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March 28, 2009

Awesomatix Touring car photos

We’ve seen the CAD images of the radical new Awesomatix touring car chassis that is being designed and produced in Russia, and now we have some good quality photographs of the first car. As we have said before about this car, The two outstanding features are a new patented suspension dampening system, smooth, lightweight and with a low centre of gravity, which is fully adjustable without the need for disassembly and the compression and rebound dampening rates are controllable and consistent. The other thing is the drive train that combines the benefits of shaft and belt drive systems, without the negative side effects such as so-called ‘torque steer’, associated with shaft drive RC cars.

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March 27, 2009

Max Kuenning takes ROAR 1/12th Stock title

We already reported on the Modified classes from last weekend’s ROAR Carpet Nationals held at the Gate in Cleveland, but we have now received a report from the event’s largest class, the hotly contested 1/12th scale stock class. After four rounds of qualifying it was the Calandra Racing Concepts team that took the top 3 spots, with Tom Firsching taking the TQ spot position ahead of Max Kuenning and Dave Johnson, qualifying 2nd and 3rd. In the Triple A-main format, each driver had a great chance to win the event overall with Johnson won the first A-main (A1) from 3rd on the grid with Tom 2nd and Max 3rd, while in A2, Max took the win with Tom 3rd. The final leg saw a titanic battle between Tom and Max, with the lead swapping 2 or 3 times. While leading, neither driver could shake his rival as the 2 broke away from the pack. In the end Max was able to wrestle the win with Tom hot on his tail.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

March 26, 2009

Shepherd Velox Low Friction alu pulleys

Shepherd have released new low friction aluminium pulleys for their Velox V8 1/8th scale. Made from high quality aluminium they feature a lightweight design to reduce the rotating mass and have been hard-coated to protect the space between the teeth from building up dirt, grass & sand due to the reduced adhesion. This results in less maintenance and less wear of the belts. Available as individual pulleys (16T, 18T & 20T) or as a complete set of three.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 26, 2009

BUMOD Grand Prix, Turkey – Announcement

Taking place from the 4th to the 7th of June, the 1st annual BUMOD Grand Prix will take place in Bursa, Turkey. What is building up to be a great event, the race is open to both 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale 200mm on road classes and will be held at the BUMOD track, the country’s premiere facility 1.5 hours south from the country’s capital Istanbul. Entry is now open for this event and you are guaranteed a warm reception from the Turkish hosts, who will also arrange transport and help find the best accommodation. French EFRA GP winner Robert Pietsch is confirmed, along with European 200mm B Champion and German National Champion Dirk Wischnewski along with front running German racer Dirk Stammler, with more top racers to be announced in the coming weeks. Red RC will also be present throughout the event bringing live reports each day on our Events page.

For more information about the event visit the official site here.

March 25, 2009

Serpent RCC-X shock absorbers

Serpent have released their new pre assembled RCC-X shock absorbers. The 2009 version RCC-X features a better supported shock rod that uses a delrin bushing and a new design x-ring, in place of the o-ring, that is made of a special silicone rubber that provides a better seal with less friction. A new mold for the nylon parts has also been made and so the nylon parts of the shocks are also improved, including pistons and ball-joints too. Suitable for all 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas-cars, as well 1/10 electric touring cars they are available with long or short shock shaft and come with optional 1, 2 & 4 hole pistons.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 25, 2009

Xray 48-pitch micro pinion gears

Xray have released a wide range of high-performance 48-pitch micro pinion gears, that have been manufactured from special steel for toughness and durability. Featuring precision-cut teeth with chamfered edges, they are available in a range from 9T – 23T. For smooth operation, it is advised to run them in first.

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March 24, 2009

Yokomo MR-4TC BD5 touring car

The latest version of the MR-4TC touring from Yokomo has been released, the BD5. This car was used by Masami Hirosaka to take 3rd spot at last years World Championships and following some refinement from that car, they have released it to the public. The BD5 is an evolution of the previous model and has been tweaked to make the car more stable and make maintenance easier. This rubber spec car is supplied with a 2.5mm thick carbon fibre chassis, 2.0mm thick top deck, 3.5mm thick shock towers, a front one way and newly designed CVDs.

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March 24, 2009

Robert Pietsch takes French EFRA GP win

The opening 1/8th scale EFRA GP of the year was held last weekend outside Paris in a town called Aulnay. The 81 drivers, split between 4wd Open and 2wd Classic, were presented with a fast smooth track and the weather, while cool, stayed dry. Qualifying for the 4wd class saw Mugen racer Robert Pietsch take the pole position in front of the Serpent pairing of World Vice Champion Andrea Cristiani and John Ermen, with another Mugen, that of Rick V. taking the final direct qualifying position in 4th. The 45 minute final started with Robert going straight into the lead, but a mistake behind from Cristiani saw him lose a lot of time in the pits to repair a broken crystal. Behind Pietsch the battle was between John and Rick, but then Ermen too had mechanical problems and had to join early retiree Walter Salemi in watching the race from the stands. With the top 2 positions locked out, the battle was for 3rd spot and this was between Shepherd main man Patrick Schaefer and French racer Louis Christophe with the German holding the 3rd spot, but a crash while passing a lapped car lost the Velox driver over a lap and allowed Louis into the 3rd spot to take the final podium place behind Rick V. in 2nd and Robert Pietsch in 1st, a lap clear up front.

Click here to see the final results