Kyosho have announced the release of a new kit and body combination for their Spada 09, 1/12th scale gas powered chassis. The new combo comes with their all new high downforce RD-12EX, a body shell that improves rear grip and overall handling characteristics.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
The first round of the Austrian Nationals were run at the 300m long Kirchberg track, under dry and sunny conditions. Qualification saw the pole position go to Serpent racer Gerhard Kandelhart, with Xray driver Manuel Singer in 2nd and Stefan Mayerhofer in 3rd. At the start of the final, Pittner, Tomaschko and Kandelhart were able to quickly pull ahead of the main pack, while due to a driving mistake, Singer had an off and dropped back down the field. Back on the track and the Xray driver began to to catch those ahead and was able to take the lead and the win, finishing ahead of team mate Martin Pittner in 2nd and Daniel Tomaschko in 3rd.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Reedy have announced the upcoming release of their new range of Mini-Max modified motors. Designed to add extra horsepower to your micro vehicle, the motor sports precision ball bearings and replaceable brushes and is suitable for most 1/18th Micro chassis’.
Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]
Held last weekend, the Tamiya Asia Cup offered a unique opportunity for Singaporean radio control racing fans to “strut their stuff” at this event which offered different variations of racing activities. This was also an opportunity for diehard race enthusiasts from all over Asia to congregate and compete against each other for a place in the finals. “Apart from encouraging Tamiya R/C owners to meet-up and exchange ideas and racing strategies, the overall winners of the respective Asia Cup categories will get to compete at the Tamiya Asia Cup Finals which will be held in Kulala Lumpur later this year, to qualify for the Tamiya World Cup in Shizuoka, Japan,” explained Andrew Law, Director of Stargek Pte Ltd, Tamiya’s Official Exclusive Distributor for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Caster Racing have officially announced the first production electric powered 1/8 scale buggy. Shown on this site a number of weeks ago, the Fusion EX-1R was entirely designed in the United States by fellow racers and engineers. The goal of Caster Racing was to be able to incorporate as many existing parts from the ZX-1R Nitro version so that it would simplify ordering parts for customers and the ability for hobby stores to carry less skus. The expected release date is June 5th for the sport version, that will be almost ready to run, while the team kit version will be available shortly afterwards with a truggy version following.
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Seen at the Toy fair back in February, the new Streamlined Dodge Stratus 200mm body from Reckward Tuning is now available. EFRA legal (#2023), with the number in the correct spot according to the 2009 rules, the body offers plenty steering and allows you to drive your car quickly, yet smoothly. Supplied with the rear wing, window masks, the decals shown in the picture as well as a protective over spray film.
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We received some pictures from our site sponsors, AKA, of Gil Losi, Jr and team drivers Ryan Lutz, Cody King, Jimmy Wright and Mark Pavidis, who have just completed a three-day marathon of testing the all new AKA tires, wheels and foam inserts on a number of different tracks. The tests went very well and we have been informed that Mark has now left for the EFRA GP in Greece, where he will be competing with the AKA tires.
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GM Racing has announced that their new line up of brushless motors are now available. Called the Brushless Pro, these new motors promise to have extremely high performance and high efficiency and are available in 5T, 7T, 8T, 9T and 12T. GM Racing are also releasing 2 new hard cased LiPo packs at the end of June.
Source: GM Racing [gm-racing.de]
