March 12th, 2010
The XP SC450-BL Brushless ESC and Reedy 540R Brushless Motor feature the latest brushless ESC and motor technology along with the design and engineering experience that is responsible for 28 World Championship titles.
The XP SC450-BL Brushless ESC is light and compact for easy installation in most 1:10 vehicles. Simple calibration and a wide variety of tuning options make this ESC perfect for both casual enthusiasts and racers. Due to its sensorless design, the Reedy 540R Brushless Motor operates powerfully and efficiently without complicated sensor harnesses. This motor is perfectly suited for use with ESCs, such as the XP SC450-BL, that are designed to operate sensorless brushless motors.
When used in combination with one another, you create a potent combination of power and efficiency that brings performance to a new level. More power and less maintenance elevate the fun factor by increasing top speeds and reducing down time.
Continue reading News – XP/Reedy 1:10 Brushless System
March 9th, 2010
Event: 2010 Psycho Nitro Blast
Entries: 400
Location: Atlanta, GA.
Qualifying: 3 rounds. (2 out of 3 points) Adam Drake tq’ed all three rounds in 1/8th nitro buggy, 1/8th nitro truck, and 1/8th.
Finals: 60 minute finals for 1/8th nitro buggy and 1/8th nitro truck. 20 minute 1/8th electric final.
1/8th Pro Buggy Chassis / Engine / Fuel / Tires
1st Adam Drake (TQ) Losi 8ight 2.0 / Nova Rossi / Nitrotane / Losi Digits
2nd Ryan Lutz Tamiya / Alpha / Byron’s / AKA
3rd Mike Truhe Losi 8ight 2.0 / Orion / Nitrotane / Losi Digits
Continue reading News – 2010 Psycho Nitro Blast. Drake dominated!
March 6th, 2010
Monster trucks are one of the most popular segments of the RC industry. All monster trucks fans enjoys customizing their trucks in many different ways. Some of them adds lights, oversized shocks or high performance motors or engines. One of the first upgrades are the tires. RC Amoeba offers high quality alloy wheels with a very unique feature that lets you adjust the offset in many different ways. Two types of wheels are offered to better suite your needs, for example the narrow wheels (PN: MW101) offer a Tamiya CR-01 an expansion of offsets to +8mm and extra 5mm (each side) with each additional washer. And the wide version (PN: MW301) offers a Tamiya Super Clod Buster adjustable offset positions from +8mm to +27mm per side, and extra 12mm with additional washer. For the diehard monster trucks fans, an adaptor is available for a multi-wheels wide setup with no limited number of wheels. RC Amoeba sent me a full set of their widest wheels for a test on my Wheely King. All the wheels fits 12mm hexes including the popular trucks like Tamiya CC-01 and CR-01.
Continue reading Review – RC Amoeba Magic Wheel for Tamiya CC-01 and CR-01 and HPI Wheely King
March 5th, 2010
I have posted few pages recently about engines but believe it or not, I still can’t decide which engine to buy for my RC8 buggy. Last year, I ran a Novarossi 21 Plus 4 engine, this was a good engine with exceptional run time but this year I’m looking for something different. The “buzz” is to have an engine with the best runtime, it is common to have 10+ minutes per tank. Runtime is great when racing but I don’t plan to race much this season so runtime is not on the top of my list. In fact, I’m more looking for an engine that will hold its tune, will last more than 6 gallon if well treated, be enough powerful to race against more expensive engines and finally, the engine should be under the 200$.
So far, I have focused on those engines. They are listed in preference order:
Continue reading My Words – I still can’t decide which engine to buy for my RC8 buggy
March 4th, 2010
Northeast Grand Slam Series round #4 Fastcats racing facility in Oakville, Ontario, Canada February 26-28, 2010
Team Associated Factory Team driver Keven Hébert filed the following report from Northeast Grand Slam Series round #4 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Continue reading News – 2010 Northeast Grand Slam Series Round #4 Finales
March 3rd, 2010
Red Clay RC Racing club is thrilled to announce the largest offroad RC event of Atlantic Canada, the Great Atlantic Invitational. It will take place the weekend of July 17th and 18th at the Red Clay Raceway behind Great Hobbies in Prince Edward Island.
Continue reading News – Great Atlantic Invitational. July 17th and 18th at the Red Clay Raceway
March 2nd, 2010
Manufacturers use different terms to identify engine displacement. Basically, they use a metric cubic centimeter (cc) or a USA cubic inch (ci) term. This can confuse many people when it is time to choose an engine. With this chart, you’ll be able to convert the most popular engines on the market.
.12ci = 2.0cc
.15ci = 2.5cc
.18ci = 3.0cc
.20ci = 3.3cc or 3.4cc depending of the manufacturer
.21ci = 3.46cc, 3.48cc or 3.5cc depending of the manufacturer
.23cc = 3.78cc
.24ci = 3.975cc
.25ci = 4.1cc
.26ci = 4.26cc
.27ci = 4.4cc
.28ci = 4.6cc
.30ci = 4.9cc
.32ci = 5.2cc
.36ci = 5.9cc
.46ci = 7.7cc
.50ci = 8.0cc
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