June 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Schumacher Cougar SVR 1/10th Competition 2WD

The NEW Cougar SVR is a professional, high performance 2WD racing buggy designed especially for dirt and low traction surfaces.  Developed from the highly successful Cougar range of cars which have won countless races worldwide.

The SVR incorporates an all new transmission with a rearward motor location and optimised weight distribution for maximum traction.

The SVR designed for dirt, designed to win!

Schumacher Cougar SVR 1/10th Competition 2WD

Cougar SVR Specification Equipment Needed
  • 2 Channel Radio
  • Motor
  • Servo
  • Electric Speed Control
  • Tyres
  • Motor Pinion
  • Lipo Battery

 
Power Source: ELECTRIC
Model Type: 2WD, OFF ROAD, COMPETITION
Length: 370mm
Wheelbase: 267mm
Width: 240mm
Top Speed: 40 MPH+
Features
  • NEW Rear motor, three geared transmission – Excellent grip on low traction circuits..
  • NEW CVA style driveshafts – Increased drive.
  • NEW Forward cab shell – Modern look that offers improved high speed steering.
  • NEW Moulded chassis sides – Fantastic dirt seal with no handling compromise.
  • NEW Longer front wishbones – Improved corner speed.
  • NEW Alloy chassis – low centre of gravity for LiPo batteries.
  • NEW Stronger front bulkhead and bottom plate – Its even tougher.
  • NEW Large front/rear battery position adjustment – Allows weight distribution tuning for each track.
  • NEW Gear differential option available.
  • NEW Carbon Fibre Anti-Squat plates 0º – 3º.
  • NEW Quick access differential.
  • NEW Material strengthened wheels.
  • Heavy duty, big bearing differential – Small diameter, lightweight unit offering low rotating mass.
  • 24 piece “Red Seal” ball bearing set – Gives silky steering and transmission.
  • Large transmission bearings – Strong and reliable.
  • Super strong steering levers, unique constant radius steering system  -  Offers true ackermann and linear steering response.
  • Easy to assemble, rigid wing mount system – Stronger, with less wing flex.
  • Moulded gear cover – Better spur gear protection.
  • “Super cool” Alloy motor plate – Larger surface area and greater thickness offers better cooling and rigidity.
  • Rear wishbones – Offers more lower position shock mounting options.
  • Rear anti-roll bar – Better handling.
  • Accepts either stick, saddle or shorty lipo batteries as standard  -  For superb versatility.
  • Pro spec 13mm big bore shocks with titanium nitride shafts, CNC machined pistons with recessed ‘e’clips, threaded collars, twin O ring sealing and diaphragm volume compensation.
  • PTFE coated shock bodies – Hard, and super smooth shock action.
  • All CNC machined internal geared transmission – Super quiet and efficient.
  • Excellent centre line balance  -  Great control for all track surfaces.
  • Adjustable bushed pivot control system  -  Super smooth, multi position suspension action.
  • Fully optimised suspension geometry  -  Fast, consistent handling.
  • Maximum dimension rear wing – Superb airflow control, offering maximum down force.
  • Black 7075 T6 alloy motor plate and lower diff mounts.  -  Strong yet lightweight.

Prototype model shown, details may vary.

Link: Schuamcher
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June 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

NEW! Reedy 4100mAh 65C Competition 7.4V Shorty LiPo Battery!

Reedy 4100mAh 65C Competition 7.4V Shorty LiPo Battery!

Reedy’s 4100mAh 65C Shorty LiPo is intended solely for racers! Its compact size allows racers to optimize their setups by altering their vehicle’s weight distribution. And its reduced weight means more acceleration and improved jumping ability.

Winning race setups are a combination of handling and power. A 65C rating and a 4100mAh capacity means that whether racing stock or modified, you will have more than enough power to clear the big jump where others come up short!

A R.O.A.R.-approved durable hard case helps prevent damage, and 4mm socket connectors reduce resistance while allowing for clean wiring.

LiPo battery technology continues to progress and Reedy is proud to bring improved performance to the masses.

