MRP, makers of the GRP tire range have sent us details on their full range of buggy tires. Most you have seen before, but new from the Italian company is the Endurance (first from left, click to make bigger). This is a very rounded tire with very big and low pins, ideal on flat, clean and very blue groove surfaces. It has a plain structure which makes it very smooth and fast on high grip tracks, where with traditional tires, the car tends to roll over easily, making driving very difficult. Its very long life pins makes it an unbeatable tire for all finals, also on high wear tracks. Also suitable for use on asphalt such as on road tracks or car parks. As with all the tires they are available in a variety of compounds, with a variety of inserts.

These tires along with the complete range of GRP products are available now at their new online shop.

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At this time of year we see the RC tarantulas (compare prices) on the store shelves. But the U.S. Army could be getting a different sort of radio controlled creepy crawler. The Army’s Remote-Controlled Beetle is a real project, using live bugs. Read more…

Real Remote-Controlled Beetles originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 15:45:46.

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The organisers of 2010 DHI Cup were in contact to tell us that entry for this great event will begin at 19:00 CET on the 22nd of October. The race takes place from the 8th to 10th of January in the same venue as 2008 and 2009, the Sport Arena in Odense, Denmark and is a must for all serious electric racers. This year Modified and Super Stock class drivers will get 1 set of controlled tires included in entry fee. The Super Stock class has a limit of 130 drivers while in modified its 90 drivers, so be sure to get your entry in early to avoid disappointment. To avoid the issues they had last year, a brand new carpet is to be used at this event and it will be same that was successfully used in 2008. New for this year’s event EFRA Spec LiPo cells are allowed.

Visit the official event site here & place your entry here.

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Speed Passion have dropped us a mail to tell us that they are looking for candidates to apply for their new Sales and Technical manager position for the North American market. The applicant must be well qualified, experienced and knowledgeable on RC in either a personal or professional level. Full information on the job can be found below.

Speed Passion since 2005 Nov, Our mission is to be driven by revolution idea and designs. We take great passion in creating, engineering, manufacturing and supporting our own product. For the past 3 years our brand has released many new innovative products into R/C market and our product has been reward as No.1 by winning many large race events such as the 2008 IFMAR World Championships, 2008 IIC, 2008/09 ETS, 2009 DHI Cup and 2009 European Championships. Our future is to bring more new ideas and products and ensure our technical support are total performance and satisfaction to our customer.

In order to meet our target we are looking for a right team member to join us, to help us fulfill our new mission and growth together. The Sales & Technical Manager plays a key role in communicating to consumers and dealers not only the details about the product, handle inquiries, provide technical support and quality sales service to clients are essential.  Passion and dedication that goes into creating, manufacturing, and supporting each one.  Direct report to management to develop and execute marketing materials that properly and consistently communicate and maintain company objectives, strategy, and mission. Executes programs to support and increase sales around those items, utilizes their passion for the product, along with their marketing and technical experience, to seek out new and creative opportunities for product and brand exposure. A strategic mindset, experience, and tremendous attention to detail help the product R&D team to evaluate new opportunities.  Direct overseas all media and promotional content (web, print, packaging, video, etc.) for specific products ensuring timeliness, technical accuracy, and consistency with company objectives. The position has a high level of front-line responsibility so strong organizational skills and extreme attention to detail are a must.

Requirements:
- A Bachelors degree in Marketing or Business and 3-5 years of related experience
- Personal or professional involvement with radio control, or other performance based hobbies is a plus.
- Demonstrated attention to detail, organizational skills and time management skills
- Proven ability to coordinate and drive toward specific, deadline-driven goals.
- Understanding of media, promotional and web production techniques
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
- MUST with good knowledge and hands-on experience in Distributorship Development, Selection, Qualification, and Management, able to apply KPI on Distributorship Performance
- Initiative, outgoing, energetic and sales-oriented

We are proud to offer well-researched compensation packages designed to make employees for life. In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits include profit sharing.

Forward your resume including salary history and requirements and a relevant cover letter to hr@king-golden.com subject “Sales & Technical Manager”. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Very late in the season, at the beginning of October, the Norwegian Championship 1:8th scale IC track was held at the Hvervenbukta Raceway in Oslo, which was the venue for the Euros back in 2003.  Despite cold and humid conditions the fastest laptime in practise was 12,65 sec which is below the track record from 2001. Unfortunately it rained during the night and on the morning of the race day most of the race was run under wet or semi wet conditions. Shepherd racer Adrian Berntsen already showed his strong performance during qualifying by winning every single qualifying round and taking the TQ for the 45 min final in front of Lars Haugen, Arntzen Erik and Helge Johannson. The final could be started under dry conditions and Adrian showed a perfect performance leading from start to finish. Besides the fuel stops only 7 laptimes out of 191 were over 14,000 sec with the best lap being a 13,503. With a gap of 4 laps he crossed the finishing line in first position in front of  Lars Haugen (Mugen) and Rasch-Olsen Frode (Mugen).

Final results
1. Berntsen Adrian – 191 laps in 45:01:240
2. Haugen Lars – 187 laps in 45:04,748
3. Frode Rasch-Olsen – 181 laps in 45:03,501
4. Joakim Nicolaisen – 170 laps in 45:10,296
5. Magnussen Johnny – 165 laps in 45:02,754
6. Ole Bro – 158 laps in 42:33,791
7. Andresen Lasse – 143 laps in 45:06,940
8. Berntsen Kjetil – 54 laps in 17:24,378
9. Johannessen Helge – 18 laps in 04:25,497
10. Erik Arntzen – 0 laps in 00:00,000

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

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Team Orion have introduced their new range of Hump Rocketpacks with TRX connector, to perfectly fit the Traxxas Rustler/Bandit VXL and Slash cars. Now you can take advantage of Team Orion’s latest NiMH technology in your Traxxas car boosting it to high performance with 8.4V or 9.6V voltage. Supplied with 12AWG ultra flexible silicone wires they are available in a wide variety of outputs.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

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Team Orion Hump Rocketpacks