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September 3, 2012

Kyosho Scorpion XXL VE

Kyosho Germany released first information on the new Scorpion XXL VE 1/7th 2WD buggy. Making use of the iconic Scorpion name and coming based on a 3mm aluminium chassis the off-road vehicle sports a mid-motor layout with heavy duty gear box, adjustable slipper, widely adjustable suspension, big bore shock absorbers and 17mm wheel hex adapters. Designed for the use with one 4S or two 2S LiPo battery packs the buggy incorporates a highly adjustable battery compartment to accommodate various battery sizes and layouts and comes ready-to-run with a water-proof Team Orion Vortex Seven brushless system, 2.4GHz radio system and your choice of two body shell colours.

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September 2, 2012

DJ Apolaro wins GLC Race

DJ Apolaro took his Novarossi powered and Matrix shoe’d Capricorn C02 to a TQ and win at the GLC Race in Ohio. Due to the high grip conditions DJ and his team mate Kenny Ives went for an aggressive tire change strategy and pushed the entire race with a qualifying setup. The polesetter was able to lead from the start and to make a little gap on Ralph with a larger gap on the rest of the field. After the first stop, Ralph went into problems allowing DJ to breath a little. Just after half way through the final the Capricorn pilot made his tire change and was able to extend the lead to more than two laps by the end.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]

September 2, 2012

Marcus Lindner wins Swedish Cup Rd6

The 6th round of the Swedish 1/8th on-road Cup took place at the fairly new track in Lidköping in the Western part of Sweden. The track was build a couple of years ago but up until now no rational races have been run at the challenging track that is located in the middle of a motor racing area. The track itself is a challenging combination of fast sweepers and slow corners and very narrow at times. Due to a bad weather forecast it was decided to cut the schedule to a one day event with fast qualifying rounds that were lead by Niklas Johansson in front of Marcus Lindner and Christofer Hedlung.

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September 1, 2012

Kyosho Plazma Formula

Kyosho America announce the Plazma Formula on-road kit. Designed for competition use in the growing Formula classes world wide the kit features a simple and effective design with inline battery position, durable independent front suspension with adjustable upper A-arms, FRP reinforced chassis, oil-filled centre shock and single roll damper, as well as a 7075 aluminium motor mount. Ride height is adjustable via spacers in five steps to accommodate various tyre diameters. The front wing provides protection for the chassis as it is made with a moulded plastic base and features a polycarbonate cover while the rear of the chassis comes with a detachable diffuser. Needed for completion are F103-size tyres, body and radio equipment.

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September 1, 2012

Dave Brown wins Northern Regional Series Rd6

Round six of the Northern Regional Series 2012 took place at the Central Scotland Offroaders. Serpent driver Alastair Stevenson won round one of the qualification, with team mate Dave Brown winning rounds two and three for TQ. With their Serpent 811 truggies dialled in for the damp conditions, both drivers left the competition behind and battled it out for the lead of the 22 minute main. Dave took the win with Alastair just two seconds behind.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 31, 2012

Johnson & Knapp win @ ROAR Nationals

CRC and VBC team drivers Dave Johnson and Andrew Knapp went away with wins in their respective classes at the recent ROAR paved on-road Nationals. Andrew did the double by TQ’ing in both the 17.5T TC and 1/12th 17.5T class and also winning the latter with his CTC Gen-Xi car. In TC the pole setter ended up in third position leaving the win to VBC Wildfire team mate Dave Johnson.

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August 31, 2012

Much More traction compound & TX LiPo pack

New from Much More Racing comes the Nano off-road traction compound and the Sanwa M12 and MT-4 transmitter LiPo battery pack. Starting with the traction compound the Nano called tire softener is available in Green and Red formula and is designed to give electric and nitro tires an improved grip on slick clay surfaces. The traction compound comes in spray bottles for easy application. Made for the Sanwa M12 and MT-4 transmitters is Much More Racing’s 2500mAh 7.4V LiPo battery pack. It comes pre-wired with a Sanwa-compatible plug and balancing port and sports dimensions of 95x30x12.5mm with a weight of 97g.

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August 31, 2012

P-S-R X3 & Specter II air filters

Power-Save-Racing introduce new air filter sets for the HongNor X3 and Carson Specter II 1/8th nitro off-road buggies. The foam elements are designed to perfectly match with the vehicles air filter boxes and come as sets of 6 or 12 elements including 45ml or 90ml air filter oil respectively. The material used makes for an improved air flow and optimized dust protection.

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