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October 9, 2014

Felix & Vilarinho grab Portuguese Nitro On-road titles

The final round of the Portuguese Nitro On-road Championships was held last weekend. In the 1/8th class Jose Felix took the win in front of Nuno Duraes and Pedro Silva. The win also secured Jose the the overall title in this year’s championship. In the 1/10th 200mm class Franco Vilarinho brought home the day’s win and the overall title with Hugo Mendes and Carlos Manual rounding out the podium of the final round.

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October 9, 2014

Fenix 1-piece differential joint for Formula cars

Italian company Fenix Racing introduce a 1-piece differential shaft for 1/10th scale Formula 1 cars. Made for Tamiya-style 6mm rear axles the part is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and it offers a longer thread to allow the use of taller M4 self locking nuts. This in turn improves reliability and allows to use a larger number of diff springs. To minimise weight the contact area for the inner diff plate has been milled down to the smallest possible diameter while the precise machining of the whole parts ensures super true running.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]

October 9, 2014

Shepherd Velox V10 Pro Team Edition main chassis

Shepherd announce the release of the Team Edition main chassis plate for the Velox V10 Pro 1/10th 200mm car. Developed and tested by the Shepherd’s factory team drivers the new chassis has already shown its potential at this year’s European Championship in Valencia. The extra hard chassis plate is CNC-machined from German 7075-T6 aluminium with the combination of super-strong material and updated battery cutout resulting in improved flex characteristics for increased overall traction under all conditions. An additional cutout for the middle bearing block prevents it from twisting and keeps the belts perfectly aligned at all times. The Team Edition chassis is available now.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 9, 2014

Epic 1 Designs pit board coming soon

Epic 1 Design pit board coming soon

During the recent Gold Cup at Tacoma Raceway Epic 1 Designs’ pit board caught a lot of attention. The surface has a special texture, side cut-outs allow for tools to sit in, and the size looks perfect for most pit bags. There is also a nice touch to the lower logo that actually has magnetic properties. The release date and price have yet to be confirmed.

Source: Epic 1 Designs [epic1designs.com]

October 9, 2014

RDRP Ultra Motor Distance Plate Set

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce the new Ultra Motor Distance Plate Set that helps to fine-tune the weight distribution of a variety of vehicles such as in-line motored off-road buggies or touring cars with transversal motor position. The shims help to shift the motor forth and back or left and right in order to optimise weight distribution without the need for additional weights. On pan cars the plates also adjust the weight balance of the rear pod if needed. Motors with ultra long shafts can be re-shimmed to avoid any contact between the shaft and the battery pack or other equipment. The set includes a 1.0mm and one 2.0mm plate, both being made of black anodised aluminium with laser-etched logos.

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October 9, 2014

Tamiya FF-04 Evo FWD chassis kit

Tamiya’s highly awaited FF-04 Evo front wheel drive chassis will hit the stores soon. Seen for the first time during the recent All Japan Hobby Show the kit builds on a newly designed 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis with 2.0mm top deck and TRF418 suspension arms. The kit features an updated servo mount for low-profile and standard-size servos and the car is equipped with a 3-gear transmission taken over from the XV-01 rally kit. The FF-04 Evo is set for a release in late November.

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October 9, 2014

Jon Hazlewood wraps up UK Truggy Championship

On the back of the UK Buggy success, Jon Hazlewood continued the run of Championships for Agama/Nemo Racing by taking the BRCA National Truggy title. Coming into to the weekend, Jon was in a very strong Championship position needing only a decent result to ensure the Championship went his way. As it was Jon drove well within himself to place his truck 3rd on the day to secure his title. The race was won by Bullitt driver Graham Alsop making a 1 off appearance in the Truggy series this year after a close battle with another Agama driver, and BRCA Junior Buggy Champion Ollie Currie. Ollie has competed well at the Truggy races this year and this result would actually secure 2nd overall in the series for him, and would complete an Agama 1-2. 3rd overall in the series was another Bullitt/Beta man, Michael Lewis. Coming into the weekend, Michael was actually the only man who could deny Hazlewood the Championship, but a not so good round by his standards saw him fall to 3rd overall behind Ollie.

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October 9, 2014

Daniel Brown takes Norcal Hobbies Sunday Race Series

Norcal Hobbies recently wrapped up their Sunday Race Series. This series consisted of 5 race days with one track change in between and the best 4 results count. Daniel Brown completed the championship with an overall win in the 2WD Modified Buggy and Modified Truck class. Each Sunday race consisted of 2 qualifiers and double A-mains and Daniel was able to secure a perfect score and the series win in both of his classes leaving local talents such as Cody Hughey, Ryan Sagisi, Fabian Fernandez, Brian Gross, Charley Ross, and Sean Butler behind.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]