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March 22, 2012

Alessandro Bracci wins Trofeo Max Power

The Trofeo Max Power took place last weekend at he Riccione track in Italy supported by Massimo Fantini. The qualifiers were dominated by Alessandro Bracci (Xray/Max) and Stephen Massari (Serpent/Novarossi) with the battle going on also in the A final when also Massimiliano Bertozzi was able to keep the pace of both. Stephen then got a mechanical problem meaning the race win for Alessandro in front of Massimiliano Bertozzi and Massari.

Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]

March 22, 2012

JJ Wang wins HPI Works Challenge in China

The first of two HPI works challenge races in China took place this past weekend at the Shanghai RCI racing club. Atsushi Hara, Shin Adachi and EC Kim joined the Chinese HB drivers Wang Hai Feng and JJ Wang at the indoor event, which saw more than 30 drivers in attendance. Shin Adachi took TQ but it was JJ Wang having the better end for him finishing first in front of EC Kim from Korea and Atsushi Hara in third. The organisers would also like to send special thanks to Muchmore for supporting the event.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.net.cn]

March 21, 2012

Serpent 411-FF pinions & 411 anti-roll bars

Serpent introduce new option parts for the 411-FF 1/10 scale FWD touring car in the form of large 48dp pinion gears and optional anti-roll bars for the 411 4WD TC. The Pinions are available as 61T to 63T types, are precision machined and sport a wear-resistant hard coating and laser-etched markings. Made for the use with the 411 electric sedan are the new longer anti-roll bar wires that allow the use of the front side mounting point of the rear wishbones. They are available as 1.2mm, 1.4mm, 1.6mm and 1.8mm variant are sport markings for easy recognition.

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March 21, 2012

Villalón Haba wins Andalusian regionals Rd1

Last weekend the Circuit of Ronda saw the first round of the Andalusian electric touring car regionals. A total of 25 pilots fought for the win with Antonio Jesús Villalón Haba (Xray T3) was able to put himself on top of the podium with Francisco José Toledano Alcalá (Tamiya 417X) in second and Sergio Orozco Caballero (Tamiya 416X) ending up third place.

Many thanks to Francisco Jose Toledano for sending the report.

March 21, 2012

Four Torke 4-pole brushless motors

Team Torke release the new Four Torke 4-pole sensorless brushless motors for 1/8 scale buggies, truggies and monster trucks. The 6840-6 and 6040-4 motors are 6S/1780kv and 4S/2600kv variants and sport a diameter of 41.8mm respectively with a length of 68mm. The larger 7540-6 is a 75mm long motor, again with 41.8mm diameter, but 2220kv rating and designed for up to 6S input.

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March 21, 2012

Team Durango 408 dual position C-hubs

Team Durango introduce the dual position C-hubs for 408 platform vehicles such as the DNX408, DEX408 and the upcoming DNX408T. The hubs provide a new lower mounting position beneath the existing pivot point, which the race team felt was a great tuning option. The fibre-reinforced plastic parts will become available as 10°, 12° and 14° castor variant with the lower pivot point reduce chassis roll and keeps the front of the car flatter in corners.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

March 21, 2012

Sonic ProStock.21 on-road engine

Sonic introduce the ProStock.21 3.5cc on-road engine. Designed especially for club and regional racers the 5-port engine is easy to tune and features a CNC-machined flat piston, optimised crankcase, knife edged connecting rod and turbo combustion camber insert. Other features include a 14mm high-quality main bearing, composite material carburettor with 8mm venturi insert, and lightweight cooling head. Additionally the engine is legal for the Hobby Cup racing series in Germany with more then 20 races all over the country.

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March 21, 2012

Root & Mazzara win at SC Showdown Tour Rd1

Team Losi Racing and Losi’s Frank Root, Matt Castellano, Anthony Mazzara, and Toddie Anderson all made the trip to Round 1 of Scotty Ernst’s Short Course Showdown tour! Scotty chose to kick off the tour at Todd Anderson’s RC Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a great decision as RCE had a great layout, a rockin’ atmosphere, and a strong turnout at 180. The “Showdown” has a unique format with all heads up starts in qualifying, making each run important to qualify well for the finals.

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