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March 13, 2014

Cristian Villar wins IP Galician series Rd1

The first race of the IP Galician series took place at the Villagarcia track last weekend. Xray’s Cristian Villar took the TQ position some 9 seconds ahead of Ivan Cerdeira, Victor Remiseiro completed the top 3 after qualifying. Cristian then went on to win his semifinal too handing him the first position on the final’s starting grid only to loose the 1st place in the second lap of the main. He soon recovered, regained the lead and won the 45 minute final with 2 laps over Ivan and Manuel.

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March 12, 2014

JConcepts B5M Silencer bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Silencer bodyshell for the Team Associated B5M mid motor 2WD buggy. Sporting the well-known Silencer design features the body sports a mild cab forward design, a roof top shark fin and an extremely low profile appearance. Made from clear polycarbonate the body comes including window masks, decal sheet and two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance wings.

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March 12, 2014

Core RC 1/12th servo saver

Core RC now have a new servo saver kit for 1/12th scale cars and SupaStox GT12 chassis available. Included are S1 composite material pieces to reinforce the steering lever and to make for a more precise steering feel. Included is also a 3mm drill bit for enlarging the pre-drilled holes for 3mm ball stud fitment. The kit is available for Sanwa/KO and Futaba servos.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

March 12, 2014

Revolution Design RB6 slipper plate set

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce the RB6 Slipper Plate Set for Kyosho’s RB6 2WD buggy and RT6 2WD stadium truck. The plates are CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, come hard anodised and with a hardcoated surfaces for added rigidity and super long life. Being of a vented design they make for a more consistent and reliable slipper action in every racing condition. They sport laser-etched RDRP logos and are available now.

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March 12, 2014

Hudy Profitools long 3.0mm slotted screwdriver

Hudy now have a long blade 3.0mm slotted screwdriver available. Coming with a lightweight composite handle and a hand-made Hudy spring steel tip the screwdriver is ideal for nitro engine carburettor adjustment duties due to its long design that helps to reach the carb needles of off-road vehicles even with a truggy body fitted.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

March 12, 2014

X Factory X-6S – Teaser

X-Factory UK have released a teaser image for the X-6S. With the current X-6 2WD buggy being the full-blown X-6 Cubed, there now might be some sort of budget “Sport” version in the making. We bring you more information as we get it.

Source: X-Factory UK [xfactoryrc.co.uk]

March 12, 2014

Vässmar & Nilsson win at Swedish nationals

Last weekend the Swedish electric on-road Nationals was held in the town of Växjö, in the south central part of Sweden. The race was run in 1/10 Touring Modified and 1/12th scale Modified on a pretty challenging track with some tight 180 degree corners and tricky chicanes. In 1/10 TC most of Sweden’s fast drivers were in attendance. The qualifiers got underway on Saturday after a whole day of free practice on Friday with three out of five rounds to count. In Q1 Magnus Vässmar took the round in front of Niclas Nilsson and Markus Hellquist. Q2 had Niclas taking the round in front of Markus. Q3 was a blueprint of Q1 with the order being Magnus, Niclas and Markus. Q4 went to Niclas with Magnus in 2nd, so for the final round Magnus and Niclas had 2 TQs each. Q5 was run on Sunday morning and some bad driving from Niclas destroyed his chances to take the desired pole position letting Magnus taking the round in front of Markus and Daniel Carlsson securing Magnus the overall TQ.

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March 12, 2014

Capricorn LAB 801 Black Edition kit

Capricorn introduce the LAB 801 Black Edition 1/8th nitro on-road kit. Following the success of the C02 Black Edition the chassis features black instead of red anodised aluminium parts along many improvements and refinements such as a new narrow main chassis, a redesigned radio plate for increased flex and corner speed, new V2 shock absorbers, an updated spring combination, front aluminium bearing holders, a new front shock tower, and a new reverse type clutch with aluminium clutch bell. Also included are several option parts such as two different design front anti-roll bars, 29T/423T and 30T/435T pulley/belt combos and white plastic ball cups, a new servo saver for finer Ackermann angle adjustments as well as a redesigned engine mount. The Black Edition kit is available now.

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