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April 28, 2011

Thomas Günsel wins German South Regional Rd1

The first round of the German South Regional 1/10th 200mm Championship in 2011 took place last weekend at the fast and technical track of the MBC Bamberg. Few weeks after his move to Capricorn/Race-Center-Munzig it was the first race for Thomas Günsel with his Capricorn powered LAB-C01. In the opening practice on Saturday morning he showed a really good pace and was really close to the current track record. After five rounds of qualifying he was the only driver to manage 25 laps in 7.14 min to end up in front of Patrick Nähr and current European B Vice Champion Dirk Stammler.

Continue reading the report here

April 28, 2011

Sanwa HR-141 digital 1/12 servo

Sanwa has introduced the follow up to the popular 1/12 Sanwa HR-141 servo, with the release of the SRG-HR. Due to its extremely small dimensions and its low weight of only 22g, the new digital servo fits in almost every 1/12 model. It is also ideally suited for the more and more popular HPI and Tamiya Formula 1 cars. Quick and ultra precise, the Sanwa SRG-HR can be operated with 6.0V and also with 7.4V (nominal voltage) and there’s no need for a voltage transformer for LiPo receiver batteries anymore. The receiver forwards the full 7.4V to the servos, making it especially strong and super fast.

Click here to view the servo specs

April 28, 2011

Arrowmax RX8 & NT1 8.4mm pivot balls

New from Arrowmax for the Xay RX8 and NT1 are these 8.4mm pivot balls. Available in three different types of material, titanium, spring steel or hard coated 7075 aluminium, they are all ultra-precise, hand ground with high durability and long life. Sold in pairs.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

April 28, 2011

T.O.P. Rebel 12 servo mount & wheel axles

New from T.O.P. Racing for their Rebel 12 chassis are these 2 new optional parts. First up is this new red anodised alloy servo mount that is designed in a way, so that users can mount their servo flat or at a slanted position. Also released is this steel front axle set. The original kit front axle utilized an e-clip to secure the front wheel so that the axle could be made shorter and so would be less likely to be damage when hitting track boards. This optional axle is designed for users who would prefer to secure the front wheel with a lock nut instead of an e-clip.

View the wheel axles here

April 28, 2011

Xray NT1 chassis balancing weights

Xray have introduced these precision machined brass 25 gram chassis balancing weights. Designed to fit directly into the NT1 chassis’ front and rear weight mounting area, they are marked with the weight value for easy identification.

View the weights mounted here

April 27, 2011

Adam Catchpole wins BRCA 200mm Nationals Rd2

Round 2 of the 2011 1/10th IC BRCA Nationals was held in glorious weather on the weekend of the 16th/17th April at the fantastic Halifax Circuit in Yorkshire. Adam Catchpole continued his excellent start into the season after finishing 2nd at the 1st Round of the Championship in Cotswolds. With a new lap record and a new qualifying record he claimed the pole-position for the 30-min main final. At the start he defended his first position and only dropped back to second during the first round of pitstops. When he regained the lead he never looked back and crossed the finishing line in first position. Second place went to Serpent driver Neal King, with another Shepherd driver Chris Steele taking a well deserved 3rd overall. In the 220mm GT class it was Peter Hastings who duly took the honours, making it a clean sweep for the Shepherd UK/DHModelsport Team at this weekend.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com] / Image: BRCA

April 27, 2011

Ric Bartolozzi takes NSW IC State Champs

The 2011 New South Wales IC State Champs was held last weekend at Moorebank Raceway outside Sydney. Qualifying in the 1/8th scale class went the way of Capricorn driver Peter Jovanovic, with Serpent driver Ric Bartolozzi in 2nd, Steven Jovanovic in 3rd and Blake Young in 4th. In the final it was Bartolozzi that emerged the winner, taking the checkered flag 3 laps ahead of Capricorn racer Stewart Grant in 2nd and Mugen racer Ashley Seward given 3rd, following the disqualification of Legh Dytor from the position.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 27, 2011

Xray RX8 high-strength alu pinion gears

New for the RX8, Xray have released these high-strength pinion gears made from tough 7075 T6 alminium and specially hard coated for superior strength, light weight and high durability. Created on a special gear machine, all pinions feature ultra-precise tooth shaping and ultra-true running for vibration-free operation. Fine internal threading allows easy installation on XCA clutch bells (standard or lightweight versions). Each pinion is fine etched with the tooth number for easy & quick identification. Available in 16T, 17T & 18T 1st gears and 19T, 20T & 21T 2nd gears.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]