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April 20, 2011

MR33 Gear diff oil & multi-gauge

MR33, brand of 3-time World Champion Marc Rheinard, have introduced some new items to the growing line of products. Firstly is the line of gear diff oil which comes in 4 different types, A, B, C & D. This temperature resistant and long lasting oil comes in 50ml bottles. Also new is a multi-gauge for measuring ride-height and downstop settings. Made from black anodised aluminium, the measurements are printed onto the surface with the ride height ranging from 2.5mm to 6.0mm in 0.25mm increments, while the droop can be measured from 4.0mm to 7.0mm. All items are available from the completely renewed ToniSport e-shop, which you can find here.

View the gauge here

April 20, 2011

Timo Engelstätter wins German Nationals qualifier

Last weekend the outdoor season kicked off at MCC-Silixen in northern Germany with the first round of qualifiers for the German Nationals in 2011. Timo Engelstätter was in great shape and TQ’d the event with his Team Orion powered MP9 TKI2 buggy. In the final, he continued his top form by taking the overall win with almost one full lap ahead of 2nd placed Abdullah Kilic, with Andreas Bartels taking 3rd spot.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]

April 20, 2011

Much More fireproof safety bag

Similar to that from Moorespeed, Much More have released their fireproof safety bag for safe charging of LiPo cells. Made from fireproof material, its double wrap construction will also prevent any damage from an explosion. The bag also doubles up as battery storage for transporting and it has been designed to use with the Much More battery warming tray II, which fits neatly into the bottom of the bag.

View more images of the bag here

April 20, 2011

F.V.S.S. ‘Inchiostro Forte’ tire additive

New from F.V.S.S. is their ‘Inchiostro Forte’ tire additive. Made using a special racing formula, its long lasting effect works on foam tires. This all round traction additive works great on carpet or asphalt tracks and comes supplied in a safe and convenient 120 ml bottle.

Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssshop.it]

April 20, 2011

Mike Dumas joins Speedzone USA

Speedzone have announced that multiple US Nationals Champion Mike Dumas, will use Speedzone LiPo Packs to power his touring and 1/12 cars. Speedzone is very excited to have a driver with the caliber of Mike Dumas join the team. Having come back from a two year hiatus from r/c racing to start his own restaurant, Mike won an extremely exciting and close 1/12 13.5 A-Main at the Snowbirds earlier in the season and had this to say “The batteries perform as good as any other batteries I have ever run.”

Source: Speedzone [www.speedzoneusa.com]

April 19, 2011

Renato Tradardi Jr takes 3rd consecutive Venezuelan title

The Venezuelan National Championships for 1:8 nitro buggy took place the weekend of earlier this month at the La Lagunita Circuit in Caracas, Venezuela. Reedy/AE factory driver Renato Tradardi Jr. won the title in both 2009 and 2010, but wanted to keep the streak alive. A one-hour final is all that stood between Renato Jr. and another national title. Thanks to some great driving, Renato brought his Reedy 121 VR-ST powered Team Associated RC8B, passed the finish line first to pulled off the hat trick.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

April 19, 2011

Xray T3 LiPo battery backstops

Xray have released this set of alu LiPo battery backstops to prevent LiPo battery movement on the T3’11 chassis. Their ultra-strong construction provides long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium to add weight to the car and improve balance.

View the backstops mounted here

April 19, 2011

Pain & Laughton take WA State Titles

The 2011 WA State Titles and round 3 of the AARCMCC Australian Championship Series took place last weekend. Craig Laughton took the TQ in both the buggy and truggy classes, but failed to bump into the buggy main following a throttle servo failure. Two days of practice and qualifying under a typical Perth sun and by Sunday the track was perfect for finals racing with an amazing blue-groove. A light shower early in the morning put just enough moisture into the ground and with cloud overhead all day to keep the temperature down you couldn’t ask for better conditions. Both finals were intensely close and it is amazing that after 45 minutes of racing, there was only 6 seconds between 1st and 2nd in the truggy final and only 11 seconds between the 1st three in the buggy final. In the buggy class it has Hobao superstar Josh Pain that took the title from Mugen racers Matt Griffin in 2nd and Josh Taylor in 3rd. In the truggy final Losi racer Craig Laughton that took the win from Josh Pain, with Matt Griffin in 3rd.

View the truggy podium here