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December 29, 2009

Aussies rule VRC 1:8 World Championships

In the end he made the (almost) perfect run to win the 2009 VRC World Championship title in 1:8: Matt Kellett. The win for the young Australian driver was backed up by another Aussie Chris Stack. The 2 Italian front runners Mingotti and Parisi both had problems with the AI and with some of their pitstops, loosing them valuable time against Kellett. Kiwi Daniel Burrows just missed 3rd by some 11 seconds to make it a full podium for the racers from down under.

Continue reading the report here

December 29, 2009

Daan Jacobs rejoins Serpent to race the 733

Serpent have announced that top Dutch 1/10th scale racer Daan Jacobs has returned to their team for the 2010 season. Having raced for Xray for the last two seasons, Daan will next year compete in the Dutch and German Nationals as well as the European Championships in Sweden with his Sirio powered 733.

I am looking forward to the season of 2010. But I also want to thank Xray for the last two seasons. They always support me great and I really enjoyed it, I want to thank my sponsor Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn Amsterdam (Griffioen) and of course the RC shop where I work, 2brothers RC. I chose Serpent also because it is a Dutch company and with the promising 733 car this is an opportunity to improve myself to become a more complete driver.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 29, 2009

Team Epic High performance BL motor oil

Team Epic have released this high performance brushless motor oil, a synthetic ball bearing oil blended for BL modified and spec motors. Despite the high heat and RPM produced by the BL motor, the specially formulated oil will not break down and keep your bearings running smooth.

Source: Team Epic [teamepiconline.com]

December 28, 2009

Serpent S8XX 1/8th scale buggy – Part 2

Following on from last week’s release by Serpent showing the first CAD images of the new Billy Easton designed S8XX, the Dutch company have released the 2nd part of their 4 part interview along with the first images of the chassis itself. The company’s first move into the offroad market, they are also expected to be releasing a truggy, as well as an electric version, in the near future with a ready-to-race version expected also.

Click here for another image and the 2nd part of the interview

December 28, 2009

Reedy 4000mAh 30C 6.6V LiFe battery

Reedy’s high-capacity 4000mAh 30C Competition LiFe battery is perfect for modified class racing or any class where lower voltage improves lap times. Durable 30C 6.6V LiFe batteries deliver similar results in a relatively safe, fast-charging, and reliable package and these qualities also make this battery perfect for Spec Class club racing programs. Reedy LiFe batteries come with low resistance 4mm socket connections with a 2mm balancing port, while a hard case maintains the integrity of the cells and meets EFRA’s dimensional guidelines and rules package for 2010.

Source: Reedy [reedypower.com]

December 28, 2009

Czech Xmas Endurance 2009

As a relaxing way to work off the Christmas excesses, a fun three hour endurance race took place in Trutnov in the Czech Republic on the 26th of December. Teams consisted of two drivers using limited 17,5T brushless motors in their cars. A huge carpet track was built on a 20×30 meter area making a lap of 130 meters and so with the winning team achieving 672 laps, it meant a race distance of 87 kilometers. Eight teams took their place on the starting grid and by the end all but one team would finish. Batteries were changed approximately after 20 minutes and due to slower motors there were really small gaps between teams. In the end the team of Tom Knopp & Petr Grof, driving the Xray T3 emerged winners, 10 laps ahead of Zdenda Beneš & Michal Blahovský and Jiří Vyšín & Dan Nečesaný, the second and the third position teams only separated by 10 seconds after 3 hours.

Click here for the final results and more photos

December 28, 2009

HPI Challenge All Asia Finals 2009

The HPI Challenge All Asia Finals 2009 was held at the world famous Radio Controlled Speedway (RCS) Circuit in Bangkok, Thailand at the beginning of December. Drivers gathered from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand to battle it out over 6 different classes. After 2 rounds of qualifiers on Saturday, the racers prepared themselves for their finals on Sunday which would see plenty of close racing throughout all the classes. In the Electric Powered Sport class it was Tanes M that took the win ahead of Vittaya L in 2nd, while Allister Lim from Singapore, who was running the new 4900mAh 34C 2S1P 7.4V Carbon Edition prototype from Acorn Racing, took 3rd after a win in the first leg.

Click here for the results in the different classes

December 28, 2009

Serpent 720 Rear suspension upgrade set

Serpent have introduced this 2009 rear suspension upgrade-set for 720 racers. This set allows you to mount the supplied rear uprights and rear lower arms of the 733 to your Serpent 720, the resulting offset will allow for more rear end grip and better cornering. For this the longer pivot balls are needed, which are also supplied.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]