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May 24, 2011

Sander Borghoff wins Rd2 of Dutch 1/10th Nats

Last weekend saw the 2nd round of the Dutch 1/10th scale nationals held in the northern part of the Netherlands, in Groningen. A long journey for most of the visitors, it always proves to be a worthy trip to the technical but bumpy track of the REAL’80. Saturday’s training saw a sunny and dry day with lots of drivers adapting the setups to the bumpy ride. After a nice day of training, a barbeque was organized to enjoy the weather even more.

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May 24, 2011

Klausner & Singer wins Austrian Nationals Rd1

Last weekend saw the first of six rounds of the Austrian National championship run at the MRC Frühwirth Sollenau track, which has been off the National calendar for some years because of a very strange rule, which was canceled at the last AGM of the Austrian federation. With total 69 entries we saw good competition in both classes.

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May 24, 2011

STRC Slash 4×4 GT-8/Rally cross conversion

STRC have released images of their upcoming Slash 4×4 GT-8/Rally Cross Conversion kit. Some Slash 4×4 owners might be bored with bashing around or racing their Slash, and with this conversion kit, Slash 4×4 owners have a whole new dimension to enjoy their Slash. Keeping the ground clearance of the Slash 4×4, this conversion makes it perfect for Rally racing as well. We can can expect more details when it is released later this week.

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May 23, 2011

Apolaro & Desoto Jr win Kosmic GP

This past weekend was the first running of the Kosmic GP in Chaplin, CT, USA. As it was run on the same track that will host this year’s US Nationals, there were many top drivers in attendance. In the sedan class it was Kosmic fuel main man and Capricorn team driver DJ Apolaro that took the top spot in qualifying and would go on to win the race by 3 laps ahead of Richie Torres in 2nd and Jamie Corrado in 3rd. In the 1/8th scale class it was Serpent driver Paolo Morganti that took the TQ spot but he hit troubles and could only finish in 4th. It was Capricorn racer Joaquin Desoto Jr that would win by two laps ahead of team mate Jari Taskila in 2nd and Joe Wright in 3rd, 4 laps further back.

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May 23, 2011

Xray RX8 rear CVD shaft sets

Xray have produced these CNC-machined rear CVD drive shafts for their RX8 1/8th scale chassis. Made from Hudy spring steel, they have been hand ground for maximum precision, then individually measured and inspected.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 21, 2011

CSO Xray & Tamiya options

CSO Products have released some new parts for different cars in the Xray range as well as the Tamiya touring chassis. Firstly for the Xray T3 & T2, there is a pair of hard coated steel 52mm swing shafts. These are also available for the Tamiya TRF417 & 416 in 44mm versions. For the RX8 there is a pair of hard coated steel rear wheel axles, which have been lightened and come with wheel nuts for a secure and more true wheel mounting, but can also be used with the standard quick release levers. Finally for the RX8 are some lightened 6mm and 8mm aluminium collars for the middle and gearbox shafts.

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May 21, 2011

Video – The Road to 200 update

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Team Associated is hard at work trying to break the 200 mph barrier with an R/C car. Working together with current record holder Nic Case, check out the video above to see how the progress is going.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

May 21, 2011

Tim Wood wins BRCA 1/8th Rd2

Last weekend witnessed round 2 of the 2011 1/8th scale British national series was hosted by the Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. The weather forecast was for showers at some point over the weekend. Saturday was however dry with high winds which seemed to affect the cars badly around the carousal corner. The grip was very low due to a lot of surface dust and required a lot of cars on track to form a clean racing line.

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