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May 16, 2011

Grainger & Anderson take BRCA TC Rd1

The first of five races making up the BRCA national championship was held at the weekend at the recently re-surfaced West London track. In the super touring class it was the Schumacher of reigning champion Chris Grainger that took TQ ahead of the Associated TC6 of Olly Jefferies and the Tamiya of Elliott Harper. The three leg finals saw an intriguing battle as all three top runners made errors in at least one of the finals; the final result was a win for Grainger ahead of Harper and Jefferies. Andy Moore was fourth for Hot Bodies and Associated’s Alan Bickerstaff completing the top five.

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May 16, 2011

Team Titan G35 190mm EP touring shell

Team Titan have released their new 1/10 190mm EP racing bodyshell, called the G35. Design to be used with rubber tires on outdoor asphalt, it provides more stability compared with the Blitz S5, but with the same steering making it a very good choice in modified class with an open high speed layout. A prototype G35 body was tested at round 1 of the TRCCA On-Road race last month in Taiwan and it took TQ and 1st place, also setting the best lap time in the hands of team driver Leo Chen. Available in standard 0.8mm and lightweight 0.7mm versions.

View another image of the shell here

May 16, 2011

T-Work’s Racing DNX408 option parts

T-Work’s Racing have introduced a new series of CNC machined car parts for the Team Durango DNX408. The new parts include a set of lightweight aluminium hard coated pivot balls as well as aluminium diff pinion shafts. Other parts include a set of titanium turnbuckles and machined 15mm tapered shock pistons.

Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]

May 16, 2011

Xray NT1 aluminium rear driveshafts

New for the NT1 from Xray comes these super lightweight aluminium drive shafts that have been CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 and hard coated for extra durability. Laser engraved for easy identification, the new design is up to 38% lighter than the standard steel drive shaft. Recommended for use in the rear only.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 15, 2011

Olivier Bultynck takes Rd2 victory in Belgium

Round 2 of the Belgian touring car nationals was held in Zwevegem on the local outdoor track last weekend. Not a permanent track but the club MRCZ did a good job with the lay-out for the event. Local driver Thomas Stockman was the designer of this lay-out and made himself this way as the man to beat. Qualifying in the EFRA class saw Olivier Bultynck take the pole position ahead of Stockman in 2nd and Nick Joosens in 3rd. In the final this battle would continue with Corally man Bultynck eventually taking the win victory in leg 1 and 2 to finish in front ahead of Xray driver Stockman in 2nd and Joosens with the Yokomo in 3rd.

View the full report here.

May 15, 2011

TLR line of apparel

TLR have released a whole new line of clothing starting with this custom TLR Performance Hoodie. For those chilly mornings at the track getting in some practice laps or cool evenings hanging out after the race with your trophy in hand, the TLR Hoodie has you cover. An added bonus is the media pocket to keep your phone, MP3 player or other valuable close by in addition to the standard size front pouch pocket. A TLR Moisture Wicking T-shirt is a moisture management performance shirt that utilizes Dri-Balance technology to wick away moisture and keep you cool and calm on the drivers stand. Look like a pro on the driver stand but more importantly when you are on the podium. Show your pride for Team Losi Racing with the TLR Flex-Fit hat. This is a true Flex-Fit Technology hat embroidered with the TLR logo on the front with and the tlracing.com URL embroidered across the back of the hat. Finally, keep your head warm in style while still looking cool and representing Team Losi Racing with the TLR Skull Cap/Hat.

View the different hats here

May 15, 2011

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

– New RX8 Alu Front Middle Shaft Holder
– New XB808 Alu 5° King-Pin Steering Blocks
– T3’11 – 2011 German Junior Champion
– T3’11 Dominates 2011 Norwegian Championship
– XB808’11 Wins The Portuguse National Championship R3
– NT1 Wins 2011 Dutch Nationals R1
– XB808’11 Win Danish Nationals R1

Click here to view the round-up

May 14, 2011

Ohio Hobby Plus line of LiPo packs

Ohio Hobby Plus have released their new line of OHP LiPo batteries. With two new packs to choose from their is the 6000mAh 65C 7.4volts 2S2P hard case pack and a 5600mAh 65C 3.7 volts 1S single cell hard case pack, both with 4mm bullet connectors. At true C rating, these two pack were designed for any level of competition with excellent discharge time and low internal resistance. Both are ROAR approved.

Source: Ohio Hobby Plus [ohiohobbyplus.com]