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April 5, 2014

New Protoform T-shirts & hoodie

Protoform have new merchandise availabke in the form of two T-shirts and a hoodie. First up is the Protoform Heritage shirt, a vintage style red heather shirt with script lettering and a classic checkered flag accent on the front. On the back the shirt sports PF’s original tag line from 1992. The second new shirt is made from black 100 percent pre-shrunk cotton and sports a large “Aero Matters” statement on the front and a Protoform logo on the back. Both T-shirts are available in adult sizes ranging from S to XXL. Last but not least comes the Champions zip-up hoodie. Black of colour it features a large crest on the front displaying Protoform’s world championship legacy and the PF logo on the left sleeve. It also features a double-ply self-fabric lined hood and metal zipper and it is available in S to XXL sizes.

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April 4, 2014

Leino TQs opening qualifier at ENS

Despite having not raced 1:10 200mm nitro since the World Championships in Thailand in 2012, HB’s Teemu Leino got his return to the class off to an impressive start as he TQ’d the first qualifier at the opening round of the all new Euro Nitro Series in Melzo. Having set the pace in practice at the Italian event earlier in the day, the Finn completed a perfect first day posting the fastest time over the 4-minute qualifier by .638 of a second from World’s podium finisher Francesco Tironi with Serpent’s Dominic Greiner completing the Top 3. Having posted the second fastest time in practice, Dario Balestri would fail to complete a single lap in Q1 suffering a throttle servo failure in his Capricorn on his out lap.

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April 4, 2014

Kurzbuch tops first 1:8 timed practice at ENS

Former 1:8 World Championship finalist Simon Kurzbuch set the pace in the first timed practice at the opening round of the all new Euro Nitro Series which is taking place this weekend in Melzo, Italy. The factory Shepherd driver posted the fastest 3-consecutive laps to head team-mate Oliver Mack by .070 of a second with former World Champion Robert Pietsch completing the Top 3. Top Italian on the timesheets at the Mini Racing Ayrton Senna track with the fourth fastest time would be Alberto Picco.

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April 4, 2014

Schumacher Cougar KF low-grip conversion set

Schumacher introduce the low-grip conversion set for the Cougar KF 2WD buggy. The part included move the motor and centre cluster back by 21mm. The more rearward weight distribution gives the KF added rear traction, and is well suited to wet astroturf, or high grip dirt tracks. In the rearward motor position the car must be used with a shorty LiPo battery. The new chassis can accept either motor position so the car can be converted back to the forward motor position for extra steering when the grip comes up. The body requires a small modification to clear the spur gear but a modified body is now also available from Schumacher.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

April 4, 2014

Exclusive – Making the RX8

Xray Column – Making the RX8

Following our exclusive interview with Xray’s onroad designer Martin Hudy about the forthcoming Xray RX8 1/8th nitro on-road car we now have a more in-depth article in which Martin explains the challenges of making an already proven car even better and how he tackled the recent tyre rule changes.

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April 4, 2014

Balestri fastest in first ENS practice

Dario Balestri has set the pace in the first 1:10 200mm timed practice at the opening round of the all new Euro Nitro Series in Melzo, Italy. The factory Capricorn driver ran the fastest 3-consecutive laps of the Mini Racing Ayrton Senna track over the 6-minute session to head HB’s Teemu Leino by .097 of a second. Behind the two well known racers Xray driver Luca Redaelli was 3rd fastest as the Top 5 was filled by cars from 5 different manufacturers, Shepherd’s Dirk Wischnewski fourth fastest and Dominic Greiner’s Serpent 5th.

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April 4, 2014

Serpent Cobra 2.1 1/8th nitro buggy kit

Serpent introduce the Cobra 2.1 1/8th nitro buggy kit. Building on the current 2.0 the 2.1 features a new 4mm longer main chassis that helps with rear end grip on rough tracks with short bumps but that also keeps the rear more planted on smooth and fast tracks. To go with the longer chassis the buggy received an extended rear aluminium chassis brace with the short version also being usable. Also new is a longer rear centre driveshaft, the kit comes with new aluminium shock caps for improved durability and 14 degree caster blocks to smooth out the steering a bit. Otherwise the Cobra-B kit, which is available now, remains unchanged.

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April 4, 2014

Kyosho Ultima SC6 2WD short course truck kit

Kyosho introduce the Ultima SC6 1/10th scale 2WD short course truck kit. Building on the IFMAR World Championship winning RB6 buggy, the truck features a long wheelbase aluminium chassis, long suspension arms and a convertible transmission design that allows to run the truck with a 3-gear rear motor or a 4-gear mid motor gearbox. The chassis sports adjustable battery mounts for the use of stick, shorty and saddle pack batteries, it features lightweight side dams to absorb side impacts and the truck comes with an array of aluminium parts such as the coated shock absorbers, the steering bellcranks and steering link, as well as the motor plate. Not included are the electronics, wheels, tyres and bodyshell.

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