Serpent 966 Link system
Seen at the World Championships last year, as well as other races, the new Serpent link system for their 966 chassis is now available. Consisting of 2 trackrods that connect the radio plate to the radio plate bracket, this allows the two parts, which were previously fixed together, to move separately of each other which allows the user to create and control the flex in the car. This upgrade requires that you have the latest radio plate bracket in which the required hole in the X shape has already been created, however it is a simple modification for those that don’t have this. Available at the end of April.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Xray NT1 Ultimate rear springs
Xray have released a new rear spring set for the NT1 1/10th 200mm chassis. Powder-coated for easy identification, they have been developed from extensive testing and racing experience, and designed and precision-crafted to have a unique spring characteristic. Sold in a set of 2 springs, they are available from soft to hard in dark blue, l. purple, l. red, violet and purple.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Monday, April 12, 2010
Kyle Branson wins BRCA 200mm Nats Rd1
The first round of the BRCA 200mm nationals was held at Stonehaven in Scotland last weekend where the Muchmore GP is usually held and reigning champion Kyle Branson sent us this report. Despite severe weather warnings the weather wasn’t too bad. Saturday was a wet start but eventually dried out after a few hours. The grip wasn’t too bad to start off with but gradually increased throughout the day. Our main aim was to try and lower tire wear, due to the nature of the track it was very high. My car was good all day Saturday and I managed to set the fastest lap just ahead of Adam Catchpole. Practice finished at 6:00pm and just after, the rain had started which lead to a wet Sunday morning. In the first round of qualifying everybody had to make a decision on what tire to use and most people went on a rubber tire. I set TQ just ahead of Adam Catchpole in second and Joe Kerry in third, In the second round the track was drying rapidly and I made a wrong choice on tires and Joe Kerry took pole just ahead of Johnathan Dobney. In the third round the track was basically dry and everybody was on normal dry tires. I set TQ on 20 laps with Joe Kerry in second on a fast 19 and Johnathan Dobney a couple of seconds behind him. In the final round I didn’t improve my time due to a mistake and the top 3 stayed the same.
Continue reading the report here
Sunday, April 11, 2010
1st Annual Spring Carpet Nats – Announcement
The 1st Annual Spring Carpet Nationals is to be held at Glidescope Raceway and Hobbies will be run on April 24-25. Team Xray Driver Paul Lemieux has confirmed for the race, which is set to be a fun and relaxing setting with a lot of door prizes and some great racing. The track at Glidescope is 85×36 and has plenty of pit space and a stocked hobby shop on site and the race is open to 13.5 & 17.5 touring car rubber, 13.5 1/12th scale single cell as well as 13.5 World GT single cell.
For more information view the race flyer here (PDF).
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Xray News Round-up
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.
- New XRAY Pit Towels – Large
- T3 at 2010 LRP Masters
- T3 Wins 1/10 EP Indonesian National Championship R1
- XB808 Wins RC South Trophy R2
Click here to view the round-up
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Pro-Line 15% off Limited time offer
Site sponsors Pro-Line have been in contact to inform everyone about their great new deal currently running on their online store. You can now save an additional 15% on all orders up until tax day April 15th. Simply enter the promo code PLTAX when in your shopping car in the space provided to avail of this great deal.
Visit the Pro-Line website here.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Much More Impact 1S 5200mAh LiPo pack
New for 1/12th scale applications, Much More have released this new EFRA legal Impact 1S 5200mAh LiPo pack. This high quality 50C 3.7V battery features a carbon look hard case for impact protection and with its size, it fits easily into most 1/12th scale pan cars. Comes pre wired with a pre mounted Ultra 2P connector.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
Saturday, April 10, 2010
LMI Racing Cleaning gum
German company LMI Racing have released this new cleaning gum. Similar to those currently on the market, it too picks up all the dust and dirt from your car, getting at those hard to reach corners, with oil and grease also no problem for it. Sold in a 200 gram pot.
Source: LMI [lmiracing.com]
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Zdenko Kunak wins Czech Speed Passion Challenge
This most popular racing series in the Czech Republic, the Speed Passion Challenge consisted of 25 races including two international races, the very famous ETS and traditional Czech Grand Prix. For the Czech Republic this series have been something new and unique, because for the first time in history the series was promoted by 4 race organisers, who joined together to reach drivers from every part of the country. Because of this, in the final ranking there was 128 drivers, which is the most in Czech history for the stock category. Every driver competing used the Speed Passion Competition 3.0 13.5T motor and Xenon Racing MAX32 tires. The champion of first season was Xray driver Zdenko Kunak, while vice-champion was Hot Bodies racer Jakub Plechac, while Jiri Mara, driving also for Xray, completed the podium in 3rd. The series of course continues in the summer season as well, with 20 races and in addition to the Stock class there will be also be a Modified and Hobby class added. The series wanted to say thank you the different event organisers as well as supporters Mibosport, Lestr Models, Funny Cars and club RCA SVC Trutnov. Also a big thanks goes to Tonisport for it´s support, not only on the price giving ceremony, but throughout the season.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
