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East Civic bodyshell Carbon look

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:31 +0000

EAST have announced the upcoming release of a carbon look version of their popular Civic 1/10th touring car bodyshell. Sold in carbon fibre finish, the windows unfortunately aren’t see through, but the shell is supplied with the light and grill decals as seen in the photos. Same body, different look - perfect for racers with [...]

Source:East Civic bodyshell Carbon look

Lee Woodhams joins Schumacher

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:30 +0000

Schumacher have announced the signing of top UK touring car racer Lee Woodhams to their team. Lee will pilot the new Mi3.5 and additional Schumacher distributed items for 2009 in the Modified class. Not only a ‘Mr Nice Guy’, Lee has competed at the top level for many years and made all the UK National [...]

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Kawahara Ultra cool brake disk

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:26 +0000

Japanese company Kawahara have released this new ultra cool 1/8th scale on road brake disk. Suitable for use inside Mugen, Kyosho and Serpent chassis’, the disk has been made from special steel and due to the many holes in the surface, has great heat dissipation and is super lightweight.
Source: Kawahara [kawahara-racing.co.jp]

Source:Kawahara Ultra cool brake disk

Spektrum SR3520 DSM2 micro receiver

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:23 +0000

Spektrum have released the new SR3520 DSM2 3-channel micro receiver, which combines small size and low weight with the advanced speed of DSM2 technology. Featuring a very small footprint, now Micro and mini vehicle enthusiasts can benefit from the low latency and high resolution offered by DSM2.
Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

Source:Spektrum SR3520 DSM2 micro receiver

Chris Grainger joins Schumacher Racing

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:20 +0000

Schumacher have confirmed that the current BRCA National TC Champion Chris Grainger has joined the team here at Schumacher Racing. The former Yokomo racer has dominated the UK Touring car scene for many years winning the title for the last four seasons. He will add even more strength to an already talented line up that [...]

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Yannick Aigoin to use Novarossi engines

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:12 +0000

It has been confirmed that former European Champion and Losi team driver Yannick Aigoin has done a deal with Novarossi for 2009. Coming onboard, not only as a front running driver, Yannick will help with the development and promotion of the engines as Novarossi tries to regain its leading position in the buggy market. Yannick [...]

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RC18R

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:01:17 +0000

How good is the RC18R I’m thinking of getting one.

Also what online place has the best price + shipping to Canada.

I already have an RC18B its quite durable I like the 18th scale rcs

sry for posting another one I coudn’t find the first one in minis and micros section thingy

Custom MLST single servo conversion build pics

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:01:15 +0000

Well I think the exotek kit is nice but at 90 bucks I think they are nuts so I got to work on my own conversion and here are the initial pics of my prototype. It uses the bottom center x brace as the aluminum stock to make the front bulkhead and servo mounts. What I like about my design is that…

brushless e savage?

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:01:00 +0000

what would be a good cheap setup for a brushless?.. i was thinking about dual VXL or maybe an aquacraft marine brushless setup?

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMYB8&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMYF2&P=M

M11 wheel problem

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:56 +0000

Lately my M11 wheel dosen’t want to set back at neutral, it sticks just a tad from the center, a little which causes me to have to adjust it. Which kills having to adjust going down the back straight every lap. It’s not so much the wheel, but whole bearing setup in the radio. Has anyone else had…