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August 18, 2010

Tamiya 201 based Short Course truck

To clear up some rumors about the Tamiya 201 based Short Course race truck that have been going around, TRF driver Jimmy Wright decided to give us an update. The car was built using the TRF 201 buggy and has been stretched and widened to make it legal for racing under ROAR guidelines by using mostly Tamiya parts and a few from other manufacturers. The “TS-201SC” was built by Track Star RC in Winchester California to be raced, showcased and used as a test vehicle to draw interest from racers and enthusiasts alike to gauge the market for Tamiya through Track Star / Short Course HQ’s efforts. This is NOT a factory built prototype or pre production truck. However upon speaking to the powers that be at Tamiya USA they are excited about this project and we will continue to race and develop the “TS-201SC” for as long as they wish us to do so. A second test bed truck is currently being built by Track Star in a little bit different configuration and plans to possibly build a third configured truck are also in the works.

Source: Tamiya [teamtrf.com]

August 18, 2010

Pro-Line Desert Rat 2.0 for Blitz

New for HPI Blitz owners, Pro-Line have released the Desert Rat 2.0 designed exclusively for the Blitz that maintains all the design queues required to maximize performance while keeping your SC looking sharp. Featuring bold off-road Short Course (SC) styling, it has been made made with Crystal Clear Genuine GE Lexan and comes supplied with a detail decal sheet and window mask.

View more images of the shell here

August 18, 2010

Pro-Line Bow-Fighter SC tire

New for the short course class, Pro-Line have released their Bow-Fighter SC tire, a combo of the highly successful and popular Bow-Tie and Crime Fighter treads. It is specifically designed to give you the best traction possible for your SC truck in the most demanding conditions, all while achieving the durability you desire. Made from M2 (Medium), M3 (Soft), M4 (Super Soft) compounds.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

August 17, 2010

2010 Rocky Mountain Short Course Championship

The 2010 Rocky Mountain Short Course Championship was held at the Sweetwater RC Raceway Park in Rock Springs, Wyoming August 13th – 15th. Friday’s open practice had drivers from Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho putting in laps on both the 1/10 short course track and the 1/8 track just to get any advantage they could. The short course track had massive amounts of traction due to the sugared surface, while the 1/8 track was technical with big air jumps, both tracks were tricky. Saturday started off with four rounds of qualifying on both tracks with TQ being swapped back and fourth among many drivers in all classes. At the end of the day the top positions were locked in, with 2wd SCT Stock, 4wd SCT Open, and 1/8 Electric Buggy TQ going to DJ Clark of Wyoming, 2wd SCT Open TQ went to Jared Hair of Utah, and finally 1/8 Buggy and 1/8 Truck TQ was held by Chris Peralta of Colorado.

Continue reading the report here

August 17, 2010

AKA Cityblock & Gridiron SC tires

AKA have released a quick teaser shot of their new Cityblock short course tire and cyclone wheel that is due for release in the near future. AKA announced that they will also release their Gridiron thread for short course too.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

August 17, 2010

Team Orion Vortex digital servos

Team Orion have introduced their all new line up of Vortex digital servos. Totally new developments, they offer features like lightened pinion gears or full aluminium body and bring together high performance with great prices. The Vortex Digital HV servos feature a full aluminium body, lightened titanium gears and coreless motor and come in 3 different versions, the VDS-HV 1205 (12kg/0.05s), the VDS-HV 1609 (16kg/0.09s) and the VDS-HV 2612 (26kg/0.12s). The Vortex Digital servo also features coreless motors and lightened titanium gears and in standard size comes in 4 different versions, the VDS 1106 (11kg/0.06s), VDS 1308 (13kg/0.08s), VDS 1712 (17kg/0.12s) and the VDS 2315 (23kg/0.15s) and also in a low profile version, the VDS 1009 (10kg/0.09s). Finally there is the entry level Vortex Digital EXP servo, the VDS-EXP 1112 (11kg/0.12s) which comes with metal gears and a coreless motor.

View all the new servos here

August 16, 2010

JConcepts Green Goose Bumps & Orange Double Dees

JConcepts have announced some new tire updates including the release of their new super soft green compound for their SC Goose Bumps. This new super sticky compound excels on dusty surface conditions. The U.S. company as also released their Double Dees in orange compound making them perfect for a variety of track surfaces and in particular black groove abrasive tracks. The Double Dees design is a world leading tire combination right out of the package, the unique technology combined with abrasive specific compounds like orange allow the flexibility necessary to compete on even the most demanding surfaces for an extended period of time.

View the Double Dees here

August 13, 2010

DuraTrax DE10 ESC & Onyx sport packs

DuraTrax have released their DE10 Brushless Programmable ESC, one of the most versatile ESCs on the market with the capability to enhance any driver’s performance. It can be used with sensored and sensorless brushless motors down to 5.5 turns as well as brushed motors down to 4 turns. Its powerful BEC circuitry of 6V/3A allows for the use of high-torque/digital servos and its smooth, precise control results in no cogging, even at low speeds. Ideal for on-road and off-road cars, trucks and buggies, even crawlers. The optional Digital Programmer offers the added benefits of greater setup speed, more fine-tuning power and the ability to download data for analysis. DuraTrax have also released these Onyx NiMH Battery Packs, which are ideal sport packs for cars, trucks and boats and at low prices. 4200mAh and 5000mAh capacities extend run times even further and packs with Traxxas connectors are a direct drop-in for many popular Traxxas models.

View the other products here