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April 10, 2008

Cody King signs to Byron Fuel

We have received word that Kyosho America team driver, and USA Worlds team #8, Cody King has changed fuel suppliers, moving from Sidewinder to Byron Fuel. Cody had the following to say about the deal:

I will be running the new Byron GEN2 Pro Driver blend fuel this year at the Nationals and the Worlds. I am really happy to be running what I think is the most advanced fuel blend on the market, and also for a company with a rich tradition in the RC industry. I had nothing but good experiences with Sidewinder, so please allow me to thank Morgan Fuel for the last two years of flawless support.

April 10, 2008

Nosram RS-21 RR Buggy engine

Nosram have released a completely new and much improved 1/8th off road competition engine, called the RS.21 RR. A powerful engine, the RS.21 RR claims to be super reliable, while providing you with an ultra smooth throttle response through the complete rpm range, for perfect car control on any surface and track. Tested extensively by the Nosram factory team, together with the engineers, they have put all of their experience of multiple wins and track tests from all over the world into this all new competition engine.

Source: Mirage Racing [mirageracing.com]

April 9, 2008

Vita Tuning Hobao & Losi parts

Vita Tuning have released information about some new parts that they have made for Reckward Tuning for the Hobao Hyper 8.5 and the Losi 8ight. For both cars there are new 2-piece quick change engine mounting blocks that have been machined from aluminium and allow the user to remove and replace the motor without needing to re align the gears. Both engine mount sets are supplied with the required fasteners. For the Speed 2.5 clutch, Vita have also produced a new set of 3 aluminium clutch shoes.

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April 9, 2008

Team Orion Wasp CRF REV 21

Team Orion have announced that their long awaited Wasp CRF REV 21 buggy engines will be delivered to distributors this week and should hit the shops on the 15th of this month. Made in Italy for Team Orion, this new 5 port long stroke buggy engine has undergone a lot of testing by engine developer Adrien Bertin, as well as team drivers Ryan Cavalieri, Philipp Guschl and new signing Joern Neumann, and is now ready for release. One feature that sets this motor apart from its competitors is the patent pending crankshaft design, first seen in the original CRF 12 engines, that gives better fuel delivery to the main chamber of the engine making for smoother power delivery and better low end torque. The engine is supplied with a lightweight Bordeaux red cooling head is lightweight and for best performance, it comes with Swiss made bearings throughout with the front sealed for better endurance in off road racing.

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April 8, 2008

Adam Drake dominates SoCal SS Rd1

We received a brief report from round one of the 2008 Southern California Saturday Series, that was held at Pro-Line’s track in Banning, CA. Team Losi racer Adam Drake TQ’d both the buggy and truggy classes and went on the win both as well. In the buggy class, he won from Kyosho’s Cody King in 2nd and Hobao driver Jeremy Kortz in 3rd, while in truggy, it was the Kyosho pairing of Levi Jackson and Ryan Lutz that rounded out the top 3.

April 8, 2008

Miguel Matias takes Rd2 in Portugal

The 2nd round of the Portuguese 1/8th scale buggy Nationals was run last weekend at the Torres Vedras track, near Lisbon. Following the Semi finals it was Kyosho factory driver Miguel Matias who would start he main final from pole position, while the winner of the B Semi was Rodrigo Luis, who would start in 2nd. In the main final Matias set the fastest lap of the race, and after 45 minutes he was able to take the victory from the Hong Nor pairing of Rodrigo Luis in 2nd and Fernado Almeida in 3rd.

Source: E Modelismo [e-modelismo.com]

April 7, 2008

Bas de Konink wins Truggy.nl Rd1

The first round of the 2008 Truggy.nl Cup took place at the weekend on a temporary track on the beach at the Hoek van Holland. With 5 heats being run over 2 classes on a 360 meter long track and semi finals to decide the final starting order for the main final, it was Stefan Petrich that would start the Master class on pole, while Marnix Bul was the pole man in the Student class. The Master final saw some really close driving amongst the top 3 and all finished the 30 minute race on the same lap with Bas de Konink taking the win by 3 seconds in front of Marc Kreisig in 2nd and pole man Stefan Petrich ending his race in 3rd. The Student class was won by Jeffrey van der Vaart, with lady racer Brenda Schutten in 2nd and Lars Verkerk in 3rd.

Source: Truggy NL [truggy.nl]

April 7, 2008

Reckward Tuning Mugen & clutch parts

Reckward Tuning in Germany has announced that they will begin to sell optional parts for the Mugen range of on road and off road cars, with more brands supported in the future. The first releases include front and rear chassis braces, which are suitable for the Mugen MBX-5, MBX-5R and MBX5-T that have been made from high grade aluminium for creating a super stiff chassis. For the Mugen MRX-4R and MTX-4, there is an aluminium radio box that is easily mounted to your car’s radio that helps protect your radio equipment in the event of a crash. Also new to their range of products are hardened 13T & 14T Speed 2.5 clutch bells, suitable for off road clutches with 26mm diameter.

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