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May 2, 2011

Xray RX8 XCA Composite 2-Speed gears

Xray have announced their precision-molded spur gears made from a special composite material that gives long life, minimal wear and minimizing breakage and stripping. Strategically lightened to reduce rotating mass, the special composite material will withstand even the most extreme racing conditions which imparts high tension and shear forces on the spur gears. The spur gears are injected in a specially-constructed mold which ensures equal material injection for ultra-true and wobble-free running of the spur gear. Each gear is stamped with a tooth number for easy identification and are available in 45T, 46T & 47T 2nd gears and 48T, 49T & 50T 1st gears.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 1, 2011

Blazej Orlowski joins Hot Bodies Poland

Multiple Polish Stock class National Champion Blazej Orlowski has signed for Hot Bodies for the 2011 season. The former Tamiya Poland driver will run the latest TCX touring car in both the national series and in Euro Touring Series races. Blazej want to give special thanks to Niko Triandafilidis for the great support over the past few years.

Source: HPI Poland [hpi.pl]

April 30, 2011

Serpent 966 lightweight front wheel axles

Serpent have announced these new super lightweight front wheel axles for the Serpent 960 / 966. CNC machined from aerospace quality aluminium and hard coated, they offer a perfect bearing fit, while the material means they are 70% lighter than the steel versions.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 30, 2011

DXF Premium 2wd Classic chassis

New from French company DXF Competition is their latest 2wd classic chassis, the Premium. This car features an all new 2mm 7075 aluminium chassis, replacing the previous carbon fibre version, while retaining the innovative fuel tank from the last car that was specially created for this class. The fully adjustable rear upright now comes in red anodised aluminium instead of plastic and the handling of the car can be further tweaked with the floating front steering assembly. To top off the high spec of the car a lot of the other parts come in carbon fibre such as the front and rear body mounts, battery plate, radio plate and front pod plate.

View more images of the car here

April 30, 2011

Xceed TF-3 tire traction fluid

Xceed have released their latest TF-3 tire traction fluid, joining the previously available TF-1 and TF-2 versions. Provideing additional traction for indoor and outdoor use and for both foam and rubber tires, this general purpose fluid is suitable for all classes. Supplied in a strong plastic bottle, with a wide opening for easy application by brush.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

April 30, 2011

IRCC Nagoya airport race – Announcement

The organisers of the IRCC event that takes place in Japan from the 24th to the 26th of June have been in contact to tell us about the event. The race is unique in that it will be held in Nagoya International airport, in a meeting room near the arrivals section. With the airport having a hotel and restaurants, you wont need to do much traveling and can in fact access the track by foot. Previously a domestic event, this year it will be open to international competitors for almost all electric on road classes in both 1/10th and 1/12th scale. Racers afraid of any fallout from the recent disasters in the country needn’t worry as the event is very far south away from any potential harm. Racers interested can visit the official event site here, where you will find all the information also in English.

April 29, 2011

Steven Cuypers wins Rd1 in Western Germany

Steven Cuypers and Uwe Baldes made it a Mugen 1-2 at the first round of the Western German Championship with Serpent racer Alain Levy completing the podium on third. It has been a really great race weekend at Dormagen near Cologne with a total of 39 1/8 scale racers in both classes. Since years the number of entries hasn’t been that high in the 1/8 scale category. The weather was just perfect all over the weekend but lots of farina made it difficult for the drivers especially at the beginning of the practice on Saturday when grip level was poor and cars turned to be covered by yellow farina. But finally grip increased and all racers got lots of practice over the day on the 273 meter long track which is known as “RC Monaco of Germany” because of its concrete walls and guard rails.

Continue reading the report here

April 29, 2011

Serpent S966 & S733 hard anodized chassis plates

Serpent have introduced new chassis plates for their S966 and S733 cars. Hard anodized, both chassis plates have been CNC machined from 7075 T6 aluminium, with the 1/10th version made from 3mm thick material. Both feature the standard countersunk holes, chamfered edges, knife-edge pocket under the engine for extra cooling and in the case of the 1/8th version, recessed pockets for flex-plates.

View the S733 chassis plate here