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July 30, 2007

Hot Bodies IB4200 VR-1X cells

Hot Bodies have announced that they will soon start selling their new matched Intellect based IB4200 VR-1X cells, which provide lots of power and are also very reliable. The matched cells come sold in 3 different versions, the Competition type which as the name suggests is suited to the highest level of racing, the Racing type which is a good all round cell and the HG version which is a basic matched cell. Sold in packs of 6 cells, expect to see them available in August.

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July 30, 2007

Pit Work Clean Up

Pit Work Clean up

Korean company Pit Work have released this all purpose cleaner for model cars which is alcohol based and can be used to take grease and dirt off of motors, engines, tires and bodyshells. Called Clean Up, it is sold in a large 655ml spray canister and comes with two seperate nozzles for varying applications.

Source: Pit Work [pitwork.co.kr]

July 30, 2007

Moore-Speed Stratus Lightweight

You might remember last week that we informed you about the new lightweight version of the Moore Speed Mazda 6 bodyshell. Well the diet seems to be spreading within Hot Bodies with the introduction of this new lightweight Dodge Stratus 190mm body shell, which like the other lightweight shells available are around 30 grams lighter than the standard versions.

Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]

July 30, 2007

Jaanus Kesküla wins Estonian Nationals

Xray have a report on their site from the recently held Estonian Championship which were run for 1/8th buggy and truggy classes. In qualifying it was Xray driver Jaanus Kesküla that took the top qualifying spot in both classes and in the truggy final he could easily win the event, despite some technical problems late into the race, finishing in front of team mates Marek Männing and Allar Rebane in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the buggy final it was more of the same for Jaanus who ran away with the event to win from Rando Mere in 2nd and Siim Sildver in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 29, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

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

> oOple has his complete report from the Buggy Euros now online – Link [oOple.com]
> Nanda podium finish at Sunshine Coast Cup Challenge – Link [buggy-sport.info]
> Pavidis and Hughes win Rd3 2007 SoCal Saturday Series – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> Linus Thern wins the Swedish Buggy Nationals – Link [minioffroad.se]
> Announcement, Nitro Cross World Champs – Link [neo-buggy.net]

July 29, 2007

Take Off Xray T2 screw set

Japenese company, Take Off, have released the latest addition to their product range with the introduction of their new Xray T2 series screw set. Coming in a handy compartmented plastic box, the screws are made in 3 different variations – titanium, anodised titanium and anodised duraluminium. The anodised versions are sold in 8 different colours – silver, light blue, blue, purple, black, red, pink and gold.

Source: Take Off [takeoff.main.jp]

July 29, 2007

Lamberto Collari is European Champion

7-time World Champion Lamberto Collari is the 2007 1/8th scale European Champion following a tense battle in todays finals in Lostallo, Switzerland. Qualifying had seen former European Champion Michael Salven on the pole position and a good start in the race saw him in contention for the win ahead of the following pack of Italians, but 2 lengthy stops caused by the throttle linkage ball joint coming off twice meant he was out of contention. This allowed the Italian steam train out in front with an extremely close battle playing out between Collari, who wouldn’t stop for tires, and Alberto Picco right up until the end of the 45 minutes with Collari, driving a Kyosho, taking the win by less than a second ahead of a closing Alberto Picco with the Mugen, while Kyosho racer Francesco Tironi rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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July 29, 2007

Much More Tire Stackers

Much More have released these handy new tire stackers, sold under the companys Sweep tire brand, that work with all type of touring car wheels. Sold in sets of 3, enough to hold up to 12 wheels in total, they are available in black, blue and red and are just another handy way to keep sets of tires bunched together.

Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]