Following on from last week’s release of 2 new RTR RC10T4.1 trucks, Team Associated now brings you the new brushless RC10B4.1 RTR. Fully assembled and sharing many of the same components as the RC10B4 Team kit, the brushless RC10B4.1 RTR incorporates upgraded features like a totally new 2.4GHz 3-Channel radio system and SHV1504 MG metal gear steering servo. A Reedy 3300kV brushless motor supplies the power, while the XP SC450-BL electronic speed control with LiPo cutoff provides smooth throttle control. A sealed gear differential improves reliability and allows fine tuning for different surface conditions. Also available in a brushed version, which is supplied with a 17-turn Reedy motor and XP SC200 electronic speed control.

RC10B4.1 Brushless RTR Features:
- Built on the 4-time World Champion and 5-time National Champion RC10B4 platform
- XP3-SS 2.4 GHz 3-channel radio system with SHV1504 MG metal gear servo
- XP SC450-BL Brushless electronic speed control with LiPo cutoff, forward and reverse with reverse lock out
- Reedy 3300kV brushless motor
- 2.6:1 ratio gearbox with sealed gear differential, dual-sided adjustable slipper clutch, and rubber sealed ball bearings
- Molded composite low-CG chassis with set-screw antenna tube lock
- Blue aluminum shock bodies with molded pre-load clips
- Battery strap with twist-lock thumb knobs
- Rugged steel turnbuckles for adjustable camber and front toe-in
- Angled bellcrank “co-planar” steering with built in servo saver
- Vertical ball ends for roll center adjustments, front & rear
- Factory finished Interceptor 2.0 polycarbonate body
- Pre-mounted tires on white dish wheels

RC10B4.1 Brushed RTR Features:
- Built on the 4-time World Champion and 5-time National Champion RC10B4 platform
- XP3-SS 2.4 GHz 3-channel radio system with SHV1504 MG metal gear servo
- XP SC200 electronic speed control with LiPo cutoff, forward and reverse with reverse lock out
- Reedy 17-turn motor
- 2.6:1 ratio gearbox with sealed gear differential, dual-sided adjustable slipper clutch, and rubber sealed ball bearings
- Molded composite low-CG chassis with set-screw antenna tube lock
- Blue aluminum shock bodies with molded pre-load clips
- Battery strap with twist-lock thumb knobs
- Rugged steel turnbuckles for adjustable camber and front toe-in
- Angled bellcrank “co-planar” steering with built in servo saver
- Vertical ball ends for roll center adjustments, front & rear
- Factory finished Interceptor 2.0 polycarbonate body
- Pre-mounted tires on white dish wheels

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

The Winners69 year end race party took place in the Miko Mall, Bandung, Indonesia last weekend and was sponsored by Winners69 Hobby Shop. The indoor carpet track layout saw a mix of technical and high speed sections and the race entry was open to 2 classes, 1/10 TC 11.5 R and Mini Class with the race format consisting of 3 x 5 minute runs for qualifying and 3 x 7 minute runs for the finals. In the Stock class it was young Xray Driver, Bowie Ginting who put in the fastest run to claim the TQ followed by Sewaka Ramadhani and Asdi. In the mini class, Imam Resi got TQ followed by long time racer, Yuri Taruna and Eric. In the Stock finals pole man Bowie made a very fast run in all three finals and won all legs to secure 1st place. Second place went to Sewaka Ramadhani followed by Asdi in 3rd place. It was a similar story in the Mini final as class TQ Imam Resi took first place followed by Yuri Taruna and Eric.

Stock class results
1. Bowie Ginting – Xray ( TQ )
2. Sewaka Ramadhani – Hot Bodies
3. Asdi – Tamiya

Mini class results
1. Imam Resi ( TQ )
2. Yuri Taruna
3. Eric

Thanks to Bowie Ginting for the report.

SchepisModel have announced that they have made an agreement with the Spanish 1:8 offroad driver Richi Gomez. Richi will race the 2010 Spanish Nationals and other International competitions, including next November’s World Championships in Thailand, using the new Boss engines which has been designed and tuned by Mario Rossi.

Source: Schepis Model [schepismodel.it]

Vampire Racing have welcomed Kevin Lee to their racing team. As a European A finalist and winner of the BRCA 2wd National at Eden Park Raceway in 2009, he will use the entire Vampire Racing product range for 2010, and have direct input in the development of new Vampire Racing products for the upcoming season.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

Newly available for Serpent’s S400 1/10th scale EP touring car are these aluminium steering blocks. Sold in a set of left and right blocks, they have been CNC machined from high quality aluminium and help to increase precision in this area as well as providing extra strength in the event of a crash. A direct replacement for the standard plastic part, they are sold in anodized grey.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

Kyosho France have released details of the new Inferno MP9e buggy. Sold as a brushless powered kit, it is mostly the usual MP9 chassis with the brushless conversion in place of the engine specific parts. Utilizing gun metal anodized shock towers, shock bodies and other metal parts, it has a black anodized chassis and comes supplied with a specifically designed body shell with extra cooling for the electrics. Available in February next year.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.fr]

X-Factory has released new black anodized servo mounts to fit the X-6 Squared and X-60 as well as the B4 and T4. These high quality mounts look sharp and keep the servo rock-steady in the car and at a suggested retail of $12.99, cost less than others on the market. Shipped to dealers world-wide on Dec 18, they should be available at fine hobby stores before Christmas.

Source: X-Factory [xfactorystore.com]

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

- T3 Wins Happy Happy Race in Singapore
- T2′009 Podium Finish at the Indonesia National Year-end Race
- XRAY Triple Win at UISP National Indoor Race
- T2′009 Wins Portuguese Cup 2009
- T3 Wins Danish Championship R3

Race Reports
T3 Wins Happy Happy Race in Singapore

To commemorate the end of 2009 and all the great times we had, a “Happy Happy” Race was held at the Singapore RaceCraft Race Complex on November 28-29, 2009. Continue reading…

T2′009 Podium Finish at the Indonesia National Year-end Race

The year-end race for the Indonesian EP series was held at the Sunter International Speedway and was attended by 50 drivers. Three classes were run: Stock 11.5 BL, Modified Class, and Formula-1. Continue reading…

XRAY Triple Win at UISP National Indoor Race

At the last round of the UISP national indoor, XRAY won in every class. As usual the race was held on Sunday while Saturday was dedicated to testing. Continue reading…

T2′009 Wins Portuguese Cup 2009

The Portuguese Cup was held during the October 3-4 weekend at the Sintra track. Continue reading…

T3 Wins Danish Championship R3

The third round of the Danish Championship (and 1st round of the regional championship), were held on Sunday, November 22 by the Brondby Racing Club. Continue reading…

All these stories and more can be found by visiting the Xray site here.

New from Much More are these premium wheel stockers. Sold in a set of 2 pieces, these CNC machined aluminium shafts help keep complete tire sets together and organized and use a unique oil seal cap design for ease of use. Suitable for 1/10th touring car tires they are available in anodized black or blue.

Source: Much Mores [much-more.co.kr]

Motonica have announced that they will be selling a Pro version of their P81 1/8th scale chassis. Sold with a special set of carbon fibre and 7075 aluminium accessories, the new kit includes aluminium front upper suspension arm mounts, monoblock engine mount, rear adjustable ant-roll bar and middle shaft mount while in carbon fibre there is the front & rear chassis stiffener, left & right central stiffener, battery mount and front upper & lower bulkhead linkages. This kit will not replace the current P81, just offer the customer the choice to buy a kit with all the options included.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]