Serpent Cobra 811 anti-roll bar shaft
New for the Serpent Cobra 811 Buggy & Truggy is this anti-roll bar shaft. Precision machined from spring steel, it fits in the ball-raced anti-roll bar holders of the Cobra buggy (front and rear) and Truggy (rear). The straight anti-roll bar wires, which are sold separately, are fitted in the slots in the shaft of the aluminium holders and then fastened with set screws. This system allows the mounting of other thicknesses of anti-roll bar wires in very little time. The straight wires are available 1.8mm, 2.0mm, 2.1mm, 2.3mm, 2.5mm and 2.7mm versions.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Bittydesign MBX-6 Force shell
Bittydesign have announced that their MBX-6 Force shell is now available. The body that won the European Championships mounted to the car of Robert Batlle, the cab forward body adds “more feeling and more steering” according to the 2-time champion. The body which is made from 1mm thick, high quality, genuine Lexan is sold with windows masks, protective film, and decal sheets. Available now online from Bitty direct, it will hit dealers in about 2 weeks.
View more images of the shell here
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Eytard wins in France, Concialdi takes title
The fifth and final round of the French 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals took place in Grenoble last weekend. In the Elite class it was Xray driver Thomas Eytard that took the top qualifier spot ahead of Capricorn driver Basile Concialdi in 2nd and KM racer Frederic Bourrillon in 3rd. In the main final Frederic Bourrillon with the KM H-K1 was very fast with a different tire strategy but unfortunately he hit a crashed car in front of him and broke the steering rod while leading. The very young Léo Arnold (Capricorn/Orion/Matrix) had a fantastic race with a great battle for the lead with Thomas Eytard for almost half of the race. Unfortunately Léo had to stop 45 seconds before the end of the race after he stripped a gear. In the end it was Thomas Eytard (Xray/RB) who took the win with Michael Derderian (Xray/RB) in 2nd and Basile Concialdi (Capricorn/Orion) in 3rd, who is also the new French Champion for 2011.
Source: ART [asia-racing-team.com]
Monday, September 12, 2011
Q&A with Team Durango’s Jason Dearden
Following the recent announcement that 3 time European Champion Renaud Savoya had left Durango and the subsequent departures from the team by Elliot Boots and Taylor James we sat down with Team Durango’s Jason Dearden to hear the company’s side of the story.
Read the full Q&A with Jason here
Monday, September 12, 2011
JQ Products THE Car update
JQ Products have come out with an update for THE Car. The update includes all the running changes they have made during the year, along with new plastics (above), designed to be more durable. They also have a lot of option parts coming out in the next few weeks, which aim to improve the handling of THE Car.
View a video of THE Crash test here
Monday, September 12, 2011
Capricorn 1650mAh LiFe RX pack
Capricorn have released this new LiFe RX pack for use in gas powered cars. The 6.6v 1650mAh pack is very light and unlike LiPo packs does not requiring a regulator, which is necessary for some radio equipment due to their higher voltage. Configured as a stick pack it comes pre wired with power and balancer cable.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thomas Stockman wins Belgian finale
Last weekend was the final round of the Belgian electric Touring car championships held at the lovely track of MRCL next to the airport of Bierset. On Saturday’s practice day it was beautiful weather, 30 degrees and more and everybody was trying hard to find the best setup. But on Sunday it was raining cats and dogs and it was not looking good for the rest of the day. The EFRA guys were still fast on the slippery track with all the water. Thomas Stockman wanted to win a race this year and this was his last chance. Thomas was going fast and took the pole in front of Nick Joosens and surprising Jonathan Prouvosq as third. Rico Claeys took fourth in front of Manuel Henriet.
Continue reading the report here
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Jack Neal wins BRCA U13′s
Silverstone buggy club hosted the annual BRCA F2’s Juniors and veterans race. With the top level F1 grade drivers unable to race it was a chance for the up and coming drivers to shine, although it was good to see several F1 drivers showing up at the race to help others. In the Under 13 class Jack Neal scored a double win in 2WD and 4WD with his Schumacher Cougar SV and CAT. In Under 16 Ashley Caunt took the 2WD title and Connor Cocker the 4WD. Tony Truman scored a 2WD and 4WD double in the F2 class, and the over 40 veterans class was won by Andy Carter in 2WD and Alec Springer in 4WD.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Saturday, September 10, 2011
