French company RB Products, better known for their engines, will release their own range of on road foam tires under the Speedline brand. Available pre glued and trued they seem to be currently only available for 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas cars, but beyond that little else is known. We will bring you more information after RB make the official announcement.
Source: Yome 3000 [yome3000.com]
New from French company BTech RC are these lightweight titanium shafts for the Xray NT1 1/10th scale 200mm chassis. Available as replacements for both the 2-speed gearbox and middle pulley shafts, the new material helps reduce not only overall weight but also rotating mass. A neat feature is that the end of the shaft, where the clip goes, has been machined with a slightly smaller diameter to prevent the bearing sticking when removing the shaft.
Source: BTech [btech.rc.free.fr] via Yome 3000 [yome3000.com]
Team Associated are reporting that the 2008 FSEARA Championship series and newly acquired Team AE driver Paul Wynn have gotten off to a fantastic start. Last weekend PnP Hobbies hosted the first race of the FSEARA Championship, the first series in the country to adopt brushless motors and Li-Po batteries for all classes. Paul made the most of it by winning 4 out of the 6 rounds in the modified class (Reedy Race format) with his LRP/Reedy powered TC5 to take the overall win.
Source: Associated [rc10.com]
The first race since the ban on racing in Norway due to exploding cells was lifted took place recently in Tromsø, a city 1700km north of Oslo. There was 2 qualifying heats on Saturday and 1 on Sunday and after both days of qualifying in Modified it was Xray racer Adrian Berntsen on pole followed by Corally racer Jon Åge Olsen in 2nd while Serpent racer Goran Langsholt finished up in 3rd. In 19T stock class Marcus Alvestad, driving a Kysoho took top spot ahead of Petter Chruckshank in 2nd and Leif Tore Stensrød in 3rd.
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After the huge success of last year’s event, the 2008 Much-More UK GP will be once again held at the impressive Stonehaven circuit in Scotland. In 2007 Andy Moore won both 19 Spec and 5 Cell Modified titles, with Chris Kerswell winning the 6 Cell Modified crown, can they repeat those performances this year? With the recent changes being adopted, the 19 turn class will now become ‘Pro Stock’, while Modified will remain the same as the successful format in 2007. A control tyre will again be used and will be available on-site for all entrants.
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As seen on the car of Jimmy Maddison at the DHI Cup, this new Mi3 2008 chassis and top deck have been designed specifically for 5 cell rules in Europe. The new cell layout of the chassis moves the cells weight a further 7mm forward for better on power steering and traction. Also new is the top deck which helps increase flex in critical areas while 2 carbon fibre inserts have also been released to enable the simple mounting of a LiPo pack.
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Edit RC have released 2 sets of ultra-strong grade 5 titanium ball studs to strengthen your off-road or on-road race car suspension. Machined from 6Al4v titanium alloy, you will enjoy massive increases in durability as well as reduced unspring weight for better handling. Sold in sets of four, they are 40% lighter than standard ball studs and are available in both 4.3mm x 10.3mm and 4.3mm x 13mm versions.
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Serpent have introduced a new range of aluminium C-hubs in a variety of different caster angles. These new hubs are extremely stiff and this helps reduce any flex in the steering, something very useful when running on carpet and other high grip surfaces. Another benefit of these new items is that due to the material used it has allowed them to be narrower than the standard versions and this in turn allows more steering throw, something that is important on very tight tracks. Machined from a single piece of aluminium they are also lightweight and resistant to heavy impacts.
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