Lunsford Inferno MP777 Kits

December 6, 2004 in RC News | no comments

Part # 3241 Inferno MP777 Titanium Hinge Pin Kit
- Precision Ground 6-4 Titanium Hinge Pins Manufacture by Lunsford Racing

Part # 4241 Inferno MP777 Titanium Turnbuckle & Hinge Pin Kit
- Lunsford Combo Kit. All the Titanium you could want and a turnbuckle wrench

Part # 2241 Inferno MP777 Titanium Turnbuckle Kit
- Super Tough & Lightweight Titanium Turnbuckles for your 1/8th Scale Buggy

Lunsford

New Xray Spur Gears

December 4, 2004 in RC News | no comments

Xray precision molded spur gear.

Xray Spur

This spur gear has been strategically lightened to reduce rotating.

#305784 Spur Gear 84T/48
#305787 Spur Gear 87T/48
#305790 Spur Gear 90T/48
#305796 Spur Gear 96T/48
#305799 Spur Gear 99T/48
Team Xray

Who said R/C was for kids?

December 2, 2004 in RC News | no comments
MARC Bot

It’s not everyday you hear about US Soldiers using R/C trucks to defend America. Apparently the soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division are using to what looks like a Traxxas T-Maxx or E-Maxx truck with a set of IMEX Jumbo Kong tires on their daily patrols to sweep the streets of Baghdad for improvised explosive devices, and have so far been beneficial to the military as in the past soldiers have been injured by walking up to IEDs to check them out, now the “robots” do the job.

It allows stand-off from (improvised explosive devices), for soldiers to go ahead and detect them, which does two things,” he said. “Number one, it helps save their lives in case the thing goes off, and number two, if it’s not an IED it will allow them to go ahead, get it off the road and continue the mission rather than blocking [the road] off and waiting for [an explosive ordnance disposal team].

One statement that I liked was one by Major Carlos Munson “Initially [the soldiers] are a little nervous because the robots are expensive ($3,000)” – Obviously these guys haven’t been to an RCNT Bash and or even seen pictures of what we do to these things

Defend America

Latest News On Losi JRX-S

December 1, 2004 in RC News | no comments

The design and development team at Team Losi have been working on an exciting new front drive shaft system that was tried for the first time at the World Championships a few weeks ago and, after further refinements, were used with great success at the US Indoor Championships (where the JRX-S was TQ).

Due to the spectacular performance of these new parts Team Losi are currently trying to get them produced for inclusion in the JRX-S kit while trying to keep any cost increase to a minimum.

Keep looking for more JRX-S news as we get closer to release.
LOSI
Team Losi

HPI high-performance adjustable servo saver for the Savage

HPI high-performance adjustable servo saver

HPI offers a new high-performance servo saver for the Savage monster truck. This new heavy-duty servo saver is built into the bellcrank and is adjustable for all types of servos, just like a competition 1/8 buggy.

The new design with stronger springs provide more precise steering and can handle high torque servos. Steering response is improved for better handling on all surfaces. The spring tension of the servo saver is adjustable allowing it to be tuned for different servos and terrains.
New stiffer springs on the carb and servo saver work more efficiently than the old springs. Especially with high torque servos, the fail safe function (throttle closes) is greatly improved.

Available soon

HPI Europe

Sirio .23 REVO Engine Mount and Manifold

November 30, 2004 in RC News | no comments

REVO
Sirio now offers a new engine mount and exhaust manifold to install the ultra-powerful Sirio .23 engine in the Traxxas Revo. The new mount replaces the center section of the stock 2-piece engine mount, making the installation of the wider .23 engine a bolt-in operation. The exhaust header adapts the big block exhaust port of the Sirio .23 to the stock and most optional tuned pipes. The exhaust manifold also fits standard big-block engines, so it’s going to be available separately for those that want a larger diameter high-performance manifold when using the Traxxas and other big block conversion kits.

Part no. TRI42028

Suggested retail price: $55
Price for exhaust manifold only $29.99

Team Trinity

Ceramic Nitride Pro Series Bearings

November 29, 2004 in RC News | no comments

Coming soon from Acer Racing!

1/4″x3/8″ unflanged Ceramic Nitride Pro Series Bearings with HSR cage prelubed with light SIN synthetic racing fluid. Pre-order yours today. ETA January 2005.

Acer Bearing Girl

Acer Racing