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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.

View the 1/8th podium here

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.

View the other parts here

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.

Continue reading the report here

May 20, 2011

Exotek HB shock posts & TLR 22 wheel bolts

Exotek Racing have released 2 new unrelated items, HB TCX QC shock posts and TLR22 front locking wheel bolts. The shock posts precision machined from titanium with a 2mm hex and come with alloy stand offs for reduced flex at the shock towers. The quick change design that is lighter than the stock parts it replaces and a shortened barrel for reduced shock slop allows free movement for proper shock function. Sold in a set of 4. The TLR 22 front locking wheel bolts are again made from machined titanium and feature angled wheel locking serrations to securely tighten down your buggies front wheels. They use a 2mm hex wrench and are sold in pair.

View the TLR22 bolts here

May 20, 2011

Syach wins Rd4 in Indonesia, Ginting takes title

The final round of the 2011 Indonesian 1/10 200mm national championship session 1 was held at the JITC Race Track in Jakarta, Indonesia. The weather was clear at the start but a little rain came down in heat 2 forcing the organizer to re-run the qualifying round. In qualifying it was Teddy Syach that took his OS powered Kyosho to the TQ spot with 18 laps @ 5.15 followed by Fayakhun Andriadi (Kyosho, 18 laps @ 5.16) and Bowie Ginting (Xray, 18 laps @ 5.17). Chandra Yosef (Xray) and Rama Tribudiman (Kyosho) completed the top 5.

Continue reading the report here

May 20, 2011

Elias & Campos win Rd2 in Sao Paulo

Last weekend saw round 2 of the Sao Paulo Championship in Fazenda Vesuvio, Indaiatuba, a small city 100km from Sao Paulo. The race was for 1:10 200mm and 1:8 scale. In the 1/8th scale class, new Capricorn signing Flavio Elias broke all track records with the LAB C801, setting a new fastest time of 14.630 and going on to the TQ the event. Flavio would also win the main final ahead the Mugen pairing of Leandro Campos in 2nd and Chung Min Hsu in 3rd. In the 1/10th scale class it was a Capricorn clean sweep of the podium with Leandro Campos taking the win from Erich Heshiki and Chung Min Hsu once again in 3rd.

View the final results here