New from CSO products is this engine mount for the Serpent 733 1/10th 200mm chassis. Made from hard coated 7075 T6, it comprises of 3 pieces of which the two that mount to the chassis plate also act as a chassis stiffener just as with the standard part.
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Vesa Yli from V-Dezign sent us this report from the EFRA 1/12th scale European Championships were held last weekend in Hinckley, UK last weekend. About 100 drivers in total gathered to compete in both the Stock Spec and Modified classes. Most of the best drivers around Europe attended with former European Champions such as Juho Levanen, Simo Ahoniemi, Andy Moore, Markus Mobers, Marc Fischer, Andy Griffiths and recently crowned TC Indoor champ Ronald Volker among them. Multiple Euro & Worlds A-finalists Alex Hagberg, Vesa Yli and Elliot Harper also appeared in the entry.
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Speed Passion have released two new speed controller products, the Cirtix Inspire 2.0 and Cirtix D-Manager combo. Perfect for your brushed motor upgrade to your racing and bashing ride, the Inspire 2.0 performance, smooth throttle feel, and name brand support is just as awesome as the price point and they’ve even included a pocket programming card that makes programming changes a breeze. The Cirtix D-Manager drift combo features a specially designed 4000kv motor that responds smoothly with excellent torque to help you get the best possible performance out of your car, while the special end bell cap keeps the motor connections safe from drift racing contact. The Cirtix D-Manager ESC features a drift specific throttle response that will help keep you sideways with maximum precision and a perfect drifting feel and comes with the pocket programming card included.
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Houston, Texas played host to the Pre Worlds last week as drivers got more track time to become accustomed to the World Championship track ahead of the event. Fresh off his win at the Winternats, Chris Tosolini carried on where he left off, putting the new Capricorn car on the pole position ahead of the Xray of Ralph Burch, reigning World Champion Daniele Ielasi for Shepherd in 3rd and fellow Italian Giuseppe D’angelo driving a Mugen the last direct qualifier in 4th. In the race, following a 10 minute delay for D’angelo, a first lap crash took the front two drivers off the track as Burch and Tosolini touched sending them both off the track and back down the order. Up front the lead was shared by both Josh Cyrul, Daniele Ielasi and Paolo Morganti, the latter leading for about 20 minutes before dropping back to 4th because of a tire stop. With Tosolini no longer in contention, a recovering Burch took over the lead and stayed there until a flame out in the last 10 minutes lost him time. In the closing stages of the race Burch’s Xray was struggling for tires and Morganti whose tire strategy was paying off was able to cruise by and take the win, with Burch holding on for 2nd place and Ielasi claiming 3rd.
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The first round of 1/10 EP Indonesian National Championship was held on Sunter International Speedway in Jakarta and saw a total of 50 drivers competing in two classes, Modified and Stock 11.5. In Modified class qualifying, Bowie Ginting placed his Xray on TQ spot, followed by Teddy Syach with his Hot Bodies in 2nd place, 0.8 seconds behind Bowie with Kris Heriyana driving a Tamiya in 3rd place, 1 second further back. In Stock class it was again Bowie Ginting in the TQ spot, with Suwardi Suliandy driving a TOP Photon in 2nd and Dimas Ardian with a Tamiya in 3rd spot.
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CSO Racing have introduced new rear drive shafts for the Serpent 966 and 960 1/8th scale chassis’. Made from aircraft grade titanium for light weight, long durability and high strength they are sold in pairs.
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After the drama of the previous finals the final leg of the Modified A final, it was a rather processional affair. Juho Levanen led from start to finish to win ahead of Ronald Volker, with Olly Jefferies third. This result gave Juho the EFRA 1/12 modified crown and a worthy winner after dominating qualifying. Ronald Volker was the runner up with Marc Fisher third.
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Marc Rheinard and Alexander Stocker came to Poland at the top of the Euro Touring Series standings and this evening they go away with an even greater advantage over their rivals after notching up their third win of the 2009/10 season at the Arena Ursynow. Stocker wrapped up the Pro Stock win early, taking victory in the opening two legs of the A-Main but in Modified things went down to the wire with no less than half the grid still having the potential to claim the overall victory.
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