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June 17, 2008

Losi Tuned Flex 8ight-T Chassis

Losi have released this Tuned Flex Technology Chassis for the popular 8ight-T truggy, having been previously available for the 8ight buggy. It has been milled at exact points to give more flex to the chassis while not sacrificing chassis flex at the gear mesh, which greatly improved overall traction and stability on all track surfaces and has been vigorously tested worldwide by Losi drivers Adam Drake, Mike Truhe and Yannick Aigoin. This lighter chassis will reduce the vehicle’s overall weight to provide increased acceleration and better handling.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

June 17, 2008

Pro Line Velocity V2 Wheels

Also new from Pro Line are the Velocity V2 wheels, that are Larger in diameter and width than previous wheels to give your car more traction and stability. The V2’s are 1.3mm wider and 3mm taller than the traditional size 1:8 wheels, which transfers into a stiffer side wall for less side wall flex enhancing stability and connectivity with your 1:8 buggy. This is achieved by using the same size 1:8 tires that you use now. Simply stretch standard tires over the V2 wheels and you’re ready to go. Additional features include an integrated hot runner system when the wheel is produced, which allows the wheel to be moulded to the tightest of tolerances and the ultimate in trueness.

Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]

June 17, 2008

Pro Line Hyper 9 Crowd Pleazer 2.0

The Crowd Pleazer 2.0 body has proven itself to the highest performing body on the market as a well established performer. Now Pro-Line is continuing the legacy with the release of the Hyper 9 Crowd Pleazer 2.0. Certain to provide racers with the ground breaking design cues they demand in a body, it incorporates ultra-low styling, original body lines, and functionality to bring you the latest in high performance race technology.

Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]

June 17, 2008

Pro-Line Vortex for Kyosho Lazer ZX-5

Get ready to cool those high voltage brushed or brushless systems in your Kyosho Lazer ZX-5 with the new Vortex body by Pro-Line. Designed to give your car the latest in off-road styling and function, the Vortex was born from today’s top electric racer IFMAR Off-Road World Champion, Ryan Cavalieri. “We need a body that will better cool the brushless systems we are using and looks like it is ready to compete,” says Ryan Cavalieri. So, Ryan, along with Pro-Line’s body moulding experts, set out to create something that improved the overall performance of the car’s electronics and the car’s performance on the track. With 4 unique cooling features (1 on each side of the body, 1 directly underneath the front wind shield, and 1 on top of the cab), the Vortex received it’s name.

Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]

June 17, 2008

Protoform P905B 1/10th scale body

By popular demand Protoform is now releasing the same body style that the legendary Masami used in winning the last-ever IFMAR Pro 10 Worlds, the “P905B”. For it’s “encore performance” the P905B mould has been configured in the hi-downforce mode to enhance handling on a variety of tracks and surfaces. It comes with protective coating and is produced in .030 Lexan.

Source: Protoform [prolineracing.com]

June 17, 2008

Piktor Rush 2 Electric Powered buggy

French buggy manufacturer Piktor have announced that their are working on an electric version of their 1/8th scale buggy, the Rush 2. Following the current trend, Piktor will enable the use of a brushless motor along with twin LiPo cells, with a kit version as well as an RTR version available in the near future. From the looks of things in the picture, they seem to have done a neat job and it will be interesting to see the final version when it is released.

Source: Piktor [piktor.fr]

June 16, 2008

Van Lierop wins Rd3 Dutch 10th Nats

The 3rd round of the Dutch 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals were held last weekend at the MACH circuit in Heemstede, close to Amsterdam. Qualifying for the NK class, saw Xray driver Maarten van Lierop claim the pole position by less than a tenth of a second from Pedro Rombouts in 2nd, while round 1 winner Daan Jacobs and round 2 winner Ruud Schuitmaker rounded out the top 4. In the Nomac class qualifying it was Jurmin Etnel that took a clear pole position while in the 1/8th promo class Mark Hellenbrand had a close battle with Paul Conradi for the top spot. The NK final saw Van Lierop take an unchallenged win, following problems for Remy Moller and Daan Jacobs, which left Serpent racer Ruud Schuitmaker to take up the challenge but ended up in 2nd, a lap down on the winner, while Jurgen Geerligs took 3rd for Kyosho. The Nomac class saw a close battle between the top 3, who all finished within a lap of each other, with Ricardo van Dam taking the win ahead of Ingeborg Gommers in 2nd and Ricardo Hofmeijer 3rd. The 1/8th Promo class saw the win go to Paul Conradi who ended the race with a 3 lap advantage on Peter Ende in 2nd, while Mat Hukkelhoven was 3rd, 4 laps further back.

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June 16, 2008

Pekka Koivula wins Rd2 Finnish Nats

Xray are reporting on the recent 2nd round of the Finnish gas touring car Nationals that were held at the large Hyvinkää track. After the four rounds of qualifying it was Tony Raikas who was on pole position, only 0.8sec ahead of the Xray pairing of Pekka Koivula in 2nd and Daniel Kalves in 3rd. At the start of the main Koivula had a crash which dropped him down to last, while Raikas took off into the lead. At the 15 minute mark Koivula had worked his back to the front and passed Teemu Saarinen and Daniel Kalves for the lead. In the end Pekka had managed to pull out a 4 second gap and take the win from Saarinen in 2nd and Raikas in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]