June 17, 2009
…the production for good, mainly because all machinery and tools were destroyed in the fire along with all our stock of spare parts. These are all details of our new company: MRP S.r.l. (Where MRP stands for Model Racing Production) Via Henry Dunant, 49 46040 Guidizzolo Mantova Italy VAT number (New!): IT02263020204 Tel.(New!): 00 39 0376 847417 Fax (New!): 00 39 0376 847306 E-mail (New!): info@grpgandini.it E-commerce (New!): www.grpgandini.it Therefore, from now on all orders will be invoiced as MRP Srl and you should use only and exclusively the new bank’s details for all your future payments, that you will…
June 2, 2009
…call all of the racing action. Classes for 2009 Shootout include 1/8 Nitro Buggy, 1/8 Nitro Truggy, and new for 2009, the addition of an 1/8 Electric Buggy class. The Schedule will see Friday as an open practice day with the first of 3 rounds of qualifying starting at 10am on Saturday morning. Sunday will be reserved for mains only in an effort to get everyone on the road and home at a decent time. Entries will be limited to 200 and are expected to fill up fast. For information log onto www.jtecracing.com or give them a call at 217-442-7223….
May 5, 2009
…together with the Masters being scoring series points separate from the open guys. In the 1/8th final, pole sitter Josh Cyrul (Shepherd) led with Paul Ciccarello following closely behind. When the chequered flag fell, Josh won by 4 seconds over Paul with Brian Berry completed the top three. Eli Ezrow (Shepherd) grabbed 5th overall in 1/8th open but was the highest Masters racer and took the Masters win at the first event of the season. The next race for the Midwest Series is set for May 30-31 in Racine, Wisconsin. For the latest news about the Midwest Series, visit www.midwestseries.com….
April 15, 2009
…best overall X Factory buggy so far and the only further improvement we could think of would be a proper set of brass weights to fine-tune the weight (distribution). Specifications Scale: 1/10 Chassis: Composite plastic Drivetrain: 2WD rear Differentials: ball differential Suspension: independent double wishbone Shocks: alloy/oil filled/coil over spring Dimensions Length: 420mm Width: 250mm Wheelbase: 272mm Track – front: 221mm Track – rear: 208mm Weight: 1430gr Equipment Car: X Factory X-6 Squared [2wdrc.com] Motor: Team Orion Vortex Race 2008 6.5T [teamorion.com] Speedo: Team Orion Vortex Race Spec [teamorion.com] Battery: Vampire Racing 4000mAh 35C [vampire-racing.com] Option parts Nortech Racing ‘Whities’…
March 22, 2009
…spring Dimensions Length: 367 mm Width: 187 mm Wheelbase: 256–261 mm Track – front: 162 mm Track – rear: 162 mm Weight: 1280 gr *Stock set-up with wheels as tested Equipment Car: Xray T2R Pro [teamxray.com] Motor: Speed Passion Ultra Sportsman 9.5T [speedpassion-europe.de] Speedo: Speed Passion GT LPF v1.1 [speedpassion-europe.de] Batter:y Team Orion Race Spec 3800 30C [teamorion.com] Charger: Robitronic Overloader 2 [robitronic.com] Servo: KO Propo PDS-2367 ICS [ansmann-racing.com] Receiver: Futaba R603FS [futaba-rc.com] Body: Protoform LTC-R [prolineracing.com] Performance Tips > It is recommended to screw a 3×4 mm grub screw into the unused mounting hole of the rear hub carrier…
March 19, 2009
…Saskatchewan took home second, and Dale Ruptash followed up in third. CarCar would like to thank it’s premier sponsor shop, PM Hobbycraft (www.pmhobbycraft.ca), as well as additional prizes sponsored by Eastridge Hobbies (www.eastridgehobbies.ca), and strong series support from CanWest RC (www.canwestrc.net), as well as Mike Evans, Race Director, for running a great weekend; finishing early! on Saturday, and right on time Sunday. The weekend was great due to the efforts of many, many people, and we thank each and every one of them for making this hobby great! The final series standings can be found here. Report by Josh Carter….
March 15, 2009
…Spec speedo came into play. This time we soldered a relatively mild Team Orion 6.5T motor to it. Steering duties are taken care of by a JR/Graupner DS3781 servo together with a Futaba R604FS receiver. Power came from Orcan VTEC 4600 cells, traction and site bite was provided by Jaco purple/lilac tryes up front and pinks at the rear. Body-wise we opted for Hot Bodies delicious C-12 Mark III that promises high downforce while remaining a low-drag body. The body was painted by Kai of HYPERLINK “http://www.ok-gfx.com” www.ok-gfx.com. Track test For the track test of the HB Cyclone 12x we…
March 3, 2009
…Speedo: Team Orion Vortex Race Spec [teamorion.com] Battery: Team Orion Race Spec 3800 30C [teamorion.com] Charger: Robitronic Overloader 2 [robitronic.com] Servo: KO Propo PDS-2367 ICS [ansmann-racing.com] Receiver: Sanwa RX411DS [lrp.cc] Performance Tips > It is recommended to screw a 3×4 mm grub screw into the unused mounting hole of the rear hub carrier as the holes can be stripped during a crash especially when shims are used under the ball stud of the upper links. > The rubber diaphragms (volume compensator) of the shocks have a small amount of flash on the outer edge that should be removed with the…
