In addition to the full series of Mugen MRX5 transmission belt pulleys from Arrowmax, they today have released the 48T rear axle pulley. CNC machined from 7075-T6 aluminium it too is completely true and has been hard-coated for extra durability. Light weight, it features holes in the side wall to help debris escape and dissipate heat produced by friction.
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New from Exotek Racing are these 46mm hardened steel replacement CVD axles for the Hot Bodies TCX. Ultra strong, you can now drive your car and high power motor without fear of twisting your axles. A direct fit to the stock stub axles and CVD hardware.
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Italian company Capricorn have announced the release of their new .12 engine called the LAB-E01 SQ-R. Featuring a new crankcase with carburetor mounting hole that has a new 30° angle, the new carb features a new heat insulation material, while internally there is a new convex piston which has been machined from a block of high grade aluminium.
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Last weekend was the 4th round of the Dutch 1/8 onroad nationals, this time on the 2011 1/10 EC-B track, the Baanbrekers in Rucphen. With good weather, a lot of rubber on the track from the EC-B and 45 drivers on the fastest track in Holland it promised to be a very good race and it didn’t disappoint. Steven Cuypers was in very good shape the whole weekend and showed that by taking the top spot after the 1st round of qualifying followed by John Ermen, Robin d’Hondt, Gunther v. Steay. Finally after 3 rounds it was Rick V taking the pole followed by Steven Cuypers just half a second back, with Robin d’Hondt and Ilia v. Gastel completing the top 4. Both Robin and Ilia had an extra handicap by starting in the lowest heat with much slower drivers because their listing in this years ranking, Ilia had a collision in the 1st heat damaging his car a lot but managed a direct main final place with the other 2 sessions.
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The 5th round of the Indonesian EP National Championship was held last weekend in Sunter International Speedway. 40 drivers attended the race with Hot sunny weather during the qualifying rounds. In the Stock Touring class, it was Bowie Ginting who took the TQ spot with the brand new Serpent S411, with a time of 20 laps @ 5.08. Suwardi Suliandy followed in 2nd with his TOP Photon, 2 seconds behind Bowie. Teddy Syach (Tamiya), Chandra Yosef (Xray) and Rama Tribudiman (Tamiya) completed the top 5 qualifying of stock touring while Chester Thamrin placed his Tamiya FF-03 Pro on the TQ spot for the FWD class.
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Arrowmax have launched a full series of transmission belt pulleys for the Mugen MRX5. CNC machined from 7075-T6 aluminium they are completely true and have been hard-coated for extra durability. Light weight, they feature holes in the side wall to help debris escape and dissipate heat produced by friction.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
From Xray for the RX8, is this front one-way set including hard coated and lightweight adapters. The one-way axle has been machined from Swiss 7075 T6 and hard coated for long life and includes factory-pressed high-quality German one-way bearings, hand-ground for maximum running precision and strength. Set also includes lightweight CNC-machined diff outdrive adapters made from tough Hudy Spring Steel and the shafts are precision ground and polished for smooth operation, and have been strategically machined to be 25% lighter than the standard diff outdrive adapters.
Ronald Volker and Martin Hofer have been officially crowned champions of the 2010/11 Yokomo Euro Touring Series with the two Germans being presented with their winning trophies at a ceremony at the season finale at Andernach, Germany.
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