New X1 Touch Charger
Hitec’s charger line continues to expand and impress with the addition of the X1 Touch. Designed with absolute ease and portability in mind, this 55-watt sensation uses an 11 ~ 18VDC power source or an internal AC power supply to provide the versatility all pilots and racers desire. The 3.2-inch high resolution touch screen allows for effortless data monitoring and retrieval. With a built-in internal cell balancer and multiple safety functions, its reliability is rock solid.
VP Pro & TeamSaxo
Our friends at VP Pro have announced a brand definition – splitting their products into two different categories – offroad and onroad. VP Pro will continue to successfully be the face of all offroad gear – covering 1/8 buggy, truck, 1/10th EL buggy, short course etc. TeamSaxo is the new name for their onroad business – handling F1 and RC accessories, and the exciting news that they will release an F1 kit and F1-200 TeamSaxo car soon.
See www.VP-Racing.com & www.SaxoRacing.com
Jconcepts Spring Nationals Reminder
The 4th annual JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals is this weekend at the famous HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex in Omaha, Nebraska. Track designer and race director Alex Sturgeon has created another great layout complete with tricky moguls, off-camber sections and the Plex’s trademark elevation changes. Almost 200 of the mid-west’s best drivers are expected to be in attendance including past winners Kendall Welch, Jason Porter, and Tyler Jones as well as JConcepts driver Barry Pettit, who’s been flown in from the deep south. Practice starts early on Friday, with qualifying on Saturday and mains on Sunday.
New Tekno EB48 Finnisher Body
JConcepts has incorporated many new features for the Finnisher Tekno EB48, which provide several benefits in the most critical situations. Increased windshield angle provides a steady force upfront during in-flight wind gusts on large jumps. Forward cab placement changes performance / visible bias which helps steering rotation in low traction corners. The side-pods have been simplified and JC chamfered to remove unwanted changes in height to neutralize the at-speed handling. Additional clearance has been added for the steering linkage from servo to bell-cranks to give an extra bit of clearance to the body.
New P1 Brand “Monogram” Tee
Solid as an organized labor union and united as an assembly line, the P1 Brand “Monogram” Tee is inspired by the mechanized landscape of industrial fabrication. Showcased by an interlocking, alphanumeric monogram, the P1 Brand motto, “Victory is Black and White”, is called out alongside our year of establishment, 2009, and our hometown, Los Angeles, California. Designed and screenprinted in the USA. Fabric is constructed of 100% preshrunk, 5.5oz. ringspun cotton. Our custom, P1 Brand tagless design ensures superior comfort around the collar, while a woven P1 Brand label on the outside, lower hem, completes the look. Available as a black tee with white imprint or white tee and black imprint in adult sizes small-2XLarge.
Cavalieri wins Top Gear Shootout
At the inaugural Top Gear Hobbies Spring Shootout, a unique combination of “Reedy Race” style competition and traditional qualifying/main events set this event apart from others. In 2WD Modified, 30 of the top Pacific Northwest racers competed against a Team Associated star, Ryan Cavalieri and his B4.2 Factory Team buggy to see if they had what it takes to go up against the 2013 Reedy Race Champion in eight heads-up rounds of racing.
Even on the extremely high-grip surface, Cavalieri’s B4.2 Factory Team was no match for the competition, where he went a perfect 8 for 8 and swept the 2WD event. In 4WD the results were the same, with Cavalieri’s B44.2 Factory Team setting the TQ in all 4 rounds of qualifying and winning A1 and A2 to claim the 4WD Modified title as well.
XB9’13 wins Hessencup R1 & R2
The German outdoor season starts with the first of eight Hessencup races which also act as qualifying for the German Nationals. The first round took place at MAC Dannstadt’s new facility and despite having a few problems with the timekeeping in the heats and starting in the quarters Xray team driver, Simon Eser managed to lap the competition during the A final, claiming the overall victory. The second round took place in Rodgau in which Simon Eser won again with his XB9’13 ahead of Tom Wiesner and Benjamin Queisser. Find out more here.
Automatic Damping System by RB
For some time now we’ve been hearing whisperings of some innovative behind-the-scenes type development, but never really managed to spot anything or interrogate a driver well enough to get him to spill the beans, well RB’s news today has ended a good few months of speculation with the relase of A.D.S or ‘Automatic Damping System’. We hear that RB’s new system has been tested in competition since the Worlds in Argentina last year in the hands of many a top driver who would rather not be mentioned.
RB’s A.D.S. has been in furious development in partnership with Italian masters of their craft, Fioroni – the innovation turns a simple shock absorber into a progressive shock – a goal not realised by any company until now.
How it works:
The special V design sleeve combined to a CNC piston without holes, allow the oil goes up and down with an ultra progressive oil flow.
Compression : The piston is at the bottom position; at the beginning, the V shape is big and the damping is soft; when the piston goes up into the shock body, the V shape becomes smaller and the damping becomes harder so. The damping is ideal during the piston travel.
Extension : The piston is at the upper position (small V size area) and the damping is hard; when the piston goes down, the V shape becomes larger and the oil flow is increased which let the piston went back quicker in its bottom position which let the wheels go back fastest in contact with the ground.
Available for: MBX7, RB one R, Kyosho MP9, Losi 8ight, XRAY XB9, XB4, Sworkz, Agama and Serpent.
See www.RBProducts.com
Pavidis fuelled by VP Powermaster
After signing up British star Elliott Boots at the end of March, VP turn their attention in this case to a name that you’ll all recognise – Pavidis… Having signed up the cruise-missile that is Boots, VP turn their attention back across the pond, opting for age, experience and a streamlined-looking Mark Pavidis.
“VP PowerMaster would like to welcome our new addition to the team, 2006 IFMAR Nitro Off-Road World Champion, Mark Pavidas. Mark is one of the most widely-known and accredited off-road racers in the R/C racing world. Mark’s name is also synonymous with AKA Products, the championship winning tires and accessory company he co-founded with two other R/C legends, Joel Johnson and Gil Losi Jr. Mark knows a thing or two about R/C and what it takes to win at the highest levels of R/C nitro racing.
He chose VP PowerMaster to give him solid performance and incredible fuel economy. We couldn’t be happier to have Mark on the team. In Mark’s first race out on VP PowerMaster he brought home the TQ and win in the 1/8 Buggy Masters class at this year’s 2013 Nitro Challenge race in Arizona and then did it all again at the 2013 Silver State Off-road Challenge in Vegas.”
