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October 18, 2012

David Spashett dominates BRCA 1/12th opener

Round 1 of the 2012/12 BRCA 1/12th scale nationals took place at Teesside last weekend and for many of the competitors it was like stepping into a time warp. David Spashett made a successful return to 1/12th scale racing last winter and over the summer has been working hard to improve his chassis and driving skills. He arrived at Teesside having recently won the third round of the popular AMC summer shootout series at Chesterfield so was in confident form heading into the event.

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October 18, 2012

RDRP Ultra Pinion 48DP set

The RDRP Ultra Pinion 48DP set includes a total of 16 pinions in sizes of 15 to 30T to cover all of your gearing needs. The lightweight design and true cut makes them outperform any other pinion gear out there, reduce the running noise and let the drivetrain of your vehicle become even more efficient for improved performance. Each pinion is CNC-cut from high quality 7075-T6 aluminium, hard coated and laser-etched for a long lasting finish and easy recognition of the pinion size. Included in the set is the RDRP Ultra Pinion Holder, a CNC-machined 7075-T6 aluminium plate that helps you to securely store your precious RDRP pinions. Also available separately.

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October 18, 2012

TOP Racing update radio bag line-up

TOP Racing have released new additions to their their radio bag line-up which include the new KO EX-1, Sanwa MT4, Futaba 4PL and Sanwa M12. For these new models, they have downsized their overall volume to make them more travel-friendly without sacrificing shock protection.

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October 18, 2012

Team Titan Blitz RS1 1/10 Mini body shell

The new Blitz RS1 1/10 Mini body shell is specially design for 1/10 Mini FWD (2wd) chassis’ with 225mm wheel base. This new body does not require a rear wing because the small rear trunk wing already provides enough down force. The RS1 Body can fit most 1/10 Mini cars on the market like the M03, M05… etc. The standard version is made from 1.0mm thickness Lexan and a light version with 0.8mm also available. Supplied with high quality decals and window masks.

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October 17, 2012

Clarke & Broad wins EWS season opener

The 2012-2013 Essex Winter Series kicked off last weekend with a capacity entry. After the success of the series first season, the organisers had made a few tweaks to the rules, which were clearly well received by racers as the first round of the series was booked out nearly a month before the event. The most notable change for the second series of EWS, which has become one of the biggest and most popular in the UK, was to the race day format. Five rounds of qualifying would now feature, and the round-by-round points system would be in use. Single leg finals would then decide the winners of each class.

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October 17, 2012

P-S-R Traxxas bearing sets

Power-Save-Racing introduce ball bearing sets for many 1/10th and 1/16th scale Traxxas vehicles. The bearings reduce friction, make for less maintenance and are available as 8-piece sets for the 1/16 Slash, E-Revo, and Rally, the Jato 3.3, Slash-based 2WD chassis, the Slash 4×4 and the Revo 3.3, E-Revo and Summit.

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October 17, 2012

Josh Wheeler wins @ US Southern Nationals

The Southern Nationals took place in West Monroe, Louisiana in a huge indoor facility with a track that sported lots of elevation changes and big jumps. After three rounds of qualifying Ryan Lutz took TQ with Josh Wheeler in second position. The main started off good and it was a follow the leader show with Lutz and Wheeler for 15 minutes. Josh was doing his best to stay right with Lutz and pulled a good lead before a battle started. They were able to put themselves in front with a lead of about 15 second when Lutz broke and Wheeler took the lead. Jason Branham was now in second with the rest of the field behind him. Josh maintained a good lead until the second to the last pit stop when a crash and corner marshal failure cost him 17 seconds on his pit stop. This gave Branham the lead and a battle until the end started. Jason and Wheeler would battle until the last lap when Jason crashed and gave Wheeler the lead and the win. Kurt Kellum also had a great performance in the truggy main and fought his way to 3rd at the end.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 17, 2012

Tironi & Agostinelli win Trofeo Novarossi

The 8th running of the Trofeo Novarossi took place at the track of the Club Automodellistico Gubbio in Italy and saw the entrance of talented drivers like Francesco Tironi and Lamberto Collari. In the 1/8th scale class it was Capricorn’s Francesco Tironi who took the race win some three laps from Mattia Rinaldi and Alessandro Bracci. Lamberto Collari faced tyre problems during the final and finished in fourth position.

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