July 2, 2012

Daniel Law wins Malaysia National League Rd3

The 3rd round of the Malaysia National League (MNL) was held recently at the RCC Glenmarie Track in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The track operators at RCC did a great job by providing a very challenging and technical new layout on race day and there were over one hundred racers from all over Malaysia, Singapore and Australia in attendance. Winner of round 2, Team Losi Racing driver Daniel Law and his Team Losi Racing 8ight 2.0 buggy did it again by dominating and winning the one hour grand final with a gap of 2 laps.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

July 2, 2012

Lloyd Storey wins Rd3 in Spain

The weekend before last top UK Schumacher Team driver Lloyd Storey traveled over to Bilbao in Spain to compete in round 3 of the 2wd Spanish nationals. The track was the same layout as used at the 2009 Euros, but this time running in the opposite direction and was high grip and bumpy with some difficult jump sections to test the drivers. The format was 8 rounds of controlled practice on Saturday and 5 rounds of qualifying, followed by 3 legged A finals on Sunday. The weather forecast leading up to the event was warm and dry, and didn’t disappoint.

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July 2, 2012

Swedish National double for David Ronnefalk

Last weekend saw the Swedish Nationals for 1/10th 2wd and 4wd held at the MHF Skarpnäcks 1/8 track in Stockholm. As the race was on similar surface as it will be at the Euros next week, it was also a good opportunity to make some practice with the same regulated tires that will be used then. The weather forecast for Saturday (2wd day) was not so good, and it rained during practice and the first qualification round. Following the first round Oskar Levin managed to take the first place ahead of David Ronnefalk and Mikael Hedin but after that it changed to a ‘David Show’ as Ronnefalk took qualification rounds 2 to 4 and secured TQ and start on pole.

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July 2, 2012

Huge R/C 6500mAh LiPo pack

Huge R/C Products, from Surikarn Chaidajsuriya, have released their latest LiPo pack. This 6500mAh 70C Race series 7.4v battery pack features a standard hard case for crash protection and comes supplied with 4mm bullet connectors. ROAR approved, it is aimed at the competition market and suitable suited for stock, and also modified, class due to its increased power output.

Source: Huge [huge_rcproducts@live.com]

July 2, 2012

Nosram RR.21 X-treme buggy engine

Nosram have released their new RR.21 X-treme buggy competition engine. Featuring plenty of power coupled with low fuel consumption one of the top features of this engine is the diamond-like carbon coated crankshaft for minimum wear and lowest resistance. Furthermore, the crankshaft features a silicone insert and is precision-balanced using a pressed-in tungsten insert. Nosram are also announcing their twister 1/8th buggy exhaust system which is perfectly adapted for the new RR.21 X-treme buggy. The new system will give higher top speed and will help to improve fuel efficiency.

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July 2, 2012

T.O.P. Photon EX shims & outdrives

T.O.P. Racing have produced two new optional parts for the Photon EX. First up are these shims which allow you to conveniently adjust the roll center without having to remove the suspension blocks. They come as a set of shims with 0.5mm and 1.0mm thickness. Also new are a pair of steel gear differential outdrives. When aluminium can’t withstand the torque of modified motors, or stock motors with speedo timing, hardened steel gear diff outdrives are what you need.

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July 1, 2012

Robert Batlle takes Rd2 victory in Spain

The 2nd round of the Spanish 1/8th scale offroad national championship was held this weekend in Ripoll. Qualification saw current European Champion Robert Batlle with his Novarossi powered Mugen take the top spot in front of Andres Marcelino in 2nd and Alberto Navarro to give the Mugen team a lock out of the top 3 spots. Following the semi finals which were run in wet muddy conditions it was Batlle that came out on top in semi A while in semi B it was LRP driver Borja Hernandez with the win. In the final Robert was unchallenged and won by a lap and a half in front of SWorkz driver Daniel Bernabe in 2nd with Bryan Baldo taking the final podium spot in 3rd.

Source: Mugen [mugen.eu]

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