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January 23, 2008

Atsushi Hara wins 2008 R1 GP

Some brief news about the 2008 R1 GP electric touring car event that took place last weekend in Seoul, South Korea. Qualifying saw Kyosho factory driver Shin Adachi, dirving the new prototype Stallion (pic1, pic2) touring car, claim the TQ spot ahead of fellow Japanese racer Atsushi Hara, racing for Hot Bodies in 2nd. In the finals it was a clear win for Hara however, taking the overall victory in front of Adachi, with Japanese National 1/12th scale and 4wd buggy Champion Naoto Matsukura, racing for Yokomo in 3rd.

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January 22, 2008

Keith Robertson wins BRCA 1/12th Nats

Round 5 of the 1/12th scale Nationals took the racers down south to Plymouth where they were greeted by an open and flowing track where accuracy and corner speed was extremely important and the competition was proving to be as close as ever. In the 19T class times got quicker and quicker as qualifying progressed and at the end of the 4 rounds it was Matt White on pole with Keith Robertson joining him on the front row just ahead of Russell Williams. The final was a stunning race as the top three broke clear from the rest, then after a few laps Matt made an error and dropped out of contention and so for the remaining 7 minutes Russell was never more than 3 metres from Keith’s rear bumper. His Associated L4 was super-consistent and Keith held his line eventually finishing a tenth of a second ahead to take his third win of the season, this result being enough to clinch the BRCA 19T National Championships.

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January 22, 2008

Much More luxury Cooling stand

Much More have released this handy cooling stand which doubles up as a car stand for your Mini-Z or other similar small car. The center of the CNC cut stand sports a cooling fan which is powered through the supplied cables and clips by a 12V power supply. This cools anything placed on its non slip surface and so can used to keep your car cool while adjusting its throttle setup for instance.

Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]

January 22, 2008

Serpent CLK & 350Z 1/8th GT bodies

Previously released through its original manufacturer in Japan, Serpent have introduced 2 new 1/8th scale GT body shells. Made by Central RC, the same company that makes the highly successful Lola 8th scale shell, these new bodies are aimed at the racer that wants to participate with a realistic looking shell. Choose between the Mercedes CLK and the Nissan 350Z, both shells offer great handling and adequate down force, but above all look great on the track. Each shell is supplied with rear wing, window masks and light & grill decals.

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January 21, 2008

Serpent soft Anti-roll bar blades

Serpent have released these thin and therefore super soft rear anti-roll bar blades for their entire range of cars. These new blades have a similar hard setting to the original versions but in the softest setting they are much softer and overall they allow a wider range of settings. While suitable for all cars in the range that use the adjustable rear anti-roll bar, the softer blades are specifically designed to offset the new wider and thus harder lower wishbone anti roll bar mounting points on the 960.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 18, 2008

Motonica P8.0R 2008 Version

A while ago we showed you pictures of the upgrade set for the Motonica P8.0R that brought the original car up to 2008 spec. Well now Motonica have been kind enough to send us on pictures of the complete car for our visitors to look at. As we know from the previous post, the 2008 version includes quite a few major new parts including an updated chassis plate, radio plate, fuel tank, front bulkheads, rear body mount and front shock tower.

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January 17, 2008

Daniele Ielasi joins Shepherd Racing

Great news from our site sponsors Shepherd Racing in Germany who have announced that RC super star Daniele Ielasi has agreed a 2 year deal to race the company’s Velox. The 3-times Italian champion, 2-times European Champion and 3-times Vice-World Champion will participate at all major National and International 1/8th scale on-road races playing an important role for the race team and helping to promoting their products. Additionally he will be a constant part of the research and development team. With his vast experience in professional rc-car racing and with ideal practice and testing conditions in Italy he will assist Shepherd in improving the quality and performance of their products.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 16, 2008

Hoppe wins 1:12 German North regional

The 2nd round of the Northern Germany Regional championships for 1/12th scale was held recently at the indoor track in Brunswick. In the modified class it was a strong performance for Lars Hoppe, who took the race win from the pole position while in the Stock class it was his Corally team mate and good friend Jan Asmer that took the win. This victory in Mod gives Hoppe the overall Championship lead heading in to the 3rd round.