very hard and durable, yet light weight and claims to provide much more responsive acceleration, more stability coming out of corners or during heavy braking and it enables higher overall speed around twisty tracks.

Source: WinZax RC [winzaxrc.com]


November 7, 2007

Hitec HFP-20 Digital Servo Programmer

 Hitec HFP-20 Digital Servo Programmer

Hitec have released this digital servo programmer for use with their 7000 series G2 digital servos called the HFP-20. Also featuring a servo tester, this programmer allows you to set many functions in the servo such as overload protection settings which enables you to shut down the servo if there is too much load current, maximum angle of servo rotation, direction of rotation, servo speed, fail safe settings, end point position, neutral position and more. The servo testing function works with all brands of servos and allows you to test the receiver voltage,  servo resolution and other parameters and can be done either manually or using a built in automatic test function.

Source: Hitec [hitecrcd.co.jp]


November 7, 2007

Exotek Racing Micro Arbor

Exotek Racing Micro Arbor

Exotek Racing have released this foam tire truer arbor for micros and minis, designed to work with any foam tire truer that has an 8mm shaft such as those made by Hudy, Ofna, Corally or Integy. Not only that but the Exotek Micro Arbor is modular in that you select the wheel lock that matches your vehicle having designed 3 different styles to work with many different vehicles and each of the 3 styles are available separately. The blue wheel lock is suitable for the RC18T, RC18B, RC18R, MINI T (front and rear), Mini Slider (front and rear), MINI LST, Mini Inferno and Vendetta, while the yellow wheel lock works with the M18T, M18 PRO, M18 (requires M18 wheel hub) and MICRO RS4 (requires M18 wheel hub)  and finally the red wheel lock works with the Scalpel and Recoil.

Source: Exotek Racing [exotekracing.com]


November 7, 2007

Jerome Renaux is Belgian 200mm Champion

Jerome Renaux is Belgian 200mm Champion

Jerome Renaux is the 2007 Belgian 1/10th 200mm Champion after a year long battle with rival Nick Cuypers. The Kyosho racer managed to take 3 race wins as well as 2 podium finishes from 6 races and in qualifying he also showed great pace claiming 4 pole postions throughout the season. With Jerome taking the title, it was Serpent racer Nick Cuypers that was 2nd overall with the 3rd spot going to Jonathan Sanza racing a Xray NT1.


November 7, 2007

Much More Cup Thailand 2007

Much More Cup 2007

We were contacted by the organisers of this years Much More Cup in Thailand to give us details on this great event held on the 14th – 16th of December at the Trang RC Raceway, a world class track situated in Trang city of the mid-southern part of Thailand. The track has excellent facility, whether it is the drivers’ stand, pit area with lights and cleaning area and is located near the city center where there is an abundance of food and entertainments. Trang is one of Thailand’s jewels in terms of natural treasure with its heavenly beaches and waterfalls, which means it is also a place for the family to relax and have a holiday.

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November 7, 2007

EFRA AGM Highlights

EFRA AGM Highlights

Last weekend saw the majority of Europe’s governing bodies for R/C converge in Brussels, Belgium for the annual EFRA AGM to make rule changes and decide on the future direction of the sport. This year didn’t see many major changes to the rules with the exception of the phased introduction of better defined 3 chamber pipes to all forms of gas racing in Europe throughout 2008 as well as the introduction of an indoor 1/10 EP TC European Championships.

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November 6, 2007

K-Factory LX Shock Absorbers

 K-Factory LX Shock Absorbers

K-Factory have released these new LX Shock Absorbers which have been based on the Team Magic G4S shock and then had almost all of the shock absorber replaced to make sure it met and exceeded strict specification and performance criteria. Said to have performed so well they are now included with the Limited Edition G4+ they are not only smoother and stronger than the original version but also easier to use and are fully compatible with the majority of on-road cars, both gas and electric.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]