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August 4, 2010

Futaba 1/8 Electric challenge – Announcement

The organisers of the 2010 Futaba 1/8 Electric challenge were in touch to tell us about this exciting two day competition will take place on August 28 at RJD Hobbies in Lincoln, Illinois and on August 29 at JTec Raceway in Tilton Illinois. The event lasts for two days but only one entry fee is required. The best will win the cash and merchandise but all pre registered drivers will take home a free event t-shirt and goody bag. Open for 4 classes of 1/8th scale competition that include Pro 1/8th electric buggy and truggy and Sportsman 1/8th electric buggy and truggy.

More information can be found here.

August 4, 2010

Jörn Neumann wins German 2wd title

This years German 2WD Nationals were hosted by the AMC Langenfeld club last weekend and attracted a total of 93 drivers. Saturday saw three practice runs for everyone as well as three qualifiers. On Sunday there two more qualification runs and the best two out of five would count. Jörn Neumann TQ’d all five rounds with his LRP powered Associated B4 while in 2nd was Benni Gröschel and 3rd Marc Pitsch. A1 was held under sunshine and Jörn took the win followed by Benni and Marc. For A2 the weather changed completely to very heavy rain and Jörn´s car stopped after 1 Lap. Benni took the win in front of Marcus Lübke and Christoper Krapp in 3rd. For the final leg the weather was much better and Jörn could take the win followed by Benni and Marc and that’s how it would end in the overall results too with Neumann taking the overall title ahead of Gröschel in 2nd and Pitsch in 3rd.

Thanks to Jörn Neumann for the report.

August 4, 2010

Team Titan S811 Cobra Blitz body

Team Titan have introduced a new Blitz shell for the Serpent S811 Cobra buggy. The body provides more space for the pipe and manifold compared to the original as well as more room around the engines to help with cooling. Available in standard 1mm as well as super strong 1.5mm versions.

View more images of the new shell here

August 3, 2010

Nacho López wins Valladolid 1/8th National

The 1/8th scale Spanish national championship moved to Valladolid last weekend and front running Serpent driver Nacho López sent us the following report. We arrived to Valladolid on Friday before lunch, with many new things to test such as W2 Rear uprights, link set for the radio-tray, and other setup changes in order to adapt the car to the sinuous track of Valladolid. Another important issue of this track was the tyre wear! With new tyres, if we pushed hard the life of the tyres were from 15 to 18 minutes. Anyway, after the two firsts fuel tanks I had good sensations and the car worked very well. The rest of the Friday we were testing minor changes in the car and different engines. We changed from Zytec V1 to Zytec V2 with a big improvement in my laptimes! So we ended the free practice day happy with the setup and also with the engine.

Continue reading the report here

August 3, 2010

Nosram Pearl Evolution & ISTC Version 2

Nosram have announced that their World Championship winning Pearl Evolution version 2 ESCs are now available. Offering flexibility by individualized settings and a revolutionary SuperBEC featuring constant 6V/3A output with 3-7.4V voltage guarantee unbeatable on-track performance. USB software updates ensure that the Pearl Evolution version 2 will be the top competition speed control in the future as well. The ISTC touring car version of this speedo is also available and differs in that it sports a heat sink and is supplied with a cooling fan.

View the ISTC speedo here

August 3, 2010

Team Titan semi-painted ISF & RS4 shells

Team Titan have released semi painted versions of their popular Blitz ISF & RS4 body shells. The ISF 2.0 comes semi-painted with blue, pink, light blue and white, while the RS4 come with a white, orange, red and blue design. You just need to add a final color of your choice in the clear area to complete the body shell.

View the semi painted RS4 shell here

August 3, 2010

Team Azarashi TRF201X body shell

Team Azarashi have released photos of their new body shell for the Tamiya TRF201X. No details or even a name is available for this prototype shell yet but the images show a very narrow front as well as a forward mounted cockpit which helps get more airflow to the rear wing. Expect a release date some time in September.

View more images of the shell here

August 2, 2010

HongNor SCRT10 Chassis braces & universals

HongNor have released 2 new optional parts for the SCRT10 short course truck. The first is this pair of aluminium chassis braces that replace the standard parts and remove all flex in this area. The second release is this pair of center universal joints.

View the new universals here