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May 7, 2011

Patrick Nähr wins European 1/10th 200mm ‘B’ title

The 2011 EFRA European 1/10th scale 200mm ‘B’ Championships was held this week at the fast and smooth Rucphen track in the Netherlands, a late venue change after the original host, the MACH in Heemstede, had problems with noise and were unable to run the event. Some 81 drivers from around Europe attended the event and with 4 rounds of qualifying, two on Thursday evening and two on Friday morning, it was Dutch National champion Pedro Rombouts that took the top qualifying spot with his Xray ahead of Shepherd driver Patrick Nähr in 2nd, the top 2 separated by less than a second and well clear of the rest of the field. Adam Catchpole took 3rd spot ahead of Daan Jacobs in 4th.

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May 7, 2011

Billy Fischer joins Viper R/C

Viper R/C Solutions have added Cactus Classic champion and Worlds finalist, Billy Fischer, to their expanding team of top level drivers. Working with Billy since before the 2011 Cactus Classic, his professionalism and attention to detail is a tremendous asset to their race and development teams and they “look forward to working with Billy for a long time to come”. Billy said “I’m very excited to work with Viper R/C Solutions for the 2011 season and beyond. The products are great, and there’s nothing easier than the ProGauge for their line of ESC’s. It makes adjusting your Viper ESC much easier to deal with!”

Source: Viper R/C [viper-rc.com]

May 7, 2011

CSO RX8 hard coated aluminium pulleys

CSO have produced a full set of pulleys for the new Xray RX8 1/8th scale on road chassis. All pulleys are made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium and then hard coated, with the side disc featuring holes for reducing weight but also allowing debris to exit from the teeth. There is a 24T front one-way pulley, 18T middle shaft inside pulley, 29T front side pulley, 18T rear side pulley and a 20T brake disc holder pulley. The 18T middle shaft inside pulley is different from the original in that it can be fixed on the updated CSO steel shaft by set screw instead of e-clip for quick and easy replacement.

View the 18T middle pulley mounted here

May 6, 2011

Arrowmax RX8 pulley shaft collars

More new parts for the Xray RX8 from Arrowmax, who have released these new rear and side pulley shaft collars. Made from high quality 7075 aluminium, they are a direct replacement for the standard plastic kit versions.

View photos of the parts mounted here

May 6, 2011

Novak Ballistic 8 & 8L BL motors

Having written about the new Ballistic 8 and Ballistic 8L brushless motors from Novak back in January, the Irvine California based company have shown of images of the final product. Designed to fit into 1/8th scale buggies truggies and monster trucks, these 550 size motors offer plenty of power with the long version providing even more torque. Novak is also developing a compatible speed control called the Kinetic 8 Racing Sensored Brushless ESC. More information will be announced for this new ESC as it becomes available.

View the Ballistic 8L motor here

May 6, 2011

Viper R/C signs Paul Sinclair

Viper R/C Solutions have announced that Paul Sinclair, Chief Engineer and Team Manager of X-Factory has signed to use VTX speed controls, and VST brushless motors and accessories. With many years of technical design work in the radio control industry, Paul’s experience will be of great benefit to the Viper team. He will be using Viper products in his X-6 Squared, X-60 and Prototype 4wd at all major off road events in the US and around the world. Already after an early shakedown test Paul reported “Love the throttle and brake ‘feel’, it was very easy to adapt to and drive. Just a nice power delivery, smooth and yet power out of the corners.”

Source: Viper R/C [viper-rc.com]

May 6, 2011

Xray aluminium shock spring retaining collars

Xray’s new CNC-machined aluminuim shock collars can be used on Xray NT1 shock absorbers to increase the durability. These stylish and lightweight collars are made from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium and have been strategically lightened. Sold in a set of four.

View the collars mounted here

May 5, 2011

Novarossi 2011 Exhaust gaskets

With increasing RPM and engines that are running as lean as possible to deliver the most power possible, the temperature of the exhaust gas have become quite high, which is damaging the exhaust gasket. With the release of the new 2011 Nova line of engines, Novarossi have a different shaped exhaust channel which has no sharp corners, a change that also required a modification to the design of the exhaust gasket itself. As seen in our coverage from Nuremberg, the new gaskets have a different internal shape which allows for better contact with the crankcase, plus it also is made from a more heat resistant material. All 3 modifications are made to improve the life such a little, but important, part of their high performance competition engines.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]