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May 3, 2010

Tom Smolderen victorious at Luxembourg opener

As a guest Belgian Shepherd driver Tom Smolderen attended the first round of the 1/8th scale On-Road nationals in Luxembourg. Claiming the pole-position after 4 rounds of qualifying he had an excellent position for 30-minutes final. After 101 laps Smolderen crossed the finishing line in first position in front of Patrick Beltrallo with 99 laps and Jerome Hirtziger on third another 5 laps down. As a guest starter Tom didn’t receive any championship points so Belltrallo took over the first position in the ranking list in front of Hirtziger and Jacques Libar.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 3, 2010

Xceed RC shock-plier tool

New from Xceed RC is this handy shock-plier tool that allows you to safely and securely grip the shock-rods and shock-bodies, without damaging or scratching the surface. Ideal for assembling ball-joints on the shock-rods and turning the shock-caps on the bodies. Precision machined from softer grade aluminium it has a high quality green anodised finish and is suitable for 1/12, 1/10, 1/8, 1/8 off road and truggy too.

Source: Xceed RC [xccedrc.com]

May 3, 2010

Team Orion Experience 2 Pro Brushless system

Team Orion have developed an all new Brushless System with only one goal, to deliver more power, more speed and more punch to Short Course trucks. Keeping in mind to give the driver great feel and drivability the Experience 2 Pro Brushless system was born. Featuring automatic setup and plug & play technology, the system has been tested in the all the available Short Course trucks available on the market to provide the best compatibility. To fit the very popular Traxxas Slash, the large size heatsink features two mounting holes and so can be installed in the car with two screws, just like the standard Slash ESC and it also comes standard with the TRX high power connector.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

May 3, 2010

Grainger takes Rd1 of BTCC

The 2010 Schumacher BTCC championship got underway over the weekend with round one at the Mendip circuit, the race was seen as a major warm up for the forthcoming BRCA national meeting which takes place at the Somerset track in a few weeks time. Nearly all the big names in modified were in attendance including national champion Chris Grainger and ex BTCC champions Olly Jefferies and Elliott Harper. It was Chris Grainger that showed he still had the pace from last year and set FTD in modified ahead of Elliott Harper. In Pro Stock it was Xray driver Ricky Copsey that led the A final grid ahead of Adam Meakin and Matt Quinlisk. This years BTCC has a 13.5 stock class and it was Jake Williams who took the top spot for the A final in this class.

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May 3, 2010

Much More 4200mAh 45C LiFe pack

Much More have introduced another new LiFe battery, this time a 45C 6.6V pack. This high quality 4200mAh battery features a hard case for impact protection and with its stick pack configuration is suitable for touring car and off road buggy. Power is connected through 4mm banana connectors, while the balancer uses a 2mm version.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]

May 3, 2010

Xceed RC shock-plier tool

Source: Xceed RC [xccedrc.com]

May 2, 2010

Ronald Volker wins German 1/12th Nationals

The 2010 German 1/12th electric Championship was held over the weekend of 23-25th April at the high-traction and permanent racetrack in Schermbeck. Following qualification it was multiple European A-main finalist and Serpent/LRP driver Markus Mobers on the TQ spot followed by touring car World Champion Marc Rheinard in 2nd with his Associated/SP combo and in 3rd recent German TC indoor champion Ronald Völker with his Associated/LRP ride. As the finals got underway, it was Völker and Rheinard who got the best starts and they were the only ones to still have the chance for the overall win heading in to the last and decisive 3rd leg of the finals. As the tone went off for the start of the last final, Ronald had his chances of another title in 2010 significantly decreased as he got taken-out on the first lap. But Ronald never gave up and with great driving Ronald slowly started to close the gap to the leaders and with 2 min to go he managed to close up and pass Marc Rheinard for the lead and the overall championship. Marc Rheinard took 2nd overall, with Marc Fisher ending up in 3rd for Corally/GM.

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May 2, 2010

ROAR drawing up provisional 1/8 Super GT rules

ROAR

ROAR is authoring rules for the “GT” category, which it will refer to as “1/8 Super GT” to avoid confusion with other categories that are also called “GT.” The rules pertain to the 1/8 off-road based vehicles that feature on-road passenger and road racing body shells. This is a category that’s been gaining in popularity due to reasonable cost, high durability, lower maintenance and the scale appearance of these big machines. ROAR desires to preserve the most appealing elements of what has made this a popular and growing category. ROAR invites all industry affiliates and current members to inquire with questions or additional suggestions for the rules.

More information can be found here.