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January 11, 2013

Schumacher sign McGee re-sign Grainger & Hofer

Schumacher sign McGee & re-sign Grainger & Hofer

Schumacher Racing would like to welcome Danny McGee back to their off road team. Danny has been racing at the highest level for several years and has won several British national races. Last year he finished 3rd in 4WD and 10th in 2WD in the highly competitive British championship. Danny will be a top contender in 2013 with the Cougar SV2 and the new CAT K1 buggies. In other driver news Schumacher are pleased to announce two of their top On Road drivers have also signed new deals. 2012 Worlds ‘A’ finalist & multi British Champion Chris Grainger and ETS front runner Martin Hofer have re-signed and are greatly looking forward to racing at the highest level and assisting them with development of new products.

View an image of Chris & Robin here

January 11, 2013

Xray T4 1.6mm graphite upper deck

From Xray for the T4 is this new graphite upper deck. To generate even more traction, the new 1.6mm top deck was developed to increase traction and in-corner steering. With the thinner top deck, the car will flex more which generates overall more traction. The top deck is a direct replacement for standard 2mm top deck and is suitable for both carpet and asphalt surfaces.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 11, 2013

Speedpassion SPMark-I 1/10th scale F1 body

SPSPMark-I-Speedpassion SPMark-I 1/10th scale F1 body

Speedpassion have introduced their new SPMark-I 1/10th scale Formula 1 body. Designed for Formula 1 chassis’, the new SPMark-I body takes customization and tuning to a new level in the rapidly growing 1/10 scale F1 racing segment. Racers have the option of the molded in nose or an optional nose and the body also has a unique molded fan mount directly over the motor area. Along with the optional nose profile, the body includes driver’s helmet, double-sided tape, a decal set and assembly instructions.

View more images of the body here

January 10, 2013

Team HB re-sign Andy Moore for 9th season

2006 ISTC World Champion Andy Moore has re-signed with Team HB for the 2013 season. Coming off a strong 2012 season, including a 4th place finish at the IFMAR 1/10th IC World Championships, Andy will be looking for more success in 2013. Andy will be campaigning the HB TCXX and R10 platforms for the upcoming season. He had this to say:

I’m excited to get racing in 2013 after a successful 2012 with both the TCXX and the new R10. This will be my 9th year running for team HB/HPI and I’d like to thank Tatsuro Watanabe and Hiro Kasuya for their continued support. As always I will be at most of the big on road races this year and look forward to seeing everyone at the track.

Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]

January 10, 2013

Felipe Franceschi wins 2012 Brazilian title

The 1/10 Electric Brazilian Championship was held on the CAAR track recently and the weather on Saturday was very challenging. Early in the morning the track was prepared and ready for the start, but later in the morning it rained, so the track had to be dried out again before the first free practise. Soon after the free practise it startes to rain again. Because of the quickly changing weather conditions only 2 out of 4 heats were held.

Continue reading the report here

January 10, 2013

Xray T4 front anti-roll bars

Xray have introduced these all-new T4 front anti-roll bars for narrowed front bulkheads in 0.1mm increments for super-fine tuning. For easy recognition the anti-roll bars have laser-engraved stripes for easy and instant recognition. The anti-roll bars are mounted using the included composite holders on the bulkheads, and to the integrated anti-roll bar mounts on the suspension arms. Available in 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6mm versions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 9, 2013

Exotek FGX IFS adapter set & front hubs

Exotek Racing have produced some new parts for 3Racing FGX and their Exotek EFX chassis set. First up is the IFS adapter mounting plates for the Exotek EFX v1 and v2. Simple, lightweight yet heavy duty design, it includes alloy mounting plates for the rockers and dampeners and optional 3Racing sway bars. Next up is the heavy duty alloy front hub set with oversized bearings for the FGX. The set includes larger 10x5x3 (2) and 9x5x3 (2) bearings and are supported by stainless steel crush sleeves that are also included. Also on the hubs are an additional ackerman hole in the outer position. A direct bolt on for either the standard FGX or IFS front suspension.

View the front hub set here

January 9, 2013

Spec-R R1 aluminium gear diff joints

Spec-R have released these new hard coated aluminium gear differential joints. made from high quality materials, they are over 60% lighter than the standard kit version weighing in at only 1.4 grams per piece. Suitable for the Spec-R R1 & S1 kits.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]