LMI Racing in Germany have introduced their own pit box. Similar in appearance to others currently on the market, the LMI box is made of lightweight black anodized aluminium and has a special rubberized mount for a fuel gun and space for fuel bottle, screw drivers, fuel drum and much more. Sporting a flame design on the side, along with the LMI logo, it comes completely pre assembled.
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Last weekend, the 1/8th Section visited a new circuit on the South coast of Brighton. The track is formed from a single strip of tarmac with the layout painted over with rope and plastic tubing forming the barriers. In theory, it looked from the outset that the track is too small for the modern day 1/8th chassis but after making the necessary chassis and gear ratio changes, the track became fun to drive. The track is also very smooth so running the car on low tires would help cornering, allow the engine to rev higher along the short back straight and through the infield with no worry of running out of fuel or the chassis bottoming out.
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Florida has always been one of the toughest places to race and home to some of the best drivers on the east coast. The Florida State Series has been in existence since 1992 and has always provided one of the most competitive fields of racers in the south east. JR Mitch continued his Florida winning ways in the 1/8th buggy and truck class in the FSORS 2009 series. With JConcepts providing the tires, bodies, wheels and accessories JR dominated from the start, winning the series from JConcepts team mates Nick Angelidas 2nd, JP Tirronen 3rd, Jason Ruona 4th and Nathan Wincek in 5th. In the 1/8th truck division, JR once again took the win in front of Nathan Wincek in 2nd position, while Josh Talmadge, a relative newcomer to R/C, made a big splash onto the scene in 2009 by winning the 1/8th buggy sportsman class with just a year’s worth of R/C racing experience.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
The opening round of the 2009 Novarossi Summer Series was held at Revelation Raceway last Saturday and attracted 10 heats of drivers from Southern CA. The Pro buggy class turned out to be a bit of a warm-up for this weeks ROAR 1/8th Nationals for many drivers and saw Losi / Novarossi driver Adam Drake TQ both rounds of qualifying ahead of Kyosho / Team Orion’s Cody King. At the start of the 25 min final Cody was able to stay close to Drake for a few laps, but as the race progressed Adam was able to power away and take the victory by two laps over Cody with Losi team mate Matt Schreffler taking 3rd. In the 1/8th truck class Adam was again able to take the TQ and win in front of Robert Wickhan who was also driving a Losi 8ight T 2.0, while Mugen driver Colin Herzig took 3rd.
New for their line of tire truers, Hudy have released this precision center-balanced wheel adapter for 1/10 & 1/12 on-road pan car wheels. Featuring a special clamp-on, wobble-free design, its hard-anodized surface allows for extra long lifespan. Includes locking nut.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
The new AE Pitman glove has a 100% Clarino synthetic palm, which has the durability characteristics of leather. Clarino is a synthetic fiber thousands of times finer than silk and these ultra-fine fibers are super flexible, resulting in smoother curves, greater suppleness and unparalleled softness. Clarino will also repel wind, water, stains, and mildew. A spandex top is used to create the optimum balance of flexibility while helping to protect from cuts, burns and bruises when you’re hustling to get that car ready. Hidden seams reduce snagging and a Velcro wristband helps keep your gloves on securely.
Source: Associated [rc10.com]
Kyosho are reporting on the 12th Annual running of the Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout in Saugus, California. The Shootout is known as one of the biggest electric races of the year bringing in the top drivers from around the country. This year World Champion’s Hayato Matsuzaki and Naota Matsukura made the trip over from Japan as well as a drivers from Australia making it once again an international field. Like always at Hot Rod in the summer, the temperatures were hot…reaching up into the upper 90’s. The track layout was very technical and proved to be challenging for even the World’s best drivers.
HPI Racing have released a huge selection of new option parts for the Cyber 10B, that are now available for racers and bashers wanting to optimize the tuning capabilities of the buggy, or make it even faster for club racers. Used properly and with the right skills, the Cyber 10B can put more expensive race-bred 4WD buggies in their place and with these cool new options you can get the ideal dialed-in setup for your local track. The new aluminium parts include a motor mount set, a centre bulkhead, an upper centre bulkhead, 1 degree rear hub carriers and 13 degree front hub carriers.
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