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July 27, 2010

WC Qualifying postponed until morning

The opening day of qualifying for the 2010 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships is over early with race director Bob Ingersoll making the call to postpone the opening round of qualifying for the B Group of drivers until the morning. At a team-manager’s meeting Ingersoll said that while the rain has stopped and the track staff have cleared most of the water it would be another 3 hours before it would be suitable for racing and this would leave it too late to get the two rounds of qualifying completed under natural light.

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July 27, 2010

Serpent 733 DLS system

As seen in our World Championship coverage, Serpent have released the full details on their new DLS system for the 733. The Direct Link system is activated during cornering mainly, whereby the outer suspension forces are transferred partially to the inner wheel too, with a pivot-link system. The results is more rubber on the track, more traction and more even tyre wear, resulting in significantly faster and easier cornering and possibly better laptimes. Set to be made available in 1 month.

View more images of the system here

July 27, 2010

Hobbywing Xtreme Stock ESC

Hobbywing have released their new Xtreme Stock ESC, which boasts a smaller footprint and lighter weight over its predecessor. Featuring a 3/4 aluminium case, if you are using boost and the turbo function it can only support 8.5T motor and above. If you disable the boost and the turbo function, which is not needed for modified racing, you can use a motor down to a 5.5T, excellent for off road and on road applications.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

July 27, 2010

Qualifying gets underway in Texas

After 5 days of practice things start to get serious today here at the 2010 IFMAR 200mm World Championship as the first round of six scheduled rounds of qualifying get underway at the impressive Gulf Coast Raceway here in Houston, Texas. The fourth running of these World Championships all three title holders have made the trip to the USA as have nine of the 10 finalist from Portugal where Daniele Ielasi picked up his crown.

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July 26, 2010

Matt Chambers wins Dirtworks Cash Race

Team Losi Racing drivers Matt Chambers and Dustin Evans were on hand for the 7th annual Dirtworks Cash Race. Dustin had a good showing in qualifying taking the TQ spot for the 30 minute A main. It would be Matt Chambers taking home the A main win and some well deserved cash with his Team Losi Racing 8ight 2.0 buggy powered by a Nitrotec engine, Nitrotane race fuel, and Spektrum radio equipment.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

July 26, 2010

Mon-Tech Nazdar 6 2.0 190mm body

Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have released details of their new Nazdar 6 2.0 190mm body. This high-performance shell gives great corner entry and stability in the rear, it is made from 0.75mm thick polycarbonate. Supplied with window masks and pre-cut decals.

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July 26, 2010

Racers Edge 45C 5200 Race LiPo

New from Racers Edge is this 45C Race Edition 5200 LiPo saddle pack which features industry standard bullet ports and comes with a Deans connector wire set complete with JST-XH style balance plug. This hard case pack is a direct fit into the new Team Durango DEX410 and DEX410R buggy as well as other chassis’.

Source: Racers Edge [racers-edge.com]

July 26, 2010

Durango DEX410 2010 spec buggy

Durango have announced that their DEX410 2010 spec is now shipping. Out-of-the-box, this car is the ultimate piece of kit for the serious, very serious and professional RC racer. They have taken all of the best parts of their 2009 World Championship winning design and made some components even better than before, as well as ensuring that 2010 ROAR spec 25mm high LiPos sit in the car perfectly.

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