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September 6, 2010

Michal Orlowski & Piotr Okonski win Polish buggy Nats

Last weekend saw the final round of the Polish National Off-Road Championships run for 2wd and 4wd at the big clay off-road race track in Warsaw. The leader of the championship standing in the 2wd class, ETS Hobby class Champion Michal Orlowski, drove the newly released Tamiya TRF201 and took the race win on its Polish debut and with it the championship title. Second place was Patryk Rbarczyk Artur Kramza in 3rd, both drivers running the Associated B4. In the modified 4wd class Piotr Okonski, driving the TRF511, won the championship in front of another Tamiya driver Damina Zalewski. The final podium spot went to Associated B44 driver Artur Kramza.

View the 4wd podium here

September 6, 2010

Fabio Boero wins 2010 Italian title

The fourth and final round of the AMSCI 1/8 Off Road Italian championship was held last weekend at the D&R Dirt Race RC track in Castelnuovo Calcea, Asti. The final saw the fight between Xray driver Riccardo Perin and Davide Tortorici with his Hobao for first position with the former taking the victory. Fabio Boero, who had been sitting in 3rd place by the mid part of the race, brought his Mugen/Reds combination home to claim the final step of the podium and more importantly the 2010 Italian National title. Tortorici took 2nd spot in the final championship standings with Perin in 3rd.

Image: RC Gazette [rcgazette.smugmug.com]

September 5, 2010

Serpent S811 aluminium shock towers

Serpent have release new option front and rear shock towers for their Cobra S811 buggy. These very strong and very durable parts are precision machined from the highest quality 5.5mm thick 7075 T6 aerospace type aluminium. Recessed areas and chamfered edges help reduce the weight and add to the look of the parts. Sporting multiple shock and camber link mounting positions, the front tower weighs in at 22 grams, while the rear is 31 grams.

View the rear shock tower here

September 4, 2010

Durango report from the Japanese Nationals

Japanese Durango importers Tresrey have sent us this report on their team’s performance at last weekends Japanese 1/10th 4wd offroad buggy National Championship that was held at the Yatabe-Arena in Tsukuba city. Their team drivers Kazuki Sasatsu finished 5th and Yuichi Ajishi finished 9th in this tough race event against all other larger Japanese RC manufacturers.

Continue the report here

September 4, 2010

Ansmann X4TE 1:10 4WD buggy

Ansmann have released the first drawings of their all new X4TE 1:10 4WD buggy. It will feature a full carbon chassis in combination with side guards, while the shock towers are also made of carbon fibre. The new big bore shocks will give you a perfect handling on the track in combination with the slipper clutch system. They expect the first running prototypes to hit the tracks in October.

Source: Ansmann [ansmann-racing.com]

September 3, 2010

VP Pro 2wd buggy front tires

VP Pro have announced the development of new 1/10 electric offroad tires during the past several months, with the first release being the 2WD fronts. There are 3 types of pattern, rounded rib, square rib and the friction. Made using VP Pro’s unique Flexx compound, these 3 types of front tires will provide great steering performance on different track conditions. Expect 4wd rear tires to be released in mid September.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

September 2, 2010

Losi Ultra Digits G2 Red compound

Losi’s 1/8 Ultra Digits G2 buggy tires feature a multi-level clustered pin design that has the pins grouped very closely providing incredible traction on hard packed tracks. The closeness of the pins enable the tire to have minimal lug flex which provides superior grip. The tall pins are supported by a base pin which aids in support. Also the closeness of the pins enables the tire to easily survive hour long mains on high bite surfaces. Having written about the green compound versions last week Losi have released their red compound versions which work excellent on medium to high grip outdoor blue groove tracks.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

September 2, 2010

CS Electronic Crossfighter options

New from CS Electronic for their larger scale off roader, the Crossfighter, comes a number of new optional upgrades. First up are the new front and rear aluminum shock towers, which feature a new shock mounting position to allow the shocks to be mounted more upright, which they claim makes the car better over the bumps giving more traction and stability. Also the new aluminium wheel hubs increase the track width of the car by 20mm which improves traction and overall handling.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]