Friday, July 25, 2008
Xray Column - Statistics, Expenses… Categories - Industry, Products, Xray - comments closed
The 20th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the current economic climate and its effect on the model car industry.
Over the last several years we have kept our export prices the same despite the expenses for labor, energy, material, services have been increasing constantly above the standard inflation rate. The Slovak economy has been exceptionally strong over the last few years and when for 1 Euro we received a few years ago over 40 Slovak crowns, today it is only 30 Slovak crowns; and for 1 USD we received a few years ago over 42 Slovak crowns, today it is only 19 Slovak crowns. If you do the math, you will fully understand my concern and the tough situation we have to face.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
KO Propo America Launch new Website Categories - Industry, KO Propo, Products - comments closed
The people at KO Propo America have been touch to tell us about the launch of their new and improved web site. In December of 2007 KO Propo America was established as the new distributor for KO Propo products State side and now in Summer 2008 they are proud to launch their new web site. Visitors to the site will now find up to date news and latest product info, full product descriptions and a totally new look and feel. Check out the new site at kopropo.com/america.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
RC Racing - Series 2 Episode 9 Categories - Industry, Racing, Video - comments closed
The producers of the great RC TV show RC Racing were once again in contact to inform us of the upcoming Episode 9 which premiers this Wednesday on European cable channel Motors TV.
This Month RC Racing has the final of the biggest event in 1/8th Buggy racing so far this year from the Neo 08 held at the Harper Adams agricultural college, we also have analysis and interviews with the winners and losers. We also conclude our coverage from Ingolstadt Germany of the 1/12th European championships where we have race action from the third A final. This is the last “all new” episode of Series 2, but you’ll all be pleased to hear that we have already been recommissioned for series 3 that will start in November and will include full coverage from Thailand of the 1/12th and 1/10th electric world championships. To keep you going till then we will have a brace of “best of episodes” however as we actually have some new stuff “left over” they will actually be slightly new as well!
The show premiers at 21.30pm on Motors TV this Wednesday and will receive several more showings across the month. Please check Motors TV site for further details.
Source: RC Racing TV [rcracing.tv]
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
RC Racing Series 2 episode 8 Categories - Industry, Racing, Video - comments closed
Episode 8 of the second 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 RC Racing continues our in-depth coverage of two of the biggest events in European RC. Firstly we’re back at Harper Adams Agricultural College for the première indoor Rallycross event, the NEO 08! with full coverage of the second Semi Final featuring the best drivers from Europe and the USA. We also have our full report from Ingolstadt Germany of the 1/12th European championships where we also full race action from the second A final.
Source: RC Racing [rcracing.tv]
Monday, June 23, 2008
XRAY Column - Excited for the Worlds? Categories - Industry, Products, Xray - comments closed
The 19th instalment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now on-line. In this months column, Juraj talks about the company’s preparations for the upcoming 1/10th scale 200mm World Championship in Portugal.
First I ran with a standard clutch to get the feeling on the drivability on the track, and then changed to the new lightweight clutch to make side-by-side comparisons. The feeling from the lightweight clutch was very good; the car was easier for me to drive and acceleration of RPMs was very smooth. The negative side effect of the smoother clutch was that the clutch lost a bit of aggression and in certain corners the car lost the speed out of the corner at full throttle. I believe that at small technical tracks this lightweight clutch with smaller diameter and smaller shoes would be outstanding, but for this super-fast track I felt that the standard clutch would definitely be better.
Read the full column here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
LRP Launch their new Website Categories - Industry, LRP, Products - comments closed 
Our friends at LRP in Germany have just launched an all new website to showcase their product line up and race results. Packed with information, including photos and videos, the site is available to users in both German and English and displays the company’s products in a simple to find and easy to view way, enabling you to make your choice that much quicker. Check out the new site at lrp.cc
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
RC Racing - Series 2 Episode 8 Categories - Industry, Racing, Video - comments closed
The producers of the great RC TV show RC Racing were once again in contact to inform us of the upcoming Episode 8 which premiers this Wednesday on European cable channel Motors TV.
This Month RC Racing continues our in-depth coverage of two of the biggest events in European RC. Firstly we’re back at Harper Adams Agricultural College for the première indoor Rallycross event, the NEO 08! with full coverage of the second Semi Final featuring the best drivers from Europe and the USA. We also have our full report from Ingolstadt Germany of the 1/12th European championships where we also full race action from the second A final.
The show premiers at 21.30pm on Motors TV this Wednesday and will receive several more showings across the month. Please check Motors TV site for further details.
Source: RC Racing TV [rcracing.tv]
Kyosho EM Challenge 2008 Categories - Industry, Kyosho - comments closed 
With the European Football Championships starting this week hosted by Switzerland & Austria, our friends at Kyosho Germany are running a fun competition to win some great prizes. The first placed price is an Inferno GT Ferrari F430GT, with 2nd place getting a Fazer Audi A4 DTM and 3rd getting a Minium Citabria airplane. Places 4 to 10 will receive a Kyosho t-shirt from their team collection. This competition is in the German language only.
Visit the competition site here.
