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September 16, 2011

Losi 1/14th scale Mini 8ight buggy

Based upon the ROAR-Championship-winning 8ight buggy, this brushless-powered prodigy is the ultimate mini buggy. Its 1/14-scale size allows it to handle tougher terrain while mastering the outrageous power and speed from the brushless system. Better still, the Mini 8ight comes with everything you need to get started, including transmitter, rechargeable NiMH battery pack and charger. The Mini 8ight comes ready to run with a Losi radio system that has Spektrum 2.4GHz technology. You won’t ever need to worry about frequency conflicts or interference. Plus, it features a shorter antenna, requires fewer batteries and allows you to run more than six vehicles at a time.

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September 15, 2011

Glyn Beal defends BRCA Sports GT title

Glyn Beal has successfully defended his BRCA Sports GT title after victory at the Colchester circuit last weekend. Round 7 of the British Nationals were at the Colchester circuit with the weather for the weekend mainly dry and sunny. In qualifying Glyn took a comfortable FTD with his 220mm Serpent 733 and in the final Glyn got an excellent start off the line and soon opened up a decent lead. At the end of the 30 minute race Glyn took the win several laps ahead of second place. With this result Glyn has now retained the title for the seventh year in a row.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 14, 2011

HB TCX solid axle long cup

Hot Bodies have released this set of longer durable steel outdrive cups to fit the front diff or spool on the HB TCX. These new parts allow racers to use the 44mm driveshaft instead of the 46mm driveshaft.

Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]

September 14, 2011

Clean sweep for Bruno Coelho in Portugal

Last weekend saw the last round of the Portuguese gas on road nationals at the Vila Real track where the European championships will be held next year. The race was all about Bruno Coelho, having found a good setup in Saturday’s practice session, he went on to TQ both the 1/8th and 1/10th scale class. In the 1/8th final he would go on to win with his Novarossi powered Mugen by 8 laps over José Felix in 2nd with José Pequito in 3rd. In the 1/10th class it was an equally dominant win for Bruno, taking his Mugen to the win by 4 laps over 2nd placed Fabio Romas with Antonio Silva in 3rd. The wins in both classes was enough to give Bruno the 2011 National titles in both 1/8th and 1/10th.

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September 14, 2011

Shepherd V8 low friction kevlar pulleys

Shepherd are happy to introduce their new low friction kevlar pulleys for the Velox V8. After extensive testing a material was found that fullfills their high expectations regarding quality and durability. Oliver Mack drove more than 150 kilometers with one set of kevlar pulleys at the Euros A in Luxembourg when he ended up in 5th position after bumping up three times and the pulleys still looked great. These low friction pulleys provide a better and smoother rotation of the drivetrain to improve the acceleration of the V8 and are available for all pulleys, except for the rear solid axle, as a complete set or separately.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 14, 2011

Bruno Heremans wins Rd6 of Benelux Championship

The penultimate round of the BeNeLux Championships was run last weekend at Liege, Belgium. X Factory’s Bruno ‘Elvo’ Heremans and Stefan Mesker dominated the event with their X-6 Squareds. Mesker TQ’d the Liege event with Heremans took second on the grid and the pair dominated the three A mains with Elvo taking the first two and Stefan the third to finish 1st and 2nd respectively with Wesley Van Helmond in 3rd. After six of seven rounds, with five to count, Stefan Mesker leads the Championship one point ahead of Heremans. Elvo was forced to miss the first race due to a skiing injury, so the pressure is on him to do well in the final race. Nobody else is within 5 points of Mesker, so Stefan can only lose the Championship if Elvo TQs and wins and Stefan finishes 4th or below.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

September 13, 2011

2011 JConcepts Southern Nationals – Announcement

The organisers of this year’s JConcepts Southern Nationals & R/C Expo in West Monroe, LA that takes place on October 21-23 got in touch to tell use about their event. Last year they had 260 entries and this year they will have over 325 paid entries, more have entered but entry is capped. The event will take place in a 5000 seat arena with a 300’x190′ dirt floor that they will build a 100’x200′ track in the center with a 15′ tall drivers stand. Adam Drake said last year that stand was the 2nd largest that he’s ever seen after the one at the World’s in Las Vegas. The facilty is air conditioned along with an exhaust system so that the race environment is second to none. Ryan Lutz, Barry Pettit, Jason Rouna & Jason Branham are some of the marquee names that are confirmed to race at this years event and they are waiting on more confirmations for more nationally recognized drivers. You can view more information and place your entry for the event here.

September 13, 2011

Jared Tebo double at ROAR 1/8 EP Offroad Nats

The 2011 ROAR 1/8 Electric Off-Road Nationals were held September 9-11 at The Hobby Plex in Omaha, Nebraska. Team Orion would show up to this years Nationals with their Super Star 1/8 Team. Ryan Cavalieri just coming off his double World Championship Wins in Finland just 1 month ago. Jared Tebo just taking 2 National Championships at the 1/10 ROAR Nationals a few weeks ago. Mike Truhe, defending ROAR 1/8E National Champion. And Cody King, current 1/8 Nitro World Champion.

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