March 31, 2009

Martin & Cragg win 2009 Players race

Martin & Cragg win 2009 Players race

Our friends oOple have a detailed report on the three day ‘The Players’ race held last weekend in Worksop and was run to a Reedy style format for the top drivers who’d qualified earlier in the event. Neil Cragg set the early pace, winning all his 2WD and 4WD ‘Players’ races on Saturday but Lee Martin took the top spot away from Neil Cragg in 2WD with an impressive series of wins on Sunday to seal a well earned Victory. 4WD went down to the wire, with Associated’s Neil Cragg & Hot Bodies Adam Skelding on equal points going into the final round. By virtue of his faster time, Neil Cragg sat on top and only Skelding could steal the victory from him. It wasn’t to be however as the two were drawn in the same race and Adam simply couldn’t match Neils pace, as he went on to set an even faster time.

View the full report here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]


March 31, 2009

Zeppin Racing Xray T2 weight balancers

Zeppin Racing Xray T2 weight balancers

New from Hong Kong based Zeppin Racing are these handy weight balancers for the Xray T2 when using LiPo batteries. Made from brass, each weight is 15 grams and the racer can add or remove a balancer for positioning the weight differently. A super thin design, when in position they only protrude 0.5mm above the chassis, and do not affect the chassis twisting characteristic unlike large and long brass trays. Each package comes with 6 pcs total 90grams.

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March 31, 2009

ROAR combine 1/8th & Sedan Fuel Nationals

ROAR combine 1/8th & Sedan Gas Nationals

While off road and electric on road seems to be flourishing in the USA, it seems that the gas on road classes are not as healthy, forcing the decision to not run 2 seperate nationals for sedan and 1/8th scale this year, but combine them into one event. ROAR President, Dawn Sanchez, together with the Executive Committee issued the following statement on the ROAR website regarding this matter.

Read the ROAR statement


March 31, 2009

KO Propo VFS-1 BMC v1.5 ESC

KO Propo VFS-1 BMC v1.5 ESC

KO Propo America have announced the release of the VFS-1 BMC v1.5 speed controller. The new version of the VFS-1 BMC allows for setting the drag brake quickly through the button switch without connecting a PC. The drag brake can be set from OFF-10%-20%-30%-40%-50% for each model stored in the ESC and finer tuning of the drag brake can still be done through the PC via the ICS PC interface. Other features (specs) remain unchanged from the previous version. and if you have the previous version it can be sent in for an upgrade at a small fee. At the recent ROAR Carpet Nationals this speedo took the TQ spot in 1/12th Mod, World GT, Super Stock and Touring foam and took the win in World GT and Super Stock Touring foam.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com]


March 31, 2009

Team Orion confirms Yuichi Kanai

Team Orion confirms Yuichi Kanai

Following on from last weeks teaser image from Team Orion, and the subsequent guesses that you guys put in, the Swiss company has announced that Japanese star driver Yuichi Kanai is their newest team member. The Kyosho Inferno MP9 designer is already using the Alpha engines in his car, and this with great success having just won his first race using the new equipment. The former World Champion Yuichi Kanai will not only use all the Team Orion engines and accessories, but will also be part of the R&D process to developing new products. With the addition of Yuichi Kanai, a total of 9 World Champions are actively racing, testing and using Team Orion nitro and electric products to ensure their customers get the best quality and performance available.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]


March 31, 2009

Gianni Giorgio joins Team Xray

Gianni Giorgio joins Team Xray

RC America/Xray have announced that Venezuela driver Gianni Giorgio has joined their team. Gianni will be running the Xray NT1 for the 2009 season in Venezuela and America and they will be looking forward to great race results and great team support from Gianni who has been racing for many years. Gianni’s first race out with the NTI saw him win and break the track record in Venezuela. Gianni had the following to say about the deal:

I would like to thank R/C America and Xray for the opportunity they have given me to run the NT1 for the 2009 season and hope to help improve and promote the Xray/ MaxPower/Jaco to the best that I can, thank you ( Ralph Burch Jr. / Massimo Fantini / Jack Rimer).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


March 31, 2009

Schewiola wins eventful West German season opener

Schewiola wins eventful West German season opener

Serpent driver Frank Schewiola took a well deserved win in the season opener of 1/8 nitro on road in Germany, which was already round three of the 2008/2009 Western German Championship at Dormagen near Cologne. At the demanding track with its unforgivable barriers from concrete and real guard rails you really had to finish first to finish first, following the English saying. Frank Schewiola with his Mega powered Serpent did so as well as Tom Scheffler (Mugen/Mega) on second position did. Frenchman Alain Levy, a regular starter in Western Germany, took the third spot on the podium with his Mega powered Serpent. Others like Michael Salven, Karl-Heinz Meister, Tobias Hepp and Chistian Wurst didn´t manage to come through the 30 minutes finale and hit the wall of shame on the same place.

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March 31, 2009

Mon-Tech TCR body, Stiffener set & Mi3 LiPo mount

Mon-Tech TCR body, Stiffener set & Mi3 LiPo mount

Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have contacted us with information on a number of new items that they have just released. First of all is their new TCR body shell which has been designed for maximum performance thanks to the front end design and narrow cockpit that allows a free flow of air to the rear wing. As with all Mon-Tech shells this one has been made from high quality polycarbonate and come supplied with decals, window masks and overspray film. For 1/8th scale on road shells their is a new body stiffener set that have been molded at two 45 degree angles for extra rigidity. The set includes 3 stiffeners for each side of the shell along with a rear trim strip. Finally, for the Schumacher Mi3, are 2 machined braces that allow the car to easily accept a LiPo pack, and thanks to the weight of the material used and in positioning the battery further out from the centre line, it helps balance the car perfectly.

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