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April 25, 2010

Speed Passion V3 motors and 2010 IFMAR events

Speed Passion Europe were in touch to issue a statement regarding the use of their latest V3 motors at this year’s IFMAR sanctioned events. Due to an administration oversight these EFRA and ROAR legal motors are not on the IFMAR approved list (PDF) for 2010 and therefore can not be used. The reigning touring car World Champions have stated that their V2 motors are still on the approved list and racers wishing to use these motors can contact Toni Rheinard to arrange the use of them for those events.

View the complete statement here

April 25, 2010

Xcelorin LiPo charging pouch

This small Xcelorin LiPo charging pouch from Losi offers extra protection to you, your equipment and your charging station. The pouch is constructed from a flame-resistant material and can be used while your LiPo is charging and as a safe storage option. The secure hook and loop flap ensures proper closure, and allows for release of pressure in the event of an explosion.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

April 25, 2010

Fabio Boero wins Rd1 in Italy

The Italian 1/8th buggy Nationals got underway this weekend at the Valley Sporting Club in Alberobello in the very south of the country. Reigning champion Riccardo Rabitti managed to TQ the event with his Picco powered Losi, ahead of Mugen/Reds Racing driver Fabio Boero, with multiple Champion Davide Tortorici in 3rd. Things would go badly for Rabitti in his semi final, a number of problems in his race saw him lose too much time and so failed to bump into the main event. Fabio Boero would start from the pole position for the hour long race, with Carlo Jacopini lining up just behind him. In the race itself, it was Riccardo Perin that took the early lead, while behind it was Jacopini in 2nd being chased by a hard recovering Boero who had lost a lot of time on lap 2. Just before the half way point Perin hit trouble, and with Boero up to 2nd he was able to pounce and take the lead, which he held on to until the end. Davide Tortorici took 2nd place, passing Fabrizio Teghesi a few laps before the end, demoting the Kyosho driver to 3rd spot by the flag.

View the final results here

April 25, 2010

Peter Harder takes victory in Danish opener

The opening round of the Danish 1/8th off road Nationals took place this weekend with nice sunny weather in Hillerød on the challenging NXC track north of Copenhagen. Peter Harder with his Novarossi powered Xray 808 took a strong victory leading from early on to win by 3 laps from Losi driver Silas Høgholt Pedersen, with HongNor driver Tim Culmsee completing the top 3.

Click here to see the final results

April 25, 2010

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

– New XRAY Promo Panels
– XRAY Backrounds for iPad & iPhone
– New 64P Offset Spur Gears
– T3 1st and 2nd in 2010 Spanish Nationals R1
– NT1 Wins Spanish National Championship R1
– T3 Wins 2010 German Indoor Championship
– T3 Triple Win at US ROAR Carpet Nationals
– NT1 Wins RCMC 1-10 GP Singapore National Series R1

Click here to view the round-up

April 24, 2010

Short Course Nationals – Announcement

The organisers of the 2010 Short Course Nationals to be held at R/C Madness in Enfield, CT were in touch to promote their event which takes place from the 9th to 11th of July. As the name suggests, the race is only open to short course vehicles by encompasses 7 classes including Slash spec, 2wd stock, 2wd open, 4wd electric small block, 4wd electric big block, mini short course open and finally 4wd nitro open. Registration is now open and you can find the entry form here.

April 24, 2010

HPI Blitz white composite main chassis

HPI are offering their white composite main chassis from the high performance Blitz ESE truck for the regular Blitz series trucks. This replaces the stock black nylon chassis with a stiffer composite main chassis that quickens the overall response of the truck. Not only does the white chassis material enhance the performance and style of the truck, it lets you know at a glance which part is the high response performance part. Precision made to exact HPI factory specifications for a perfect bolt-on fit.

Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]

April 24, 2010

King Headz 17mm closed flanged wheel nuts

New from King Headz are these 17mm closed flanged wheel nuts. CNC machined from 7075 aircraft grade aluminium, they are anodized in either purple or green and are available in either fine or coarse thread versions. These closed nuts are designed to minimize the amount of dirt that gets into the axle and the fine threaded versions will fit Losi, Xray, Kyosho, Hot Bodies, Mugen, Associated or any other M12 X 1.0 hub, while the coarse threaded versions fit the Jammin, OFNA or other M12 x 1.25 hubs. Sold in a set of 4.

Source: King Headz [kingheads.com]