March 23, 2012

KM H-K1 EvoII 3mm carbon chassis

KM Racing release two new optional chassis for the H-K1 EvoII 200mm nitro on-road car. Available as standard and short wheelbase variant the chassis are cut from 3mm carbon fibre and are around 52g lighter than the stock aluminium chassis. The chamfered chassis edges allow for better ground clearance in corners with the standard version making the car more stable on the straights and the short version increasing agility in corners. The chassis must be used with the receiver battery mounted on the side and are ideal for outlaw club races and small tracks.

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March 23, 2012

Serpent Cobra GT release date

Serpent have finalised their new Cobra GT 1/8 scale nitro on-road car and will have the kit available by May. The Billy Easton designed GT car makes use of 3.5cc on-road engines and sports many parts carried over from the Cobra off-road platform. Included in the kit will be a 2-speed SL8 gear box, 4-shoe competition clutch system, front and rear gear differentials and strong, highly adjustable body mounts to make use of most of today’s GT style body shells. Other features are a large front foam bumper and a low CG optimised radio tray.

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March 23, 2012

LRP Power Supply & 55C LiPo batteries

LRP introduce the new Powersupply Competition 13.8V/20A as well as 55C Car Line LiPo batteries. The power supply features dual output sockets, works with 110V and 230V input and deliveres 13.8V and a maximum of 20A to power chargers, dischargers and any other device that makes use of 12V input. Additionally a 5V/1A USB charge output is integrated to charge electronics devices such as mobile phones.

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March 23, 2012

Mencarelli & Zamperetti win Santo Andre champs Rd 1

The first race of this years racing season in Santo André, Brazil, supported by Salvadori Racing, KM Racing and Novarossi recently took place. In the Sport class Fabio Mencarelli took the TQ honors and won a very tight 30 minutes final, fighting with KM driver Geandre Rollin until the last 30 seconds. Geandre was leading but could not hold the pressure and a mistake costed him the victory and also the 2nd place, which went to Flavio Fatinanzi who took the runner up spot on the very last lap, leaving Geandre on 3rd place eventually.

Top 3 results Sport class
1. Fabio Mencarelli – KM/Novarossi
2. Flavio Fatinanzi – Xray/Max
3. Geandre Rollin – KM/Novarossi

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March 22, 2012

Hebert wins ROAR 1:12 Modified carpet nationals

The ROAR Carpet On Road Nationals was held at Mike’s Hobby Shop just outside of Dallas, TX in the suburb of Carrollton. In the 1:12 Modified class, Keven Hébert and his 12R5.1 powered by Reedy and LRP laid down the fastest qualifier of the weekend in the final round to start on pole for the triple A-main events. However, the French Canadian wouldn’t need three main events to claim his first Modified National Championship. Rocketing from the pole position, Hébert left the field in A1 and never looked back, taking the victory ahead of teammate Mike Blackstock. In the second A Main, Hébert again got a great start; however, a bobble dropped him back to fifth place at one point. Staying focused, and showing the determination of a champion, Hébert found his way back to the lead and distanced himself from the field to take his first ROAR Modified National Championship.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]


March 22, 2012

Sidiropoulos wins Greek 200mm nationals Rd1

Under perfect weather conditions the first round of the Greek 1/10th 200mm nitro nationals took place at the Arena Racing Track in Aspropyrgos near Athens. Already in qualifying the Shepherd drivers Kostas Sidiropoulos and Bill Lykaris showed a strong performance with their Velox V10 qualifying themselves for the A final in second and fifth position respectively. In the 45min main final both Shepherd drivers had a great run with Kostas managin to take over the lead after 34 minutes when the leader suffered a  stalling engine. At that time Bill moved to second position with a save distance to the 3rd placed Dimitris Dimitriou (Xray). This was also the finishing order giving Shepherd the first win of the season in Greece with the team making a 1-2 finish.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


March 22, 2012

Alessandro Bracci wins Trofeo Max Power

The Trofeo Max Power took place last weekend at he Riccione track in Italy supported by Massimo Fantini. The qualifiers were dominated by Alessandro Bracci (Xray/Max) and Stephen Massari (Serpent/Novarossi) with the battle going on also in the A final when also Massimiliano Bertozzi was able to keep the pace of both. Stephen then got a mechanical problem meaning the race win for Alessandro in front of Massimiliano Bertozzi and Massari.

Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]


March 22, 2012

JJ Wang wins HPI Works Challenge in China

The first of two HPI works challenge races in China took place this past weekend at the Shanghai RCI racing club. Atsushi Hara, Shin Adachi and EC Kim joined the Chinese HB drivers Wang Hai Feng and JJ Wang at the indoor event, which saw more than 30 drivers in attendance. Shin Adachi took TQ but it was JJ Wang having the better end for him finishing first in front of EC Kim from Korea and Atsushi Hara in third. The organisers would also like to send special thanks to Muchmore for supporting the event. 

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.net.cn]