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December 20, 2010

Savoya commits to 2 more years with RB

French engine company RB have announced that 3 time European Champion Renaud Savoya have re-signed with them for another 2 years bringing him up to the end of 2012. Renaud had this to say about the deal:

After 2 successful seasons under the RB colors, it was clear in my mind that I would renew my contract with the french engine manufacturer. I’m glad to follow up our evolution and keep up with our great results for the 2 upcoming years. During the first months, I was really impressed by the motivation and devotion of the team. We achieve awesome results together, either on the track or personally. Today, I think that RB represents what we can do best in technical support and product evolution, looking at all the titles RB got recently. Evolution and professionalism, motivation and dynamism, boosted by a pleasant and closely knit team, I can only be confident for our future together…

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

December 20, 2010

Shepherd retains Simon Kurzbuch for 2011

Shepherd have announced that Swiss racer Simon Kurzbuch will stay with the team for 2011. After a successful year finishing 11th at the ultra competitive European Championship A in Locorotondo and becoming Swiss Junior Champion he is looking forward to an exciting 2011 season. Besides the Swiss National Championship he plans to attend the World Championship in Miami as well as the European Championship ‘A’ in Luxembourg and some other international races. Simon had the following to say:

This year I had some great results racing for Team Shepherd and I hope the 2011 will be equally successful. The team-work is fantastic and everybody helps each other. Also the factory support is excellent at national races as well as at international races. I would like to thank everybody in the team for the last season!

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

December 20, 2010

Capricorn RC LAB 08 1/8th scale chassis

Having brought you the first images of the new 1/8th scale on road chassis from European Champions Capricorn RC, the Italian company have sent us further images of their latest creation. Designed using the experience gained from their LAB C01 chassis, they have developed this competition 1/8th scale car which they say will use some pretty innovative solutions. We have yet to receive details on the car’s features but have been told it will be debuted at the Nuremberg toy fair at the start of February and should be available by the end of that month.

View more images here

December 20, 2010

Brian Kinwald testing the DESC410R

Team Durango are reporting that for the last month, two-time World Champion Brian Kinwald, has been testing the DESC410R. Asking Brian how he felt the testing had gone he said “After driving a few different 4wd Short Course trucks I can honestly say that the Team Durango DESC410R feels like you’re cheating! When you’re out on the track it has more steering and superior suspension capabilities over any other truck by far. I won’t name names, but many top drivers have seen it run and they all say the same thing, ‘That’s not even fair’. I have only run it for a few weeks and already I’m in love…” Thanks to Brian’s work, Durango are getting close to announcing the final launch date of this new car.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

December 20, 2010

KM H-K1 aluminium servo horns

The option parts for the H-K1 keep coming from KM Racing with the release of these new throttle servo horns. Made from high quality aluminium, they are more impact resistant than stock plastic versions and are available in 3 versions for JR/KO/Sanwa (A), Futaba/Savox (B) & Hitec servos (C).

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

December 19, 2010

Arrowmax MRX-5 rear upright

Arrowmax continue to release parts for the Mugen MRX-5 with the introduction of this new rear upright. Made from 7075 T6 aluminium, it is supplied with two sets of additional composite ring parts that make the pivot ball suspension more sensitive and smooth during operation. These uprights give the car a slight tendency to push on-power at corner exit.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

December 18, 2010

Pro-Line grey supplemental foam inserts

Pro-Line have introduced this set of grey supplemental foam inserts for Traxxas stock wheels. Offered for those who are using conical/tapered 2.2″/3.0″ SC wheels, this insert fills the gap created by the stock Traxxas style tapered wheel when using standard Pro-Line tires & inserts.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

December 18, 2010

Hot Bodies D8 Trick body

Developed by Atsushi Hara and coming close to winning the World title, Hot Bodies have released the Trick body for the D8. This body is a performance enhancing part that will lower your lap times. A steep angled cab forward design provides high downforce in the front end of the car while side pod wings provide downforce in the rear, making high traction and stability all around. In Hara’s own words, this body gives more controllable front traction without giving away rear traction. Molded from clear polycarbonate plastic for durability and long life it comes supplied with complete decal sheet with official logos, overspray film and pre-cut vinyl window masks.

View more images of the Trick here