East Coast Bodies have announced their new 2009 spec M-Speed 6 body shell. Made from light and durable .030 lexan with a protective film, this 190mm electric touring car shell comes supplied with 3 type of Pro Force wing, generating high, mid and low downforce. Also includes a decal sheet, window mask and wing mounting hardware.
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Much More have released some new items including these high quality one sided rubber shield bearings for performance R/C applications. The single removable rubber shield allows for easy cleaning and less rolling resistance than some other bearings, while the high speed nylon ball retainer ring provides added speed and strength. High specification and manufactured to precise tolerances to deliver the ultimate R/C bearing. Also new from the Korean company are these super light weight setup boards. Made from compostite material that will not warp, they are suitable for 1/10, 1/12 on-road and off-road vehicles and only weight in at 740g.
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Last weekend, the 1/8th Section visited a new circuit on the South coast of Brighton. The track is formed from a single strip of tarmac with the layout painted over with rope and plastic tubing forming the barriers. In theory, it looked from the outset that the track is too small for the modern day 1/8th chassis but after making the necessary chassis and gear ratio changes, the track became fun to drive. The track is also very smooth so running the car on low tires would help cornering, allow the engine to rev higher along the short back straight and through the infield with no worry of running out of fuel or the chassis bottoming out.
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New for their line of tire truers, Hudy have released this precision center-balanced wheel adapter for 1/10 & 1/12 on-road pan car wheels. Featuring a special clamp-on, wobble-free design, its hard-anodized surface allows for extra long lifespan. Includes locking nut.
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Last weekend saw the third qualifying round of the Polish National Championships take place in Warsaw. The track is located on a former military airport and still used by small aircraft, so every five minutes there was planes flying over at very low level coming in to land. Saturday’s running was canceled due to rain and so all the racing would take place on Sunday, which was the right decision as the sun was shining when the 60 racers took to the track. Dennis Fadtke secured the TQ spot in qualifying and after the three leg finals it was again Dennis who would take the win from Morris Indovino and Patryk Raczynski, with a special mention for seven year old Michal Orlowski who took 6th spot.
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Robin D´Hondt has won the German Championship 2008/2009 1/8 nitro on-road at Hildesheim south of Hanover. In an exciting 40 minutes final the Motonica and Novarossi team driver gained a three lap advantage over pole setter Robert Pietsch (Mugen). The third place on the podium was captured by E.C. (B) finalist Toni Gruber (Serpent). In the class 2 final Mugen racer Maximilian Feldermann caught the title in a nail-biting finish with Shepherd driver Maximilian Vogl close behind. Third place went to local hero Thomas Ploeger (Serpent).
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We brought you the first exclusive pictures of the 733, Serpent’s all new 1/10th scale 200mm chassis, last month and now Serpent have released the full details of their new car. The car is a radical change from their previous car featuring new geometry and roll-centers, lower center of gravity and modified weight-positioning for improved grip and better balance.
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Mugen and Novarossi team driver Robert Pietsch has taken the pole position for the German 1/8 on-road Championship 2008/09 held this weekend on the 260 meter track of AMC Hildesheim south of Hanover. Beside the former champion, Motonica team driver Robin D´Hondt from Belgium as well as the Shepherd duo Eric Dankel and Patrick Schaefer completed the top 4 which are directly qualified for the 40 minutes final on Sunday afternoon. Like the three days before, rain also affected the day of qualification with five rounds of five minutes heats. Only the first round was run on a dry track and it started to rain before the last but one group of round two.
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