Specifications:
Capacity: 4100mAh
Voltage: 7.4V (2S)
Dimensions (mm): 96x47x24.8
Max. Charge Current: 8.2A (2C)
Discharge: 65C cont., 120C burst
Weight (g): 211

#602
Reedy LiPo 4100mAh 7.4V 65C Shorty
UPC: 784695 006027
Available: In Stock

Link: Team Associated

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June 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

JConcepts Compatible with Team Associated SC10GT

JConcepts Compatible with Team Associated SC10GT

JConcepts products are compatible with Team Associated’s new SC10GT vehicle. The fresh new vehicle from Team Associated is now ready to be fully customized with JConcepts tires, wheels, bodies and accessories. The SC10GT is creatively designed with many shared components from the SC10 and can benefit from the same performance package as its electric counterpart. Detail the truck with the current ROAR National Championship combination Hi-Flow body, Hazard wheels and Bar Codes tires or simply install your favorite JConcepts option with confidence inspired equipment.

JConcepts is World Proven Innovation and Design.

Compatible JConcepts Tires –

3041 – Goose Bumps
3042 – Subcultures
3043 – Double Dees
3044 – Bar Codes
3049 – Pressure Points
3061 – 3Ds
3067 – Choppers

Compatible JConcepts wheels –

3332B Rulux SC10 wheel – Black
3344 Hazard SC10 +3mm wheel – White
3344B Hazard SC10 +3mm wheel – Black
3344Y Hazard SC10 +3mm wheel – Yellow

Compatible JConcepts bodies –

0083 – Truth V2 body
0088 – Manta V2 body
0090 – Ford Raptor SVT body
0200 – 2012 Chevy Silverado body
0205 – Ford Raptor SVT X-Flow body
0208 – 1979 Ford Ranger F-250 body
0222 – Hi-Flow body

Compatible JConcepts accessories –

2081 – 12mm rear hex adaptor
2134 – 12mm front hex adaptor
2075 – 8/32” locking wheel nut – blue
2076 – 8/32” locking wheel nut – black

Link: Jconcepts

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June 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

RC Show 165 – ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nats

Featuring the Roar off road nationals for 2012 interview with TY Tessman as he takes the victory.

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June 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

EVO2-WT100 EVOII Waist Twister System

EVO2-WT100 EVOII Waist Twister System

      Special Features :
      1. Suitable to be used on H-K1 EVOII
    2. New EVO2 alum. Twisted plate mount & EVO2 alum. middle plate front mount will enable to be mounted with the new EVO2 copper middle plate EVO2-130-25CO (release soon)
      EVO2-WT100 Included
      WT001L  Holder Arm Left x 1 Pc
      WT001R  Holder Arm Right x 1 Pc
      WT002  Center Block A x 1 Pc
      WT003  Spring Adjustor x 2 Pcs
      WT004  Center Disk x 2 Pcs
      WT005  Center Pin x 1 Pc
      WT006  Center Block B x 1 Pc
      EVO2-457-1  EVO2 Alum. Middle Plate Front Mount x 1 Pc
      EVO2-WT007L  EVO2 Alum. Twisted Plate Mount Left x 1 Pc
      EVO2-WT007R  EVO2 Alum. Twisted Plate Mount Right x 1 Pc
      EVO2-WT008  EVO2 Waist Twister System Twist Plate x 1 Pc
      WT009A  Screw Spacer A x 2 Pcs
      WT009B  Collar B x 2 Pcs
      WT010  Spring 0.6mmx20mm (L) x 2 Pcs
      HK901  BH M3x5 x 1 Pc
      HK902  BH M3x6 x 4 Pcs
      HK932  FH M2.5×6 x 5 Pcs
      HK930  FH M3x6 x 1 Pc
      HK933  FH M3x8 x 2 Pcs

 Link: KM-RC

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June 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

XB9 Double Win At East Bavarian Championship R3

XB9 Double Win At East Bavarian Championship R3

Round 3 of the East Bavarian Championship took place at the beautiful 3 Burgen Ring in Riedenburg on June 16/17. The weather was great and the organizers did a perfect job of preparing the track. Eighty drivers took part in the race, with 29 of them in the 40+ class.

Riedenburg is a very smooth and slippery track with tight corners. To be fast you need a car with a lot of steering and rotation, so the set-up has to be different than most other tracks.

