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September 7, 2011

Renaud Savoya confirms Durango departure

Three time European Champion Renaud Savoya has confirmed to us his departure from Team Durango in an exclusive interview with Red RC today. The French man joined the team at the end of last year following 3 ultra successful seasons with Mugen. Having announced his move to the US late last year where he was expected to be a strong contender, he struggled to find pace with the car all season and this continued to his domestic series where he could only net himself a handful of podiums. Last month a below par showing at the European Championships in Germany where as reigning 3 time champion he failed to make the final for the first time further highlighted the ‘Shark’s’ struggle to adapt to the car. Talking to Renaud at this race you could tell that he was looking for change and so with today’s confirmation he has left the team he joined just 9 months ago.

Read our interview with Renaud here

September 6, 2011

Durango DNX408 +2mm Adapters & updated fuel tank

Durango have released some more new parts for the DNX408 starting with these wheel adapters that fit either the front or rear of the car to increase the width of the buggy by 2mm on both sides. Increasing the width of the buggy increases the stability. Use these on the front to increase the stability of the front end of the buggy, or the rear to increase the stability of the rear end of the buggy. Also new is a revised fuel tank which has an integrated splash and overfill guard, preventing any fuel from spilling over onto the steering servo. The back pressure inlet has been also relocated to stop fuel from being aerated during refueling. The tank is made from a clear material, allowing great visibility of the fuel level in the tank and also features an integrated fuel filter to stop and dirt or debris getting passed into the engine.

View the new fuel tank here

September 6, 2011

Clean sweep for Adam Drake at JBRL Rd6

Round 6 of the JBRL series took place last Sunday at the ARC track. The 1/8th Expert Truck class saw Team Losi Racing / Novarossi’s Adam Drake take TQ honors in both rounds of qualifying with his TLR 8ight T 2.0, while second and third on the grid was TLR’s Matt Schreffler and Matt Castellano. The beginning of the 20 minute final was a great battle for second between Schreffler, Castellano and King which allowed Drake to pull out over a half lap lead. Drake won the final followed by Matt Schreffler in second and Cody King in third.

Continue reading the report here

September 6, 2011

Durango DESC410R SC wheels in white

Durango now offer these new white wheels for their DESC410R short course truck. Identical to the original kit-supplied short course wheels, these high performance wheels use the same 15mm hex for superb power-handling but are now available in white. Molded from a strong and durable material for reliable performance whatever you put them through.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

September 6, 2011

LMR Electra 1/10th off road wing

It has always been LMR’s intention to produce a 1/10th off road Lexan wing called the Electra. Taking experience from years of racing to introduce a new performance enhancing design while increasing its strength and durability. The wing itself has been formed from 1.5mm Lexan, which makes this little beauty as strong as it is beautiful. The Electra’s innovative side plates are designed to increase the amount of sideways grip often needed, protruding 15mm further forward than conventional wings.

View another image of the wing here

September 6, 2011

Andy Moore clinches BTCC series victory

Last weekend saw the 2011 BTCC summer championship come to a close at the fantastically fast Mendip circuit. The 5 round series which has been massively successful this year and has seen entries of between 130 to 150 drivers at each event, running on the Sorex 32RY control tyre. Going into the final meeting of the year there was still plenty to play for in terms of overall championship positions. Olly Jefferies and Andy Moore could both take the win in the modified class with good results. Zack Smith, Ryan Edwards and James Hart were all in with a shout in Pro stock and Rob West and Zack Finlay would battle in out the 13.5T class. All these guys were ready and raring for this event.

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September 6, 2011

Michael Salven takes German 1/10 title

A brilliant anniversary for Michael Salven: On Saturday he celebrated his birthday and became 50 years old. With third position in qualifying just 4/10 of a second behind European Champion Robert Pietsch “Mr. Serpent” showed that he hasn’t lost any of his speed. And Sunday even turned for the better: In the 45 minutes final under difficult conditions Salven made himself his own birthday present and captured the title of German Champion nitro 1/10 scale. It is not only another title for Michael Salven, it is a special one because exactly 28 years ago (1983) he celebrated his first German title on the same track of the MSC Kirchhain, located 100 kilometre in the north of Frankfurt/Main.

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September 6, 2011

Arnaud Matieu is French 1/8th Champion

Last weekend saw the last round of the French championship held on the fast, thrilling and famous track of Clermont Ferrand. Weather was an important issue with just a few drops of rain on Saturday during qualifying and showers for the lower finals but for both main finals it was dry but the track had a different grip from qualifying. In both categories, there was a battle for the championship. In National it was between Damine Thirion and Jérémy Cassagne. And in the Elite class, four drivers could win the championship.

Continue reading the report here