Team Associated have joined some of the other major manufacturers (most notably XRay) in offering versions of their cars with changes specifically for foam and rubber racing.  These are the TC5R and TC5F.

Based on their successful Factory Team TC5, Team Associated have released the TC5R, an electric touring car chassis that has been optimized for lower traction, rubber tire racing. The components that make up …

Most of us have switched to running Lipo batteries this year in our touring cars. This has caused a problem as Lipo batteries are a LOT lighter than NiMH six cell packs – I had to add over 160g of lead to my Serpent S400!! And there is not a lot of space to do that in the modern touring car chassis.

An enterprising guy called Kevin Patterson has come up with some very nice weights to help us out;

Read on for more information and photos..

The 2nd round of the 1/10th scale BRCA National Championships took place last weekend at the Brooklands track in south east England. With Saturday being washed out, the organisers gave all competitors some running time on Sunday morning to obtain a setup for the track before going into qualifying. After a close fought qualifying battle it was Darren Johnson that claimed the TQ spot less …

Serpent have announced the release of this innovative new product for their S400 190mm touring car. These new wishbones have made using a new process to fuse the plastic with plates of carbon fibre, which not only produces these really cool looking parts but also helps create a stiff and strong wishbone. Another great benefit of the carbon insert is that they are less resistant to softening …

“Latest news – the XRAY XB808 kits are now shipping to all distributors! The XB808 kits should be available in shops within the next few weeks. The first batch is limited, so make sure to pre-order yours. If you have been looking for the XB808, please contact your local dealer or national distributor.” [Source - teamxray.com] …

With all the fun and games at the first outdoor meeting trying to get our cars up to 1500g when using Lipo cells XRay have come up with some nice weights that can be attached directly to the chassis.

Xray have released a complete set of 4 chassis balancing weights, 2 x 5g and 2 x 10g, and mounting hardware. Designed for Xray electric & nitro touring cars, …