RB brand Speedline have grown their range to include Rally game tires. The RB R&D team got together with the fastest pro drivers and found the best tire/rim combination which will offer great performance, extracting every bit of grip out of your Rally Game car. Available pre glued in Soft compound.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
We were contacted by the people behind R/C Wars, an ‘extreme R/C Competition Series’ for the Cartoon Network. If you consider yourself a bit of a legend at the controls of a RC car, and are aged between 12 and 18, then you could find yourself on the show. They are currently casting for teenagers to compete against each other for a new reality competition series and are holding an open casting call in Southern California this Saturday at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita. Please e-mail the address in the flyer for definite information.
More information can be found by reading the flyer here.
The annual Friendship Race which takes place in Eskilstuna, Sweden is known to be the biggest and most competitive TC race in the country. This years edition saw a rather low turnout compared to earlier years but a few of the Swedish top racers were there fighting for the prestigious title. Among these were Xray factory driver Alexander Hagberg, local fast guy and Swedish 1:10 GP champion, Magnus Vässmar, SSIC Champion Niclas Nilsson, worlds semi-finalist Roland Ström among others. It was Alexander Hagberg who dominated the race throughout qualifying, taking maximum points to secure the overall TQ position. In second was Magnus in front of Niclas and Hot Bodies driver Tommy Bergfeldt on the 4th spot. The finals never really got exciting since Alexander made no mistakes and could pull away to take the win in the first two finals. In the third a-main Alexander was challenged by Magnus for the opening laps but this came to an end rather quickly as Magnus made a mistake coming through the very narrow chicane. In the end it was Magnus who finished 2nd and Niclas on 3rd overall.
Thanks to Alexander Hagberg for the report.
Team CRC have released a number of new items including some Gen-X 10 upgrades, Ultraflex wire and Super soft sensor cables. The Gen-X 10 upgrades include this optional wide body mount set that allows you to better mount the “hot” World GT bodies like the Protoform Corvette and Sophia by setting the posts much wider allowing them to avoid coming through the cockpit. Also new is a front stiffener plate, which is made from 2mm carbon fibre, and helps stabilize the car, reducing the tendency to traction roll on high grip tracks. Finally CRC have new softer, more flexible, Ultraflex 16 gauge wire for 1:12th and 1:10th pan cars as well as new super soft brushless sensor wires that are available in 3 different lengths.
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We already mentioned the Toys for Tots race at Thunder Alley last weekend, but thanks to Adam Drake we have further details on the other classes run at this charity race. In the 1/8th Pro Buggy it was Losi driver Mike Truhe all the way, having TQ’d the class he went on to win from Jared Tebo who placed 2nd. In the 1/8th Electric buggy, a class making its debut at this event, it was Losi 8ight E 2.0 driver Kevin Gahan that took the top spot in qualifying but in the race it was Adam Drake that took the victory with his Xcelorin powered Losi. In the Intermediate buggy, Eddie Laret TQ’d and won the class, with fellow Losi driver Robert Wickham taking top honours in Intermediate truggy.
The RB Concept C6 BBT II L2G is now as popular as the famous, 3 times world champion, RB Concept WS7. As a result, RB decided to launch a special edition for USA only with specific parts increasing performance. This engine was especially developed to meet the needs of US tracks with high power at low RPM allowing you to jump higher and further. Featuring a specific Turbo combustion chamber providing higher RPM, the hand modified crankshaft has been designed to increase power at low RPM and received the RB Concept coating in order to prevent the wear of the pin. Finally, the carburetor is provided with a 8mm venturi.
Source: RB USA [rb-usa.com]
As the 2wd 1/8th scale Classic chassis class grows, so do the number of manufacturers making cars and the quality of the production of these cars improves, formerly a back yard shed construction. The new GT Due from WRC in Italy is the latest entrant into this class and its a pretty solid looking car. As is standard in the class it is rear belt driven, it has a full adjustable front end and the rear of the car features adjustable camber and toe. The chassis and radio tray are both made of aluminium and the steering servo is in the laydown position, something not common in this class.
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Kyosho have been in touch to tell us that their German team driver Frank Lemke has recently won the 2008 Monstertour.info event series. Winning multiple tour stops and podium places with his Team Orion CRF engine powered Inferno ST-RR gave Frank the ability to win the overall ranking in this years series. After the tour series wins in 2006 and 2007, this years success brings both parties their third consecutive title in the Truggy class of the Monstertour.info series.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]
