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May 4, 2009

Freddy Südhoff takes European 1/10th ‘B’ title

Following qualifying on Friday and Saturday for this year’s European 1/10th scale ‘B’ Championship in Austria, Sunday say the main finals get underway to decide who would claim the 2009 title. At the start of the 45 minute final Gerhard Kandelhart and Freddy Südhoff got off to a clean start and started to make gap on the rest of the field, also having the advantage of only needing to refuel every 6:45. Around the 13 minute mark Freddy managed to get passed Kandi to take the lead and began to pull a gap and at this time the leading pair had a lap advantage on the rest of the field. Later in the race Rico Kröber, who was in 3rd, started to decrease the gap to Kandi and managed to unlap himself to get back on the lead lap and following some quick laps he managed to catch Kandi again once more, this time for position with 3 laps to go. Going into the fast sweeper, the pair touched and Kandi went off and flamed out, something which would lose him the podium position, dropping to 4th by the time he restarted. This incident moved Daan Jacobs up to 3rd behind Kröber in 2nd, with Freddy Südhoff clear up front to take the European title.

Click here to see the final results

May 2, 2009

Gerhard Kandelhart TQ’s 1/10th Euro B

This weekend sees the European 1/10th 200mm ‘B’ Championships take place in Aigen, Austria. With 112 drivers present from 17 different countries, qualifying got underway yesterday in perfect conditions after some rain earlier in the week threatened to put a dampener on the whole event, however in the evening a thunderstorm did manage to interrupt the opening ceremony. Today it was again very sunny with clear skies, and a lot of spectators around the track watching, as the final qualifying sessions to determine the starting order for the finals got underway. With 4 rounds each to set your quickest time, pole position went to former European Champion Gerhard Kandelhart from Austria driving an Xray NT1, the only driver to get 25 laps, in front of top electric racer Freddy Sudhoff from Germany also with an Xray. Kyosho managed to place a car directly into the final with Rico Krober in 3rd also from Germany, while the final direct qualifying spot went to Dutch front runner Daan Jacobs in 4th, also with an Xray.

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May 2, 2009

Protoform TCC 200mm body shell

Protoform have released what they are calling the TCC, or Today’s Cup Car. This body incorporates all the unique styling cues of the cars raced in the Sprint Cup Series and the comprehensive decal sheet allows you to detail the body to look like any one of the four brands represented in the Cup series. The add-on wing bolts solidly to the molded in struts and is multi-adjustable, while the front splitter aids in downforce and handling ability. The width of the car allows it to be mounted on all the current oval chassis as well as the 200mm gas-sedan type chassis and it comes with clear protective film, decals sheet, window masks and wing mounting hardware.

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April 29, 2009

Xray T2 Closed Ball joint assembly

Xray have released a new closed ball joint assembly for their T2 line of touring cars. Part of the assembly includes new threaded 4.9mm ball ends with a 6mm and 8mm thread for rear and front suspension respectively to replace the ball & screw assembly. These balls are great for use with closed composite ball joints but also work with standard open ball joints. Those new closed composite steering ball-joints fits 5mm pivot balls or ball studs. The closed ball joint prevents dust from getting onto the ball end, allowing the upper camber links to move more freely.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 29, 2009

KM Racing NT1 Radio Tray mounts

New from KM Racing for the Xray NT1 are these aluminium radio tray mounts. Made from high quality 6061 aluminium, these new parts help to increase stiffness in this area and claim to improve the car’s overall stability. Sold in a pair, it includes both the left and right mounts.

Click here to see the parts

April 28, 2009

Puerto Rico Championships Rd4

After been dedicated full time to the off-road class, Mugen Team Driver, Tory Santiago return to the on-road this weekend at the 4th round of the Puerto Rico Championship at Barceloneta. Qualifying in the 5th position in the A-Main, Tory was able to win the class by five laps over Kyosho Driver Pedro Alvarado in 2nd, while finishing in 3rd place was Jesus Rivera driving a Serpent. In the outlaw class was Edgar Betancourt driving a NT1 who TQ’d, but had mechanical problems in the main giving Edgar Tirado and his Serpent 720 the win, while in 3rd place was Jose Salas, also with a Serpent. In the 1/8 class, Kyosho Team Driver, Pedro Alvarado took TQ and won the class, six laps over 2nd place Carlos Fuentes with his Power Racing with Amaury Alvarez taking 3rd with a Kyosho.

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April 28, 2009

Tim Wood joins Savox team

CML in the UK have signed the current 1/8th scale British Champion Tim Wood to run Savox Servos in 2009. Tim will use the Savox SC-1258 servos to power his Serpent 966 car and joins David Crompton, Elliot Boots, Ellis Stafford & Jon Hazelwood all running the servos with great success. After Tim’s first test at Halifax, he had the following to say:

Having tested the servos I am extremely happy with the performance. I found them to have excellent holding power and feel so much smoother than any I have ran before. Add to this the light weight, and I think many drivers will be switching to Savox.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

April 28, 2009

Xceed RC Setup board decal

Xceed RC have released this new setup board decal. Very strong and durable, the decal features detailed measurement lines to help set your car’s track width and ensure that the settings on both sides of the car are the same. 320mm x 397mm, it can be applied to most existing boards on the market and will stick to all surfaces like wood, carbon and glass.

Source: Xceed RC [xceedrc.com]