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June 14, 2011

Winter & Brunet win Electric bike Worlds warm-up

The electric bike World Championship warm-up race took place at the first week of June at the famous Lostallo track in Switzerland. The contestants had been faced with mixed weather conditions making setup of the bikes difficult. In the Stock Bike class, that doesn’t allow for front brakes and calls for a minimum weight of 1900g and 17.5T brushless motors, it was Andrea Selva who claimed TQ followed by 13-years old Antoine Brunet and Thomas Feilner from Germany. In the Super Bike Class Oliver Wäckerle from Germany was able to grab himself the top spot followed by Andy Spiess from Switzerland and Soren Jorgensen from Denmark. Come the final day rain started poring down heavily making the finals very challenging some with with the better end for young Antoine Brunet taking the first place in the Stock Bike class ahead of TQ Andrea Selva and Thomas Feilner. The Super Bikes where dominated by Edi Winter from Austria who won in front of Marc Lutz from Germany and San Marino based Gianni Zonzini.

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June 14, 2011

Speed Passion MMM V3 Competition motor series

Speed Passion have been in touch to announce their all new MMM V3 Competition motor series. MMM simply means More torque, More power and More speed. It is based off the successful V3.0 Competition Motor Series that took the TC World Title in 2010 and many other wins around the world. Having gathered all this winning information plus driver input they are going one step further. Featuring a totally new motor front plate and rear end bell design that uses stronger material ready for the most extreme conditions, it also sports a new and improved sensor unit providing stronger sensor holding capability to withhold the most extreme racing condition. Also new on the MMM series is the advanced timing unit sensor (in degrees, 11-20 degrees, standard) of which multiple timing sensor units are available for a wide choice of adjustability to meet all racing needs. The new stator from the MMM series will improve the power band output by the 10% overall over the standard V3 Competition series motor and finally the new motor is 5 grams lighter than its predecessor.

View more images of the motor here

June 14, 2011

RPC Racing stainless steel screw kits

RPC Racing have announced the release of their new range of stainless steel screw kits. They currently stock stainless steel screw kits for a wide range of model cars, both on & off road, and for 1 month only RPC Racing are offering readers 10% off all items when using discount code ‘offer1’ at the checkout.

Source: RPC [rpcracing.co.uk]

June 14, 2011

Xray RX8 graphite centering plate set

Xray have produced this graphite rear body centering plate set for their RX8 chassis. Tough, strong and lightweight, the rear centering plate for RX8 made from thick, CNC-machined, top-grade graphite and is supplied with the aluminium collars and screws required to mount it.

View the mounted set here

June 14, 2011

Viper RC 1/8 VSE Series Sensored BL motor

Viper R/C have introduced their new VSE-B and VSE-T fully sensored motors for your 1/8 buggy and truggy. Months of rigorous on track and racing development have produced a 1/8 power plant ready to take your vehicle to a new level of performance, feel, and reliability. The VSE features a two pole sensored design to give you the smoothest and most drivable power band available. A CNC machined 6061 aluminum ribbed can provides optimum cooling performance while the integrated temperature sensor provides thermal protection to protect your equipment. High grade oversized ball bearings keep your system running smooth after hours of competition. The VSE-T features a 5mm longer can and rotor than its VSE-B buggy counterpart for the additional torque required by the big trucks. Multiple KV options between 1300-2450kv offer tuning options for varying track sizes and conditions.

Source: Viper RC [viper-rc.com]

June 14, 2011

CSO LAB-C801 clutch bell pinions

CSO have released these new clutch bell pinion gears for the Capicorn LAB C801 car. Machined from high quality hard coated 7075 T6 aluminium, they are available in 19T, 20T, 23T, 24T & 25T.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

June 14, 2011

Puepke & Schewiola lead Nitro West Masters after Rd2

Rene Puepke in 1/10 scale and Frank Schewiola in 1/8 scale are leading the rankings after two rounds of the Nitro West Masters, a series of five race weekends held in Western Germany. Both Serpent racers were able to win at the season opener at Oberhausen as well at round two held at Dueren. Also in the newly launched 1/8 Hobby Cup class with unified engines from Novarossi both races saw the same winner with Mugen driver Thilo-Alexander Toedtmann.

Continue reading the report here

June 13, 2011

Capricorn LAB options & clutch parts

Capricorn have released these Dario Balestri developed dual trackrods for the C-801. They connect the two front suspension brackets for better cornering speed and faster steering response. Also new are these new aluminium clutch bells for Xray RX8, Mugen MRX5, Serpent 966 and LAB C-801. Weighing in at around 3.6 grams, low end torque and top speed are dramatically increased. After much testing, the clutch shoe to use on those bells is their new black carbonium / molibdenum compound which ensures outstanding grip performances and a longer lifetime. Other new clutch parts include a lightweight hard coated aluminium flywheel nut, which helps reduce the weight of the moving parts. There is also new yellow extra hard front shock springs, a new tyre glue called 140% tires glue and a new aluminium setup system for 1/10th scale which comes supplied in a handy carry case.

View the other parts here