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May 5, 2014

Kurzbuch & Gruber win at EFRA GP Lostallo

The famous Lostallo track played host for an EFRA nitro on-road GP. Free practice got underway on Friday afternoon after rain brought the proceeding to a halt during the morning. The event saw only a small number of entries but the quality of the field was very high with drivers of the like of Simon Kurzbuch, Merlin Depta and Toni Gruber. After the qualifying rounds Mattia Pesenti (Xray) took TQ from his Xray team mate Claudio Pasquin with both scoring 15 lap runs. Simon Kurzbuch, Merlin Depta and Toni Gruber completed the top 5.

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May 5, 2014

ProTek Surpreme Power 100C square LiPo pack

A Main Hobbies introduce the 7.4V 5600mAh 100C square LiPo hardcase battery out of their Supreme Power series of high-performance packs. The “Square” style battery pack is an option for applications that use a side by side saddle pack setup, such as 2WD buggies and stadium trucks. When compared to a saddle pack, the square design eliminates the need for a jumper wire for increased efficiency, and at the same time cleans up the charging station by eliminating cluttered charging cables. The battery pack uses 5mm bullet connectors that can be accessed from either side of the case, allowing you to position the battery terminals in the direction that best suits your application. The battery is not yet ROAR approved, but uses the same hard plastic case that is required for use at ROAR sanctioned tracks and events.

Source: A Main Hobbies [amainhobbies.com]

May 5, 2014

Korgae Scales takes WCICS World GT Championship

The 2013/14 Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series consisted of eight rounds at a variety of tracks in the provinces of Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta. Now in existence for over 20 years, the series has become the premier road racing championship in North America. In the 13.5 World GT class, Reedy factory driver and reigning champion Korgae Scales sought to make it two in a row in the highly competitive class. Thanks to four wins and three TQs, Korgae collected 403 points out of a possible 404 to win his second consecutive title.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

May 3, 2014

Branson wins BRCA 1/8th IC Nats Rd2

BRCA 1/8th IC national championship Rd2 – Report

With the new season well and truly under way with a dramatic wet race at Mendip, it was now onto round 2 at the Halifax circuit in Yorkshire, the host on the 2013 European Championships. With the welcome return of Green and Branson from ENS duty, this would be a weekend which would eventually set the marker for the rest of the season. Saturday was a preparation/practice day which was well supported but with the weather being wet at the start of the day, allowed all the drivers to carefully prepare and setup their cars for a dry track in the afternoon. The pace was being set by Branson and Green with Tim Wood and King close behind with their OS and XRD engines respectively. North was struggling with gear box setup and mid corner understeer but this was soon resolved but reverting to an old 2 speed mechanism and using harder rear springs.

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May 2, 2014

Maxi Vogl wins Rd1 in South Germany

Last weekend the first round of the South German Championship took place at the fast Bamberg track. Shepherd driver Maxi Vogl showed a great performance all weekend with his Velox V8 “EC” / Sonic X.21-FT combo. In qualifying he took the TQ 4,4 sec in front of Armin Baier followed by Oliver Lembeck another 0,7sec down. Due to bad weather the final was shortened to 20min. The crowd saw a clean start at the front of the grid and Maxi immediately pulled away taking control of the race. Lap by lap he increased the gap on the rest of the field and crossed the finishing line 2 laps in front of Oliver Lembeck with Armin Baier completing the podium another lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 1, 2014

Vaterra Corvette Stingray RTR

Vaterra introduce the stunning 1/10th Corvette Stingray on the proven V100-S touring car chassis. Featuring full-time 4WD, sealed differentials, and independent suspension parts, Vaterra’s Vette is topped-off by a realistic 1969 Stingray body and low-profile tyres on 54mm wheels. Included in the kit is also a 15T brushed motor, waterproof speed controller, receiver and steering servo as well as a genuine Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz radio system. The package is rounded out by a Dynamite 6-cell NiMH battery pack and a suitable 2A wall charger.

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May 1, 2014

Solaris Racing EX series tires

Solaris Racing have introduced a new premium rubber compound called the EX series. Available in two different tire shapes (SP and SC) and three different compounds (30, 35, and 40) the EX tire has been thoroughly tested by racers around the globe with excellent results. The rubber formulation was specifically designed for asphalt racing and made to compete on the highest level against the best premium tires. Tires come pre-mounted with Solaris medium inserts in both spoke and dish rim.

Source: Solaris [solarisrp.com]

May 1, 2014

Serpent ERYX 3.0 1/10 EP Touring car

Serpent ERYX 3.0 1/10 TC

Having teased and leaked images and information on their new ERYX 3.0, Serpent have today released complete information and detailed images of their new 190mm touring car. A big step forward from its predecessor, the ERYX 3.0 features an ultra low centre of gravity, further optimized weight distribution, high performance geometry and top quality materials throughout. The main development is the new 2mm aluminium chassis plate together with lighter bearing blocks throughout and a new low CofG centrally mounted motor mount combined with harder composite materials for a more refined package.

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