In the Sportsman class, Stefan Stiegler with his new XRAY XB9 dominated qualifying and the semi-final. He started in the final from P1 and never looked back. Congratulations!

Result Sport Class:

1. Stefan Stiegler XRAY XB9
2. Ludwig Schmitt
3. Heinrich Wagner

The Pro class was very tight, with the best drivers separated by only between a few seconds. I started 4th in the final, but small mistakes and a engine stoppage during refueling set me back 10 seconds so I missed the podium and finishing 6th overall. Not bad, but more was possible.

Result Pro Class:

1. Stefan Scheunpflug
2. Sebastian Winterstein
3. Christian Stangelmeier
4. Luca Steinbauer
5. Tommi Scheidl
6. Florian Laux XRAY XB9
7. Markus Penzkofer
8. Florian Schrenk
9. Stefan Schott
10. Bruckner Martin

In the 40+ class, it was a tough battle between me and Peter Scheunpflug. We changed swapped very often in the final, but in the end I was able to win with a small gap between us.

Result 40+ Class:

1. Florian Laux XRAY XB9
2. Peter Scheunpflug
3. Armin Kobler

The XB9 worked very well the whole weekend – all XRAY cars in the race were fast and easy to drive.

Thanks to the MSC Riedenburg Club for this perfect race!

Link: Xray

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June 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

RAZER X8L / Pro 1/8 Brushless – Motors

NEW Brushless Motor Series ” R A Z E R ” – Buggy / Truggy / Monster

Now the RAZER Series is complete with the “X8L”! RAZER 1/8 brushless car motor is specially developed to supply stable and strong power for R/C model cars. Optimal use for Buggy, Truggy and Monster.

RAZER X8L 1/8 BL – Motor

RAZER X8L / Pro 1/8 Brushless - Motor

The casing adopts high quality aluminium material which is high strength and light weight. There are M3 and M4 two specifications of the screws fixing in the front covers. The magnetic is slotted inside the rotor, which is different from traditional structure. This unique structure has higher security to protect the rotor from cracking at a high speed.

The new “X8L” is longer than the “X8″ so you have more torque – Maximum Power is 3500 Watt!

RD2250P-7T_____

RD2250P-8T
RPM / V (kV) 2200 1850
Max. Spannung (V) 28 28
Max. Strom (A) 190 160
Anzahl der Pole 6 6
Max. RPM (U/min) 55000 55000
Max. Power (W) 3500 3500
Gewicht (g) 413 413
Durchmesser (mm)_____ 42 42
Länge (mm) 74 74
Welle (mm) 5 5
Sensor Sensorless Sensorless

RAZER X8 1/8  BL – Motor

RAZER X8 1/8 BL - Motor

The casing adopts high quality aluminium material which is high strength and light weight. There are M3 and M4 two specifications of the screws fixing in the front covers. The magnetic is slotted inside the rotor, which is different from traditional structure. This unique structure has higher security to protect the rotor from cracking at a high speed.

 

RD2240-7T_____

RD2240-8T
RPM / V (kV) 2150 1900
Max. Spannung (V) 24,5 28
Max. Strom (A) 90 80
Anzahl der Pole 6 6
Max. RPM (U/min) 60000 60000
Max. Power (W) 2200 2200
Gewicht (g) 375 375
Durchmesser (mm)_____ 42 42
Länge (mm) 68,5 68,5
Welle (mm) 5 5
Sensor Sensorless Sensorless

RAZER X8 Pro 1/8 BL – Motor

RAZER X8 Pro 1/8 BL - Motor

The RAZER Pro is designed with 16 slots for more power, the motor can work at a higher efficiency before over heated.

 

RD2240P-6T_____

RD2240P-7T
RPM / V (kV) 2400 2100
Max. Spannung (V) 21 24,5
Max. Strom (A) 165 145
Anzahl der Pole 6 6
Max. RPM (U/min) 60000 60000
Max. Power (W) 3000 3000
Gewicht (g) 380 380
Durchmesser (mm)_____ 42 42
Länge (mm) 68,5 68,5
Welle (mm) 5 5
Sensor Sensorless Sensorless
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June 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment

RC Robot Cars With Ultrasonic Rangefinder And IR Sensors

RC Robot Cars With Ultrasonic Rangefinder And IR Sensors

LayerOne badge hacking twofer

Here’s a pair of LayerOne Badge hacks that actually included the RC as intended by the badge designers.

