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December 17, 2009

Speed Passion sign UK National Champion Ellis Stafford

Speed Passion have announced the signing of another top UK off road racer, current 2wd National Champion Ellis Stafford. Ellis will use the company’s Competition 3.0 motors together with their GT2.0 Pro speedo to defend his title next year and had the following to say about the deal:

With the many good comments I heard from other Speed Passion users I knew I had to try out the equipment to see if it is as good as people had said..and it certainly is!! The power is delivered incredibly smoothly and the speedo is easy to set up but with enough parameters for anyone. The plugs on the motor are a really nice touch as well and make last minute motor changes no problem at all. They are also very keen to progress more and with a very strong team I look forward to defending my 2wd British title and hopefully adding a few others next year with Speed Passion whilst working on future products.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]

December 16, 2009

Kyosho Large & Medium pit bags

Kyosho’s new pit bags are available in both medium for 1/10th scale size cars like the V One RRR and FW06, while the large pit bag is made for larger scale vehicles like the 1/8th Evolva Evo M3 and off road buggies like the Inferno MP9. Each bag has 3 separate compartments and each compartment slides into its own heavy duty sleeve which is riveted for extra strength. The compartments and sleeves are made from an industrial strength plastic that will hold up to any abuse you can dish out.

Click here for more images of the bags

December 16, 2009

Danni Eyde-Nielsen joins Nosram

Nosram have announced that current Danish national championship leader in the modified electric touring car class, Danni Eyde-Nielsen has signed a contract with NorthTQ and Nosram for the 2010 season. The 16 year old will be driving the new Xray T3 chassis powered by Nosram electronics and Danni has already made the track record at his home track with his new racing package. Having tested the Nosram equipment he is looking forward to the upcoming races with his first appearance with Nosram electronics the DHI cup in January.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

December 16, 2009

RC Disco is seeking 1/8th off road talent

RC Disco is currently looking at strengthening their UK 8th scale off road team for the 2010 Season. If you think you would like to represent RC Disco in the 8th off road class next year, then why not get in touch with them to discus the possibilities of joining the Xray Team. Joining the team offers reduced pricing on all products available from RC Disco, but focusing on the 8th Buggy Market. Also expect strong team support from top international Xray drivers in the UK such as Jon Hazlewood, Reece Sawyer and Brenn Ralls as well as direct information and set up advice from Xray and their factory drivers from around the World. If you are interested in finding out more about joining the Xray Team, then please send an email to gregh[a]rcdisco.com

Source: RC Disco [rcdisco.com]

December 16, 2009

Hudy LW Chassis Droop Gauge support blocks

Hudy have released these lightweight chassis droop gauge support blocks for off-road cars and truggies. The aluminium frame is CNC machined and drilled for a super lightweight design and the size guarantees accurate & precise downstop measurements. It is essential for proper handling to achieve balanced down-travel on each side of the suspension and as such Hudy is the first RC company to develop and produce the first purposefully-designed 1/8 off-road large-size droop gauge support blocks.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

December 16, 2009

Andy Moore claims BRCA 1/12th Rd3 win

Tamworth in the Midlands was the venue for round three of this year’s BRCA 1:12 national series. This event had a very festive feel to it with drivers racing Pro Stock and modified over a busy weekend which also included the now famous 1:12 Christmas party. Sunday’s modified saw Olly Jefferies continue his good qualifying form from Newbury once again taking TQ for Associated. Hot Bodies star Andy Moore had looked sharp all weekend and it was he that would go on to take the eventual win with Andy Griffiths with his V-Dezign second. After dropping back a little Olly recovered to overhaul new CRC signing Elliott Harper to take third at the final buzzer.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

December 16, 2009

Alexander Hagberg dominates Swedish Lucia Race

Xray team driver Alexander Hagberg has won the annual Lucia Race in Borås, Sweden for the third consecutive time. Winning all qualifiers and finals as well as setting the quickest lap time, it was Hagberg who set the pace throughout the day followed by Xray teammate Niclas Nilsson, with Corally driver Daniel Carlsson rounding out the podium. In the stock class it was Joakim Taxén from Gothenburg, also driving an Xray, who made full use of his TQ, converting it into a win in front of Håkan Nilsson and Morgan Karlsson.

Click here for the final standings

December 16, 2009

Andy Báez double National Champion in PR

The NOS Puerto Rico championship series come to the end last month and awards were presented at the Winter Cup last Saturday. After 10 races Andy Báez was able to have 6 TQs in the 10 races in the 1/10 sedan class and 5 in 1/8th scale. This gave him a 5 points advantage in the 1/10 class and 17 in the 1/8 at the end of the year, showing he is back to back one of the best drivers in the Island. Mike Swauger was in Puerto Rico to celebrate the victory with his team drivers.

Click here for the final championship standings