Horizon Hobby have announced the release of their latest 1/10th electric stadium truck, the XXX-T CR, claimed to be one of the most technologically advanced race trucks ever developed. The list of new features includes quick change aluminum rear hubs, variable length arms, extra long chassis, titanium nitride hinge pins and the whole car is made from the company’s exclusive EA3 class composites.
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Serpent are reporting on their site from the 4th round of the Greek 1/8th scale Nationals held at the Fanatix Racing Track, the final round before the summer break. After qualifying it was Sotiropoulos, winner of the opening three rounds, that was in pole position followed by Vagelis Papachristos in 2nd and Mimis Papadopoulos in 3rd. With the final underway the Serpent drivers held the top 4 positions but unfortunately Sotiropoulos was to retire early, suffering radio interference after his first stop which forced him out. This allowed Papachristos to take the lead but he suffered a flame out allowing Papadopoulos to take the lead from Papachristos, now in 2nd, and John Fokianos 3rd. Unfortunately during the race, Papachristos lost the INS box cover from his airfilter filter and because of this his result was cancelled promoting Fokianos to 2nd behind the winner Papadopoulos, while 3rd spot went to Farmakis.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Russian company MRC Models has contacted us to tell our readers about their new 1/10th scale rear buggy wing that they have developed. Made from 0.75mm thick lexan, the wing fits a large number of different buggies on the market and comes unpainted with a clear protective film on the top side.
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Venom have released a number of new products today, including this battery assembly jig that features an innovative spring-loaded adjustable battery bar holder with an integrated foam pad to assist in keeping the cells securely in place for easy and accurate soldering every time. Also new are some great looking power plugs which are a unique male/female bullet plug, with silver plated connectors and easy solder tabs, that is easy to use and eliminates the possibility of a reverse polarity connection. Venom have also released some new battery bars which are made from oxygen free copper and then silver plated to ensure the best conductivity with minimal power loss. The “V” tab design provides more surface area contact for a stronger, more efficient battery connection. And finally are some silver plated bullet tabs that are designed with a unique bullet tab plug, to make quick solder-less battery changes and soldering to a battery cell easier and stronger.
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A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:
> RC Zone review the BOL Power Station & Accessories – Link [rczone.net]
> Fullforce RC raw sheets of carbon fibre – Link [fullforcerc.com]
> CML sponsored Dodge Viper leads British GT Champs – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Xray driver Yannick Aigoin heads practice in Auxerre – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> Team Losi Racing Wins 2007 South African Nationals – Link [buggy-sport.info]
> RC Zone review the Team Wave Lightning 2 – Link [rczone.net]
The design process never ends at Upgrade RC it seems, with the US company releasing yet another graphic kit, called XR. Shown above in green and on the Jammin range of cars, the design will be available in a number of other colours and will be made available for different brands of 1/8th, 1/10th and 1/12th scale off road cars.
Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]
We have recieved word that top Finnish buggy driver, and 3-time Nordic Champion, Joseph Quagraine has agreed to race the 4th Durango at this months European EP Buggy Championships in his home country of Finland. Joseph, who is currently racing in France at the 1/8th scale European gas buggy Championships, joins previously announced drivers Gerd Pfeiffer, Ebi Beck and Joern Neumann in competing with the German made car.
Team Losi have announced the release of 2 new options for the companies 190mm EP touring car, the JRX-S Type R. First off we have the new front one way assembly which includes a precision machined and lightened aluminum housing with one-way bearings in either side and comes supplied with outdrives, shafts, one-way pulley and the dogbones. This type of one-way system is a popular tuning item for racers who like an aggressive set up and/or run in extremely high grip conditions. Also new for the JRX-S Type R is a steel LiPo battery tray, that allows existing JRX-S Type R owners to easily fit standard LiPo battery packs. The tray adds an additional 120 grams, to the lowest point in the car, to offset the reduced LiPo battery weight and has been finished off with an attractive gloss black, and engraved with the Type-R logo.
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