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June 18, 2012

Papanikolaou double at the 2012 ElectroChamps

The second edition of the annual ElectroChamps electric off road race is now history and was another success with almost 60 cars attending this year’s two-day event held last weekend in Athens. For this year although there were no International drivers participating the event which was hosted in a brand new dirt track especially built for the race. On Saturday (2wd day) both buggies and Short Course were racing in three different heats. In open buggy class it was Kyosho driver John Papanikolaou that dominated the event becoming the first ever Greek ElectroChampion. Second was the Greek 2wd Champion Nicolas Floudas with his well prepared TLR22 and third was Jim Amaxas being the best mid motor 2wd buggy of the day with his C4.1.

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June 18, 2012

Olly Jefferies wins BRCA TC Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the 2012 BRCA Touring Car Championship saw victory for Associated team driver Olly Jefferies, second place went to the Schumacher of Colin Price with Serpents Chris Kerswell completing the podium. Tricky conditions on Saturday saw drivers battling with a gusting wind but the West London track thankfully stayed dry, with two TQ runs on Saturday Olly headed the overnight leader board but on Sunday the advantage seemed to swing toward the Schumacher of Chris Grainger but in the final last round of qualifying Olly took TQ. Elsewhere round one winner Andy Moore was struggling and failed to make the A main with his Hot Bodies.

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June 17, 2012

Ramella wraps up French National class title

Young talent Cedric Ramella took the win of the 4th round of the French 1/8th scale on road nationals in Marseille last weekend. The Serpent/Novarossi driver already won round 2 of the ‘National’ class in Ampuis and round 3 in Grenoble and is already French Champion with one round left to be run. Having struggled in qualification he changed to a safer driving style in the semi and the A-main and it paid off. He lead immediately and kept an eye on local racer Reza Khelili till the last pit stop. Then he pushed a bit harder and put a lap between them. This result cements a great year for Cedric who was already in the top ten at the Euro B’s in Thionville. In the Elite class Anthony Abisset finished 3rd and is still in with a chance for the championship title with young Christophe Louis.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 16, 2012

Reedy Power for Vesa Yli

Reedy have announced that Finnish racer Vesa Yli, the man behind V-Dezign cars, has joined the Reedy factory racing team for the remainder of 2012 and beyond. Vesa utilized the power and duration of Reedy LiPo batteries as a privateer to win the 2012 Finnish 1/12 Modified championship, and will now race as a full factory driver with both Reedy LiPo batteries and Reedy Sonic motors. He had this to say:

I am really happy to join Reedy to run their batteries and motors in my 1/12 and off-road cars. I have been very impressed by the performance of their products during testing and racing and I am looking forward to race at the World’s, Euro’s, Nordic’s and Finnish nationals as well as other international events. Reedy’s dedication to develop the fastest products decade after decade is really impressive. I also want to thank my long period motor and battery sponsor Nosram – and especially Reto Koenig – for the great support that has helped me to success since 2007.

Source: Reedy [teamassociated.com]

June 16, 2012

Pro-Line Black Diamond shock shafts

More new items from Pro-Line with the release of these Black Diamond shock shafts for the TLR22, B4.1 and B44.1 racing buggies. After months of research, development and testing Pro-Line has produced what they believe is the best performing high-end racing shock shafts ever produced. Starting with the highest grade USA forged Alloy, the shaft is then precision centerless ground and machined to absolute tolerances and finish specifications using CNC machines in the USA. They then roll form the threads instead of cutting in the threads for the highest strength threads possible and then coated each shaft with Black Diamond DLC coating. This coating creates a much harder surface than standard TiNitride shaft coatings and delivers a 10 times smaller Coefficient of Friction for the smoothest shock action that has ever been achieved. As mentioned previously, for 1/10th buggies Pro-Line have officially released their popular Crimefighter and Bow Tie thread in 4wd front and 2/4wd rear tire form respectively.

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June 16, 2012

Pro-Line Cat SX3 & Cougar SV2 shells

Pro-Line have introduced the BullDog body for the Schumacher Cat SX3 4wd and Cougar SV2 Pro 2wd buggies. Pro-Line took great care in refining the design for 2012 to create even more stability with enhanced steering to gain an advantage on the track. The windshield is steeper to create more down force over the front wheels and the roof ridges have been raised to channel the air flow over the middle of the body for increased high-speed stability. The rear of the roof has been lowered and fins have been added to achieve stable air flow over the body. The fins also add rigidity to the body to increase aerodynamic efficiency.

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June 16, 2012

Pro-Line Slash performance transmission

This is a Pre-Built Performance Transmission for Slash 2WD, Electric Stampede 2WD, Electric Rustler and Bandit. Since its release, racers have been modifying and hopping up every aspect of the vehicle to improve its performance but they have always been stuck with the heavy, non-adjustable and non-racing inspired transmission, until now. After over a year of design, development and testing, Pro-Line is proud to release the Performance Transmission, which has been specifically designed to bring your Slash up to racing specifications. Every feature you would expect to find in a high-end race transmission is now available for your Slash.

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June 15, 2012

Reedy Sonic 1512 competition motors

Thanks to advancements in battery technology, 1:8 electric buggies and truggies are destined to be the next big racing class. Reedy have released the powerful and reliable Sonic 1512 competition brushless motor which has been designed specifically for the 1:8 electric buggy and truggy classes. A precision-machined case features an integrated heat sink to lower operating temperatures, which results in less fade over the course of a race, longer run times, and increased motor life. Sensored operation results in a smooth and controllable power band, while a high-torque 4-pole rotor featuring neodymium sintered magnets is supported by precision ball bearings for maximum power output and reliability. A choice of three versions means that there is a Sonic 1512 competition brushless motor to suit most tracks and conditions.

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