May 27, 2013

Loic Jasmin wins Rd3 in France

Loic Jasmin wins Rd3 in France

Last weekend at the Nantes track in the west of France the 3rd round of the French 1/10th TC nationals took place under perfect racing conditions. Qualifying in the modified class saw Yokomo driver and Worlds finalist Loic Jasmin take the pole position and in the final he would have a good battle with Xray driver Hugo Ragaut with Loic coming out on top with the win ahead of Ragaut in 2nd and Yokomo driver Maxime Favrelle in 3rd. In the stock 10.5 class Thomas Vigneron was the winner in front of Nicolas Schwendimann and Jerome Parmentier in 2nd and 3rd.

View the final results here


May 27, 2013

Hipex low noise 4-chamber EFRA homologated pipe

Hipex low noise 4-chamber EFRA homologated pipe

Hipex have released this low noise 4-chamber EFRA homologated pipe for .12 engines, the only pipe able to effectively get down to the 90 dB level. After extensive testing this is the first effective solution for tracks in trouble for excessive noise without sacrificing performance. The noise reduction is equal to 6 dB and together with the INS box the noise goes down even further without loss of performance. This pipe is a standard in Dutch Nationals and has been used with much success with many satisfied racers. Must be used with the dedicated manifold CL120036 that ensures the correct assembly on your 1/10 car.

Source: Hipex [hipex.it]


May 27, 2013

Robert Battle wins Spanish buggy nats Rd2

Robert Battle wins Spanish buggy nats Rd2

2012 World and multi-time national champion Robert Battle took home the win at the second round of the Spanish nitro off-road nationals at the Montjic circuit near Barcelona. Robert completed the final one lap ahead of Mugen team mate Oscar Baldo in 2nd with Bryan Baldo completing an all Mugen/Novarossi/Procircuit podium in 3rd. Best non-Mugen driver was Dani Bernabe (SWorkz/RB) in 4th followed by Serpent’s Alberto Garcia and RB’s Andres Macelino in 5th and 6th respectively.

Click here for the top 12 result and a video of the final


May 27, 2013

Kyosho Plazma LM Toyota TS020

Kyosho Plazma LM Toyota TS020

Kyosho Japan announce the Plazma LM Toyota TS020 1/12th scale chassis kit. Based on the Plazma Ra competition pan car the Plazma LM series of cars build on a long wheelbase fibre glass chassis with conventional T-bar rear suspension, a single central shock and dual side dampers. The highly adjustable front suspension is directly taken over from the LM’s competition sibling as are many parts of the rear suspension including the adjustable ball differential. The car is useable with a wide range of battery configurations including 1S to 2S LiPo batteries and four to six cell NiMH battery packs and comes almost ready-to-run including a brushed G20 standard motor, pre-mounted high grip foam tires and a highly detailed Toyoto TS020 LeMans body shell.

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May 27, 2013

VBC touring car & F1 options

VBC touring car & F1 options

VBC Racing introduce two new option parts for the Wildfire and FF Twelve touring cars as well as the Flash04 formula chassis in the form of hardened lightweight spool outdrives and aluminium spring retainers. Starting with the outdrives, they are designed for the aluminium spool body, come with a hardened surface and are machined to reduce weight and thus rotation mass for a quicker spool up and better acceleration. Also new are aluminium spring retainers for the shocks of the Wildfire, FF Twelve and Flash04 cars. The large diameter securely holds the spring while the grey anodised finish matches the remainder of the car’s parts.

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May 27, 2013

Xray XB9 long progressive springs

Xray XB9 long progressive springs

New from Xray come long progressive springs for the rear end of the XB9 and XB808 buggy. They are designed to reduce chassis roll mid-corner by becoming stiffer when the suspension compresses. Available as soft-medium and medium variant the springs are individually measured, controlled, inspected, and matched to provide identical damping characteristics and come marked for easy identification.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


May 27, 2013

Martin & Cragg score at EPR

Martin & Cragg score at EPR

The third round of the BRCA 1/10th buggy nationals took place at the Eden Park Raceway this past weekend. The weather plays a major role in Europe this Spring and the event’s Friday made no exceptions with plenty of the wet stuff pouring down bringing practice to a halt. Saturday however started bright and it was Schumacher’s Simon Moss who took TQ followed by Neil Cragg (Team Associated/Centro) and Lee Martin (Tamiya/Vega). The finals had the usual madness to offer and it was Lee Martin whose wins in A1 and A3 got him the overall win in the 2WD class followed by Simon Moss and Neil Cragg.

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May 27, 2013

Reno Savoya wins French buggy nats Rd3

Reno Savoya wins French buggy nats Rd3

Xray’s Reno Savoya took the win at the third round of the French nitro off-road nationals held at the Reding track near Strasbourg. The race again was affected by heavy rain and had to be cancelled after the semi finals. The Aigoin brothers accompanied Reno on the podium with Yannick taking the runner up spot followed by Jerome in third position.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]


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