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May 3, 2010

Shepherd Velox receiver box & turnbuckle tool

New for the Velox, Shepherd have made available their new receiver box, which we showed you during the Nuremberg Toyfair. Made to fit the V10 and V8 it protects the receiver from dirt, water and physical impacts, while the rubber cap on the top allows the user to easily change crystals without opening the complete box. Also new from the German company is this turnbuckle tool, that easily works with nearly all the turnbuckles on the Velox V8 and V10. Standard tools are often too small, so with the big handle the Shepherd tool claims to be much more comfortable. The tip is made of an special spring steel to guarantee excellent durability.

View the turnbuckle tool here

May 3, 2010

CSO Evolva M3 WC pulley set

New from CSO Racing is this complete range of pulleys for the Kyosho Evolva M3 WC version. Made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, which has been coated for extra durability, the sides of each tooth has a hole in the side wall to allow dirt to escape and to also lighten the pulley overall. The set includes the 16T, 18T, 24T, 25T and 26T.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

May 3, 2010

Tom Smolderen victorious at Luxembourg opener

As a guest Belgian Shepherd driver Tom Smolderen attended the first round of the 1/8th scale On-Road nationals in Luxembourg. Claiming the pole-position after 4 rounds of qualifying he had an excellent position for 30-minutes final. After 101 laps Smolderen crossed the finishing line in first position in front of Patrick Beltrallo with 99 laps and Jerome Hirtziger on third another 5 laps down. As a guest starter Tom didn’t receive any championship points so Belltrallo took over the first position in the ranking list in front of Hirtziger and Jacques Libar.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 3, 2010

Grainger takes Rd1 of BTCC

The 2010 Schumacher BTCC championship got underway over the weekend with round one at the Mendip circuit, the race was seen as a major warm up for the forthcoming BRCA national meeting which takes place at the Somerset track in a few weeks time. Nearly all the big names in modified were in attendance including national champion Chris Grainger and ex BTCC champions Olly Jefferies and Elliott Harper. It was Chris Grainger that showed he still had the pace from last year and set FTD in modified ahead of Elliott Harper. In Pro Stock it was Xray driver Ricky Copsey that led the A final grid ahead of Adam Meakin and Matt Quinlisk. This years BTCC has a 13.5 stock class and it was Jake Williams who took the top spot for the A final in this class.

Continue the report here

May 2, 2010

Ronald Volker wins German 1/12th Nationals

The 2010 German 1/12th electric Championship was held over the weekend of 23-25th April at the high-traction and permanent racetrack in Schermbeck. Following qualification it was multiple European A-main finalist and Serpent/LRP driver Markus Mobers on the TQ spot followed by touring car World Champion Marc Rheinard in 2nd with his Associated/SP combo and in 3rd recent German TC indoor champion Ronald Völker with his Associated/LRP ride. As the finals got underway, it was Völker and Rheinard who got the best starts and they were the only ones to still have the chance for the overall win heading in to the last and decisive 3rd leg of the finals. As the tone went off for the start of the last final, Ronald had his chances of another title in 2010 significantly decreased as he got taken-out on the first lap. But Ronald never gave up and with great driving Ronald slowly started to close the gap to the leaders and with 2 min to go he managed to close up and pass Marc Rheinard for the lead and the overall championship. Marc Rheinard took 2nd overall, with Marc Fisher ending up in 3rd for Corally/GM.

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May 2, 2010

ROAR drawing up provisional 1/8 Super GT rules

ROAR

ROAR is authoring rules for the “GT” category, which it will refer to as “1/8 Super GT” to avoid confusion with other categories that are also called “GT.” The rules pertain to the 1/8 off-road based vehicles that feature on-road passenger and road racing body shells. This is a category that’s been gaining in popularity due to reasonable cost, high durability, lower maintenance and the scale appearance of these big machines. ROAR desires to preserve the most appealing elements of what has made this a popular and growing category. ROAR invites all industry affiliates and current members to inquire with questions or additional suggestions for the rules.

More information can be found here.

May 1, 2010

Kyosho America open Route 241 Raceway

Kyosho America have announced the opening of Route 241 Raceway inside their headquarters in Lake Forest, California. R241 was conceived and built as a means to provide the best facility for their extensive Mini-Z and dNaNo RC racing vehicles. Starting from May 1st they will be opening the doors to the public every Saturday and Sunday sans Holidays.

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May 1, 2010

Orcan NT1 fuel level indicator decal

New from Orcan for the Xray NT1 and NT1R is this handy fuel level indicator decal. Simply apply it to the specified place on the radio plate next to the tank and when you lift your car, with the nose to the ground, you can now easily identify the remaining amount of fuel. The decal displays the measurement in 5ml increments and is available in orange and white or black and white.

Source: Orcan [smi-motorsport.de]