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May 15, 2012

Meen Vejrak signs to Team Dualsky

Team Dualsky have signed the 2012 TITC Champion Meen Vejrak to their team. Meen will attend many international events around the world this year using the Dualsky Track&Field power system. As well as obtaining results he will use his many years of racing experience to help Dualsky test all of their new products and push the development of Dualsky products forward. Meen had this to say:

After I have tested with Dualsky recently, I was very impressed with the efficiency of Track&Field ESC, batteries and Z5 Motor. I am really glad and thankful to join the Dualsky team. And especially thanks to Mr.Orville, Mr.Lee and Mr.Chong who give me this chance. I hope we can achieve the goals together.

Source: Dualsky [dualsky.com]

May 15, 2012

Serpent rear nylon body support

Serpent have released this new nylon body support for the rear side of their 1/10 scale cars. Its made for 747 / 733, but will also fit the 411, and most other 1/10 EP and GP cars in the market. It prevents the body from folding inside when another car hits you from behind and also keeps the body better positioned and stable on the rear of the car. The set includes enough spacers to create the right length for most commonly used bodies and the height of the carriers is fully adjustable with applied M4x16 grub screw. The Serpent 747 will have mounting holes, but for other cars you will need to drill the holes as needed to mount it to the shock tower.

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May 15, 2012

Andreas Daving double at Norweigian Nats Rd2

The second round off the Norwegian Cup took place at Gjoevik Raceway in cold and windy weather. Practice on Friday was called off due to a lot of rain, but Saturday started with no rain. Following qualification it was the former Norwegian champion Martin Soerlie that took TQ ahead of Centro C4.1/Vampire driver Andreas Daving in second. Andreas took full control and won all the three A-mains with good margins, with Marius Johansen in 2nd and Tommy Langaard in the final podium place. Winner of the B-final was 7 years old Daniel Kobbevik with his C4.1, so a great day for Centro C4.1. On Sunday, it all started even better for Andreas and he took the TQ by over 20 seconds on 2nd. It was an easy win for Andreas in the final as he dominated up front to win easily ahead of Roy Gemble with the DEX410 v3 and Mats Oestlie running the B44.1 in 3rd.

Thanks to Magne Kobbevik for the update.

May 15, 2012

Billy Fischer joins Novak Factory Team

Novak Electronics have announced that Billy Fischer is newest member of the Novak Factory Team. Billy has made a name for himself as a fast driver, making podiums and A-Mains across the country for more than a few race seasons. Fischer’s first outing with Novak equipment was the 2012 Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour at Competition Hobbies in Tucson, AZ where Billy TQ’d and won the coveted 4×4 SCT division using his Havoc Pro SC with X-Drive and Ballistic 550 4.5-turn Brushless Motor.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

May 14, 2012

Elliot Boots double at SRS Rd1

The 2012 SRS kicked off at HNMC with 116 drivers racing across 3 classes to establish who is the best in the South East. The club ran a full layout on this modular track which was well received by the drivers. The track was in great condition, the grip was medium, and the tracks new rostrum had been modified following driver feedback and was well received by all drivers. The big news this weekend was that Reece Sawyer had switched from AE to Kyosho and is now running as a privateer with his AKA tyre and Bullitt engine deal. Qualifying in nitro and electric buggy was dominated by Elliot boots, while truggy went to Callum Niblett. In the buggy finals it was a win in the gas class for Boots ahead of Karl Jackson in 2nd and Tommy Chung in 3rd, while in Electric it was again Boots from Nick Platt with Pete Palmer. The truggy win when to Callum Niblett ahead of Rob Gray 2nd and Nick Platt 3rd.

View the other podiums here

May 14, 2012

T.O.P. Racing sign Wang Hai Feng

T.O.P. Racing have announced that top Chinese racer Wang Hai Feng has officially joined their team starting this month. The former Hot Bodies driver and TITC stock class winner is going to play a major role in T.O.P.’s market development and product promotion in mainland China.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

May 14, 2012

Nosram 20A power supply

Nosram have released this 20A power supply. It features dual output sockets, works with 110V and 230V input and delivers 13.8V and a maximum of 20A to power chargers, dischargers and any other device that makes use of 12V input. Additionally a 5V/1A USB charge output is integrated to charge electronic devices such as mobile phones.

View the full feature list here

May 14, 2012

RC Show’12 – Announcement

CochesRC.com have announced the ‘RC Show’12’ an RC buggy event that will be held in Madrid (Spain) from the 1st to 3rd of June 2012. Drivers attending will be able to participate in a high level offroad competition, with international drivers, and also enjoy the rest of the activities and surprises, including a party. Entries are already open and space will be limited so if you are interested in attending sign up early. Some drivers already confirmed include Mike Truhe (USA-TLR), Yannick Aigoin (France-AE), Robert Batlle (Spain-Mugen), Miguel Matias (Portugal-TLR), Daniel Vega (Spain-Agama) and Alberto Garcia (Spain-Serpent). More information can be found of the official event site here.