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September 21, 2012

Serpent 811 Cobra Buggy 2.0 buggy

Serpent introduce the S811 Cobra 2.0, the evolution of the successful cobra platform. The buggy incorporates many subtile changes to make for more steering and a more responsive rear end. This was achieved by a wider rear end with a new geometry, more rear traction and a wider sweet spot. The updated rear shocks with longer piston rod and longer shock bodies moved to the rear of the wishbones and are protected by new lexan dirt shields. Also included in the kit is the Avenger cab forward body, four white colour disc wheels as well as larger bearings in the steering blocks, rear uprights and transmission as seen in the previous TE version.

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September 21, 2012

DE Racing Borrego SC wheels

DE Racing is proud to introduce the first true dish wheel for the Short Course market. Modeled after DE Racing’s 1/10 buggy line, the Borrego wheels feature the realistic scale appearance of a beadlock wheel with mud cover. They were also designed for use with optional sticker disks to give a new level of color customizing. The stronger wheel is designed from the ground up for the rigours of Short Course racing. Thicker wall sections, deeper support ribs, tighter/stronger hexes, and a dish face protected by a simulated beadlock ring make these wheels strong yet light of weight. Available as +3mm offset SC10 as well as Losi and Kyosho Ultima wheel they will soon also come in silver, white and yellow colour.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

September 21, 2012

Novarossi 21Plus S4 pullstart engine

Racing Experience have released this exclusive Novarossi 21Plus S4 pullstart engine perfect for customers who wish to upgrade the stock motor in their 1/8th scale RTR buggy. This competition based engine is based on the Plus 4 motor and used a 13mm/square stroke set for super drivability and which also makes it easy to tune. Available only in territories where Racing Experience operates.

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September 21, 2012

Mark Green wins in Snetterton

The final round of the British 200mm Championship was held at the Snetterton circuit. The weather was thankfully dry although still quite cold. Saturdays practice was spent trying to find a good set up for the low grip conditions. At the end of the day it was the Serpent 747 pair of Mark Green and Joe Kerry setting the pace, getting down to 12.5 second lap times. In qualifying it was between Mark and Joe for the TQ position as they finished 1st and 2nd in all 4 qualifiers, being the only drivers to make 24 laps.

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September 21, 2012

Toni Gruber wins German 1/8th champs

Toni Gruber is the 2012 German 1/8th nitro on-road champion. In the 45 minutes finale on the demanding Dormagen track Shepherd driver Daniel Sieber and Serpent fellow Merlin Depta completed the podium of the top level class 1. In class 2 it was Torsten Mueller who brought his Shepherd home on a title-winning first spot with Martin Baumann (Serpent) and Michael Kammer (Capricorn) in second and third place. For the second time in a row the one-event German Nationals were held in Western Germany. But different to Bad Breisig with a total of 88 competitors in 2011 only 67 participants joined the race weekend in Dormagen, located in the north of Cologne. Among those who did not made it to the event was World and European Champion Robert Pietsch. Nevertheless, those who did not attend missed one of the best German Championships of the past years. The organising MCK Dormagen club did an excellent job all around. The 268 metre track was well prepared including new painting and finally the numbers of damages caused by the concrete barriers have been less than expected.

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September 21, 2012

Maifield sets early pace at JConcepts Clash

Defending JConcepts Clash Champion Ryan Maifield set the pace on the opening day of the sixth running of the annual event with the Team Associated driver fastest in all three of the classes he is contesting and hoping to retain his 2011 titles. Putting most of his efforts today into his 1:8 Nitro Buggy, it was this class in which the Arizona driver looked to have the greatest advantage over his rivals at the Flowood RC Indoor Park in Mississippi.

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September 20, 2012

Maifield & Evans preparing to ‘Clash’ in Mississippi

The main honours at the sixth running of the annual JConcepts Clash is set to be a ‘clash’ between Associated’s Ryan Maifield and Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans with the duo running head to head in 1:8 Nitro Buggy, 2WD Electric Buggy and 2WD Short Course at the unique and famous US off road event which caters for both 1:8 nitro and 1:10 electric classes. With all five previous Clash events having been held in Florida and outdoors, for 2012 the event has undergone two key changes. The first of these was moving it away from the East Coast where JConcepts is based over to the state of Mississippi with the second and more significant change being to run indoors at the Flowood Indoor RC Park where they have created an impressive large track for the unique event.

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September 20, 2012

Martin Christensen joins Team Xray

Multiple European Champion, Nordic Champion and Danish Champion Martin Christensen is the latest addition to Xray’s team of talented on-road racers. Martin will race at the upcoming World Championship in Thailand as well as the 2013 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm European Championships.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]