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April 9, 2008

ATS 1/12th scale tyres & Decal sheet

Italian tyre manufacturer ATS have introduced a new addition to their product range with the release of these 1/12th scale pre glued tyres. Available separately for 1/12th scale electric racing classes and nitro classes such as the Kyosho Spada, each line offers a different range of hardnesses for both the front and rear of the car. Also new from ATS is an A4 promotional decal sheet sporting full colour ATS logos in a variety of sizes for different applications.

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April 9, 2008

Vita Tuning Hobao & Losi parts

Vita Tuning have released information about some new parts that they have made for Reckward Tuning for the Hobao Hyper 8.5 and the Losi 8ight. For both cars there are new 2-piece quick change engine mounting blocks that have been machined from aluminium and allow the user to remove and replace the motor without needing to re align the gears. Both engine mount sets are supplied with the required fasteners. For the Speed 2.5 clutch, Vita have also produced a new set of 3 aluminium clutch shoes.

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April 9, 2008

Ray Wood Snowbirds DVD out now

Ray Wood has announced the release of his DVD from the 2008 Snowbirds that was run at the beginning of February in Orlando, Florida.

“Snowbirds 2008” Official DVD is over 100 minutes of awesome carpet racing, both circuit & oval. This the biggest event in the world with around 700 entries for 12th scale circuit, 10th touring cars plus after a change in the track layout, 12th & 10th oval sedan racing, Nascar trucks, & sprint cars. The Snowbirds is held in the Radison Hotel Ballroom in Orlando, Florida, runs 20 hours a day and is just non stop action. If you are not familiar with carpet oval racing, this will blow you away. The racing is fast & tight and the crashes at these huge speeds are spectacular.

Go to Ray Wood’s website here and check out the preview.

Source: Ray Wood [raywoodrcvideos.com]

April 9, 2008

Team Orion Wasp CRF REV 21

Team Orion have announced that their long awaited Wasp CRF REV 21 buggy engines will be delivered to distributors this week and should hit the shops on the 15th of this month. Made in Italy for Team Orion, this new 5 port long stroke buggy engine has undergone a lot of testing by engine developer Adrien Bertin, as well as team drivers Ryan Cavalieri, Philipp Guschl and new signing Joern Neumann, and is now ready for release. One feature that sets this motor apart from its competitors is the patent pending crankshaft design, first seen in the original CRF 12 engines, that gives better fuel delivery to the main chamber of the engine making for smoother power delivery and better low end torque. The engine is supplied with a lightweight Bordeaux red cooling head is lightweight and for best performance, it comes with Swiss made bearings throughout with the front sealed for better endurance in off road racing.

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April 8, 2008

Daily News Round-up

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

> Oscar Cabezas takes first podium in Round 2 – Link [serpent.com]
> Report from the GRP Dirt Challenge 2008 – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Entry opens for the ’08 Manufacturers Cup – Link [manufacturerscup.com]
> Cyclone 12 wins 2008 European Champs – Link [hbeurope.com]
> Xray M18T Pro review – Link [oople.com]
> Xray Double Win at US Off-road Micro Nats – Link [teamxray.com]
> More video interviews from the Neo08 – Link [vimeo.com]

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

April 8, 2008

Adam Drake dominates SoCal SS Rd1

We received a brief report from round one of the 2008 Southern California Saturday Series, that was held at Pro-Line’s track in Banning, CA. Team Losi racer Adam Drake TQ’d both the buggy and truggy classes and went on the win both as well. In the buggy class, he won from Kyosho’s Cody King in 2nd and Hobao driver Jeremy Kortz in 3rd, while in truggy, it was the Kyosho pairing of Levi Jackson and Ryan Lutz that rounded out the top 3.

April 8, 2008

CS Electronic 9.5T Super Sport BL Motor

CS Electronic have released their DMC approved 9.5T Super Sport brushless motor. Made using the same high quality components as in their CS-Magnetic Modified motor series, the can has cooling slots, while the rotor features a cooling fan which together helps reduce the operating temperature and therefore increasing efficiency. Aimed at club spec racing, the motor has its wind information etched into the can for easy identification and tamper resistance.

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April 8, 2008

Daan Jacobs wins Dutch 10th Nats Rd1

Daan Jacobs wins Dutch 200mm Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Dutch 1/10th 200mm Nationals was run last weekend in Groningen in the very north of the country. Changing weather conditions affected everyone and for the NK class it was Serpent racer Remy Moller that claimed the pole position in front of his team mate Ruud Schuitmaker. In the final Remy immediately got into the lead but unfortunately had technical problems with put him out and handed the lead to Schuitmaker with Kyosho driver Daan Jacobs just behind in 2nd. Koen Geurds had come from the 10th spot on the grid making up some places and could close on the leading pair, who were busy battling over position. Unfortunately for Koen, in the last 5 minutes his tyres were worn out and this made it difficult to get into a battle with the front 2 drivers. Ruud and Daan had been at it the entire race and on the last lap Ruud made a small mistake at the end of the main straight, clipping the inside of the corner and spinning his car around (see sequence below), this was enough for Daan to get by and take the win with Ruud less than a second behind in 2nd and Koen in 3rd only under a second further back.

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