First up, we have the autonomous RC car built by [Arko]. He calls it Stanley Jr. as an homage to the Stanford DARPA Grand Challenge vehicle. It uses an Arduino shield to add a servo with an ultrasonic rangefinder on it. The lets the vehicle drive a bit, stop and scan the horizon, then drive some more. The hope is the rangefinder will keep it from running into anything. There’s a quick test run embedded after the break.

On the right is the badge hack which [Zjpahle] finished up after the contest was already over. He also chose to go with an Arduino shield, this time it’s an IMU board. But he added a standalone Arduino board to the vehicle which drives some EL wire (ground effects) and adds IR sensors to the front of the car. The IR sensors are for obstacle avoidance, and the IMU lets him tilt his badge for direction control.

We looked at the winner of the badge hacking competition on Wednesday. That hack didn’t involve the car, but used the badge as a Morse Code beacon

Link: Hack Day

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June 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Team Sheherd Sieber wins in Mühlau

Sieber wins in Mühlau

Last weekend the 3rd round of the East German Championship took place in Mühlau. Shepherd racer Daniele Sieber was attending the event and found a good setup for his Sonic powered Velox V8 “eleven” very fast resulting in very good laptimes.

On Sunday morning three qualifyings were held. With a big gap Daniel secured himself the pole-position followed by young Toni Gruber and Benjamin Schumann. In the 20 minutes main final had a huge lead after only 8 minutes giving him the chance to relax a little bit. He cruised to the victory 3 laps in front of Toni Gruber with Michael Kammer finishing 3rd.

Daniel used the following equipment:

Shepherd Velox V8 „eleven“
Sonic V.21T
Matrix Tyres 32sh front / 35sh rear

Link: Team Shepherd

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June 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Ty Tessman Does the Double at the 2012 ROAR Nationals!

HB/HPI's Factory Team Driver Ty Tessman takes on the Elite Class of 1/8th Off Road Truggy and Buggy drivers in North America at the 2012 ROAR 1/8th Scale Off Road Nationals. The field included the current National Champions and many past Champions as well as the rest of the up and coming favorites in the 1/8th scale off road community. Practice was held on Thursday with qualifying on Friday and Saturday. After an intense two days of qualifying, the HB/HPI Factory Team had Ty Tessman and Jesse Robbers in 3rd and 4th for the Buggy Class. And in the Truggy Class it was Ty Tessman, Jesse Robbers and Tyler Vik in 3rd, 15th and 18th.

HB/HPI’s Factory Team Driver Ty Tessman takes on the EliteClass of 1/8th Off Road Truggy and Buggy drivers in North America at the 2012 ROAR 1/8th Scale Off Road Nationals. The field included the current National Champions and many past Champions as well as the rest of the up and coming favorites in the 1/8th scale off road community. Practice was held on Thursday with qualifying on Friday and Saturday. After an intense two days of qualifying, the HB/HPI Factory Team had Ty Tessman and Jesse Robbers in 3rd and 4th for the Buggy Class. And in the Truggy Class it was Ty Tessman, Jesse Robbers and Tyler Vik in 3rd, 15th and 18th.

With qualifying complete it was off to the Sunday Main events. First off was the 45 minute Truggy Main Event and it was an epic battle between Tessman and the elite of the 1/8th scale world. After holding off late race challenger Dakotah Phend, Ty Tessmann earned his first ROAR National Championship! HB/HPI’s Factory Team Drivers Jesse Robbers and Tyler Vik also battled it out in the Truggy A Main event, finishing in 7th and 10th.

On to the hour long Buggy final event! After almost an hour of intense battles it was once again Ty Tessman and Dakotah Phend fighting it out for win. The last lap saw the two trade leads several times and it came down to the last few corners to determine the Champion, with Ty Tessman coming accross the line by just three tenths of a second!

With the win Ty Tessmann became only the second driver ever to take both the ROAR Truggy and Buggy Nationals win in the same year!

Photo credits: Neobuggy.net

Link: HPI

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