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October 6, 2009

Jilles Groskamp dominates the Asian Open

The Asian Open took place at the RC Addict raceway in Bangkok, one of the World’s best RC tracks. New Team Orion signing Jilles Groskamp went on to take a great TQ in the 10 minutes qualification, using the latest Team Orion Alpha engine and fuel in the still prototype Shepherd 1/10 on road car. The race also attracted World class drivers like Surikarn C. and Meen V. and so it was sure to be a great battle, and it was for the first 15 minutes in the one hour long final. The final started with pole man Jilles asking for a 10 minutes delay to fix a broken one way bearing and so he would have to start from dead last position. But with a sensational start, it took him 3 minutes to close in to the leading pack of Surikarn and Meen, and for 15 minutes the battle was on, with the lead changing often due to the different fuel stops strategies. After 20 minutes it was clear that it was going to be Jilles’ race and only a technical problem could stop him taking the win. With 3 minutes to go Jilles pushed once more, to set the fastest lap times of the race ending up with an advantage of 7 laps over Meen, who took the runner up spot.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

October 6, 2009

F.V.S.S. Racing Team V.H.C. chassis for MRX4-X

F.V.S.S. Racing Team have released a new optional V.H.C. (variable hardness chassis-plate) chassis plate for Mugen MRX4-X. Made from 5mm high quality Ergal 7075 T6 aluminium, they have delrin inserts, which are harder and more durable than carbon fibre, to enable you to stiffen or soften up to chassis plate. In the next few months F.V.S.S. will also release new V.H.C. chassis plates for more popular car kits in 1/10 an 1/8 nitro scale.

View more images of the chassis plate here

October 5, 2009

STRC Mini Slash & E-Revo Skid plates

New from ST Racing Concepts are these new option parts for Traxxas Mini Slash and Mini E-Revo. CNC Machined from high-quality aluminium, the one piece front & mid skid plate will increase durability and add great looks to your Traxxas truck. Like the front & mid skid plate, these new rear skid plates are also CNC machined from high-quality aluminium and help increase durability especially when used together. Both are direct bolt on and easy to install and are available in anodized blue, red and silver.

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October 5, 2009

Ryan Cavalieri wins Pro-Line Gas Champs

This past weekend was the 1st Annual Pro-Line Gas Championships held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA. The race format consisted of 2 10-minute qualifiers on Saturday and 1 10-minute qualifier on Sunday, then each driver’s 2 best points would seed them into the Semis. A 15-minute Semi would be ran to fill the A-Main. In the Pro 1/8 buggy class, Ryan Cavalieri won his Semi by 11 seconds as well as the fastest time and would start first on the grid. Team Orion teammate Cody King won his Semi by 9 seconds and would start 2nd for the 30-minute A-Main. At the start of the main, Cavalieri go off to a clean start. King was involved in a first lap crash and would be shuffled back to 6th position. Cavalieri would leave from start to finish, with Cody recovering to take 2nd place, with Travis Amezcua taking 3rd spot.

Click here for a few videos from the event by Upgrade RC

October 5, 2009

Vampire Racing range of RC greases

Vampire Racing have developed 5 different greases especially for RC cars and their different application areas. These greases are made of high quality chemical components and guarantees best protection and an ultimate free drive train to your car. The five different greases are available as single packed or as complete set and are joint grease, gear grease, diff grease, thrust grease & o-ring grease.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

October 5, 2009

STRC Mini Slash & E-Revo Skid plates

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October 5, 2009

CSO 733 Front brackets & NT1 diff pins

Hong Kong based CSO have released some new parts for the Serpent 733 and the Xray NT1. For the Serpent, there are these new front suspension brackets made from 7075 T6 aluminium that are stronger than the standard plastic items that come with the kit. They directly replace the original part and hold hold the upper and lower suspension pins to the rear of the wishbone. For the NT1, CSO have introduced super lightweight, yet strong, titanium pins for use in the gear differential.

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October 5, 2009

Chris Tosolini wins Season Finale in Greece

The 5th and final round of the Greek 1/10 Nitro National Championships took place at the Arena Track in Aspropyrgos recently with two special guests, Chris Tosolini and Mirko Rossi. Greek Federation EL-ME in cooperation with Kyosho Hellas have continued their effort to improve the level of radio control races in their country this year and gave Greek modelers the opportunity to compete with multiple World finalist Chris Tosolini and collect knowledge for their Sirio engines from Mirko Rossi. Chris Tosolini dominated the race holding best lap, TQ and 1st position, this is despite the fact that he spent the whole weekend giving setup tips and advice to all racers, instead of focusing on his car. Mr. Rossi on the other hand took the opportunity to help racers better understand their Sirio engines and clutches with tips for mileage and performance. Runner up on the day was Kostas Sidiropoulos, with Spiros Piknis taking 3rd.

Source: AMRC [amrc-rc.com]