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August 29, 2007

Serpent S400 5-cell Chassis

Serpent have introduced this new 5 cell chassis plate for the S400 to optimise the car further when raced under the latest EFRA rules that require the use of only 5 cells. Machined out of a 2.5mm sheet of high quality carbon fibre, the plate is a simple replacement for the standard 6 cell version but now only sports 5 cell slots and this allows for a less tight radio equipment configuration. The chassis has contersunk screw holes on the bottom a better weight distribution, a machined slot under the motor to allow it to sit as low as possible and all the areas that are used for mounting the cars electrics have machined grooves to provide that all important cooling.

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August 28, 2007

KM Racing NT1 option parts

KM Racing have released yet more parts for the Xray NT1 with the announcement today of 3 new items for the car. The first up is a new aluminium side stiffener which is super lightweight, yet helps add extra support to the structure of main chassis. The next new item is an aluminium brake lever which sports 3 holes to mount the cars brake lever and gives the user more adjustment and better control over the cars braking action. Finally are some aluminium front anti-roll bar levers, which are very stiff and also very strong especially in the event of a crash.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

August 28, 2007

Mega ZX15 Small Block DSII+ engine

Serpent have announced the release of their European Championship winning small block .15 engine, the ZX15 SB DSII+. One of the few engines available for the 1/10th scale 235mm class, this high performance 5-port engine has been designed for top level competition and comes complete with taller liner, durable pistong and conrod, easy to adjust design carburettor, orange cooling head and superbly finished grey anodised crankcase.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 28, 2007

Connolly and Steele take Irish Rd5 wins

The fifth round of the Irish National On-road Championship took place over the weekend at the fast St. Annes track where defending champions Clive Connolly and Chris Steele each took victory. In 1:8th scale it was Connolly that dominated with his Serpent 960 taking the TQ before going on to win the half hour A Final comfortably over Mugen driver Austin Elliot in 2nd while young charger Sean Doyle completed the podium with his Serpent in 3rd. The win is Connolly’s second straight win of the season and sees him close the gap on championship leader Darragh Fox who retired on the opening lap.

Making a return to the championship having missed the previous round, defending 1:10 200mm Champion Chris Steele used his Kyosho to good effect to claim his first win of the season ahead of the Xray of Steven Hayes who currently leads the standings with 2 wins to his credit while Serpent driver John Haugh completed the podium in 3rd. Top Qualifier in the 1:10th class Mark Gilliland, and the winner of the season opener, was forced to retire his NT1 with engine problems while in a podium position. Two more races are left to run in the Irish Championship with both titles still wide open.

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August 27, 2007

Mark Green wins Rd8 of UK 1/8th Nats

Rd8 of UK 1/8th Nats

The 8th round of the BRCA 1/8th scale National Championship was held last weekend on the Mendip track in the West of England. In qualifying it was Serpent driver Mark Green that claimed the TQ spot for the final ahead of Pete Hastings in 2nd and Tim Wood in 3rd. In the Final it was Mark that led from start to finish but behind him it was a close battle for 2nd place with every driver having a shot at a podium. After a little tangle down the grid on the 1st lap, Andy North and round 7 winner Neil Diver had to spend the race recovering and fighting their way back through the field. Richard Hicklin, Pete Hastings, Gareth Bell and Chris Heath were very closely matched over the first 10 mins until Hicklin had engine trouble which dropped him down the order followed by Hastings who was suffering with belt issues. Mugen racer Andy North had the misfortune to run out of fuel on numerous occasions which also ruined his chanced. At the 30 minutes, it was Mark Green with the win by over 3 laps ahead of Gareth Bell, who claimed the 2nd spot after Diver ran out of fuel near the end, this also promoted Christopher Heath up into 3rd.

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August 27, 2007

Corally Turnbuckle wrench & Spacers

Corally Turnbuckle wrench

Dutch manufacturer Corally have released some new items today, the first being this 3.2mm turnbuckle wrench shown above which does exactly what its meant to do and is suitable for the new turnbuckles we showed you back in July. The other item from Corally are these RDX Phi coupler clamp aluminium spacers that are available in two different thickness (0.5mm and 1mm) and which allow finer roll-centre tuning.

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August 27, 2007

Atsushi Hara wins KMRCA Nationals

Last weekend saw the Korean Electric touring car Nationals run at the tight and twisty GF Raceway track and the event attracted some International drivers who joined the large amount of locals to battle for the National title. In the Modified class qualifying, it was former World Champion and Hot Bodies racer Atsushi Hara from Japan that took the top qualifying spot ahead of Serpent S400 pairing of Nam Sangjoon and Dutch racer Niels Koenekoop in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the race it was again Hara that proved his top billing by easily taking the event win ahead of Koenekoop in 2nd, who managed to leap frog his team mate Nam who finished in 3rd giving the new S400 its first International podium result.

Full results to follow.

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August 27, 2007

Xray T2 Extra thick Shock Tower

Xray T2 Extra Thick Shock Tower

Xray have released this stronger rear shock tower for T2 & T2’007 which has been CNC-machined from premium extra thick 3.5mm graphite. A direct replacement for the standard versions, this new tower will minimize breakage and is a great option part for any drivers who want to have a safe drive.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]