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…
February 25, 2009
Hudy have presented their all-new team T-shirts. Made from 100% cotton and featuring unique and stylish graphics, the design features a large Hudy logo with complementary artistic graphics on the front & rear, as well as www.hudy.net printed on the rear & sleeve. Available in white, sky blue, or black fabrics in standard sizes all the way up to XXXL. Source: Hudy [hudy.net]…
February 21, 2009
VRC has been spreading information about VRC PRO mainly through these columns which appear in leading r/c car magazines and websites. Middle of February VRC will launch its VRC PRO promotional site which will give you an insight in what is to be expected in VRC PRO, details to be announced on the official VRC website at www.virtualrc.com. We have stated before in these columns that VRC PRO will be a project continuously developing, new features will be made available on the fly with the integrated software updater keeping everybody’s VRC installations up to date. So don’t expect everything you…
