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May 31, 2012

SpeedMerchant pan car steering blocks

SpeedMerchant introduce their new pan car steering blocks for all on-road chassis with standard 1/8″ king pin. They sport the same geometry as company’s delrin blocks and are slightly lower in height than most of the available blocks for more variety in ride height and roll centre adjustments. Additionally the 4.40 ball stud is moved away from the king pin for more Ackermann options while a different axle trail takes away a bit of the twitchiness around the centre of the steering. They are designed for the use with SpeedMerchant’s machined front axles, come with 4-40 set screws and are available in black or blue anodising.

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May 31, 2012

Boss Z7 Nds-Tech tuned engine

The Boss Z7 7-port on-road engine is hand-tuned and assembled by Nds-Tech and features a coated crankcase, hand-tuned ABC liner and specially treated backplate to increase the overall performance of this 3.5cc on-road engine. Other features of the Z7 include a crankshaft with silicone insert and two Swiss-made ball bearings with the rear one being a ceramic type.

Source: Boss Engines [boss-engines.com]

May 31, 2012

Cortez & Gaio win Madeira regionals Rd3

The third round of the Madeira Island nitro and electric on-road regionals was held at the Cancela track. In the 200mm 1/10 scale nitro class Luis Cortez (Mugen Seiki/Novarossi) took TQ with former national champion Luis Angelo (Serpent/Novarossi) in third and André Gonçalves (Mugen Seiki/Novarossi) in third place. Luis was able to open a gap within the first 10 minutes of the race that he was able to keep until the end of the main final securing him the win with Luis Miguel Angelo in second and Paulo Rodrigues (Xray/Novarossi) in third place.

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May 31, 2012

European Nitro Challenge attracts capacity entry

The European Nitro Challenge takes place at the Hockenheimring in Germany next weekend (7-10 June) and has bucked the trend for nitro events by attracting a capacity 120 entries made up of some of nitro racing’s fastest drivers including current 1:8 World Champion Robert Pietsch. Created last year by Shepherd, the German manufacturer selected one of Europe’s most appropriate venues for a nitro event allowing 1:10 & 1:8 drivers to race within the grounds of the home of the German Formula One Grand Prix.

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May 30, 2012

Edam 48P pinion gears

Edam have released a complete range of 5mm 48 pitch pinion gears for their Espirit 1/10th electric chassis. Available from 24T to 33T, they are made from steel and give the user the possibility to gear their car to be able to use up to a 550 motor and 3-cell LiPo.

Source: Edam [edamhobby.com]

May 30, 2012

KM H-K1 rear shock tower

KM have released an updated version of their H-K1 rear shock tower. Again made from 4mm carbon fibre, the new design is ready for mounting the soon to be released rear plastic body supports.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

May 29, 2012

VBC Racing Wildfire 1/10 4wd touring car

VBC Racing have introduced their first 1/10 4wd touring car designed for competition called the Wildfire. The car has been developed from the ground up and all parts are designed with only one thing in mind, ‘Fast’. VBC put in months of intensive testing with drivers all around the globe on carpet and asphalt surfaces, even testing the car in highly competitive national and international races around the world to gather valuable data to help fine tune the car.

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May 29, 2012

Seet & Lee wins 2012 Singapore Open

This year’s Singapore Open had great attendance with 120 racers equally divided among the 1/10th and 1/8th GP categories. This is the first time in several years that registration was full weeks in advance and a waiting list was needed. The big news this year was the level of competition, with top drivers attending the race from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia. Even bigger news, was the very fast lap times set consistently by Meen Vejrak of Thailand and Nicholas ‘IceMan’ Lee of Singapore. Nicholas Lee, a Singaporean, crossed over from EP to GP this year after a World Championship title in EP last year. Nicholas Lee TQ’d and won the 1/8 class with a RB powered Serpent 966TE. He got 2nd place and set the second fastest lap time in the 1/10 class with his RB powered KM-HK1.

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