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April 18, 2011

Tom Cockerill dominates 2wd at BRCA season opener

Schumacher are reporting on the first round of the British buggy nationals which took place on the challenging Stotfold astroturf track.The Cougar SV was dominant in 2wd and reigning British Champion Tom Cockerill got his title defence off to a perfect start with a TQ and convincing wins in all 3 legs of the A final. Lloyd Storey scored a career best 3rd place finish, with Danny McGee in 4th and Grant Williams, Simon Moss and Nathan Ralls made it a total of 6 Cougars in the A final. The new CAT SX3 prototypes made their national debut in 4wd and Simon Moss, Grant Williams and Lloyd Storey showed the new cars potential by placing them in the A final.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] / Image: oOple

April 18, 2011

Durango DESC410R underbody

New from Durango for the DESC410R, is this underbody, which is a great option for running on less than perfect tracks where you’re likely to get debris entering the chassis. It’s a great way of protecting your valuable electrics, or just keeping things clean. The cover sits snugly over the chassis and can be secured with hook and loop tape for maximum protection. Three vent scoops are provided and can be opened up if required with minimal negative effect on the protection offered.

View the underbody mounted here

April 18, 2011

Hudy engine after-run oil

New from Hudy, this specially developed high-quality engine after-run oil can be used in any nitro engine. It helps protect the engine internals from corrosion and should be used when storing the motor after running. Filled in a handy 50ml bottle, made in Europe.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

April 18, 2011

Robitronic high end competition LiPos

Robitronic now offers high end competition LiPos for the ambitious racer in multiple different configurations. First up are a pair of hard case 2S stick packs in 6000mAh 60C and 5500mAh 60C versions as well as a 2S 5000mAh 50C Saddle Pack. For 1/8th off road buggies, trudges and monster trucks there is the 14.8 60C hard case pack. It comes pre wired, making it easy to connect directly to your speed controller.

View the other packs here

April 18, 2011

Bowie Ginting wins Jakarta Grand Prix series Rd3

The third round of 2011 Jakarta Grand Prix series for 1/10 200mm was held at the JITC Race Track in Jakarta, Indonesia. The weather was perfectly clear all day and in qualifying it was Teddy Syach that took his OS powered Kyosho to the TQ spot with 18 laps @ 5.06. Followed by the series points leader, Bowie Ginting 4,8 seconds back. Dimas Ardian (Kyosho), Sewaka Ramadhani (Xray) and Chandra Yosef (Xray) completed the top 5 position for the main final.

Continue reading the report here

April 17, 2011

Pietsch finally gets his title at third attempt

Having proven himself to be the fastest driver in the World for a third consecutive time Robert Pietsch today finally went on to claim the crown of the World’s best racer as he lifted his first IFMAR title at the 2011 1:8 Onroad World Chamionship in Miami, Florida. The German headed a Mugen 1-2 in a rain shortened final at Homestead RC Raceway with Keisuke Fukuda finishing runner-up ahead of Capricorn driver Dario Balestri who completed the podium at the 18th running of the sports original World Championship.

View our complete event coverage here.

April 17, 2011

Robitronic Fuel & Exhaust coolers

Robitronic have released these new fuel and exhaust coolers. The performance of today’s high powered nitro engines depends on many factors. One of the most crucial but often overlooked influence stems directly from the temperature of the fuel that enters the carburetor, the cooler the better. They offer a selection of fuel and exhaust coolers that efficiently lower the temperature of the exhaust gasses used to pressurize the fuel tank. These coolers are made from aluminum with large fins for excellent heat transfer and are available in black or red and as a complete set or separately.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]

April 17, 2011

Yokomo R12 & GT500 kingpin spacers

Yokomo have released these optional kingpin spacers for their 1/12th scale R12 and GT500 chassis’. The pack of spacers includes 0.5mm (4), 1.0mm (2) and 2.0mm (2) and allow the user to adjust the ride height be placing them under the steering knuckle as shown in the photo above.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]