Following on from his win in round 3, Cody King and his Sirio powered Kyosho STRR have won yet another round of the hotly contested JBRL series in Southern California. Cody grabbed the TQ and won the A main final from Losi racer Adam Drake in 2nd and Tyler Vik in 3rd and now moves into the outright points lead in the Truggy class. Cody also led the Buggy A final, but a mechanical issue late in the main knocked him back to third.
We received a small report from the 1st round of the 1/10th scale ‘Campeonato Clausura’ that took place last Sunday, in Buenos Aires, Argentina under beautiful sunny conditions. The Pro category saw the win go to pole man Sebastián Recio, the Kyosho USA and Sirio racer winning from Carlos Hernández in 2nd place and Hernán Lebenbaun in 3rd place, all 3 drivers, along with Juan Pablo Golobic, will represent Argentina at this August’s 1/10th 200mm World Championships in Portugal. In the growing Light category, the winner was Juan Pavani followed by Francisco Veiga in 2nd place and Eduardo Cantamessi taking the 3rd spot.
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Japanese off road specialist Team Azarashi have released the first pictures of their prototype Vaykal body shell, suitable for the 2wd X-Factory X-6. Featuring some very aggressive styling, the new shell is still being finalised and no fixed date has been given for its release.
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We were informed last weekend about this video of the all new Team Magic B8 buggy, which was seen testing at a track in Spain, but when we linked to it the video had disappeared. Well as you can see its now back and shows the Taiwanese company’s latest buggy project being put through its paces. According to Team Magic the B8 is a completely new concept and is not a replacement for the M8, which will continue to be produced. Expect the buggy to be released around early September.
A broad selection of Reedy LiPo batteries is now available to power servos and receivers, transmitters, and starter boxes. Worrying about battery life in long main events or consecutive bump-ups is a thing of the past. And turning over a hard-to-start nitro engine becomes much easier with a high-torque starter-box battery. To operate receivers and servos with 7.4 LiPo batteries, install the optional heavy-duty 5V regulator. It easily fits with the battery in the radio box, and prevents damage to gear that should not be exposed to more than 5 volts. A new 1800mAh 7.4V battery specifically for Micro cars replaces 7.2V NiMH stick packs. Rated at 20C, it is capable of powering the very hottest 1:18 scale motors to incredible speeds.
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We heard from our friends at ATS Tyres in Italy that they will soon be announcing a big International signing for the upcoming 1/10th scale 200mm World Championships in Portugal, which will take place in August. The decision to work together came about following the company’s performance at the Warm up race back in March, in which the top 3 finishers were all running ATS tyres and none had to make a tyre stop throughout the 1 hour final. We will learn more this week, but if you have any ideas as to who it may be, then drop your suggestion into the comments below.
Serpent are reporting on the 5th round of the Irish National Championships that saw Clive Connolly take the 2008 1/8 National Championship at the controls of his Serpent 960 ’08 despite one round remaining in the 6 round series. Starting from pole position Clive was able to cruise to victory, despite an early tyre stop, to win ahead of the Kyosho pairing of Colin Whelan and Austin Elliot. Also racing in the 1:10 200mm National race on the same day, Connolly used his IDM powered 720 ’08 to claim a great victory over the Xray of Eoin Doran in what was one of the best 1:10 Touring Car races ever seen at the Dublin track. The 1:8 and 1:10 victories on the same day gave Connolly his third consecutive double National victory of the season.
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Made in collaboration between Powers International and Speed Mind, this new carbon look case has been designed for 1/10th scale buggies and general parts transport. Finished in a black carbon material look, the bag sports high contrast blue straps and comes with 3 cardboard storage boxes that fit into the case. Other neat features include the Team Speed Mind badge and Powers cloth and metal tags, that give the case some subtle branding, keeping the focus on the carbon finish.
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