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Radio Control Car Action, Apr 2003 by Gonzalez, George M, Sams, Jason

On-road 1/12-scale foam tires TRC's new foam 1/12 tires are mounted on rigid, yellow, plastic rims. The spokes are well supported to resist flex, and the tires are available in several front and rear compounds.

Each package contains two front or rear tires and a TRC decal. Part numbers and prices vary with compound. TRC (732) 635-1600; teamtrinity.com.

Engine mounts

Fioroni has released these special blue-anodized engine mounts for the GE Storm to help improve engine cooling. To lighten the mounts, Fioroni milled out the centers and machined fins into its sides to enlarge the cooling area. The unique features, however, are the measurement marks that are etched onto the top of the mount to help you install the engine properly.

Item no. OT-6519; $24.49. Fioroni Option Parts distributed by General Silicones Co. USA (626) 338-3815; genera Isil icones.com.

ACER RACING 1800mAh

NiMH AA batteries

Tired of replacing transmitter batteries before a race? If you run in long nitro races, you probably go through a ton of batteries. Acer Racing offers 1800mAh NiMH cells to increase run time. When the voltage gets low, you can recharge them on a NiMH-safe charger.

Item no. 1800aa4 $6.99/pack of 4. Acer Racing (310) 472-8090; acerracing.com.

Heat-sink heads

We bet that the shine on these extra-large heat-sink heads caught your eye. Nocer offers large, high-bling-factor, polished-aluminum heat-sink heads for most popular racing engines. Shown from left to right: a Novarossi/Top/Rex .21 head, a .12 O.S. CV head and a .21 O.S. RZ-V99/RZ-VO1B head. The light, two-piece design uses a separate glow-plug button so you only have to replace the button if you cross-thread or strip the glow-plug opening. Some of the heat-sink heads are offered with a button; others use the engine's stock button. All Nocer buttons are hand-fit and have tight tolerances for best performance.

Nocer Racing Strategies (270) 782-7750; nocer.com.

HPI High

performance air cleaner

HPI's filter features a thick, oiled-foam outer element, a thin, nylon-mesh central element and a third, internal, oiled-foam element to keep out dirt and dust while allowing as much air as is possible into the engine. Two nylon zip-ties are included to attach the filter to any .21 engine. Item no. 72438; $17.

HPi Racing (949) 753-1099; hpiracing.com.

TRACK THREADS

TRINITY & TRC Hats

Whether you are trying to keep your dome warm at the track or you want shade, Trinity's and TRC's new hats will do the job and bring you up-to-date in track-gear fashion with multicolored embroidered logos. The hats are available in small-- medium and large-extra large sizes. Monster Horsepower hat-RC9800; $9.99 TRC hat-RC9700; $9.99

Trinity Products Inc. (732) 635-1600: teamtrinity.com.