June 15, 2011
…only a minimum of option parts and Porsche GT3 body shells. For the second year in a row Speed Power sponsored LiFe hardcase battery packs with a capacity of 4200mAh that every team had to use. After 24 hours, 3559 laps and a total distance of around 750km the five time winners “Wild 13” claimed the top spot on the podium using 5 sets of tyres but not a single spare part, followed by the team from the Netherlands with 22 laps less. For more information and a TV report from the 2009 event please visit www.teammotodrom.de. Pictures: Sportfoto Wiessmann…
June 7, 2011
…size electric motors with internal cooling fans, the power and torque is enough to turn over 1/8th and 1/10 size engines. Internal battery area allows for the use of either twin 7.2v NiMh, twin 7.4v LiPo or a 12v Gel cell and comes supplied with pre-wired Tamiya and gel cell style connectors and convenient on/off switch is housed by the carry handle. Easy, adjustable chassis brackets allow for the box to be set-up to suit virtually any vehicle 1/10th and 1/8th, and its sturdy heavy duty aluminium construction means this box will last the test of time. Source: Fastrax [fastrax-rc.com]…
June 7, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIAn7Nq1F1w[/youtube] Videos of both A-mains from last weekend’s ROAR fuel offroad 8th scale Nationals, held at Thunder Alley, are now online. Showing the highlights from each race, the truggy main is embedded above, with the buggy main below. You can view the rest of our in-depth coverage, along with large photo gallery, photo booth and more videos on our event page here. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cghl87daemI[/youtube]…
May 28, 2011
…chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about this year’s races so far with a focus on their 1/8th scale World Championship debut with the new RX8 chassis. Considering that some of the drivers only got their cars a few days before leaving for the Worlds, it was no surprise to see some of them building or finishing the car at the track. We handed out some of the last-minute new option parts for set-up tuning to all the team member, and then got to work. Read the full column here. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
May 23, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDbEvgFfevg[/youtube] FinRC have just put their videos from the 4wd A-mains at the Electric offroad Worlds Warmup in Vaasa, Finland online, which we have embedded above and below. Enjoy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJDXwabvfM[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iievgWxlzqQ[/youtube] Source: FinRC [finrc.com]…
May 17, 2011
Second race, second win: Belgian Steven Cuypers has dominated round two of the Western German Championship 1/8 nitro on-road at Oberhausen like he did three weeks ago at the season opener at Dormagen. Again the Mugen team driver achieved pole position, fastest lap and victory. Second spot on the podium went to Tobias Hepp (Xray) ahead of René Puepke (Serpent). 40 entries were registered for this race weekend at the mecca of rc racing in Western Germany. Finally 16 racers competed in class 1 and 22 in class 2. Practice day was interrupted at lunch time by a rain shower…
May 16, 2011
…Simon Kurzbuch was involved in that crash and his car had problems after and he couldn’t compete for the win. Jürg Nydegger had some problems with the receiver batteries and couldn’t finish the A-Main. Mattia Pesenti lost in the beginning of the run a lot of positions but after 10min he was again on 3rd position while Marco Müller was on the top position about 5 turns ahead. His car went really fast and the Max engine very well. He had the fastest lap with 20.177. Unfortunately he had some difficulties so Mattia Pesenti could take the lead and finished…
May 15, 2011
…performance shirt that utilizes Dri-Balance technology to wick away moisture and keep you cool and calm on the drivers stand. Look like a pro on the driver stand but more importantly when you are on the podium. Show your pride for Team Losi Racing with the TLR Flex-Fit hat. This is a true Flex-Fit Technology hat embroidered with the TLR logo on the front with and the tlracing.com URL embroidered across the back of the hat. Finally, keep your head warm in style while still looking cool and representing Team Losi Racing with the TLR Skull Cap/Hat. Source: TLR [tlracing.com]…
