A report from Alan himself…
Round 1 of the 2010 Irish touring car series was hosted by the Ulster model car club on Sunday 24th Jan at their regular indoor carpet venue, Bangor Northern Ireland and saw a successful outing for Associated/Cml driver Alan Bickerstaff with the TC5. The club held a round of the Ulster indoor club series on the Saturday which served as a useful days practice for the Sunday national. The ITCS proved popular previously and this year has a mix of carpet and tarmac rounds. After struggling slightly …
New for 2010 from Savox come two new releases predominately aimed at the nitro car racer who is racing over a prolonged duration. The demands put on throttle and steering servos when mounted in nitro vehicles, can create motor heat build up when used over a prolonged period. This heat build up can on occasions cause servo problems. With these applications in mind, Savox have reduced the motor RPM a little and improved torque within their new SC1267 and SC1268 servos to …
Speedzone releases the first ever 1S hard case saddle pack, giving all 1/12 scale T-bar car owners a true option when it comes to LiPo packs. Rather than shifting around electronics and rebalancing the car to fit a standard LiPo, a LiPo saddle pack offers up a perfect solution and a perfectly balanced 12th scale car. Naturally, this pack is not limited to 1/12 scale and can be used for all 1S applications which accept the pack’s dimensions.
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New from Hudy, these CNC-machined alu servo horns are for use on the steering servos in all 1/8 off-road cars. Alu servo horn offers maximum steering control, as well as instantaneous throttle and brake response by eliminating the flex often associated with composite servo horns. Drilled and tapped for 3mm-linkage hardware, the horn has two holes for linkage mounting, allowing you to quickly and easily change the linkage angle.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
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After much speculation about his future Horizon Hobby UK are pleased to confirm that former 1:10 electric off-road national champion Lee Martin has chosen to run a Losi 8ight 2.0 for the 2010 season. Having driven for Team Associated last season, Lee took part in the recent Nitromania X event using the Losi 8ight buggy and must have liked what he drove. Losi European team manager David Spashett had this to say about the deal:
Despite concentrating his …
What a beautiful piece of kit – I wish Durango would move into the 10th electric touring car market!!
Having shown us some CAD images and photos of pre production parts, Team Durango have now released more photos of their pre production prototype DNX408 1/8th scale buggy. Along with the photos they have also released the car’s feature list together with the public buying price, which they expect to be US$699 …
