Team C have introduced their new INS box for 1/10th scale touring car. The RC153 is a rather conventional design, will be available only in black and has already been EFRA homologated (INS201001), making it an option to use in your car this season.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
Mugen Seiki Benelux have announced that they have signed Dutch National Championship runner up Rick Veenma to their team for 2010 and beyond. Having driven for their team at the beginning of last year, before switching to Shepherd mid way through the season, the young racer is back driving the MRX-4, teaming up alongside World Championship finalist Rick Vrielijnck in the Dutch Nationals.
Source: Mugen Benelux
Speed Power have released this 1 cell 5500mAh racing LiPo battery, perfect for 1/12th scale racing. This hard case 3.7V pack features a discharge rate of 45C, weighs in at 151 grams and comes supplied with a Deans plug connector. EFRA and ROAR approval pending.
Source: Speed Power [speedpowerrc.com]
Confirming what we announced back in November, Sabrina Lechner has joined the My Candy Team for 2010, together with Alessio Mazzeo, Andrea Pirani and Francesco Tironi. Designed by Andrea Grigoletto, Sabrina will use their personalised set-up boards and other products from My Candy Team, as well as also some oils and accessories from F.V.V.S. Racing Team, on her Serpent 1/8 and 1/10 chassis. The World Championship quarter finalist will this year race both the European 1/8th scale ‘A’ and ‘B’ Championships, together with a number of selected EFRA GPs.
Source: My Candy Team [mycandyteam.com]
Adding to their growing list of optional chassis plates, CSO Racing have introduced this new chassis plate for the Mugen MTX-4. The chassis, which has been CNC machined from 3.1mm thick 7075 T6 aluminium, has been further hard coated for increased durability.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Vintesete, importers for Xray in Portugal, have been in touch to tell us about their 2010 multi round Xray Trophy series. Comprising of 7 two day events for both 1/8th off road and separately for gas on road, these fun series are open to any brand of car and have a focus on fun, while keeping the race costs low. Trophies will be given to the top 10 at each race day with trophies and prize money for the top 10 in the overall series.
More information in Portuguese can be found here (PDF) for offroad and here (PDF) for on road.
Source: Vintesete [vintesete.com]
As the ringing in of the New Year brings hopes of great things for the coming year, it also means that it is time for the annual event held at Trackside Hobbies in Milwaukee Wisconsin called the United States On Road Championships more commonly know as the Novak Race. For 15 years Novak Electronics has been the title sponsor of this annual event and it continues to draw some of the best drivers in the country.
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Bright and sunny weather welcomed almost 50 drivers to the first race of the year 2010 being held at RaceCraft Infinity Singapore, which saw 2 classes run, Mod and Super Stock. Series point leader, Khamil Hyder from Hobbylink driving his Xray T3 powered by Acorn Racing’s 4900mAh 34C 2S1P 7.4V Carbon Edition Prototype, managed to clinch the TQ spot and win the finals after just 2 rounds of A Main finals from fellow racers Desmond Tan (Xray) and Joe Hwee (Hot Bodies) who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Despite some bad luck and transponder problems during the qualifiers, Acorn Racing’s Allister Lim stormed his Hot Bodies through the grid from 8th position to win both rounds of the B Main Super Stock Class, his pace was obviously a class of it’s own.
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