Horizon Hobby in the UK was in touch to let us know about the 2008 Panther Cup will take place on the 19-20th of April at the Frankley club. Backed by Panther Tyres, Novarossi and Losi, the race sees 5 rounds of qualifying followed by Xmas tree finals. Entry costs 30 pounds and this will include a set of control tyres, the Panther Komodo Dragon 2 Medium soft tyres and inserts. Download the entry form here (PDF)….
Team Losi have released another piece of merchandising, following on from their hooded sweater which was introduced a few weeks ago. This white cotton t-shirt sports the latest Losi logo large on the front while on the rear the same large logo is accompanied by the www.losi.com URL in black. Available now in the usual range of sizes. Source: Losi [losi.com]…
oOple have one of their great reviews online for the new Tamiya Durga DB01, the latest budget-priced four-wheel-drive buggy from Tamiya. The latest ‘DB01’ chassis uses suspension geometry and drive train parts borrowed from its European Championship winning big-brother, the 501X so its starting out with the best genes possible. Read the full review here. Source: oOple [oople.com]…
…being present at the 2004 & 2006 events, top RC video producer Ray Wood will be travelling from Sydney to Florida to capture the World famous Florida Winternats race in Febuary 2008. This has only been made possible thanks to Richard Siriano of Brooklyn Hobbies, the DVD’s main sponsor. This track is a real car killer and everyone who races there knows there is no absolutely no room for error with spectacular racing from many top International drivers. Expect the DVD to be released around mid March 2008 in supporting hobby shops or online at www.raywoodrcvideos.com Source: Ray Woods [raywoodrcvideos.com]…
…to 30th 2008 in Eppelheim (Heidelberg/Germany). The LRP-TCM is regarded as the most competitive Touring Car race worldwide apart from the IFMAR World-Championships nowadays. 270 drivers including international topstars from Europe, the USA and Japan will make this the unofficial Indoor World’s in 2008. Past events saw World Champions David Spashett, Surikarn Chaidajsuriya, Atsushi Hara, Mark Pavidis, Matt Francis, Brian Kinwald, Jukka Steenari, Marc Rheinard, Andy Moore and Masami Hirosaka fighting for the glory. Europe’s top guns will compete against contenders from all around the world, don’t miss this exciting battle. Download the information pack here (PDF). Source: LRP [lrp.cc]…
More new products from Losi, this time its the release of this black hooded Sweater which will keep you warm while staying cool this winter. Made from a heavy-duty 50/50 cotton and polyester blend, to reduce shrinking, the front features a Losi logo and an oversized pocket to keep your hands warm or for storage while the back also sports a Losi logo and the losi.com URL. Available in the usual range of sizes. Source: Losi [losi.com]…
…– 48L 8:00.240 6. Jeff Dayger – 48L 8:00.269 7. Tom Firsching – 48L 8:04.375 8. Mark Smyka – 48L 8:07.812 9. Terry Rott – 47L 8:01.468 10. Pete Dagnolo – 46L 8:06.695 1/12 Mod A Main 1. Chris Tosolini – 52L 8:09.539 2. Paul LeMieux – 51L 8:01.081 3. Josh Cyrul – 51L 8:01.165 4. Walter Henderson – 50L 8:00.706 5. Aaron Buran – 50L 8:02.275 6. Chris Mockerman – 49L 8:02.553 7. Jilles Groskamp – 45L 8:00.233 8. Mike Blackstock – 39L 6:19.342 9. Jeff Dayger – 36L 8:08.682 10. Mike Dumas – 17L 2:42.174 Source: RCCA [rccaraction.com]…
…testing and development, we first built very demanding and difficult tracks at our in-house indoor track. Of course we did the same for outdoor testing but not as much as indoors, as the weather this year was changing very rapidly and as such the outdoor track conditions were changing too fast… a good recipe for bad testing. At our indoor track we have a special environmental control system that keeps conditions very stable, and as such we could run from morning ‘til night under the same track conditions, thus assuring objective results. Read the full column here. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
