A new release from Spec-R for the HB TCX, who have introduced this new version 2 CV universal swing shaft. Newly designed with safety ring to keep the cross pin securely fastened and very smooth they have been made from high quality spring steel and hard coated for a very durable result.
Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]
Serpent releases a new development stage for the 1/10 scale gas onroad class, the 747. Shown at the Toy Fair a few months ago, it comes loaded with many improvements and new features and is much lighter too. Focus points for this development stage was to achieve a wider sweet spot, combined with lower weight and further improved performance, and keep a very strong car as before. At first glance the car may look very similar to the 733-TE, but in reality around 50% of the car is new. Italian, German, English and USA drivers in specific were very helpful supplying feedback and testing the new developments. True team-work and it pays off.
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Shepherd have released these aluminium pivot ball sets for the Velox V8 as well as for the Velox V10. A must-have for serious racers that want to reduce the weight as much as possible to balance the car, the pivot ball set replaces all standard steel pivot balls with weight savings of 65%. CNC machined from premium aluminium they are nickle plated to increase wear resistance and lifespan.
This past weekend, the Colorado On-Road R/C Club held its 1st annual Mile High Indoor Champs, a race whose outcome determined the ROAR Region 10 champions for 2012. Team CRC’s Max Kuenning walked away as double champion in the both 17.5 1/12 and 13.5 WGT classes. Dave Ehrlich’s victory in 13.5 1/12 gave Team CRC a clean sweep of the pan car classes. Team TOP’s Dustin Layne piloted his Novak powered Photon to victory in the 13.5 sedan class while in 17.5 sedan, the most popular class of the event, it was privateer Art Scrimo taking top honors with his Reedy powered XRay T3’12.
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René Puepke has taken victory at round one of the Western German Championship in the 1/10 scale on-road nitro class which was held at Dormagen in the north of Cologne. Following a one-year-break Mugen racer Sebastian Buerge came on second at his comeback just in front of last year´s runner-up Andy Weyhoven with his Xray.
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Serpent have announced that they have signed top Australian driver Ryan Maker to their team. Ryan will mainly run the Serpent 411 in the 1/10 EP TC class, but will also run the Serpent 966 in the 1/8 scale class. Ryan will continue to run Speed Passion electronics in his touring car and will run Reds Racing engines in his 1/8th scale.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The fourth round of the NOS was held at Barceloneta last weekend. After three rounds of qualifying was Guillermo Camacho who took the TQ honors in the Sedan Class, while in GT class was José O. González. In the sedan class during the 30 minutes race it was Andy Báez who took the lead from the start of the race. The battle for second and third start with Juan Rodríguez and Guillermo Camacho but some mechanical problems gave them a hard time. The first position looks secure, but after 10 minutes Baez’s MTX5 lost the second gear, the Mugen driver had to race 20 minutes with just the first gear but it wasn’t a problem to get the win. In second position was Norberto Rodríguez driving an Xray NT1 followed by teammate Guillermo Camacho in third.
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Arrowmax have launched a new range of belt pulleys for the Mugen MTX5. 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: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
