July 3, 2015
…last year. Calendar dates October 31st – November 1st – West Kent (Tonbridge) November 21st/22nd – Crewe December 12th/13th – Tamworth February 20th/21st – Newbury March 19th/20th – Leeds (MB Models) Classes The same race classes from 2014/15 have been retained following positive feedback from competitors, who seem happy with the format following another successful and well attended series of events last winter. Classes – Saturdays – 1/12th Scale 10.5 Stock Class (for cars running 1S LiPo batteries, 10.5 turn brushless motors and approved ‘blinky’ speed controllers) – 1/12th Scale 13.5 Stock Class (for cars running 1S LiPo batteries, 13.5…
June 29, 2015
The second round of the Swedish 1/8th Off-road Cup was hosted by the MHF Skarpnäck club and it had HB’s David Ronnefalk coming out successful in the 45 minute main of the Nitro Buggy class. Mugen’s Christoffer Svensson finished the final in 2nd while Robert Gustafsson (Agame) completed the podium result. Final result: 1. David Ronnefalk – HB – 69L 45:25.552 2. Christoffer Svensson – Mugen – 67L 45:21.624 3. Robert Gustafsson – Agama – 67L 45:32.332 4. Marcus Sandberg – Mugen – 65L 45:00.327 5. Andreas Edvinsson – Mugen – 65L 45:03.078 6. Micke Pålsson – Kyosho– 65L 45:05.000…
June 26, 2015
Round two of the 6-event Nitro-West-Masters 2015 was recently held in Haltern. It was the third race meeting on the 234 meter track since its comeback in 2012 following a break of a couple of years. The track, located on the site of a driving training centre, is well-known for the nice atmosphere in the paddock with lots of tents and for its small but high rostrum. A total of 51 drivers attended the race that held some extremely close decisions in three of four classes. In the 1/8th Open class Serpent racer Ralf Vahrenkamp took the TQ ahead of…
May 8, 2015
…South American Off-road Championships. The event attracted drivers from many different countries including US boy Kris Moore of Mugen USA. The TQ honours in the Nitro Buggy class went to Agustin Cutini while in the Truggy class the TQ was set by Adrian Castro. In the Buggy final Agustin Cutini (Mugen) was able to conserve his qualifying performance to come out successful in front of Sebastian Recio (Mugen) and Adrian Castro (Mugen) while in the Truggy class Adrian Castro (Mugen) grabbed the title. Agustin Cutini (Mugen) came in 2nd, Marco Amaral (TLR) rounded out the podium. Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it] http://www.novarossi.it/2012/index.php/en/news/2990-2015-south-american-off-road-championship.html…
May 7, 2015
Made for the X1 formula car are new aluminium eccentric bushings from Xray. Available are 1 dot 1.5°-2.0° and 2 dot 1.0°-2.5° camber as well as 1 dot 6°-9° and 2 dot 3°-12° caster bushings that replace the standard composite ones. Coming in pairs the parts are made from orange anodised 7075 aluminium for improved durability and they are marked for easy identification. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/news/newsdesc.php?news_id=4290&kategoria=4290&catName=New%20X1%20Alu%20Eccentric%20Bushings…
April 1, 2015
Novarossi introduce the Rex Legend.28-8 8-port truggy and monster truck nitro engine. The short stroke engine is based on the previously announced Legend.28 and it offers a newly designed liner for improved performance and RPM. The engine features a 14mm turbo crankshaft, 9mm composite carburettor and steel ball bearings with a ceramic bearing version also being available. The 4.66cc engine is coming in a standard, recoil pull starter and rotostart version to make it usable for a range of applications including RTR monster trucks. Source: Novarossi [novarossi.eu] http://www.novarossi.eu/2012/index.php/en/products/rex-car_engines.html…
November 26, 2014
…unmatched customer support. “LiveTime was developed in conjunction with race directors who organize everything from typical weekend club races to the largest and most prestigious events in the world,” said LiveTime’s chief programmer Cory Kroll. “There’s so much more potential with this program than any other,” said Cory, “and it’s all packaged neatly into a system that’s stable, intuitive, and easy to use.” Almost anything in LiveTime can be drag-and-dropped, including detailed driver profiles that make setting up weekly races faster than ever. Race directors and drivers alike will fall in love with LiveTime’s advanced practice mode. Announcers will have…
October 3, 2014
…capacity 1700mAh battery for 3.5 hour battery life per charge. A new charger fills the battery up to two times faster. Also new are redesigned power level and record LED indicators and new wider operation buttons. The camera is configurable from both the Replay XD iOS or Android app thanks to WiFi and the advanced settings file written to the SD card. This allows to enable more pro features to fine-tune the image and extra features. The camera comes with a fully loaded package of different mounts, SD card, USB wire and transportation bag. Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com] http://www.teamassociated.com/news/latest_products/1459-NEW_Replay_XD_Prime_X_Camera_System…
