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May 25, 2012

Mike Gosvig double at Danish Nats Rd1

Danish Nationals round 1 was held in the very nice track in Glostrup, host for the 2005 Euros. The classes in the Danish nationals are Pro stock, modified and Funny Racing where they drive with Tamiya M05/M06 2wd cars. In this outdoor season, the nationals has chosen 13.5T blinky mode and that was the right speed and all drivers had the same speed around the track. The tires was Sorex 36R with yellow insert, and that was perfect for the weather in Denmark.

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May 25, 2012

Lucas Sanford wins JBRL Rd4

Round 4 of the 2012 JBRL electric series is in the books and so is another TQ and 1st place finish for the new Tekno RC EB48 1/8th Electric Buggy. The event held at Pegasus Hobbies in southern California drew nearly 240 entries. In the 1/8th Electric class Tekno RC driver Lucas Sanford was dialed in from the beginning. He TQ’d both rounds of qualifying and went on to finish the main in 1st place with ease. Using his indoor setup from SDRC and only changing out the shock fluid when the sun went down to accommodate for temperature proved the new Tekno RC EB48 platform is a consistent performer in many conditions.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

May 25, 2012

Sonic Nitro engines t-shirt

Sonic Engines have released their new team wear starting with this classic grey Super Premium T-Shirt which is made using 100% high-quality cotton and sports the Sonic Logo on the front across the chest. The rear shows the website on the lower edge along with a huge Sonic symbol, the T-shirts are available in the usual range of sizes.

Source: Sonic [sonic-engines.com]

May 25, 2012

Tresrey DEX210 heatsink motor plate

New for the Durango DEX210 from Tresrey is this ultra hard heatsink motor plate. Machined from 7075 aluminum it helps reduce trouble with the gear box and gives more cooling for all four types of motor/gear layouts. Made in Japan it comes anodized in ‘Tresrey-Red’.

Source: Tresrey [tresrey.com]

May 25, 2012

Thomas Stockman wins Belgian TC Nats Rd4

The fourth round of the Belgian TC Nationals was held at RCR in Roeselare last weekend. There was heavy rain expected but the weather turned out dry. This tear’s Efra class is turning out to be a battle between Thomas Stockman and Olivier Bultynck for the title. Thomas, always strong on the track of RCR, drove two strong qualifications but in the last run Olivier put himself on the pole. Thomas was on the second spot and a surprising Rico Claeys on third place.

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May 24, 2012

Centro suspension blocks for RC8.2 & RC8T

Centro’s line of aftermarket parts has spread to 1/8th off road with these new plates for the RC8.2, RC8T and RC8.2e. Precision machined from Swiss 7075-T6 aluminium, these high quality plates provide hinge pin height adjustment for a lower roll centre making the car more level, with less roll through the turns and improved traction. Standard with 3˚ toe-in and accepts standard kit inserts.

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May 24, 2012

Super Grand Prix One F1 RC league finale

The Super Grand Prix One (SGP1) F1 RC league concluded its first inaugural season in China with great success. Over the course of 6 months with 6 rounds of intense racing, the final round saw 3 drivers with the mathematical probability to take the grand championship title. At the end, JJ Wang of Team HPI-A was crowned the Grand Champion with AI Luo of Team RW Lotus coming in second, and Dom Xu of Team JW-FGX finishing the season in third. SGP1 will be hosting Japan’s F1RCGP teams next month in Shanghai to kick off SGP1 season two, which will see all teams powered by Dualsky as the league’s main sponsor.

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May 24, 2012

Shepherd pit mat

Shepherd have to announced their all new 100x60cm ‘Shepherd pit mat’. These super lightweight and strong mats are made from a high quality washable foam and the blue colored mat sports white Shepherd logos across the surface. The set includes roll-bands and a bag to store and carry the mat.

View the mat bag here