Produced by Maugrafix in Italy are these new wing skins available for the Team C H810 rear wing. Available in two designs, Monster Energy and Red Bull, they are high quality, come pre cut and are fuel and oil resistant.
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This last weekend saw the first running of Schumacher’s new Winter BTCC at Ardent Raceway. The entry was quite low with about 50 drivers however the competition was seriously hot. The UK’s top drivers Andy Moore, Elliott Harper and Schumacher’s Chris Grainger all battled it out hard in the 10.5 class with Elliott and Andy putting on a great show and these two being a few seconds clear of the chasing pack on the Sorex 28JB control tyres. Andy took the TQ from Elliott with Stefan Chodzynski in third and Chris 4th. A huge battle in both finals entertained the crowd with the top 2 places changing at various points in the races. Eventually after a great battle Andy came out on top from Elliott with Stefan 3rd and Chris Grainger 4th. In the slightly slower 13.5T class track owner John Dawson was the man to beat (he gets some practice) ;) however Hinckley legend Dean Gibbs was close around with Schumacher Matt Lax showing strongly too with his Mi4CX. John finished up the clear winner from Dean and Matt.
Used by Juho Levanen to claim the runner up spot at last weekend’s ATS race in Japan, the RC10TC6.1 Factory Team kit is the next evolutionary step in touring car design from Team Associated. Building on the successfully proven TC6, the designers behind the doors of Area 51 added even more features, making the TC6.1 easier to tune and drive. The narrow chassis has been designed around current brushless motor systems and LiPo batteries, optimizing weight distribution for superior handling. To further enhance handling performance, there is updated suspension arms for increased stiffness and strength. These new suspension arms feature finer shock adjustments to help get the TC6.1 totally dialed in.
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Arrowmax have released another new option part for the Xray RX8. Replacing the standard composite front middle shaft holder, this CNC machined version is made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, and is lightweight and extremely durable.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
In mid November Ti-Mo Tinglev Modelbilklub organized the largest one day 1:10 electric touring car race in Denmark. Only at the DHI Cup there are more drivers than in Tinglev. The race was the second round of the DRCMU series – a race series mostly driven in Jutland and Fyn. 76 drivers participated the race in Tinglev, from the whole of Denmark but also 12 drivers from Germany came to Tinglev, which is located only 15 km from the German/Danish border.
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Novak is excited to announce its newly-developed speed control technology called Novak X-Drive. This ultra-efficient brushless motor firing technology has been added to all Novak Havoc Pro SC Brushless ESC. This new update significantly improves the throttle feel and response and it also reduces the ESC’s operating temperatures for more efficient operation. Team drivers, test drivers and customers who have run the Havoc Pro SC with X-Drive in side-by-side comparisons to their original ESC have all noticed an incredibly smooth feel, improved drivability, lower temperatures, and overall higher performance resulting in faster lap times and longer run times.
Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]
The 2011 Turkey Shootout was held at Hemet Competition Raceway last weekend. The event had 12 heats and Adam Drake set the pace in the 1/8th expert buggy and 4wd modified SC class. In the Expert 1/8th buggy class Adam took the win, but the battle was intense for second between Ronda Drake and Andrew Smolnik. Ronda made a pass on Andrew to start the final lap, but made a small mistake in the whoops which allowed Andrew by to take second in the 20 minute final. In the 4wd SC class Adam took the win again followed by his wife Ronda Drake with third going to Brian Sullivan. All three drivers were running the Losi SCTE.
The 2011 Kyosho Fall Classic was held last Saturday at Revelation Raceway in Ontario, CA. This annual event has been known to bring in some of the best nitro drivers from all over Southern California. This years event would be no exception. Drivers such as current 1/8 Buggy Nitro World Champion Cody King, Current ROAR 1/8 Buggy National Champion Ryan Cavalieri, Ty Tessman, Richard Saxton, Dylan Rodriguez, Drew Moller, and Jessie Robinson were all in attendance. The weather was great all day long staying in the 60’s.
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