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May 27, 2008

Team Magic R8 Concept Car V2

Team Magic, who are developing a new 1/8th scale on road chassis, have shown images of the second version of their R8 prototype. After extensive testing, they have made some design changes to make the car more competitive and easier to drive. The big changes have been made to the front end, fuel tank, chassis, radio plate and numerous other small parts. Though not yet ready for production, TM believe that the car is getting better and better with each test.

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May 26, 2008

East R-spec GP Touring car wings

East R-spec GP Touring wings

Central RC have announced the release of these 2 new GP touring car wings from East, makers of the East Civic released a short while ago. The R-spec wing comes in 2 versions with spec 1 being better at high speeds and in fast corners, this very rigid wing also helps on corner exit. The spec 2 wing (seen above) gives better corner entry and offers more grip and stability on corner exit.

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May 26, 2008

2008 Reedy Race of Champions

The 2008 Reedy Race of Champions was held at the weekend at the Speedworld Raceway in Roseville, California, the first time the race has been held at this venue following the closing of the previous facility. As usual there were 3 classes at this years event, the blue ribboned Invitational class that uses the now famous Reedy Race system consisting of races for points, and the 13.5 Turn class and Open class, both of which consisted of the usual qualifying rounds and triple A-mains. Qualifying for the 13.5T class saw TOP racer Kyle Bergstrom take the pole position from Losi driver Larry Fairtrace in 2nd and Jason Ertracter in 3rd, while in the Open class it was again a TOP on top, with Kevin Jelich taking top spot in front of Associated driver Christer Andersson in 2nd and Randy Caster 3rd. The 13.5 Turn finals saw Losi driver Larry Fairtrace take the overall win from pole man Bergstrom who ended up in 2nd, with EJ Evans putting another TOP on the podium in 3rd. In the Open finals Kevin Jelich managed to maintain his top spot from qualifying and take the overall ahead of Christer Andersson in 2nd and Jimmy Jacobson rounding off the podium for Tamiya in 3rd. In the Invitational class it was a close battle between a number of drivers but in the end Hot Bodies racer Atsushi Hara had the most victories to just beat out Masami Hirosaka by 1 point to take the overall crown. Hirosaka, who was racing the new prototype Yokomo was himself only just ahead of last years winner Marc Rheinard who took the final step of the podium for Tamiya in 3rd spot.

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May 26, 2008

Mugen MTX-4R updated Gearbox parts

Mugen Seiki have announced the release of these new gearbox parts for the MTX-4R 1/10th scale chassis. Sold separately, but designed to be used together, the only difference is the use of 4mm balls for the gearbox mechanism, in place of 3mm versions used originally. This makes for a more stable shift between gears and to accommodate these new balls the gearbox shoes have been modified and are therefore new.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

May 26, 2008

Richard Volta is European B Champion

Last weekend saw the European ‘B’ Championship for 1/8th scale on-road held in Kirchberg, Austria. The race saw 125 drivers in attendance and after 4 thrilling qualifying rounds it was Shepherd Velox driver Richard Volta that claimed the pole position ahead of Novarossi employee Michele Baruzzi driving a Serpent in 2nd. The 3rd spot went to Mugen racer Marco Müller from Switzerland, while the final direct qualifying position was taken by another Serpent racer, Agostinelli Giordano. The 45 minute final was won by Richard Volta who never lost the lead and in the end finished nearly one lap in front of young Italian Serpent racer Alberto Tedeschi in 2nd. Michele Baruzzi rounded out the podium in 3rd, finishing only 0.2 sec in front of Serpent team mate Domenico Calce who finished 4th. This was the first European Championship title for the young Shepherd Team and comes only 3 month after the release of the Velox.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 25, 2008

Jerome Renaux wins Belgian Nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the Belgian Nationals took place last weekend in Luxembourg on the same weekend as the 1/8th scale Nationals we covered previously. Qualifying for the T1 class saw Xray racer Jerome Renaux take the pole position spot from his team mates Steve Lanbrechts in 2nd and Jonathan Sanza in 3rd, while in the T2 class it was again an Xray on pole with Donato Vazza taking 1st ahead of Stephane Hubin, while Jonathan Desmet rounded out the top 3. The T1 final saw pole man Renaux pull out an advantage and despite some rain half way into the final, he left it till the last 5 minutes to change to wet tires. He was able to maintain his advantage and take the win from Serpent racer Manuel Henriet in 2nd and Xray driver Michel Tomagra 3rd. In the T2 class, there was a race long battle between Hubin and round 1 winner Maxim Claes, but some clutch problems for Maxim saw the win go to the Xray driver with Claes taking the runner up spot and Olivier Riffon in 3rd.

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May 24, 2008

David Voo wins Pesta Keamatan Race

We received a brief report from last weekend’s Pesta Keamatan Race held in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia. The race was for electric touring cars and it saw TQ in the modified class go to Serpent racer KS Chu. In the final however, he was outpaced by his S400 team mate David Voo, who went on to win from Chu, who finished 2nd ahead of HPI racer Zamri in 3rd. Also pictured above is Frankie Chee, who finished 3rd in the Stock 23T class.

May 23, 2008

Hot Bodies Cyclone TC options

Hot Bodies have released a number of new option parts for their Cyclone touring car, starting with this all new chassis plate. Made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre it has been optimised to be used with 5 cells, and following extensive testing this was the best shape and configuration they could achieve. Also new for the same car is a purple anodised aluminium steering set that increases durability in this area as well some new front drive cups, which reduce vibration of the drive shafts that can occur in cornering, providing more stable steering. For better handling, there are new coated shock bodies that provide a much smoother shock action and finally there are some lightweight aluminium ball joints in 2 different lengths and a set of purple anodised titanium track rods.

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