Tobias Hepp wins 1/8 opener in Western Germany
Round one of the 1/8 nitro Western German Championship saw Tobias Hepp taking full points for the qualification of the German Nationals which will be held in September in Roetz in Southern Germany. The 16 years old Hepp achieved his victory in class 1 in front of Steven Cuypers and Frank Schewiola while 15 years old Jean-Pierre Roenicke with his victory in class 2 making it a day for the youth.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
James Caruso takes ECC victory
James “Turbofest” Caruso took his Super Bully Crawler to ECC “East Coast Championships” to test his skills and rig against some of the best super class drivers in the country. James used the RC4WD Super Bully 65:1 Axles, and titanium hardware on his custom built Super Crawler. He also built his own chassis and OTA “over the axle” steering setup for this truck leading to domination in the Super Class. After 4 courses James pulled away with the win by one point. There were a total of 3 RC4WD Super Bully axled rigs in the top 6 at the ECC event.
Source: RC4wd [rc4wd.com]
Monday, April 26, 2010
Hungarian Electric National Championship
The 2009/2010 Hungarian Electric National Championship, which comprised of 7 rounds from which 6 count, came to an end in April at the Dabas Diego Sport Center. The Hungarian Electric National Championship which runs only on carpet from October until April, had an average entries of 110-120 racers during the season and not only saw National Championship categories but hosted races also for Formula-1, Buggy (1/10, 1/16) Gentleman and Junior drivers. In the most popular category called N (Newcomers) it was Viktor Juhasz (Losi), who won all 7 races and the championship ahead of Jozsef Valent (Xray) and young talent Akos Kloiber (Losi).
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Acorn Racing 5500mAh 36C Carbon LiPo pack
Acorn Racing have released this 5500mAh 36C 7.4V Carbon Edition LiPo pack. All Acorn race type LiPos are housed in a crash proof plastic case and these 5500mAh cells are made in 2S1P configurations which allows proper balancing and charging. The photo shows one of the first batch of prototypes that were made and sent to their distributors, with the final version will be released in 2 to 3 weeks time following ROAR approval.
Source: Acorn Racing [acornracing.com]
Monday, April 26, 2010
CSO NT1 rear stiffener
CSO have released the rear stiffening brace for the Xray NT1 200mm chassis. Made from 7075 T6 aluminium, it has been further hard coated for extra durability. The brace mounts on the gearbox side of he car, between the radio plate mounting bracket and the right 2-speed shaft mounting block, and prevents any flex occurring in this area of the car.
Click here to see the brace mounted
Monday, April 26, 2010
Russian Touring series – Announcement
Russian RC club RC Moscow have announced the creation of the new Russian Touring series. Consisting of 10 races, the winners in Pro Stock and Modified classes will be awarded tickets to one of the ETS races next year. Created to promote RC racing in Russia and help talented drivers to participate in famous European races and develop their driving skills, the first race will take place in Moscow on the 8th – 9th of May. The control tires for the event will be supplied by Xenon, while Speed Passion will be the Pro Stock motor supplier. International playboy Toni Rheinard from Toni Sport will be in attendance at round 1 of the series to offer technical support.
For details of the track location and rules go here or you can contact organizers via e-mail (art-lopukhin@mtu-net.ru).
Monday, April 26, 2010
Roche BD5 titanium coated suspension pins
Roche have released these titanium coated suspension pins for the Yokomo BD5. Made from a hard stainless steel material will provide smoother and lower friction to the arm movement. Each pin will also be engraved to let the user easily identify the length of the pin. Available in 3 versions, there is the 42mm front inner hinge pin, the 45mm rear inner hinge pin and the 45mm outer hinge pin. Available in mid May.
Source: Roche [roche.hk]
Monday, April 26, 2010
Edam Evo-X style 1/10th 200mm shell
Edam have announced the release of this new Mitsubishi Evo X style (really?) 1/10th 200mm body shell. A completely brand new design, it has been created with air flow dynamic formulas, which means it will bring perfect down force to make the car super stable together with fantastic handling.
View another image of the shell here
Monday, April 26, 2010
