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October 11, 2011

JConcepts Finnisher B4.1 +8mm body

Back in August JConcepts released a fresh new Finnisher body, hot off the track at the 2011 IFMAR World Championships. With the recent release of the Team Associated +8mm chassis upgrade racers now have a factory produced chassis to mount the body too, having previously needed to lengthen the B4.1 chassis themselves. As a reminder JConcepts produces 2 bodies, the Finnisher and Punisher, as a drop-on fit for this World Championship upgrade for the B4.1.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 11, 2011

Bruno Coelho wins 2011 Portugal Cup

Last weekend the 2011 Portugal Cup was held at the new track at Evora and Cesar Coelho sent us this report. Evora is a very old town at Alentejo and the local club decided to build a new track which started last year and this year they decided to have the Portugal Cup 2011 and the organization, track and facilities couldn’t be better. On Saturday we had to finish breaking-in and engine and only on the last practice can we check the chassis setup and the first feeling it was very positive.

Continue reading the report here

October 11, 2011

Serpent ‘Square’ pistons for Cobra S811

New for the Serpent Cobra S811 buggy are these ‘square’ pistons. Following extensive testing they have concluded that in order to fine tune your S811 buggy to a multitude of racing conditions you should use these new 8 hole pistons to balance compression and rebound dampening. They will help improve your cars handling in conditions where the bumps are above the racing surface. The shock will be quicker to rebound, putting your tires on the ground more often improving lap times. The pistons are CNC machined from delrin, for super smooth and true shape.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 11, 2011

Robert Raphael clinches Belgian 1/8th BL title

Last weekend was the final round of the Belgian Buggy 1/8 Brushless Championship held at the BRTC club of Bauff. Due to heavy rain the race was stopped and the final results were taken from qualification. This gave the win to JP Voumard (Tekno RC MP9/Tecmotor) ahead of 2nd place David Nopenaire (Losi/Tekin) with HongNor team driver Raphael Robert (Nexx 8/Castle Creation) in 3rd. This result was enough to give the National title to Robert Raphael, with Loïc Voumard taking 2nd spot while David Nopenaire rounded out the series top 3. Robert Raphael also took the 1/8th scale gas offroad title driving a Hong Nor X3 Sabre.

Thanks to JP Voumard for the report.

October 11, 2011

Chili Lim wins 2011 Team C cup

The 2011 Team C cup was held in Borneo Limbang, Sarawak last weekend and was a great success attracting racers from all around Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong and Taiwan, with around 80 racers in total participating. Qualifying was taken from only 1 qualifying round due to the weather conditions, rain started to pour down in late afternoon. Serpent racer Chili Lim was out of luck in his heat, despite being one of the fastest on the track, his only run being ruined by by a loose ball joint causing him to retire after the 3rd lap meaning he would end up 2nd from last. The event ran a Christmas tree format so Chili will need to bumps up from the lowest final and after racing for 105 minutes Chili manage to book himself a place in the final in 2nd position. In the 1 hour main final Chili managed to gain the lead in the early stages and after that started slowly pulling away from the rest of the pack. He would win by 2 laps from Alvin Lam in 2nd and Tommy 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 11, 2011

Kyle McBride joins Pro-Line

Pro-Line have announced the signing of rising star Kyle McBride. The young Australian had a great showing at the 2010 worlds in Thailand and since then has continued to win races and be a positive influence in the RC Community. “All of us here at Pro-Line are excited to work with Kyle and his father. They demonstrate true professionalism and the desire to win. We have no doubt that 2012 will be a great year with this new addition to our team.”

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

October 10, 2011

Associated B4 +8mm conversion kit

Team Associated debuted the new +8mm chassis in prototype form at the 2011 IFMAR Worlds, taking the World Championship title, TQ honors and the top two steps on the podium. Now, racers world-wide can upgrade their B4 or B4.1 to the latest specs with the new B4 +8mm Conversion Kit. The additional 8mm of added wheelbase helps make the B4 easier to drive and more stable without sacrificing the critical traction needed for lower-grip tracks. Fits B4 FT, B4.1 FT and B4 RS RTR. Some bodies may fit the longer chassis with little or no modification. Racers can purchase a +8mm B4 body from racing partners Pro-Line and JConcepts.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

October 10, 2011

JConcepts 1/8th buggy t-shirt

Just in time for Fall, JConcepts have introduced this black 1/8th buggy t-shirt. Made of 100% cotton material the new black t-shirt has a trendy new looks that is representative of the latest style which includes new logo and a graphically clever 1/8th buggy design in a hip placement position. Available in usual range of sizes.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]