T-Works Racing have introduced a new series of aluminium carburetor venturis. These reducers are made from aluminium and they are available in tree different ranges for O.S, Novarossi, RB, Alpah & GO for Sirio & Team Orion and for Picco & IDM engines in 0.5mm increments from 5.5 to 9.0mm. The interchangeable venturis offer a great way to fine tune your engine’s fuel economy and torque.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Following Saturday’s truggy event at the Cyprus International, the buggies had their turn on track on Sunday with around 50 drivers taking part at the MaxxTraxx track in the Larnaca region of the island. The heat was exhausting and the sun never let up. After 4 qualifying rounds it was Costas Agrafiotis that had pole position drving a Mugen, while truggy winner Zurfluh from Switzerland with a Losi made a big effort in the last round to grab second place with Azulay from Israel in third, just 2 seconds away, also with a Mugen. The start of the A-main saw the Swiss driver managed to get past to second place and after the first 3 pit stops passed first place as Agrafiotis didn’t have long run times and was refuelling earlier. Agrafiotis managed to regain the lead later and pulled a gap of about 6 seconds. Some 10 minutes before the end Zurfluh first hit some traffic and then his motor came loose. He managed to repair it but lost any chance of victory or even a podium placing. Agrafiotis took the win ahead of Azulay in 2nd and Iaponas in 3rd.
Source: Radio Control [radiocontrol.gr]
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Joseph Quagraine from JQ Products runs us through the history of the company to this point and what led to the production of THE Car. It gives a great insight into the thoughts and work behind making a car from the original idea, trying to find a partner to prototyping the different parts and making the bodyshell.
Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]
This year’s Japanese 1/10th 200mm National Championships were run this weekend under sunny Autumn skies at the Hokusei Circuit in the Mie Prefecture. The race was run for both the Open and Sports classes and it attracted more than 90 drivers to the event. In the open class it was the star of the Worlds in Houston, Serpent driver Takumi Matsuda that took the pole position ahead of Serpent team mate Yuya Sahashi, with former World Champion and defending 2 x time National Champion Keisuke Fukuda in 3rd and World Championship runner up Takehiro Terauchi in 4th. In the 40 minute final it was Fukuda who would emerge the winner by 12 seconds ahead of Matsuda in 2nd, with Yuya Sahashi taking 3rd spot a lap further back. In the sports class it was Adati Hirokazu that took the win from 2nd on the grid in a close battle with pole man Huzii Takuya, the pair finishing less than 4 seconds apart after 40 minutes. Sakai Makoto completed the podium in 3rd.
View the sports class finalists here
Great event, sunny weather, international competition and big success for the MaxTraxx International event, which runs this weekend in Cyprus. DJ music, friendly but hard competition, cool driving and lots of action on Saturday in the truggy event. Swiss driver Zurfluh took home the big cup while a 13 year old from Israel, Asayag, took second spot. Third place was a local fight with class TQ Taliadoros faster but with made some mistakes, Lemesianos was also fast but had bad luck and so with steady driving the experienced Kofteros finally took the last podium spot.
Source: Radio Control [radiocontrol.gr]
Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.
– 2010 XRAY South Australia State Titles
– XB808 Vice-Champion in SRS series, UK
– XB808 2nd at Portuguese Nationals R4
– NT1 Wins 2010 Great Lake Challenge
Click here to view the round-up
Keeping with the Crawler theme, Pro-Line have shown off a sneak peek of their new Super Swamper 2.2″. Like the current Super Swamper tires that you can get from Pro-Line, these scale crawler tires are also officially licensed from Interco Tire Corporation, but compared to those 1.9″ tires these are super sized.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Coming soon from Novak is the M2 Dig 3S Dual Brush ESC. The first of its kind, this new, dual-motor compatible speed control is small, light and easy to install and operate. Combined with two brushed motors, the M2 Dig independently controls the motors to perform dig maneuvers. There are three fully programmable throttle profiles: Dig mode, Proportional Dig Mode and Single Motor Brushed Mode. The M2 Dig 3S sports independent biasing of the front and rear motors to allow for precise maneuverability through tricky terrain, and exceptional control on steep inclines and downhill descents. Because of these features the M2 Dig 3S is perfect for the new Axial XR10.
Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]
