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June 8, 2009

RB Complete clutch tool set

RB have developed a complete clutch tool set for 1/8 buggy and truggy, which is presented in a handy box. Removing the difficulties of assembling and disassembling your clutch shoe and its spring, a 1/4 of a turn and the clutch is mounted or removed without any risk of damaging parts. These tools can be used on nearly all current clutches and the set includes a flywheel removal tool, flywheel wrench, driver handle, collet wrench, allen key, 1/8th scale wheel nut socket, clutch shoe removal tool and clutch shoe fitting tool.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

June 8, 2009

Craft RC Setup boards & Decal

Craft RC have announced that they are now selling 1/8th and 1/10th scale lightweight setup boards and decals for use with both on road and off road chassis’. The boards are made of a high quality super flat material and the decals are the usual quality from Craft RC. Easy to apply, fuel resistant and will stay good a long time, they are available in a wide range of different designs.

Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]

June 8, 2009

Hudy TC Quick Camber Gauge

Hudy have released this quick camber gauge for 1/10 electric and nitro touring cars, which allows you to perform quick & easy camber checks for 3 most frequently-used wheel camber angles: 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5°. Lightweight, compact, and easy to use it has been precision machined from high-grade graphite material. Individually inspected by special inspection tool to verify the accuracy of all angles it has been fine color printed for instant recognition of camber angle and sports side cutouts to allow clearance for wheel axles.

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June 7, 2009

Turkish delight for Pietsch

Having set the pace in practice, secured TQ honours in qualifying, factory Mugen driver Robert Pietsch completed the perfect weekend with victory in the final to become the inaugural 1:8 Bumod Grand Prix Champion. The German National Champion completed 191 laps in the one hour final to head home the Serpent of American DJ Apolaro, who was 2 laps adrift, with Turkish Mugen driver Alparslan Ozanturk taking a hugely popular third.

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June 7, 2009

Picco P7-R .21 EDO Special edition

Picco Micromotori in Italy have been in touch to tell us about their new .21 on road engine. Based on the P7-R Evo 3 EDO Mod, this special edition sports a new cooling head and the company has bench tested it to ensure top performance. The engine is supplied in a handy carbon fibre look Picco bag, which includes the EFRA 2033 exhaust system and 5 turbo plugs.

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June 7, 2009

Wischnewski triumphs at 1:10 Bumod GP

After one hour of racing in intense heat it was Dirk Wischnewski who is the first ever 1:10 Bumod Grand Prix Champion. The German Team Xray driver took the win ahead of Thailand’s Surikarn C. and Austrian Gerhard Kandelhardt to make it an all Xray NT1 podium in Turkey. The race started off with a very fast starting Kandlehardt leading the field ahead of Top Qualifier Surikarn and Wischnewski. Starting from the no.2 spot on the grid Jilles Groskamp got sideways at the first corner after his team fitted new unscrubed tyres right before the start. Driving his prototype Serpent 7XX Groskamp soon found his way to the front. After 10 minutes the Dutch ace was looking in control opening up a 10 second gap over ‘Kandi’ but drama was to unfold as the receiver battery fell out of his car. This left the Austrian in the lead followed by Surikarn and Richard Furtner but just coming up on 15 minutes he ran out of fuel.

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June 7, 2009

Cyrul & Ezrow claim victory at MWS Rd2

Josh Cyrul reports on the 2nd round of the Midwest series that took place last weekend in Racine, Wisconsin on a small and technical parking lot track. “For myself, it was a bit of a home coming to the type of track I first began racing 1/8 scale. The weekend started out a little chilly and with some sprinkles of rain but as Saturday progressed the weather gradually improved. The traction was ok at first but actually seemed to decline all day Saturday. Even through the track going away a bit, I was able to make small adjustments and keep pace with my first round TQ through the second and third round. Sunday was a little chilly with the wind but otherwise a perfect day for racing. The traction really improved and the lap times dropped over .5 per lap. At the end of qualifying, we had a repeat of Toledo’s MWS with Eli Ezrow taking the TQ in Masters and I was TQ in Open. We had four Shepherd V8’s in the final and Eli and I were able to defend our TQ positions and take home solid wins in both classes.”

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 6, 2009

Surikarn & Pietsch top qualifying in Turkey

In a dramatic final round of qualifying here in Turkey for the Bumod GP it was Team Xray driver Surikarn C. who snatched TQ honours for tomorrow’s one hour main final. The 2002 Electric Touring Car World Champion made the most of the cooler evening track conditions recording 31 laps in 10:14.521 with his OS powered NT1. In 1:8 Robert Pietsch bettered his earlier TQ time becoming the only driver to break 34 laps. The factory Mugen and Novarossi driver was very happy with his combination and plans no changes, his biggest worry for tomorrow being the tyre strategy.

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