New from Racers Edge, this aluminium steering rack for the Team Durango DEX210 vehicle will increase durability in this area. A direct swap from the stock plastic unit, it has been machined out of solid 7075 aluminium in the US.
Source: Racers Edge [racers-edge.com]
Neo Buggy & DXR have officially announce the 2012 Neo Race, the Neo12. To be held from the 6th to 9th of April 2012, the 7th running of the race will once again be held at the Harper Adams indoor facility in the UK. The timetable will be similar to Neo11, a 4 day racing format is planned with practice on Friday 6th, five rounds of qualifying on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th, with finals on the Monday 9th. Qualifying will use 7 minute heats and the best three rounds from five will count. After the success of the special races at Neo11 they will return, juniors final, over 35 final, the Dash4Cash for the top qualifiers as well as three new additions, the WAG & Family race (open to wives, girlfriends & family), the Bash4Cash for the bottom qualifiers and the ‘Last Chance Saloon’ just after the semis, providing some entertaining on-track action each day. The organisers hope to once again welcome some of the finest 1/8 Buggy drivers to attend this prestigious annual event. Entry opens on the 28th of November on RC411.
Team Titan have released their Blitz F6B buggy shell for the Mugen MBX6. This cab forward shell gives the car lots of steering while the downforce generated provides less air time. Sold clear, it is supplied with window masks and sticker sheet.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
Yannick Aigoin has informed us that promising young brothers Rayan and Zacharie Medjoubi have decided to join Pro Circuit through a deal with French distributor Aigoin Racing. After some private testing, the pair who compete in the French Nationals, have been very happy with the tires and have decided to join the team for 2012.
Source: Aigoin Racing [aigoinracing.com]
Formula One racing has officially started in China with the Super Grand Prix Formula One SGP1 racing league. The league is inspired by UF1 in the US and F1RCGP in Japan, the goal is to promote F1 r/c racing in China. 70 drivers from 25 teams have signed up for the first 6-race winter league and the opening race this past weekend at Shanghai’s RCI indoor racing club saw 48 drivers in attendance. SGP1 has adopted similar rules as UF1 and will be launching a dedicated website like UF1 and F1RCGP.
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Destined to be a classic, this tee is the latest, limited-edition release from the P1 Brand Trackwares line: Shut Up and Race. Tired of hearing all of those pathetic excuses from bench racers, internet trash talkers, and the like that never seem to show up at the local track? This shirt says what everyone is already thinking: Shut Up and Race. The graphic lives as both a 4″ imprint on the left front chest, and as a larger, 9″ imprint, centered on the back. Screen printed with discharge inks, which allow the fabric to retain it’s breathability within the imprinted areas.
Produced by Maugrafix in Italy are these new wing skins available for the Team C H810 rear wing. Available in two designs, Monster Energy and Red Bull, they are high quality, come pre cut and are fuel and oil resistant.
View the Red Bull version here
This last weekend saw the first running of Schumacher’s new Winter BTCC at Ardent Raceway. The entry was quite low with about 50 drivers however the competition was seriously hot. The UK’s top drivers Andy Moore, Elliott Harper and Schumacher’s Chris Grainger all battled it out hard in the 10.5 class with Elliott and Andy putting on a great show and these two being a few seconds clear of the chasing pack on the Sorex 28JB control tyres. Andy took the TQ from Elliott with Stefan Chodzynski in third and Chris 4th. A huge battle in both finals entertained the crowd with the top 2 places changing at various points in the races. Eventually after a great battle Andy came out on top from Elliott with Stefan 3rd and Chris Grainger 4th. In the slightly slower 13.5T class track owner John Dawson was the man to beat (he gets some practice) ;) however Hinckley legend Dean Gibbs was close around with Schumacher Matt Lax showing strongly too with his Mi4CX. John finished up the clear winner from Dean and Matt.
