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June 9, 2009

Jordy Blok wins Dutch 1/8th NK Rd3

Last weekend saw the 3rd round of the Dutch 1/8th scale Nationals run at the MACH in Heemstede. Every Dutch national held on this track for the last 3 years were in wet conditions and this time around the weather forecast predicted the same again for Sunday. The forecast seemed to have been wrong and the day started with nice weather running all 3 rounds of heats in dry conditions. In the NK it was Rick V taking pole followed by Jordy Blok, John Ermen and the last direct finalist was new Shepherd driver Rik Veenma. In the NOMAC it was Gunther van Staey taking the pole followed by Steven Cuypers, Richard Keur and Nico Boeren.

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June 9, 2009

Xray XB808 Active Diff LW Diff outdrive adapters

Xray now offers lightweight CNC-machined diff outdrive adapters for the XB808 Active Diff. Made from Hudy spring steel, the outdrives have been strategically machined to be lighter than the standard outdrive adapters. CNC-machined on precision German long-turn machines, they are additionally ground and strategically lightened to reduce rotating weight, then further hardened to ensure maximum strength and extra-long lifespan. Final precision hand-grinding ensures a very high tolerance to ensure an ultra-smooth tight fit in the diff body and diff gear. Sold in a set of 2.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 9, 2009

Vampire Racing LiPo bag, Diff balls & gold plugs

Vampire Racing have announced the introduction of 3 new products. First up is this LiPo-Safe bag, a must have and often compulsory item, for safely charging your LiPo battery packs at the track. Next up are a pack of eight 4mm gold plugs, which fit perfectly in your Vampire Racing, as well as other brand, LiPo batteries. Lastly, they have also released packs with 12 or 48 of their high performance 3/32″ ceramic diff balls, providing the best performance and quality for your differentials.

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June 9, 2009

Racers Edge Alu Rear Hubs for Associated chassis’

Racers Edge have developed these new aluminium rear hubs to fit the Associated B4, B44, T4, and SC10. Based on the stock B44 4wd buggy hubs, they have a larger outside bearing for increased performance and bearing longevity, while a set screw holds the hingepin in place with access from the bottom. With four possible vertical ballstud locations for increased setup adjustments, these blocks are designed to add 1/2 degree rear toe in. Available in hard silver color, they have been CNC machined for accuracy, and laser engraved with degrees and L or R for left or right sides.

Source: Racers Edge [racers-edge.com]

June 8, 2009

Neil Cragg wins BRCA 1/8th Off-Road Rd4

CML are reporting on the 4th round of the BRCA 1/8th Off Road series that took place in very inclement weather at Shrewsbury over the weekend. The track was an ‘old style’ grass track with a layout new to every one on the day. There were a few jumps for the drivers to negotiate but the biggest challenge were the conditions. From the beginning of qualifying the rain set in, and it didn’t let up at all throughout qualifying. This potentially was going to make the qualifying more important because if the organisers were to call the meeting off after qualifying, the points would be awarded in that order.

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June 8, 2009

Stafford & Martin win Oswestry BRCA National

oOple finally have their report online from the 2nd round of the BRCA 1/10th off road national series, held at the all-grass Oswestry track in the midlands, UK. Round one of the series saw some new faces take wins but it was like a trip back in time at Oswestry as both reigning national champions took wins in their respective classes. Ellis Stafford, reigning 2WD champion again took the TQ but this time made it stick with a win in legs one and three of the A final to take his first win of the series. Lee Martin, again the 4WD reigning champion, also took the top qualifying spot and won legs one and three of the A final for the overall victory. Phil Sleigh currently leads the 2WD series whilst Tom Yardy leads 4WD – but with 4 more rounds to go things will certainly change around.

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Source: oOple [oople.com]

June 8, 2009

Serpent 733 1/10th scale CAD Images

Having taken the first photos of the car last weekend at the Bumod GP in Turkey, Serpent have released CAD images and details about their new 1/10th scale 200mm, given the name 733. To cope with the growing amounts of horsepower and to translate that to superb grip on the tarmac, the car is a completely new design, carrying very few parts across from the current 720 series. It performed well on its race debut, with some bad luck for Jilles Groskamp denying a certain TQ and taking him out of a leading position in the main final. Expected for release in July, there will be a limited run in time for drivers competing at the European Championships in Gubbio, Italy.

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June 8, 2009

Hagberg & Fransson claim Nordic titles

The Nordic Championships were held last weekend at the beautiful Väst-8 facility in Gothenburg, Sweden. Perfect conditions in qualifying saw Alexander Hagberg take an impressive TQ in 1:10 by 4 seconds with his Max powered Xray NT1, while in 1:8 qualifying it was Swedish Mugen driver Mikael Fransson just in front of Danish ace Martin Christensen with his Shepherd/Capricorn combo.

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