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April 2, 2008

MLC 1/8th Peugeot 908 bodyshell

MLC Peugeot 908 bodyshell

Seen at last weekend’s Trofeo MLC & Tornado, run at the RME ‘Lamberto Collari’ track to celebrate Collari’s 8 World Championship titles, was the new Peugeot 908 1/8th scale body shell from MLC. Made by Bergonzoni and already appearing on the EFRA list of approved body shells for the 1/8th class, this new shell is unusual in that it has a full cockpit. This aside, the body is essentially a Lola CanAm shell, albeit a bit more stable. The race itself was won by Lamberto, who of course was running the new shell, while the version shown above belongs to Andrea Pirani who finished 3rd.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

April 1, 2008

Peter Jovanovic joins Team Xray

Peter Jovanovic Joins Team Xray

Xray have announced that top Australian Touring car racer Peter Jovanovic has joined Xray to race their NT1 and T2008 chassis’. One of Australia’s youngest and most celebrated on road Champions, he has a long string of State and National titles, as well as a 3rd place finish at the 2006 200mm World Championships.

Joining Team Xray has been a huge step in my racing career, I have had my eye on Xray for a while now and it is a huge relief joining and working together with such a high performance racing team. I had tested the T2008 and its smoothness and consistency was the first thing that made me know that Xray is going to make a big impact on my racing and take me another step further. Thanks to Xray and Custom Model Cars for making this all possible.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 1, 2008

Tekin Redline Sensored BL motors

Tekin will soon release their Redline Series brushless motors, a new breed of BL motors specifically engineered to operate at the intersection of power and efficiency. No single motor can live up to that expectation under all conditions and so they have designed a series of motors, each one targeting peak performance for a particular application. Everything is covered, from on road touring to off-road buggies and trucks to oval classes, these new motors aim to deliver competition performance.

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April 1, 2008

Diggity Designs B44 front shock tower

More new stuff for the Associated B44 from Diggity Designs, following last weeks release of the LiPo mount for the car. The same company have now announced the release of this super strong and lightweight 4mm thick carbon fibre front shock tower. Looking a bit beefier than the stock version, this option part also features a 3rd upper shock absorber mounting hole for more tuning possibilities.

Source: Diggity Designs [diggitydesigns.com]

April 1, 2008

Viktor Wilck joins Speed Passion

Following in the foot steps of his Tamiya team mate Jilles Groskamp, Viktor Wilck has signed a deal to use Speed Passion motors for the rest of the season, with an option for 2009. Formerly running with the Team Orion units, the Swedish driver who won the DHI Cup earlier this year, was using the new motors for the first time at last weekends LRP race in which he finished in 3rd position.

March 31, 2008

RB Concept S3 II L2G engine

RB Concept S3 II L2G

RB Products have released the new S3, a 3 port engine incorporating the latest ABC construction for superior life and performance. Offering a very smooth and linear power band thanks to its square bore design, the S3 L2G economy engine is well suited to both club racers and beginners looking for an engine that offers great fuel economy at a reasonable price. This engine comes equipped with an 8mm composite carburettor to keep operating temps and engine consistency regular as well as the new L2G head to increase the cooling and lower the weight for more performance. Also available as a combo with Inline pipe set featuring the Inline 92mm polished manifold and the Inline 2045 polished tuned pipe.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

March 30, 2008

Team Magic M8 buggy

We wrote about the new M8 from Team Magic about a month ago when it first showed up in Spain. Now Team Magic themselves have released the full details of the car which is confirmed to have extra long big bore shocks, extra long suspension travel, adjustable wheelbase, adjustable rear upper linkages and special aluminium front & rear chassis stiffeners. For the first batch of the M8 only, TM are also including a number of optionals such as machined lightweight aluminum – chassis, stiffeners, hinge pin mounts and steering blocks and it also comes supplied with K-Factory brake pads

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March 29, 2008

Team Azarashi RB5 Cracker Prototype

Earlier this month we wrote about the new Cracker body from Team Azarashi in Japan. That first version was made for the Associated B4, but they now released a version for the Kyosho RB5 buggy as well. These pictures show the prototype and as yet they do not feature the body and window lines.

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