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September 22, 2010

Sterian Folev wins Bulgarian Off-road Nats Rd3

The third round of the Bulgarian Off-road Nationals took place near Sofia, in the village of Bankya in perfect weather. The track presented to drivers was rough, hard to handle and including some very high jumps. In the Buggy class the top qualifier was Mario Vutov followed by Petar Gergov, Emil Karamfilov, Sterian Folev and Dimitar Leskovski completing the top 5. The 45-minute-long final proved that a race is won with endurance and not just with speed. Mario Vutov was the fastest guy on the track but unfortunately had battery issues and lost about 10 minutes. Emil Karamfilov also wasn’t able to finish due to a throttle servo failure. The battle for first place was between Sterian Folev and Petar Gergov, both showing very good pace throughout the final. Georgi Minkov took advantage of Gergov’s slight battery issue at the end of the event and finished second. After the victory for Sterian Folev, who is having a very successful debut year, the fight for the title is now forming. Dimitur Leskovski and Georgi Minkov both have 126 points with Sterian Folev running close behind with 124. Petar Gergov is with 118. The next race is in Varna in 2 weeks where we see the national champion crowned for 2010.

September 22, 2010

Bitty Design Wear custom clothing

Italian design and custom company Bitty Design have announced their new venture, Bitty Design Wear. Wear offers a complete professional custom clothing service that will give the ability for all drivers to have that ‘Pro’ look at the track. Featuring high quality, durable, printing on top of quality cotton material, customers can choose from a t-shirt, sweater and jacket and select the company logos and order you wish them to appear as well as other custom options such as name and country.

Source: Bitty Design [bittydesign.net]

September 22, 2010

Motogo-Seiki RB5 Mid motor conversion

Motogo-Seiki in Japan have released version 2 of their Kyosho Ultima RB5 mid motor conversion set. The new configuration allows the mounting of LiPo saddle packs and has a lower mounted gearbox compared the previous version. Still in the final stages of production, the set will be only available in this light grey colour and utilizes as many parts from the RBS as possible to keep costs down.

View the different parts here

September 22, 2010

Grid RC rear ball-bearing supported motor mount

Grid RC have released this rear ball bearing supported 1/8 electric motor mount for their cam style motor mount system. This new mount allows racers that have gearing setups that require over 18T pinions, to still have a ball bearing supported motor shaft and utilize the cam style mesh adjustment. Also, this new mount utilizes all the mounting screws in a 4-hole or 6-hole 1/8 motor. On a Neu/Castle you can now use all four M3 socket screws, while on a Tekin, you can use all six socket cap screws (four M3 and two M4).

Source: Grid RC [gridrc.com]

September 22, 2010

Spec-R 4wd Mini Touring body shell

New from Spec-R is this 1/10 mini size ‘touring car’ body. Featuring a unique look and excellent handling on the track, it is made from high quality lexan and comes supplied with protective overspray mask and stickers.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

September 22, 2010

T.O.P. Photon suspension arms & ARB set

New from T.O.P. Racing for their Photon touring car comes these two performance enhancing option parts. First up are these ‘carbon fibre’ suspension arms, which are super stiff and help lower the overall weight of the car in areas where it counts most. Also new is this optional anti-roll bar set, which includes 1.1mm, 1.3mm, 1.5mm bars and joins the existing range to complete the set.

View the ARB set here

September 21, 2010

Root & Schreffler win at JBRL Electric Rd7

The Jimmy Babcock Racing League (JBRL) headed to Pegasus Hobbies in Monte Clair for Round 7 of the 2010 Electric Series. Pegasus had prepared a fun layout and the weather was fantastic, setting up a great day of racing for the 150+ entrants. Team Losi Racing drivers Frank Root, Aaron Lane, Matt Schreffler, Doug “Casper” Nielsen, Keith Whisler, and Michael Guzman were all in attendance. Only a few miles from the Losi facility, this was sort of a home race for the team.

Continue reading the report here

September 21, 2010

Eugene Galley takes the 2wd class BRCA F345’s

Driving a Schumacher Cougar SV, Eugene Galley to the British F3/F4/F5 2wd drivers championship title at Silverstone. From 6th on the grid Eugene drove through the field to score another national title for the British company. Already this year Tom Cockerill has won the prestigious overall championship, Dave Poulter the F2 title and Greg Williams the under 16 junior title, rounding out a fantastic debut season for the Cougar SV in Schumacher’s return to 2WD off road racing after a 10 year absence. In the 4wd class on Sunday the CAT SX2 made 2nd and 3rd places with Eugene and Adam Mackman.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]