September 30, 2009

Power Master Legend 12V 44A Dual Power supply

Power Master Legend 12V 44A Dual Power supply

We have written briefly about the new Power Master Legend from Much More in the past, but now the Korean company have finally released their all new power supply. Inside each of the blue, black or purple anodized boxes, is 44A dual power supplies, which can easily power 2 separate chargers, such as the new Cell Master Legend, at any given time. Weighing in at 1.8kg they sport a top mounted docking station for two of the previously mentioned chargers that allows you to easily mount and power the chargers without the need for cables, freeing up the other outputs for other devices. Very quiet and stable, medium alligator clips & banana connectors can be used for connecting to output terminals, while a large display on the front shows the voltage, amperage and efficiency of each power supply.

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September 30, 2009

Jilles Groskamp confirmed at Team Orion

Jilles Groskamp confirmed at Team Orion

Team Orion have officially announced what we’ve known for a few months, that newly crowned European Champion and double ETS Series title winner Jilles Groskamp has joined the staff at Team Orion Asia. Now based in Thailand, Groskamp will support the research and development team of Team Orion and Team Orion Asia and will immediately begin using the ABI/CRF/Alpha engines from Team Orion in on-road 1/10 GP and 1/8 GP with Shepherd cars, a deal we announced a few weeks ago, and in 1/8 Buggy with Tamiya.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]


September 30, 2009

VRC Column – VRC Pro is WYSISWYR…

VRC Column - VRC Pro is WYSISWYR…

R/C simulators have some very special features which make them the ideal simulation, more than any other type of simulation game. The most important feature is the nature of r/c (for remote or radio control) itself. Being in a remote position to control the car means that there is no other feedback than through seeing and hearing. R/C racers have developed special skills to control their cars by what they see and what they hear and translate that to their hands to operate the radio. A real car or flight simulator lacks for instance the all important feedback from G-forces generated by the car or airplane when it turns, accelerates, climbs or dives. R/C racing is purely an audiovisual experience so if what you see and hear on your monitor is an almost perfect simulation of the real world (track and car behavior) and if you can control your car with your own radio then you have the perfect sim! We call this WYSIWYR, What You See Is What You Race…

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September 30, 2009

Caipang wins KSA National Race 2009

Caipang wins KSA National Race 2009

The 3rd Annual Ramadan National race took place in Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last weekend. The electric touring car race saw Alessandro Caipang Jr take the top qualifying spot with his Speedpassion powered Serpent S400. The finals went Alessandro’s way as well and he could win from the Tamiya pairing of Rolando Binas and Mike Messina.


September 30, 2009

Trofeo Città di Riccione report

Trofeo Città di Riccione report

Last weekend saw the Trofeo Città di Riccione take place at the Riccione track in Italy and was open to 1/10th scale as well as 1/8th 4wd and Classic chassis’. In the 1/10th scale 200mm class it was Giammaria Antonelli driving an Xray that took the win from Valerio Rossi in 2nd and Maicol Di Felice 3rd. The 1/8th scale 4wd class saw the win go to Massimiliano Bertozzi ahead of Shepherd team mate Massimiliano Mondini, while Dennis Pazzaglini took the final podium spot. The Classic race was won by Motonica driver Massimo Genestreti, in front of DXF driver Roberto Fabbri, while Hermes Campedelli took 3rd.

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September 30, 2009

Simon Kurzbuch wins final round in Switzerland

Simon Kurzbuch wins final round in Switzerland

The last round of the Swiss Championship took place last weekend in Langenthal in the north of Switzerland. On Friday the track was already very crowded and the organizer prepared the asphalt with 75 liter of CocaCola to improve the grip. Nearly all expert drivers attended this last event, among them also Shepherd driver Marco Müller, who secured himself the Swiss title already in the round before. During qualifying it was young Shepherd driver Simon Kurzbuch who took TQ honors. He already showed his talent during the World championship when he reached the 19th position after qualifying. Marco Müller claimed the 2nd place in the starting grid for the final.

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September 30, 2009

Capricorn RC Hard Light TC Foam tires

Capricorn RC Hard Light TC Foam tires

New from Italian company Capricorn RC is the latest addition to their Hard Light range of products, a new range of 1/10th scale foam tires. Featuring Italian foam, the new wheels are 30% stiffer than regular wheels and are also 10% lighter, which is thanks to a completely new plastic material which they have mixed with carbon. The tires are of course available in front and rear versions and come in the usual shore ranges.

Source: Capricorn RC [capricornrc.com]


September 30, 2009

Nordman & Ausfelt takes Norwegian National finals

Nordman & Ausfelt takes Norwegian National finals

Last weekend saw the final round of the Norwegian Nationals for 1/10th 2WD and 4WD buggy held in Oslo “Hvervenbukta”, Norway. In 2WD PerErik Nordman showed he was on the pace as he took TQ honors after putting a fast round together in the first round of qualifying. As the track got slower through the day due to the surface being really soft, PerErik’s time proved unbeatable. The finals was extremely exciting as the track conditions made it really hard for the drivers to put a 7 minute run together without mistakes. After plenty of exciting racing in the finals with leaders changing throughout the 7 minute heats, PerErik took the overall win ahead of Ole Steen Karlsen and Kjell-Gunnar Guttormsen.

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