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June 17, 2010

X Factory X-6 Squared saddle pack chassis

X Factory have released a new chassis for the X-6 Squared that is CNC machined to accept saddle LiPo packs. Development work was done by U.K. National Champion Ellis Stafford, and The Big E used the first saddle chassis to win the last National at Eden Park Raceway. When the X-6 was designed in 2005, LiPos were new and around 3000mAh and were quite light compared to cells. However, almost all drivers then used cells, and the X-6 was primarily designed to use a 4+2 cell arrangement. With the mid motor design, this arrangement concentrated the car’s weight in the center just ahead of the rear wheels. When the early LiPos were used, they were so light that a bit of extra weight to the side made little difference. Now with 5000 and even 6000mAh LiPos, there is more weight and so the new saddle pack chassis returns to the concentrated mass concept of the original. The car rolls less in corners and is more balanced in bumpy sections without use of a sway bar.

View the pack mounted in the chassis here

June 17, 2010

Capricorn LAB E-01 BC .12 engine

New from Capricorn RC is their balanced-ceramic E-01 engine. Featuring a new hand tuned lightweight and balanced crankshaft and piston liner set, it sports a new crankcase with the Capricorn logo molded into the side. This high performance .12 engine also features ceramic bearings and is expected to be available shortly on their website and through official Capricorn distributors.

View images of the engine internals here

June 17, 2010

Dynamite 1/8 scale low rebound foam inserts

Dynamite’s new 1/8 scale hot laps low rebound foam inserts provide 1/8 scale nitro enthusiasts with the ultimate edge on the competition thanks their molded foam construction and low rebound properties providing superior performance on bumpy tracks. Drivers who switch to Dynamite’s low rebound foam inserts will immediately notice the difference and appreciate the added performance and handling they can achieve with such a small investment and little wrench time.

Source: Dynamite [dynamiterc.com]

June 17, 2010

Ty Tessmann dominates RC Pro Rd1 in Alberta

Pro-Line are reporting that this past weekend Worlds warmup TQ Ty Tessmann competed in round 1 of the Alberta RC Pro Series held in Grande Prairie, Alberta. He was able to top qualify in both the expert buggy and expert truggy and would go on to win both classes to complete a dominant weekends racing.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

June 17, 2010

Cobra RC Losi clutch shoes

Cobra RC have released these new 7075 aluminium clutch shoes for the Losi 8ight. Anodized red, this set of 4 shoes comes complete with 2 full sets of clutch springs, one set of 4 in 25 degrees and one set of 4 in 30 degrees. Available now.

Source: Team Cobra [cobrarc.info]

June 17, 2010

Xray Column – Nationals all around

The 43rd installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column he talks about a break in his busy racing schedule and focuses on the National success of the team all around the world.

The most important part of the season within the last two years is coming and we do not want to keep anything for the last minute and be ready and prepared as much as possible. But still I know there will be last minute changes and quick decisions which will be required based on the feedback and results from the warm-ups, so I want to have majority of the regular work and basic projects ready ready now, to save the capacity for the absolute peak in the summer.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 17, 2010

Sotiropoulos wins ELME Greek National Cup

The ELME Greek National Cup for 1/8 On Road took place last weekend at the Montelodromio Track in Patra. In qualifying it was Serpent racer John Sotiropoulos that took the pole position winning all 4 rounds of qualifying to line up ahead Kyosho driver Vangelis Totomis in 2nd and John Doukakis in 3rd fro Motonica. In the final it was Sotiropoulos who would come out on top by 2 laps ahead of Totomis in 2nd with another Serpent driver Antreas Makrigeorgios in 3rd.

Thanks to Kostas Nikolaou for the report.

June 16, 2010

Kyle Branson wins Rd4 of British Nationals

For the fourth round of the BRCA 1/10th 200mm National championship it was held at Snetterton circuit in Norfolk and Kyle Branson sent us this report. The weather was good however the traction was not so great at the start, but with around 60 cars there on saturday the grip soon came up. It was Mark Green and Kyle Branson who were setting the fastest laps through most of Saturday, my car was good for most of the day with a few little adjustments making it a little better. Sunday morning was cooler and it looked like there was a hint of drizzle during the day, however this wasnt the case as within an hour the sun was out. In round 1 Mark took TQ, I made a mistake which ruined my run of getting 25 laps, with me in second and John Zottl in third. In the second round Mark was still on TQ just ahead of me in second, I couldn’t improve on my time due to having a problem. In the last round I managed to improve and get TQ just under a second ahead of Mark in second and Joe Kerry in third.

Continue the report here