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June 26, 2014

Bruno Coelho wins at Portuguese TC nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Portuguese touring car nationals was halt at the Torres Novas track last weekend. Rain was predicted for practice on Saturday but the day was nice and sunny and even the qualifiers would be run in the dry on Sunday morning but a thunderstorm at around lunchtime forced the organisers to cancel the race and to use the qualifying results to determine the winner. This handed Bruno Coelho the win with the only 19 lap run in qualifying from Helder Silva in 2nd and Jose Pequito in 3rd. Joao Malveiro and Goncalo Alves completed the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 26, 2014

Max Power HP7 .21 7-port on-road engine

Following the recent release of the 28T truggy off-rad engine Max Power also have a new high-performance on-road engine available in the form of the HP7. The 7-port engine builds around a high-quality crankcase, features a CNC-machined high-silicium aluminium piston and an R7 conrod together with an aluminium carburettor. The 14mm double tungsten balanced crank shaft is tuned and lightened for optimised performance. In combination the engine is tuned for the highest possible performance while offering exceptional fuel mileage at the same time.

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June 26, 2014

Shepherd Velox V8 EC 1/8th on-road kit

Following a first announcement Shepherd now officially introduce the Velox V8 EC edition kit. Made to honour the 2013 European Championship titles of Jilles Groskamp (EC-A) and Daniel Sieber (EC-B) the EC version already proved its performance by taking the 2nd and 3rd spot at the 2014 EFRA Euros B and leading the point standings in the Euro Nitro Series. The main focus with the EC was to simplify maintenance and setup for an easier to work on car while improving performance at the same time.

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June 26, 2014

Vaterra 2014 Corvette Stingray

Following the 1969 Corvette Stingray Horizon Hobby now also introduce the 2014 variant of the ‘Vette’. Making use of Vaterra’s proven V100-S 4WD shaft-driven on-road chassis the car features full ball bearings, a 540-size brushed motor, LiPo-ready speed controller and it is decked off with a replica 2014 Stingray body and suitable wheels. Coming ready-to-run and factory-assembled the kit also includes a genuine Spektrum 2.4GHz radio set, 1800mAh NiMH battery pack and a 2A wallcharger.

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June 26, 2014

Summer Shootout Series Rd2 – Report

Last weekend saw round 2 of the Action Model Centre supported Summer Shootout Series take place in Chesterfield, UK. With 100 entries across 5 different classes it was set to be a top notch event run on a nice track with good grip levels. The LMP12 open modified class saw a small entry of less than 10 cars. However, all of the drivers were of national A-final standard so the racing was still very competitive. 3 drivers battled it out for TQ honours, with Andy Murray eventually coming out on top driving a V-Dezign car ahead of the Reedy-powered Yokomo R12C3 of Mark Stiles and former World Champion David Spashett. These three were split by just 0.35 seconds, so it looked like the final would be a close race.

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June 26, 2014

Roche DB7/DRB heavy duty spool cups

Following the heavy duty spool cups for the Tamiya TRF417/418 and the Yray T3/T4 Roche now also have the respective parts for the Yokomo BD7 touring and DRB drift car available. The outdrives are made from very durable spring steel and machined to offer a reduced weight. Mounting directly into the kit’s front spool body the parts are a direct replacement for the standard cups.

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June 25, 2014

Martini & Borgogni score at Hobbywing Trophy

The annual Hobbywing Trophy recently took place at the Bientina track in Italy. Francesco Martini took the pole position for the Modified Touring Car class while Tiziano Borgogni put his car on pole in the Stock class. The Mod class finals then saw a clean sweep of Francesco who took the win in all 3 final legs to take the overall win from Matteo Montagnani and Fabricio Manicardi. In the Stock class Tiziano had some issues in the opening A-main but a flawless 2nd and 3rd leg had him taking the overall win from Simone Aleotti and Gabriele Berselli.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 25, 2014

New SRC 1/8th & 1/10th on-road bodyshells revealed

Following a first teaser Sprint RC now officially introduce two new nitro on-road bodyshells. First up is the DTR-S 1/8th body. The EFRA 31538 shell offers an increased overall length with an extra wide front section for improved stability in corners on medium to high speed tracks. Testing has shown that the body works very well especially for racing without tyre additive.

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