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June 29, 2011

Yannick Aigoin takes Rd4 in France

The 4th round of the French 1/8th scale buggy Nationals was held last weekend in St Quentin in the very north of the country, close to the Belgian border. Qualifying saw round 2 and 3 winner Yannick Aigoin carry forward his great form with this nVision powered Losi 8ight by taking the top qualifying position, with his brother, Kyosho/Novarossi driver, Jerome Aigoin taking 2nd spot with Agama driver Jerome Sartel taking 3rd. Following the semi finals the top 3 order remained unchanged with Yannick starting from pole position for the 45 minute encounter while UK guest driver Elliot Boots would line up 4th. Yannick would go on to take the win in the final by the small margin of 4 seconds over Jerome Aigoin in 2nd. Edouard Hugon took the final podium spot, less than a lap back in 3rd.

Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]

June 29, 2011

Serpent S411 optional chassis plates & top deck

Serpent have introduced some new tuning parts for their all-new, newly released S411 EP touring car. First up is the release of 2 new chassis plates, in 2.0mm and 2.25mm, which gives racers the opportunity to experiment with different chassis flex settings compared with the standard 2.5mm thick chassis. Also new is the optional thicker 2.5mm top deck which stiffens the the car more compared to the kit 2.0mm version.

View the optional top deck here

June 29, 2011

Arrowmax RX8 front CVD wheel axles

Arrowmax have released these front CVD wheel axles for the Xray RX8. Available in three different types of material, including 7075 aluminium, spring steel and titanium, for a choice of light weight, durability and a combination of both.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

June 29, 2011

Spec-R Gear Diff silicone oils

Spec-R have released a range of high quality, temperature resistant, Gear Diff silicone oils. Easily fine tune the Spec-R, or other brand, Gear diff in your EP touring car with this range, which comes in 800, 1000, 1200, 1300, 2000, 3000, 100000 & 300000 weights.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

June 29, 2011

Much More mini tools

Much More have introduced some new mini tools, perfect for working on your Kyosho Mini-Z or other small scale chassis. The composite handles sport a spinning top making it comfortable to use, while the high quality tips a very durable. The new range includes a 3.5mm & 4.0mm Phillips screw driver, a 4.5mm socket driver and finally a 1.5mm Allen wrench.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]

June 29, 2011

Xray T3 complete gear differential set

Seen at the ETS series Rd5, Xray have released their complete gear differential set for their T3 chassis. Including composite differential case and cover with pulley, the differential gears are made from a tough composite material, precision-molded composite gears combined with light aluminum hard coated outdrives, which create a lighter and super-smooth gear differential. Not factory pre-assembled, the advantage of the gear diff is that it is maintenance-free. When the diff is correctly built there is no need for maintenance for a very long time. There is no need to change oil on a regular basis, and there is no leakage due to the very good sealing system. 10 grams lighter than the competition, the gear diff also increases on-power steering which is needed on almost all types of tracks. Works great for both carpet and asphalt tracks and fits both 50mm & 52mm drive shafts.

View the diff internals here

June 29, 2011

International RC Car Championship report

The first annual IRCC (International RC Car Championship) took place at the meeting room of Chubu international airport (Centrair) with the race held on a specially made carpet track. A lot of top level Japanese drivers were there including current 1/12th electric world champion Naoto Mastukura, the ‘Legend’ Masami Hirosaka and many national champions. Masami announced his retirement in 2009 but he drove a Yokomo GT500 car and 1/10th touring as a guest driver. Although the organizer wanted the event to attract more international drivers, there was only one American driver present, mainly because of the earthquake in March and the current economic condition that makes the Japanese Yen very expensive. The famous Scotty Ernst, who is well known race announcer and director, entered as a competitor in the FWD class and he finished in 3rd position in the final. He also announced all A-finals except FWD class in which he drove the car. Seven categories of races were held, the biggest one is 1/12th scale which attracted 33 drivers. Naoto Matsukura won the race after a hard battle with Hideo Kitazawa. Masami won the 17.5T touring class, beating 2010 Japanese National champion Daisuke Yoshioka. This year’s IRCC was successful and the organizer promised to having the same event next summer on the same place. Foreign drivers (Asia, USA, Europe and more) are always welcomed.

View an image of the track here

June 28, 2011

Bill Bridges Benefit race

The Bill Bridges Benefit race was at “The Track” in Carleton, Michigan this past weekend. This is Bill’s home outdoor track in the summer and the classes raced consisted of both electric and nitro with the event attracting more than 300 entries. It was amazing to see so many racers and manufacturers come together for this great cause. Racing started at 9am and the mains finished just before 2am. The event raised a substantial amount of money which will help Bill and his family in the months to come. The event itself saw a double win for Losi/Novarossi driver Adam Drake in both buggy and truck with Jason Jakubczyk doing the double in the electric class taking his Kyosho/Orion combo to wins in the mod buggy and SCT mod classes. The event also saw the winners of both Adam’s 8ight and Dustin’s TLR22 picked and it was Pat Schreffler and Dean Ferrari respectively that took them home. Bill’s wife Chrissey had this to say “I want to thank everyone that came out to the benefit race this weekend. We are beyond blessed to have you in our lives and to be able to call you friends. A heavy burden has been lifted off of our family. It meant so much to Bill to see so many people rooting for him. This race did wonders for his spirits!! RC Racers pulled together for an amazing event!! We will be forever grateful!!”

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]