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April 4, 2008

Honest Lola T92 & EX body shells

More 1/8th scale body shells, this time from Japanese firm Honest who have released 2 new versions, a Lola T92 and Lola EX. The Lola EX is your standard high downforce affair that fits easily on most 1/8th scale on road chassis’, while the Laura T92 is the second body to be seen this week with a cockpit in place of the driver. I don’t believe that either have been so far approved for racing but if you still want one, they are available now.

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April 4, 2008

The Border – Special Offer

The Border - Special Offer

Our site sponsors, The Border, have been in touch to inform our visitors once more about a great new offer that is running on their site at the moment. Selling at a fantastic price in their store now, is the Mugen MBX5T truggy, this off roader is packed with some great features and is a true competition racer. Sold as a kit, you can get yours now for the low price of only EUR 349.99, while stocks last. The Border also wanted to tell everyone that they can pre order the 1/8th scale MLC Peugeot 908 body shell, that we showed you earlier this week, on their site some time this Friday (today).

To avail of the great MBX5T offer, go here. To pre order the body shell, a link should appear here soon.

April 4, 2008

ETS Holland – Viktor Wilck confirmed

Modified top 3

The organisers of the 3rd round of the Much More backed European Touring series, that takes place at the World famous MACH track in Heemstede, just outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands on the 11th – 13th of April, are pleased to announce that with Viktor Wilck’s entry confirmed, the entire podium from both ETS Rd2 and the recent LRP Masters will be present at this round. Other confirmed entrants include German National Champion Marc Fischer, French National Champion Cyril N’Diaye, DHI Cup stock class winner Jimmy Maddison and ETS Rd2 stock class winner Nicolai Nielson.

Do you want to race against some of the World’s top touring car racers, while being commentated on by the legendary Scotty Ernst, in a fun and friendly, yet professional racing atmosphere then be sure to get your entry in for round 3 of the ETS by going here.

April 3, 2008

Daily News Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> TWP National RC Pro Series announcement – Link [rcprosites.com]
> HoBao Dominates the Interclub Challenge – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Andrea Cristiani reports on the Italian Nitro Tour – Link [serpent.com]
> BRCA 200mm Foam Nationals Rd1 report – Link [teamwilliams.co.uk]
> Mawson wins New Zealand Nationals – Link [serpent.com]
> Ali Graham reports on the LRP Masters – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Close-up pictures of the new 908 bodyshell – Link [pvk-photo.com]

Entry is open for ETS Rd3 in The Netherlands, April 11th-13th

April 3, 2008

Upgrade RC custom set-up boards

Upgrade RC have released some new acrylic set-up boards, that are 24″ x 24″ x .25″ thick, big enough for buggies and truggies. Choose from several designs and customise further by choosing colours, adding logos as well as your name. The unique surface of the set-up boards are slightly textured to reduce slippage.

Source: Upgrade RC [rcidcustom.com]

April 3, 2008

Corally VRS cells & Accessories

Corally VHS cells & Accessories

Corally have announced the release of lots of new products, some of which we saw that the Toy Fair back in February. Starting with cells, Corally have released their VRS matched IB4600 and EP4600, both available as race or team matched packs in either 4, 5 or 6-cell versions. New for their range of touring cars are special short shock bodies, making it possible to run your car with lower ride height settings while keeping more suspension up travel. For 1/12th scale racers are some new 36mm rear US Factory wheels, that are available next to the 38 mm US Factory wheels. With these wheels it is possible to use smaller diameter tires while keeping the same amount of rubber on traction required by some track conditions. For the company’s F1 chassis, they have released a set of five 3.0 mm aluminium spacers for adjusting the steering lever of this car and finally the long awaited Team Corally Black Hooded Sweaters with kangaroo pockets are available.

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April 3, 2008

Serpent S400 brackets & S960 shims

Serpent have released some new items for their S400 and S960 chassis’, starting with this range of optional lower suspension brackets for fine-tuning the geometry settings on the S400. Made from anodised grey aluminium, the new brackets are available in 2.5, 3.5 and 4.0 and allow a wide range of front and rear toe settings as well as overall track width adjustment. Also new is a set of 4 conical steel shims for the Serpent 960-08, that work in the same way as previously available versions, keeping the wheel true by helping centre them on the axles. They are now smaller in diameter to reflect the new bearing diameter size used on the 2008 spec car.

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April 3, 2008

HARD King Selected 4600mah Cells

More new items from HARD, who have introduced their range of King Select 4600mAh NiMH Intellect cells. Whether you’re running brushless modified touring or 19 turn off-road buggy, these cells are suitable for any configuration. Although the Intellect cells are race proven and provide excellent voltages and runtime, it takes a special process which HARD has developed to bring the best out of each cell. Due to the fact that every battery has unique individual characteristics, a testing process is required to find the best cells and weed out the worst providing the end-user with a superior product while maintaining a low price bracket.

Source: HARD [hard-racing.com]