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May 15, 2007

Hirosaka edition Kyosho Stallion

We have shown you the work done by Masaaki Hirosaka on the Kyosho Stallion before in which he has completely modified it to the point that it is hardly recognisable. Today on his site he has announced that his version of the car will be shown at this weeks Shizuoka Hobby show, and judging by the very neat and final looking car in the picture above we presume it is getting ready to be sold. Also mentioned on his site is the fact that he will be selling, to order, pre built versions of the standard Kyosho Stallion TF-5, so if you ever wanted your car built by a World Champions mechanic, now is your chance.

Source: Hirosaka [hirosaka.jp]

May 15, 2007

Mike Blackstock signs to Team Br00d

Team Br00d have announced that they have signed up top US racer Mike Blackstock to run its motors and batteries. Debuting with his new sponsors at next weeks Reedy Race in California, Mike leaves behind a long and successful spell at Trinity to join the team that has already snapped up top racers like Ralph Burch and Chris Tosolini. Mike only recently signed to Corally after a spell with Xray.

In our never ending quest for domination, Team br00d has signed Mike Blackstock to run Team br00d Racing motors and batteries…..Mike will be making his debut with our products at the 2007 Reedy Race of Champions.

Source: RC Tech [rctech.net]

May 15, 2007

Eagle Racing Setup board

Japanese firm Eagle Racing have announced the release of the new version of their setup board for 1/12th, up to 1/8th scale, chassis’. The board itself is similar to most setup boards on the market, but the unique part, apart from the printed measurement, is the built in tweak board. Pivoting inside the setup board it allows the user to quickly check their tweak without the need to setup a seperate tweak board, while the board itself features a flat level so that you know that you have placed the board flat, ensuring that the tweak is accurate.

Source: Eagle Racing [eaglemodel.com]

May 15, 2007

Edit Racewear Fleece Jacket

Edit Racing fleece

Optional accessories maker, and member of the HPI family, Edit have released this new fleece for those racers who want to stay warm and show their brand allegiance at the same time. “This high quality synthetic fleece jacket looks great with its understated good looks and low-key Edit RC logo, plus it keeps the elements at bay so you can concentrate on the job at hand”. Edit also recently released a new high grade titanium screw for use in Losi differentials to increase the durabilty of this assembly.

Source: Edit [rc-edit.com]

May 15, 2007

Patrick Hess wins Rd1 Swiss Nationals

Xray have a report on their site from Swiss team driver Robin Frischkopf from the 1st round of the Swiss 1/8th buggy nationals that took place last weekend at the MBLR club track near lake Geneva. After the semi finals it was Xray driver Patrick Hess that was in the top spot for the main final followed by Robin Frischkopf while in the race Robin could take the lead which he held until a mistake meant his motor flamed out handing the lead to Hess. Robin managed to work his way back up the order to 3rd where he finished behind his team mates Hess who took the win and Francois Bossetti who came home in 2nd.

Read the full report here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 14, 2007

Robitronic Turbo Fuel Gun

Robitronic have announced the release of their new Turbo Fuel Gun which claims to fill your cars fuel tank in less than 2 seconds. This gun features a translucent fuel reservoir which makes visibility of the fuel level nice and easy and both the filling end and nozzle are made from a rather nice red anodised aluminum. As with all fuel guns, holes in the front aluminum nozzle shuts off the fuel flow automatically when the tank is full.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.eu]

May 14, 2007

JConcepts Hyper 8 Illuzion body

JConcepts will release yet another 1/8th scale Illuzion body shell, this time for the HoBao Hyper 8 buggy. As with all JConcepts Illuzion styled shells, this one looks great and sports enhanced hard edge side pod styling with runner flow channels on the sides designed to move the air more efficiently to the wing. The roof of the body has been dramatically wedged and Illuzionized for that aggressive look while also performing on the track come race day.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 14, 2007

Crono RS7 Buggy – Pictures

Crono RS7 Buggy

We showed you pictures of the Crono RS7 buggy back in February when the car was shown at the Nuernberg toy fair in Germany but little has been heard of it since. That is until last weekend when a pre production version, it seems, was shown at the French EFRA GP. The car sports new steering blocks, the center shafts use CVDs and while this example looks like a pro version, due to the machined chassis, the shock towers dont look as beefy as those shown previously.

Check out the full image set here… content