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January 28, 2010

Elliot Harper confirmed at World Champion TRF team

Tamiya Racing Factory have officially announced that 16 year old British racer Elliott Harper has joined their team for the 2010 season. The World and European Championship finalist will compete in the UK Nationals, the European Championships in Finland and France and the Worlds in Germany, along with many other races with the new Tamiya TRF416X. Having already competed at some regional races in the UK with his new Tamiya, Elliot will make his international debut this weekend at ETS round 3 in Hrotovice, Czech Republic. Elliott had the following to say about his new deal:

I am really looking forward to the 2010 season and running the Tamiya TRF416X. Racing with Tamiya is an exciting opportunity and I feel very fortunate to be part of this established team. I am looking forward to working closely with some of the best known racers in the World and working together to gain some great results for Tamiya. This is a fantastic learning and developing opportunity for me. I have already run the package for some races now and its very, very good! I am really looking forward to the coming races and especially the ETS race this weekend. It will be great fun. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Xray, Juraj, Mario, Martin and the rest of the team for the last two seasons as they have provided me with lots of support and encouragement.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

January 28, 2010

Dennis Fadtke dominates Polish Nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Polish Touring car Nationals took place last weekend in Tarnow and attracted more than 100 drivers, despite the -24 degree temperatures outside. Inside it was a more acceptable 18 degrees and qualifying would go the way of Dennis Fadtke in both the modified and stock classes. In the mod finals, Fadtke would go on to win ahead of Morris Indovino in 2nd and Paweł Żelazo 3rd, and would do the double by taking the stock win in front of Blazej Orlowski and Maciek Brzozowski.

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January 28, 2010

World Champions go head to head as ETS makes first visit to Czech Republic

The third round of the 2009/2010 Euro Touring Series travels for the first time to the Czech Republic this weekend where almost 200 drivers from around the world will descend on the town of Hrotovice in the south of the country. While current electric Touring Car World Champion Marc Rheinard is no stranger to competing in the Xenon Racing backed series, this weekend the German will go head to head with the nitro Touring Car World title holder Daniele Ielasi.

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January 27, 2010

Losi Extra high torque servo

Losi have released this extra high torque servo. An ideal step up for RTR and 1/8 throttle servos this servo provides over 130 in./oz. of torque reliably through ball bearing supported metal gears. This servo is perfect for 1/10 steering, 1/8 throttle, and 1/8 Monster trucks that will benefit from the extra torque and power. The metal output shaft features 23 splines, which is the same as Losi, JR, Spektrum, and Airtronics.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

January 27, 2010

Serpent 733 oneway/spool & 966 Steel brake disk

Serpent have released two new parts for the Serpent 733 and Serpent 966. The first, an aluminium front one-way axle with high quality one-way bearings that has been precision machined out of a single piece of aluminium with integrated pulley-flange. It can also be locked, when needed, by using 2 steel pins that slide through holes in the steel adaptors and are kept in place by 2 o-rings. Simple and effective, the set includes axle with one-ways, 2 steel adapters, 2 pins and 2 O-rings. The set uses the same pulley as that on the front differential but isn’t included. Secondly Serpent have released a lightweight steel brake disk for both the 733 and 966. Weighing only 11 grams it offers very smooth and even breaking, also under changing weather conditions & temperatures and through long finals.

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January 27, 2010

Xceed Wind breaker jacket

Xceed have released their new wind breaker jacket, which is great for at the track when there is a chill in the air. The black jacket is made of a smooth nylon with comfortable net-type inner lining and will keep wind out and for a while the rain too. There is a hood in the neck lining and the bottom features an elastic drawcord, with elastic cuffs on the arms. The jacket sports a medium size Xceed logo on the front and a large one on the rear and is available in S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

January 27, 2010

CSO V-One RRR Lightweight 2-speed shaft

Even more gearbox shafts from CSO, who have produced another lightweight 2-speed shaft, this time for the Kyosho V-One RRR Evo2 WC. A direct replacement for the stock part, it has been made from steel which has been hollowed out for extra weight savings without sacrificing the durability of the part.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

January 27, 2010

Hudy Slot chassis weights

Hudy have introduced these slot chassis weights that perfectly fit into the chassis slots of most popular electric touring cars, including the Xray T3. These extra weights, necessary for use with lightweight LiPo batteries, may be placed in the correct and lowest positions on the chassis. For use with battery packs with or without battery location ledges they are available in two different weights: 6g and 12g. The 6g weights are best used with LiPo packs that have battery chassis location ledges; the 6g weights may be located between the ledges. 2 pieces per package. CNC-machined from brass, black color powdered they are laser engraved with the weight for instant identification.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]