October 9, 2010
The 47th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column he goes into detail about this year’s European 200mm championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, as well as touching on the recent ROAR outdoor EP TC Nationals. In the last couple of months we were home for only a few days. Like every sport, as a team we had some great moments and achievements but also faced some tough times; all-in-all like in everyone’s life, we had our ups and downs this summer season. However, despite some bad luck and…
October 6, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHpZfVWeWzY&hd=1[/youtube] This week sees a large scale test underway at the host track for next month’s 1/8th scale buggy World Championships in Pattaya Thailand. A large group from the US team are present as well as racers from Asia and Europe, getting to grips with the new track layout. Team Associated team manager Brent Thielke sent us some track shots and also included a video showing some on track action. Source: Associated [rc10.com]…
October 4, 2010
…beta testing The beta test is the last test before opening VRC Pro up for the general public. We will recruit the beta testers from the active member base of VRC v3. The purpose of the beta test is to go through all the procedures, from signing up for your membership until multiplayer testing. Beta testers will have to provide feedback to us at the Virtual Racing Industries lab about their experiences with VRC Pro, report hardware and software issues and actively participate in the VRC World social network. At the end of the beta test they will be allowed…
October 3, 2010
Traxxas introduce the Rally VXL, the only R/C vehicle designed to give you the experience of hanging it out gymkhana style in the turns and powering down the straights with the perfect blend of speed, power, and traction. The specially tuned suspension and tire compounds let you ride the slip angle with thrilling precision, putting your skills to the test as you master the art, right in your own driveway. The Velineon brushless power system combines with 4-wheel drive to give the Traxxas Rally VXL road-ripping muscle that rivals the full-scale racers. Officially licensed BFGoodrich rally tires deliver authentic style…
September 30, 2010
These new black Nosram racing team t-shirts feature a high-class red and silver printing with big Nosram brand logos on the front and back. An additional small logo is printed on the right sleeve while across the shoulders there is the company URL below which you can also see the slogan IFMAR World Champions. The shirts are made of 100% high-quality cotton and are available in sizes M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL. Source: Nosram [nosram.com]…
September 30, 2010
With the most anticipated event of the year, the 1/8th off road Worlds in Thailand, less than two months away and with a major test getting underway next week, the organisers have been flat out preparing the track for the event. As we can see from these photos, and as we know from models of the new layout, it is completely different from the Pre Worlds. Sporting carpet in areas, we talked with organiser Charlie Siribodhi when we were in Houston and he told us that they are preparing the most challenging track imaginable with off camber turns, large jump…
September 28, 2010
…2nd and lost just one place, finishing on second place and taking his 4th Spanish National Title while Joaquín Villegas (Velox-Max) got his first Victory in a Spanish Round. Madrid final result: 1. Joaquín Villegas (Velox/Max) – 145 L – 45:10.015 2. Óscar Cabezas (Motonica/Novarossi/Merlin Fuel) – 142 L – 45:13.963 3. Victor González (Kyosho/OS) – 141 L – 45:02.119 4. Sergio Montesinos (Nova) – 139 L – 45:04.914 5. Juanmi Delgado (MRX-4/Nova) – 139 L – 45:08.003 6. Cristian Lopez (Kyosho/Max) 7. Carlos Peracho (Velox/IDM) 8. Nacho Lopez (966/NovaJBTRC) 9. Paco Lara (966/NovaJBTRC) 10.Alberto Alonso (Velox/OS) Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]…
September 22, 2010
Fastom, owner of the Motonica brand, have announced the the introduction of their new high level competition engine line named Vox. The new .21 class engine for 1/8 scale on road cars is called Vox Otto v.1 and the release date is set for October 20th. There will be 2 versions available, standard and tuned and all technical information will be available online on the company website starting from October 15th. Source: Vox [voxengines.com]…
