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December 8, 2008

CRC take top honours in Cleveland

Team CRC were in touch to tell us about their successful race weekend at the 29th running of the U.S. Indoor Champs in Cleveland, OH. recently. CRC driver Tom Firsching was top qualifier and A-main winner in both the World GT and the 1:12th Super Stock divisions. In the World GT A-main, he used his Gen-X 10 car to take the victory, while in 1/12th he was at the controls of his Gen-X 12 car. His teammates Mitch Witteman and Max Kuenning joined Tom on the 1/12th podium to make it a CRC clean sweep. In the ultra competitive 1/12th Masters division, it was team principal Frank Calandra Jr. who took his 6th Masters title in front of teammates Jim Piersol and Wayne Gerber Jr.

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December 8, 2008

SMP lightweight Titanium RRR driveshafts

SMP Slide have a new addition to their line up of performance aftermarket parts with the release of these titanium rear drive shafts for the Kyosho V-One RRR Evo. Made from Swiss premium grade titanium they only weigh 9.9 grams, which is 40% lighter than the standard shafts that come with the kit.

Source: SMP [smp-slide.ch]

December 7, 2008

Groskamp wins Hungarian ETS encounter

Modified top 3 finishers

Jilles Groskamp has won the second round of the Much More backed Euro Touring Series in Budapest, Hungary, after pulling off a stunning move on Toni Rheinard in the very dying seconds of the A-Main third leg. Having sat on the bumper of the German throughout the race, the defending Champion got past Rheinard in a stunning dash to the finishline which saw the pair separated by just 8/100ths of a second.

View our full ETS event coverage here.

December 7, 2008

RT Symbio Inferno MP9 shell

Reckward Tuning Inferno MP9 shell

Reckward Tuning have introduced a new racing shell for the Kyosho Inferno MP9 buggy. Designed by Daniel Reckward, this unique looking body shell will allow you to use all conventional performance air filters available today on the market and is supplied with Symbio decals and window masks. The shell is made from 1mm thick high quality polycarbonate and comes transparent pre cut with the base, tank cap, engine position and antenna all milled out.

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December 7, 2008

KO Propo VFS-1 BMC & 2.4Ghz monitor

KO Propo have released a number of new items including this a new Sensored brushless motor controller and a 2.4GHz band monitor. The VFS-1 BMC uses KO Propo’s patented VFS technology, has five preprogrammed settings and comes with overheat & current overload protection equipped. The 2.4GHz band monitor allows you to check the use of 2.4GHz in your area. It plugs into your PC USB port and is great for tracks to check on the conditions of 2.4GHz band.

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December 6, 2008

Rheinard & Plechac hold overnight TQ

Toni Rheinard and Jakub Plechac are the overnight TQ holders at the Hungarian round of the 2008/2009 Much More backed Euro Touring Series round 2. Rheinard produced the fastest run of the Budapest event in the final of today’s qualifiers and as a result tops the qualification ranking from defending ETS Champion Jilles Groskamp who also has two rounds to his credit. Driving his brother’s Tamiya this weekend, Toni Rheinard recorded 25 laps in a time of 5:02.96 in the penultimate heat after a close run with Martin Hudy who posted the fastest lap. In the end the two where seperated by just one second.

View our full ETS event coverage here.

December 6, 2008

Team Orion EZ Chargers range

Team Orion EZ chargers range

Team Orion have released their range of EZ chargers, a great way to charge your AA and AAA size batteries. The difference of the four chargers is the charge time with the Clubman charger recommended for overnight charges through to the Pro-AM Ultra Quick which manages to complete the charge in only 15 minutes. In addition, the Pro-AM series features professional charging capabilities like Delta Peak cut-off, trickle charge and pulse charge method. The chargers are available seperately or with pre-charged EZ-batteries in either AA or AAA size.

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December 6, 2008

VP Pro ‘Pro-Cision’ series servo arms

VP Pro 'Pro-Cision' series servo arms

VP Pro have released a new range of ‘Pro-Cision’ series servo arms. Made from black anodized aluminium, they have been designed to have 30mm between pivot centre and pivot hole, which they claim offers the smoothest steering response achieved in their tests. Available in 23, 24 and 25 and so can be mounted on any brand of servo.

Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]