October 26, 2010
The 2010 FEMCA Circuit Championships took place last weekend in Hong Kong for both 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas on road. With rain affecting the event it was Thai driver Suruth Vataniyapramote that took the win to lead home a Serpent 1-2-3-4 with Hong drivers Christopher Cheung and Choy Kam Man completing the podium. In the 1/10th class it was again a Thai driver, this time former TC world Champion Surikarn Chaidajsuriya that took the win from the pole spot in front of local racer Hung Cheung Hang driving a KM chassis, with Kyosho racer Jalaludin Azri Amri from Brunei…
May 11, 2010
Kyosho have released details on their new gas powered Formula 1 chassis, the KF01. The simple flat pan chassis is made from 3mm thick aluminium for strength and durability. Up front, the upper wishbone length is adjustable to allow you to change the angle of the front kingpin to change the car’s camber, while the rear end features the same axle suspension system as on the Spada. The body supplied is based on the popular 90’s design which handles extremely well, while the lightweight wings help the overall handling of the car. The supplied Sirio 09 engine provides plenty of…
January 24, 2010
CSO products in Hong Kong have released some more gas car options, this time for Kyosho cars. Starting with this new chassis plate, it has been made from 3.1mm thick carbon fibre and is suitable for the Kyosho V3S, 3SR and 3R Evo 2 WC. For the 1/8th scale Evolva, CSO have also introduced a new range of hard coated 7075 T6 aluminium clutch pinions. Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]…
January 15, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOqhTit8oQ[/youtube] The people behind the Nitromania X event, that took place last weekend in Belgium, have finished editing this short video which captures the action and atmosphere from this well attended event. The race eventually saw young Swedish Kyosho star David Ronnefalk take the win in the gas buggy class, while Adam Drake won the brushless class with his Losi….
January 10, 2010
David Ronnefalk has won the gas buggy class at the Nitromania X event being held in Belgium this weekend. The young Swede was top qualifier with his Team Orion powered Kyosho, but a poor semi final meant he would start the main final from 11th on the grid. Following some early lead changes Losi/Novarossi man Adam Drake took over at the front and extended his lead out to a lap followed by Ronnefalk in 2nd and Elliot Boots in 3rd. The Drake started to make some errors and with 11 minutes to go David was only 11 seconds behind and…
January 9, 2010
Xceed RC have released the XS clutch for 1/10 gas on road cars. Extra small and light, this high performance, centrifugal clutch system fits all popular 1/10 scale gas on road cars and comprises of high quality aluminium and steel parts, superb quality yellow shoe material and flyweights. Supplied with a hard spring and top quality bearings, there are also suitable clutch bells available for Mugen, Xray, Serpent and later on Kyosho cars. These lightened bells are made from durable steel which has been precision machined for a solid bearing fit and which accept the standard gear pinions from the…
November 26, 2009
From site sponsors Eurohobbies we have news about the launch of the new SpeedMind tires for 1/8 On-Road, 1/10 Touring Gas and 1/12 On-Road. These new tires are made with the best Japanese foam, coming factory-sealed to keep them as fresh as when they were made. For the 1/8 On-Road tires SpeedMind is innovating using only 2 foam bands on the 1/8 rear tires, providing improved grip. They are available now from Eurohobbies for Serpent, Mugen and Kyosho. For more information visit www.eurohobbies.es….
November 15, 2009
The New Zealand South Island Champs for on road Gas and Electric were held recently on the Ruapuna track in Christchurch. The weather was great for the 64 entrants spread over 4 Electric classes and 3 Nitro classes. After 5 rounds of qualifying it was very close in most classes with 8th gas being the closest with the top 6 separated by only 6 seconds. Finals were on Sunday and the only classes that the TQ man didn’t convert his position to a win was the 10th 2wd gas class and the 8th gas class where it was Q2 that…
