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July 20, 2010

Luis Cortez wins Portuguese Regionals Rd4

Last Sunday the fourth round of the Portuguese Regional’s was held in the Circuito Automodelismo do Funchal. In the Main Final the hot temperatures meant that the engines would not last the 5 minutes for refueling and the track asphalt was at 68º Celsius, so tire wear was the big issue, Mugen Driver Luis Cortez was on pole and needed the victory to become regional champion, Serpent Driver and Defending champion Duarte Faria was starting from 9th position. Ten minutes into the race and the two drivers were fighting for the lead and the championship, with drama a few laps later when Duarte Faria had a flame out and lost some time. Luis Cortez also made a mistake and the fight was on again until 2 laps from the end, Duarte Faria run out of rear tires, meaning that Mugen Driver Luis Cortez was the winner of the event and the championship with one round to go, Faria took second and Team Magic Driver Mário Oliveira in 3rd.

July 20, 2010

Merlin Depta wins RCCM Cup Rd2

The 2nd round of the RCCM Cup Series was held at the Hollmoorring in Munster, North Germany recently, with mostly dry weather for all competitors. Starting from position 3 with his Max powered S733, Merlin was able to take the lead in the first lap and pull away the rest of the race to finish four laps in front of Thomas Einbeck and Olaf Koch.

Source: Serpent [teamserpent.com]

July 20, 2010

LRP SXX TC Spec & Competition V2 ESCs

As seen during our World championship coverage last month, the all new SXX TC Spec version 2 and SXX Competition version 2 brushless speed controllers are now available. With their new ADPCmod software for perfect adjustability, the revolutionary TwinBEC, improved output, USB software updates and the optimised Internal Temp Check System 3, these new version 2 ESCs are ready for every challenge in 1/10 & 1/12th on road and 4WD off road modified.

View the SXX Competition ESC here

July 20, 2010

Cavalieri & Maifield win at Offroad Shootout

Traditionally, the Hot Rod Hobbies Offroad Shootout has been a major event on the electric offroad series and this year was no different. The racers were greeted with a great track layout that was fair and had a wide range of obstacles from rollers, to triples, step-downs, step-ups and elevation change.

Continue reading the report here

July 20, 2010

AKA Cityblock & Gridiron tires & Cyclone SC wheels

AKA have announced the release of the Cityblock SC and Gridiron SC tires designed specifically for the 1/10 short course trucks. Made to fit the stock wheels from all the popular short course trucks, they feature a 2.2”/3” bead design and an inner carcass design made to perfectly fit the industry standard AKA closed cell foams. The result is a much more controlled outer sidewall for more consistent handling and tread wear. The Cityblock pattern is their best selling tread pattern and will be the most versatile SC tire available, while the Gridiron is suited to high bite blue grooved tracks with little dust where a short pin is a must to keep the truck consistent. AKA have also released the Cyclone SC wheel that fit all standard 2.2″/3″ short course tires and are compatible with Associated, HPI, Jammin, Kyosho and Traxxas trucks. All wheels are made from the same proprietary nylon blend as the the 1:8 AKA wheels and will be released in black and come two to a bag. Expect September releases for all products.

View the Cyclone SC wheels here

July 19, 2010

JConcepts Punisher for B44

JConcepts are showing a sneak preview of their all new Punisher shell for the Associated B44 buggy. Previously only available for 1/8th scale vehicles, this aggressive looking shell style will soon be available for 1/10th scale. Expect more information when it becomes available.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 19, 2010

LRP ZR.21X Spec 2 buggy engine

LRP have released their ZR.21X Spec 2 buggy engine, which is a completely new nitro engine compared to the previously available version. For a significantly better heat dissipation the engine received a new cooling head with tapered fins, as well as a finned combustion chamber to keep the temperature of the glow plug in check. The new carburetor feature changeable 6.0 & 7.0mm venturi inserts and instead of the usual aluminium the carburetor is made from the more rigid Ergal alloy, the result being much smoother running.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

July 19, 2010

Enrico Burato wins AMSCI Classic championship

The 2010 Italian AMSCI 1/8th Classic National championships were held last weekend at the Road Race Riccione track under sweltering conditions, with the temperature never dropping below 34C. After four rounds of qualifying it was Paolo Gaggiola that took the pole position in front of Ometto Nicola i 2nd and Enrico Burato taking 3rd. In the final it was Burato that would come through for the win, setting a new track record to finish 3 laps ahead of Ometto in 2nd, with Paolo a further 2 laps back in 3rd.

Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]