Capricorn LAB-C01 Limited edition
Italian company Capricorn RC have released a special limited edition LAB-C01 chassis to commemerate their winning of last year’s European Championships in Sweden. Limited to just 100 pieces, the kit includes kevlar pulleys, plastic bumper plate & lateral brace, in place of carbon, a front sway bar kit, long life belt, red shock springs and HLD diff pins. Available now.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Friday, February 25, 2011
Tebo secures Truggy TQ honours at DNC
Jared Tebo is the Top Qualifier for the Truggy class at the ‘The Dirt’ Nitro Challenge having secured the honour by backing up his opening qualifying performance with another TQ run in the second. The US Truggy Champion once again headed a Kyosho 1-2 at the top the time sheets improving his time by 6 seconds while team-mate Cody King set a new fastest lap time of 44.399 on his way to second.
View our full event coverage here.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Xceed Kruzer V2 1/10th 200mm bodyshell
Xceed have released their update Kruzer 1/10th 200mm bodyshell, called the V2. Italian designed, its new rear wing design and wider rear wheel arches offer more downforce and stability, while a steeper nose/grill section gives more steering. Made from 0.75mm thick high quality polycarbonate material this EFRA homologated (2044) shell comes supplied with masking sheet.
View more images of the shell here
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Vega Elite TRF201 2WD race conversion
Having brought you details on the first two releases from the new series of Vega Elite 2WD race conversions, another very similar conversion is now available, this time for the Tamiya TRF201 buggy. As with the other conversions it features a CNC machined aerospace 7075 alloy tub chassis & gearbox, motor plate heat sink, rear shock tower, bodyshell and more. This new conversion changes the weight distribution of the car, allowing it to jump more level & massively helps in-air control and powered landings.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
RC Racing – Series 5 Episode 3
Episode 3 of the fifth series of RC Racing, shown in Europe on cable channel Motors TV, is now online and can be watched in the player above.
This month we have Multi-camera action of the EFRA 2wd 1/10th Off Road Championships from Austria before a short trip to Brno in the Czech Republic for more EFRA action, this time with a report on the spectacular F1 large Scale Championships.
Source: RC Racing TV [rcracing.tv]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
CSO MRX-5 aluminium front bearing blocks
CSO have produced these front main bearing blocks for the Mugen MRX-5. Made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, they are black anodised and offer more strength and stiffness than the original version, as well as being better able to resist tweak.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Trophy Shepherd – Announcement
Giving you another on road gas race option in Italy for the weekend of the 12 and 13th of March, the organisers of the Trophy Shepherd race were in touch to promote their event. Held at the Miniautodromo Mesero, this race is open to both 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale 200mm classes and as well as attracting some top drivers such as Daniele Ielasi, it will be the first European race for new Shepherd signing Ronald Volker.
For more information visit the track site here.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Xray re-sign Eric Dankel for 2 more years
Xray have announced the re-signing of German driver Eric Dankel. A three-time German National Champion, Eric is a very versatile all round driver, winning those titles in both electric and gas sedan. Eric had this to say:
I am proud to race another two years for Xray. People at Xray working really hard and I am looking forward to another great and succesful two years. I would like to thank Xray and also SMI for their trust and support.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
