Last updated at: May 24, 2013 9:47 am
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. Read more...
Austin Blair reports from his recent victory at the Silver Dollar Offroad Challenge... This past weekend I attended the Off-Road Challenge at the Silver Dollar R/C Raceway in Chico,CA. This is the Amainhobbies.com track and is beautiful to say the least. Brand new dirt was brought in and a sweet track design was constructed by Joey Christensen of the Dirt. When I arrived on Friday, I quickly noticed the track was flowing and very fast as practice already started. I hit the track first with my Tekno EB48 and from the start it was dialed. I ran my exact same setup from the Dirt Nitro Challenge back in February and everything worked awesome.
With the evolution of race tracks, complicated circuits combining more aggressive jumps and extremely high-speed corners, 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. Read more...
X Factory driver Vinny Pedersoli has swept 13.5 short course at the Southwest Indoor Points Challenge held at Tucson’s great Competition Hobbies track, driving his SCX – 60CF to the win in all six events. Most of the quick drivers in Arizona attended the six-race series held over the past two months and Pedersoli TQed five of the races. Pedersoli had fastest lap and race time in every race, but in the final event, held Sunday May 19, Vinny re-set his fastest lap and fastest race time, turning a 20.7 to better his previous best of 21.1 en route to lowering his best qualifying time by a full 10 seconds. Read more...
VP PRO today introduces their new on road brand, Team Saxo which will mainly focus on F1 and RC accessories. www.saxoracing.com
VP PowerMaster is on the move picking up some big players for 2013. We’ve grown tremendously in just our first two years of existence in the hobby fuel market and have our sights set on getting even bigger. 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. Read more...