Xray Italy in cooperation with Sprint RC invites all Xray drivers to come to the Xray Challenge Italy in Roma on the Weekend of the 2nd of September. Run at the Xclub Modelismo 2002 track in 1/10th electric touring modified and 13.5T stock classes on Sorex hand out tires. Find more information here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
After four races on three different tracks all over Denmark, the national Danish touring car outdoor championship would be decided in fifth and final race at the track of Vejle, in the Western part of Denmark some 250km from the capital Copenhagen. Practice on Saturday was washed away by the rain but at least the sun came out in the early evening giving the drivers the chance to get at least some four or five runs. Sunday again was affected by the weather and changing track conditions. The 15 SuperStock drivers spend a lot of time on changing tires, waterproofing the car, and thinking about new strategies.
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RC9394 are happy to release a new line of option parts for the Team Associated TC6 line of touring cars. First up are the double joint CVD drive shafts that minimise the vibration and wheel chatter at high steering angles. They are made from high-quality spring steel and come with spring retainer clips and bearings. Also available for the TC6 are body support posts that are simply slipped over the stock body posts and secured with a body clip. They make for an improved body fit and better transmission of the downforce created by the body shell. The supports are also available for Tamiya and Xray body post diameter.
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Serpent driver Ahn Hyun Ho took the 2012 Korean national championship title that was held at the Hitec circuit. He suffered a terrible qualifying and had to bump up to the main final in sizzling hot weather conditions. Coming from fifth and with three laps into the final, he gained the lead but had to refuel more often compared to his competitors due to a higher fuel consumption of his engine. After the final pit stops and with four and a half minutes to go he was still in the lead but he had to refuel again due to a runtime of only four minutes and 15 seconds. He decided to take the risk and reduced the speed in order to spare a slash and dash pit stop but he flamed out with just 10 seconds to go. He crossed the line in second place but the racer winner was excluded because of his car’s body shell being too low handing the race win to Ahn Hyun Ho.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Last weekend the final race for the Swiss Championship 2012 took place in Langenthal. The title in the category 1/8 Amateur was already given, but in the 1/8 Expert class was still up for grabs with Simon Kurzbuch having a slight advantage over the other candidates. The weather forecast promised rain for the whole weekend but at the end it was a dry race without the wet stuff from above. As expected the Kurzbuch brothers had a slight advantage over the other drivers thanks to Langenthal being their home track and so they dominated the qualifiers and took TQ in their respective classes.
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Tresrey announce the Speed Passion Reventon Pro brushless speed controller. The competition ESC is designed for 2S LiPo use with down to 3.5T 540-size motors, it features a 6V/3A BEC system and sports dimensions of 35x40x20mm. It comes with a machined case that incorporates cooling fins and the controller accepts sensor and sensorless motors. The speedo becomes available in September in laser blue and gun metal colour and will include a programming card to adjust the software parameters.
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A new product from µ-Pro is this optional servo mount set for the T.O.P. Racing Photon EX. This optional servo mount set would secure the servo only at the center line of the main chassis. This would optimize the left-right balance of the the chassis flex characteristics. The set comes complete with all the additional parts and fasteners to mount your servo.
The new Schumacher SupaStox has taken the GT12 class by storm with these small cost effective racers a big hit around the indoor circuits. Now they are glad to bring you an item that Schumacher were first made famous for 30 plus years ago, a diff. The Schumacher engineers have once again come up with a superbly designed item made from high quality components which will allow many many runs without a rebuild. Strong solid steel axle combined with an alloy hub/wheel carrier, steel short axle and precision ball bearings allows simple tightness adjustment without the need to disturb the tension when removing the wheel.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
