Craft RC have announced that they have added the Much More tire warmer to their list of product skins. Available in 15 different exclusive designs, as with all their their previous decals they are made from top quality material which is easy to apply and are long lasting.
Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]
It has been confirmed that 2 time European Champion and 5 time Italian National Champion Davide Tortorici will use O.S. Engines in 2009. The Crono racer previously used the GRP based Falcon motors, but will return to the Japanese made engine with whom he won his second European title in 2005. Radiosistemi, who make the Crono car are also Italian distributors for O.S. Engines. Davide also confirmed his move from GRP tires to French tire maker 6mik.
Source: RC Revolution [rcrevolution.net]
The new Reedy VR.21 Pro engine has taken the win in the hands of Craig Drescher at the latest round of the Slough Winter series. The as yet unreleased motor from the US manufacturer, powered Craig’s RC8 to 2nd on the grid following qualifying and after taking an early lead in the race he managed the gap to 2nd and was able to take the win by 6 seconds. Expect more information on this new engine soon.
Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]
RB Products have signed French racer Michael Derderian to use their engines for 2009. The former Serpent and Mega racer, and 5th place finisher at last year’s European B Championships, will use the latest .12 motor from the French manufacturer to power his Xray NT1. Michael had the following to say about the deal:
To me it was very clear, there was absolutely no doubt. RB engines dominated the A and B French championship this year, won the title in both categories and made numerous pole positions. Cherry on the cake: these engines have a very low fuel consumption and are also very easy to tune. As for the RB SpeedLine tires, I know them perfectly, I wouldn’t change for anything in the world.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
X-Factory have been busy around the new year, not only has their X-60 truck conversion now gone on sale but they are finishing up the design of the X-6 squared. We have no information on the updated version of BRCA 2wd National Championship winning chassis other than the teaser picture above, but if its anything like the X-5 squared, it will have received a number of improvements throughout. More details as we get them.
Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]
Fastrax have released this infrared temperature gun. Small and compact, the temperature gun can fit in your pocket, or with the included lanyard can be worn around your wrist. The included metal case ensures a safe storage space, just put it in the case and it wont be damaged in your pit bag. It can measure between 0° – 300°F and you can select between °F or °C temperature readings.
Source: Fastrax [fastrax-rc.com]
UK based decal company Decal Designs have announced that they have started to make custom transmitter skins. Unlike other companies, they offer a pure custom transmitter skin, meaning the customer can email a photo of their car and they will make a custom skin to replicate the colour scheme. They have also just appointed their first team driver, Ellis “Big E” Stafford, who is a multi-national and European championship winner and current BRCA 2wd National Champion in 1/10 off road. He will run the company’s decals and transmitter skins (above) for the 2009 season.
Source: Decal Designs [decaldesigns.co.uk]
Team Durango have officially announced that long-term team driver Jörn Neumann will not be part of the team from January 1st 2009 onward. Having won multiple national titles as well as a European title, together with some of the most important invitational races in both electric and nitro classes, Jörn was an integral part of Team Durango for the last couple of years. Team Durango wishes Jörn all the best and thanks him for the successful years of racing as a team. In a separate statement from Jörn he had the following to say:
I want to say thank you to Team Durango for the last couple of years. And a very big thank you to Gerd Strenge for his support. But sometimes changes happen and I search for new tasks.
As reported earlier, the place in the team will be filled by Martin Achter.
