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September 10, 2015

Serpent 977 Evo carbon chassis & SL8 XLi gearbox

Serpent have introduced new option parts for the Viper 977 Evo as well as older specification 977 cars. First up is the carbon and aluminium chassis set for the latest Evo kit. Coming as a set the carbon fibre chassis included front and centre aluminium inserts, with the front one being used to control the flex of the chassis while the centre part below the engine adds rigidity and cooling surface. Specific to the chassis for the 977 Evo is a different front width and geometry but the chassis is also usable on older spec 977 kits. Included with the chassis, that scrubs around 60g of weight compared to the standard alloy chassis, come flanged aluminium brackets to hold the inserts in place without doing harm to the carbon material.

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September 10, 2015

Soren Boy Holst wins Danish SuperStock title

Soren Boy Holst wins Danish National Championships

The final round of the Danish Electric On-Road Nationals was held on the outdoor asphalt track in Odense, the city famous for HC Andersen and the DHI-Cup. The battle for the Danish Touring Car SuperStock Championship was wide open going into the final round as four drivers could take the title. To spice things up even more, five fast drivers from German attended the race as well. The weather during Saturday’s practice was perfect, but the prediction for Sunday was a little bit more risky. Usually the first round of qualifying is great for everyone due to new tires, but on the low to medium grip track the Sorex tires seemed to be better the second time out.

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September 10, 2015

Jiri Mara wins Czech Open Masters Rd8

Round 8 of the Czech Open Masters was held in Mladá Boleslav at the PTS Tabornik club’s nicely prepared and partly refurbished track. In the main final Jiri Mara (Serpent) came out successful from Max Götzel (Xray) and Team Durango driver Karel Novotny.

View the final result here

September 10, 2015

Rémi Callens joins Team Magic/HRC

French top driver and 2012 Touring 10.5 Stock European Champion Rémi Callens has joined the Team Magic/HRC factory team. Remi will campaign Team Magic’s E4RS III touring car and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy with the TM E4RS III. This car has perfect reactions to setup changes, and is very performing out of the box. I’m happy to join the Team Magic and HRC team, and thank them for this great opportunity.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

September 10, 2015

Protoform Nor’easter late model dirt oval bodyshell

Protoform Nor'easter late mode bodyshell

Protoform have introduced the new Nor’easter late model 1/10th scale dirt oval bodyshell. An evolution of PF’s line of race bodies and using the latest in aerodynamic styling from full-scale late models, the body has been refined to give even more steering and side bite. Extra clearance has been added around the right front fender and the front splitter reconfigured to allow for more body lean while the side skirts have also been enhanced for more rigidity and stability. Made to fit all the popular dirt oval late model pan car chassis, the Nor’easter meets all dirtoval.com national rulebook specs and comes with a pre-cut and pre-drilled spoiler kit complete with end plates and hardware. It is produced in genuine 030″ Lexan and also includes a detailed decal sheet featuring two different sets of headlight and grille options, window masks, and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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September 9, 2015

Xray Work.Shop Greece – Announcement

Xray have announced a Greek T4 and NT1 Work.Shop for the 19th and 20th of September. The event will take place at the Fanatix Racing track in Stamata, Athens and Xray’s Alex Hagberg will be present to offer individual setup and tech support to all Xray T4 and NT1 drivers. Participation is for free and more information can be found here.

September 9, 2015

McBride & Tessmann win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd6

Round six of this year’s Jimmy Babcock Racing League Nitro Series was held at RC Tracks of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Australia’s Kyle McBride (Team Associated) would take the win in the Expert Buggy class from Kyle Johnson (Mugen) in second and Ty Tessmann (HB) in third. Kyle would then also come out successful in the Expert Truggy main, beating Kyosho’s Cody King and Mugen’s Adam Drake. Elsewhere in the 1/8th Electric class Ty Tessmann grabbed the day’s win from the Mugen duo of Adam Drake and Steve Harris.

View the Truggy and E-Buggy podium here

September 9, 2015

RDRP 3.0mm hex & 3.0mm ball hex Ultra Wrenches

Revolution Design Racing Products have expanded their range of Ultra Wrenches by a 3.0mm hex and a 3.0mm ball hex variant. Both make use of the proven and ergonomically shaped black anodised aluminium handle and they sport new high-quality HSS steel tool tips that are titanium-nitride coated for durability. The new material tool tips are also a running change to the other Ultra Wrenches and they are available separately to upgrade existing wrenches as well.

View the ball hex wrench here