New from CSO products is this engine mount for the Serpent 733 1/10th 200mm chassis. Made from hard coated 7075 T6, it comprises of 3 pieces of which the two that mount to the chassis plate also act as a chassis stiffener just as with the standard part.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
The 2010 Psycho Nitro Blast took place last weekend in Atlanta, GA. and attracted some 400 entries for this annual indoor event. Qualifying consisted of 3 rounds, with the best 2 to count, and Adam Drake TQ’d all three rounds in 1/8th nitro buggy, 1/8th nitro truck, and 1/8th electric. The Drake was able to convert those TQs into wins in both the 60 minute 1/8th Pro buggy class final, finishing ahead of Tamiya driver Ryan Lutz and Losi team mate Mike truhe, and the 20 minute 1/8th electric buggy class final, winning that in front of fellow Losi driver Gene Hickerson.
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Losi have announced that accomplished rock crawler, Jake Wright, has joined their product development team as a product manager. Jake will play an active role in the development of Losi’s rock crawling program and vehicles. Jake’s initial experience with rock crawling began in 2004 when he and his father got involved with 1:1 vehicles. Then in 2005 Jake began driving both RC and full-scale crawlers. Jake has traveled all around the world to participate in rock crawling competitions, and has achieved several commendable wins while doing so including the SoCal RC Rock Crawlers Series, the Utah State Championships and most recently Victory at the 2010 Motorama event.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
Vesa Yli from V-Dezign sent us this report from the EFRA 1/12th scale European Championships were held last weekend in Hinckley, UK last weekend. About 100 drivers in total gathered to compete in both the Stock Spec and Modified classes. Most of the best drivers around Europe attended with former European Champions such as Juho Levanen, Simo Ahoniemi, Andy Moore, Markus Mobers, Marc Fischer, Andy Griffiths and recently crowned TC Indoor champ Ronald Volker among them. Multiple Euro & Worlds A-finalists Alex Hagberg, Vesa Yli and Elliot Harper also appeared in the entry.
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X-Factory UK have announced Richard Lowe as the latest signing to their race team for 2010. Rich will be campaigning the forthcoming new X6 Squared EC buggy in 2wd and the X60 stadium truck in the truck class while continuing to run his current JConcepts BJ4 in the 4wd class. Rich is rated as one of the best drivers in the UK today, he has been racing now for 19 years since the tender age of just 8 and finished inside the top 10 in both 2wd and 4wd classes in last years BRCA national championship. He has also exerted his dominance on the truck class at the recent Petit races in 2009 and 2010 by winning both and setting the overall truck TQ this year also. No stranger to overseas events either, Rich has managed to finish on the podium in ALL 3 classes (2wd, 4wd and Truck) at both of his last visits to the superb JConcepts Clash events held in Florida, USA. Rich’s cars will be powered in the 2010 season by the all new Trinity Nemesis and Epic Duo 2 Platinum brushless motors as well as LiPo batteries from Vampire Racing. Rich joins an already strong line up in the X-Factory team for 2010, headed by current BRCA 2wd National champion and 2009 Euros TQ man Ellis Stafford, as well as the likes of Kevin Lee, Dan Greenwood, Mat Dodd and up and coming youngster Ashley Caunt to name just a few.
Source: X-Factory UK [xfactoryrc.co.uk]
Wrench on your car in style with these new moulded rubber pit mats from Fastrax. Available in two sizes and in black or blue, the small version is ideal for engine rebuilds and smaller projects or cars, while the larger one is suitable for 1/8th cars/buggies/trucks. Both feature exclusive Fastrax logo mouldings and moulded channels for parts placement, avoiding parts rolling off the workbench.
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Hot Bodies have released their Block and Khaos 1/8th scale buggy tires in pink compound. The Pink compound is extra-soft for maximum traction at the cost of tread life. The Block pattern have been specially designed to work at their best in a variety of off-road racing conditions, including blue-groove dirt, dusty clay, grass and even astroturf while the Khaos pattern is perfect for loose dirt, clay, blue groove and damp tracks.
Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]
Speed Passion have released two new speed controller products, the Cirtix Inspire 2.0 and Cirtix D-Manager combo. Perfect for your brushed motor upgrade to your racing and bashing ride, the Inspire 2.0 performance, smooth throttle feel, and name brand support is just as awesome as the price point and they’ve even included a pocket programming card that makes programming changes a breeze. The Cirtix D-Manager drift combo features a specially designed 4000kv motor that responds smoothly with excellent torque to help you get the best possible performance out of your car, while the special end bell cap keeps the motor connections safe from drift racing contact. The Cirtix D-Manager ESC features a drift specific throttle response that will help keep you sideways with maximum precision and a perfect drifting feel and comes with the pocket programming card included.
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