May 5, 2009
…together with the Masters being scoring series points separate from the open guys. In the 1/8th final, pole sitter Josh Cyrul (Shepherd) led with Paul Ciccarello following closely behind. When the chequered flag fell, Josh won by 4 seconds over Paul with Brian Berry completed the top three. Eli Ezrow (Shepherd) grabbed 5th overall in 1/8th open but was the highest Masters racer and took the Masters win at the first event of the season. The next race for the Midwest Series is set for May 30-31 in Racine, Wisconsin. For the latest news about the Midwest Series, visit www.midwestseries.com….
April 15, 2009
…www.2wdrc.com is www.oOple.com by our friend Jimmy Storey. It features a dedicated section for the X Factory brand that sees regular visits by Chazz and Paul Sinclair of X Factory plus the various European X Factory team drivers in the like of Ellis Stafford, Dan Greenwood and others. > The most important thing when building the X-6 is to try and achieve a weight distribution of 65% on the rear and 35% at the front of the buggy. This seems to be the sweet spot of the car as other rates may lead into too much understeer or a lack…
March 22, 2009
…Orion Race Spec 3800 LiPo, a KO Propo PS-2367 connected to a Futaba R603FS receiver had the task of throwing the T2R Pro into the corners. Body-wise we went for the new Proline LTC-R which was painted by Kai of www.ok-gfx.com. Track test The track test was, well, a boring affair. This may sound harsh, but it’s the truth. In combination with Take-Off CS-27R tyres the T2R was a pleasure to drive. The rear of the car was nailed to the ground, the front only showed a slight but very controllable push mid-corner. Otherwise everything was perfect! Our initial gearing…
March 19, 2009
…Saskatchewan took home second, and Dale Ruptash followed up in third. CarCar would like to thank it’s premier sponsor shop, PM Hobbycraft (www.pmhobbycraft.ca), as well as additional prizes sponsored by Eastridge Hobbies (www.eastridgehobbies.ca), and strong series support from CanWest RC (www.canwestrc.net), as well as Mike Evans, Race Director, for running a great weekend; finishing early! on Saturday, and right on time Sunday. The weekend was great due to the efforts of many, many people, and we thank each and every one of them for making this hobby great! The final series standings can be found here. Report by Josh Carter….
March 15, 2009
…Spec speedo came into play. This time we soldered a relatively mild Team Orion 6.5T motor to it. Steering duties are taken care of by a JR/Graupner DS3781 servo together with a Futaba R604FS receiver. Power came from Orcan VTEC 4600 cells, traction and site bite was provided by Jaco purple/lilac tryes up front and pinks at the rear. Body-wise we opted for Hot Bodies delicious C-12 Mark III that promises high downforce while remaining a low-drag body. The body was painted by Kai of HYPERLINK “http://www.ok-gfx.com” www.ok-gfx.com. Track test For the track test of the HB Cyclone 12x we…
March 3, 2009
…KO Propo together with a Vortex 2008 Race 6.5T brushless motor and the aforementioned Team Orion Race Spec 3800 LiPo. Steering duties are taken of by a KO Propo DPS-2367 servo connected to a Sanwa RX411DS receiver. On top we fitted a Protoform Mazda Speed 6 body, once more painted by Chris of www.gingapaint.com. Track test For the track test we went to the permanent indoor track of the RCCG Neu Wulmstorf near Hamburg. The club offers a very nice location for weekly club racing and is ideal to test new cars and components. We met with Team Xray/SMI Motorsport…
February 25, 2009
Hudy have presented their all-new team T-shirts. Made from 100% cotton and featuring unique and stylish graphics, the design features a large Hudy logo with complementary artistic graphics on the front & rear, as well as www.hudy.net printed on the rear & sleeve. Available in white, sky blue, or black fabrics in standard sizes all the way up to XXXL. Source: Hudy [hudy.net]…
February 21, 2009
VRC has been spreading information about VRC PRO mainly through these columns which appear in leading r/c car magazines and websites. Middle of February VRC will launch its VRC PRO promotional site which will give you an insight in what is to be expected in VRC PRO, details to be announced on the official VRC website at www.virtualrc.com. We have stated before in these columns that VRC PRO will be a project continuously developing, new features will be made available on the fly with the integrated software updater keeping everybody’s VRC installations up to date. So don’t expect everything you…
