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January 5, 2010

Durango desperately seeking Hupo

Team Durango have taken a rather unconventional approach to gain the services of multiple European Champion Hupo Honigl, by posting on their official blog stating that they are “actively trying to attract Hupo Honigl back to Team Durango”. Pointing out that the Austrian has previously driven for the Durango team back in 2006, when he used one of the then handmade chassis’, they feel that they had to take this approach in the face of ‘mega bucks RTR companies’ also trying to secure his services. Durango want to have the current Tamiya and LRP team driver at the controls of their DEX410 1/10th scale 4wd buggy and soon to be released DNX408 1/8th scale buggy and believe that together they can grow to expand into other classes including the design and production of a 2wd buggy chassis. We contacted the current European 2wd Champion to get his reaction:

It would be great to race for Durango again and I did enjoy working with Gerd Strenge in the past, but I have some contracts still in place and I can’t make any decisions on my future until the time is right.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

January 5, 2010

Venom Slash VXL & E-Revo Options

Venom have released a massive number of new optional parts for the Traxxas Slash VXL and E-Revo. Most parts have been CNC machined from high grade aluminium and almost all are available in anodised orange, gun metal and grey and help improve strength in the area where they are used. Parts that are available include front steering knuckles, front lower arms, front c-hubs, rear lower arms, steering set, battery holder, rear universal shafts, rear shock towers, front bulkheads, gear cover, rear gearbox, rear knuckles, wheels, shock caps, front & rear shocks, wheel hex adapters, tie rods, push rods, front & rear suspension mounts, servo saver and titanium pivot balls.

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January 4, 2010

Linus Thern joins Novarossi Factory team

The Racing Experience in France have confirmed the signing of Swedish off road star Linus Thern to the international Novarossi team. The former World Finalist leaves behind a successful season with Sirio engines and sees him rejoin old team mates Guillaume Vray and Yannick Aigoin. It has also been confirmed that Linus will continue with AKA tyres in 2010.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]

January 4, 2010

Chad Bradley does triple at Tuesday Night Nats

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With well over 100 entries at last week’s Tuesday Night Nationals at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita CA, it was Jammin team driver Chad Bradley who pulled off the trifecta winning and TQing all 3 classes he entered, 1/8 Truck, Buggy and Mod 4wd Short Course. Chad’s TQ runs for 1/8 Truck and Buggy came from round 1 of qualifying, in the Short Course class Jeremy Kortz TQed round 1 but Chad took the TQ time by 1 second in round 2. In the 1/8 Truck main, Chad lead from the start and never looked back, the main was 10min long and he completed it without a pit stop winning from Losi drivers Steve Burnside and DJ Silva. The 1/8 Buggy main was a similar affair, however Chad had some pressure early on from Hyper driver Scott Wagner. Jeremy Kortz got a bad start in the beginning keeping him from the up front battle between Wagner and Bradley. Chad ended up winning by half a lap over Scott Wagner with Jeremy Kortz taking the 3rd spot, both driving Hyper 9 2.0.

Continue reading the report here

January 4, 2010

Racers Edge 40C 5000mAh 14.8V LiPo

New from Racers Edge is this hard case 14.8V 5000mAh 4S LiPo battery which offers huge power output and long run times. The dimensions are 48mm wide, 138mm long, and 48mm tall and is a great option for 1/8th scale electric buggies or electric monster trucks with plenty of voltage and a great 40C power rating. Pre-wired with a high amp, low resistance true Deans Ultra Plug and it uses the JST-XH (Align) balance adapter.

Source: Racers Edge [racers-edge.com]

January 2, 2010

Kevin Lee joins X-Factory team

Have recently completed a move to Vampire Racing, UK off-roader Kevin Lee has joined X-Factory in 2WD for the 2010 season. Driving a privately entered X-6 Squared in ’09, he won the National race at Eden Park and put his car in the A-final four times during the season.

2009 was my best year ever in buggy, and the X-6 Squared was almost magic all year, including the A final at Bilbao. When the chance arrived to drive alongside Ellis Stafford and the rest of the X-Team, I didn’t think twice. They were all so helpful last year, I can’t wait to be in the middle of things now. I may even have a go with an X-60.

Lee will continue to drive the Predator for Team Extreme in 4WD, and brings all his other sponsors to the buggy drive, including Tekin, Vampire Racing, The Race Place, Panic Racing, Custom Blitz, and Trishbits.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

January 1, 2010

Losi Slider RTR Graphite & Aluminium packages

Losi have released a whole host of performance updates for their 1/10 Slider RTR starting with this graphite performance package that includes a lightweight graphite chassis, a graphite battery brace and a graphite front shock tower. A further aluminium performance package gives your 1/10 Slider an enhancement in performance and style with these blue anodized parts. This package contains a rear connector set, a rear pivot, a rear bulkhead, a front clip, a steering brace, a lightened motor mount, a set of transmission braces and a set of wing mounts.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

January 1, 2010

JS Racing .21 buggy engines

EB Mods have announced that the new JS Racing .21 engines are now available. This 3.5cc buggy engine features sleeve timing and port design which has been optimised for increased run time, while a reinforced crankcase allows for ‘better concentric mating during thermal expansion and contraction’. Utilizing an ABC piston and sleeve with 5 + 2 ports and single exhaust port, the engine’s 14mm crankshaft has been coated for reduced friction and longer engine life. Finally, the cooling head has been drilled for light weight and increased cooling and the supplied 2 needle carburetor comes with a 6.5mm, 7mm and 8mm venturi insert.

Source: EB Mods [ebmods.com]