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July 26, 2011

Takaaki Shimo wins Japanese 1/8th Nationals

The JMRCA Japanese 1/8th scale on road Nationals were held last weekend at the Boss Speed track in Tokyo. Qualifying went the way of Serpent driver Masao Tanaka with Keisuke Fukuda and Takaaki Shimo completing the top 3. In the finals it was a close battle for the win between Fukuda and Shimo, with the Kyosho driver Shimo just taking the victory by a second ahead of the Mugen of Fukuda, while Kyosho driver Takahata took 3rd spot a lap further back with top qualifier Tanaka taking 4th. The win for Shimo is his 10th Japanese title.

View videos of the main final here

July 26, 2011

Durango DEX410 machine cut diff ring gear

Team Durango are pleased to announce the arrival of the machine cut diff ring gear for the DEX410, DEX410R and DESC410R models. Precision machined from high strength steel, the gear adds strength and at the same time reduces the rotating mass of the transmission. The gear is 1.2g lighter than the standard gear, giving a 10% reduction in the weight of this component.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

July 26, 2011

Mugen MTX-5 1/10th 200mm chassis

Mugen Seiki Japan have released the first photos and specs for their all new 1/10th 200mm chassis, the MTX-5. Shown in CAD form for the first time at last February’s Toy Fair in Germany, the Robert Pietsch designed car looks close to release, however no date has yet been set.

View more images and details here

July 26, 2011

Martin Bayer wins 2011 1/5th European title

Last weekend saw the European Championships for large scale touring cars held in Leipzig, Germany. Qualifying would see Czech driver Ales Bayer take the pole position running the prototype RS5 Rx12 chassis ahead of Lauterbacher driver Markus Feldmann, but following the semi finals, in which Ales would run out of fuel while leading, it would be the German on pole starting just ahead of Martin Bayer in 2nd. In the final Feldmann would lead but after only 10 laps engine trouble would take the reigning champion out of the race allowing BA Arnaldi from France to inherit the lead. A later battle with Martin Bayer saw the Czech driver get past and bring home the win at the end of the 30 minute main to claim the European title ahead of Croatian Dario Vesali in 2nd with Arnaldi finishing in 3rd.

Image: RS5 Modelsport [rs5-modelsport.com]

July 26, 2011

Video – BRCA TC National Rd3

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RC Racing TV have their latest video online featuring race action, news, views and interviews from a damp and drizzly round 3 of the British National Electric TC championships from the Halifax Circuit.

July 26, 2011

Spec-R T3 & M05 suspension arms

Spec-R have released a number of new suspension parts including versions for the Xray T3. Made from a new material with extra carbon, they claim the suspension arm is more resistant to breakages and bending. Spec-R have also produced a one piece suspension arm set for the Tamiya M05, which too is made from a new extra carbon material for increased durability while also making the car more stable. The M05 arms are supplied with the pins.

View the M05 suspension arm set here

July 26, 2011

VOX Dieci T1 Pro .12 engine

VOX engines have announced the new VOX Dieci T1 Pro engine. The first .12 On Road from VOX, it has already been successfully tested in racing conditions, winning the Coppa Italia with Ciro Borrelli in late June of this year. This 3 port motor features a machined piston, 12mm turbo crankshaft with silicone insert and lightweight cooling head. The engine sees the VOX range of products grow to include 2 classes .21 and .12 and 2 categories on road and off road.

View more details here

July 25, 2011

Serpent Cobra-E gets final test

Serpent are reporting that team driver and offroad designer Billy Easton made the final test of their new Cobra-E 1/8th scale EP buggy before finalising the production run. Expected to be released at the end of August, the new car was put through its paces in the US and was found to have awesome acceleration, fast cornering and balanced jumping. Sporting the final body shell, the new design is super low and narrows towards the rear channeling air flow to the lower wing. The test car was run with the optional aluminium shock towers, while the final car will come supplied with carbon versions.

View more images of the car here