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August 4, 2007

KM Racing NT1 option parts

KM Racing have released a number of new optional parts for the Xray NT1 that have been developed by 2006 IFMAR Pre-World Champion Mr. Hung Cheung Hang. Beginning with this front shock tower, which has been made from 4mm carbon fibre, this ultra strong piece features 4 shock mount options for setup fine tuning and as with the other parts is a direct replacement for the standard Xray piece. Next up is a new rear shock tower, which sports 7 shock mounting holes and has also been made stronger through the use of 4mm carbon. Yet another tuning part is this rear camber plate that has 6 upper linkage mount points and has been made from 2.5mm carbon fibre. And finally, just for bling, is this great looking front upper bumper plate which has been machined from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre.

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August 4, 2007

Steven Weiss TQ’s European Electric TC Championships

Steven Weiss TQ's European Championships

Another week, another European title up for grabs, this time its the turn of the electric touring drivers who will be fighting for the title of European Champion. This year championships are held on the super smooth Montbrison track on the south east of the France and all the teams and drivers have been fine tuning their setups since mid week under ideal weather conditions. With qualifying already over, and the rule stating that your 2 best runs are to count, it is Xray driver and German Indoor Vice Champion, Steven Weiss that has taken the top qualifying spot ahead countryman Ronald Volker in 2nd, racing for Hot Bodies, while 3rd spot goes to Snowbirds winner Jilles Groskamp driving another Xray. Lets see tomorrow if Xray can finally break their electric touring car Euro’s jinx and finally turn a pole position into a win.

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August 3, 2007

Kerswell takes BRCA 19T win at Rd5

While the modified and 27T guys were racing in London, the 19T Super Stock racers were in Wrexham for the 5th round of their championships, so far dominated by Corally racer Chris Kerswell. This event would be no exception with Kerswell taking the pole position for the race ahead of Schumacher racer, and round 4 winner, Dewi Jones in 2nd and another Corally racer Christopher Delves in 3rd. In the finals it was Kerswell that took the leg 1 win ahead of Jones, with Daniel Fallows, racing a Schumacher, in 3rd. The top 3 drivers were the same for the 2nd leg but the top 2 order was reversed, with Jones taking the win and Kerswell 2nd, a tie break needed to seperate the two with Kerswell taking the overall win and with it this years title. Local racer Jones came home in 2nd while Fallows, with a consistent run in both legs, rounded off the podium in 3rd.

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August 3, 2007

Grainger wins Rd5 of BRCA Mod Nats

Last weekend saw the 5th round of the 2007 BRCA EP Touring car National Championships for Modified and 27T held in West London under sunny conditions. In qualifying it was TQ for Yokomo racer Chris Grainger in the Mod class ahead of Xray driver Ben Cosgrove who would start 2nd, while in the 27T class the pole position belonged to Adrian Bidewell. In the modified class it was a win in the first final for pole man Grainger with Andy Moore in 2nd and Ben Cosgrove in 3rd while in the 2nd and deciding final the win went to Hot Bodies racer, and round 4 winner, Olly Jefferies in front of Cosgrove and Grainger, the 3rd spot being enough to give Grainger the overall win and an almost unbeatable lead in the championships, Cosgrove came home 2nd ahead of Jefferies in 3rd. In the 27T final it was an overall win for Yokomo driver, and pole man, Bidewell who came home ahead of 2nd placed Jon Winter with Matt Digby in 3rd.

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August 3, 2007

Xray NT1 Graphite PT Bracket

The trickle of option parts for the Xray NT1 continues with the publication on their website of this graphite transponder bracket. Smart and functional design, this personal transponder mounting plate is made from premium-quality carbon fiber and it includes the necessary mounting hardware for easy attachment to NT1 radio plate.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 2, 2007

IRS Balance Tools for TC and 1/12th

Jason Breiner from BMI Racing posted these images online of these new balance tools by IRS. Essentially they are two hemispheres with a pin sticking out of them and what they do is help you set the balance of your chassis by allowing the car sitting on top of them to lean, showing how the car is balanced. The pins are inserted into the cars chassis plate along the center line and gravity does the rest and the beauty of them is you can leave them in the chassis as you play around with weight distribution receiving instant confirmation.

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August 1, 2007

K-Factory ZF Bearings

K Factory ZF Bearings

K-Factory have introduced their new ZF bearing range which come in a variety of sizes and are used as a replacement for your standard kit bearings. Lightweight, these bearings help reduce rotating and static weight within your car, while their construction, combined with the very smooth rubber material used for the seals, provides your car with an almost frictionless transmission system. Less friction equals more speed.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

July 31, 2007

LRP VTEC Foam tires

We are a little bit late with the details about the VTEC brand expanding its tire line by releasing new foam tires, but we’re catching up on our LRP news and felt that while we did briefly mention it earlier this month its worth going into a little more detail about them. These tires have been made using high quality Japanese foam and are suitable for use on both gas and electric powered cars. Sold pre glued, they come available in a number of different shores from 35 to 45.

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