New from Serpent for the S411 is this 2mm carbon fibre top-deck, which features a new design to allow for more flex on the tracks where this is needed. This new top deck is in addition to the already available 2.5mm and 2.0mm standard configuration top decks as well as the 2.5mm, 2.25mm and 2.0mm chassis plates, allowing you to extensively experiment with chassis torsion.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Max Power have released their new .12 competition engine called the RP3.5 Racing Edition. This new engine has a different stroke, a 3 port sleeve, machined piston, hand tuned lightened crankshaft, sealed combustion chamber and new for 2012 cooling head. Available from December onwards.
View the engine internals here
The 32nd running of the US Indoor Championships was held recently in Cleveland, Ohio and Keven Hébert gave this report. As the longest-running and most prestigious event in on-road racing, this is THE race to attend for on-road racers. Every year the race features a challenging layout and this year was no different. Set up in the hotel ballroom, the smooth high-traction layout was conducive to great racing. The schedule called for three rounds of practice on Thursday, followed by three rounds of qualifying on Friday, and three more on Saturday. All main events were scheduled for Sunday.
Continue reading the full report here
More news from Capricorn with the announcement that their Lab C02 1/10th scale 200mm chassis kit is now available. We have written about the car in the past, but up until now it was only available as an upgrade kit for the C01 car. The Italian company also released photos of the completed car, which you more of below.
Italian company Capricorn have announced that top Norwegian racer Adrian Bernsten will join their International team for 2012. The former Xray driver, who has previously run Capricorn engines, will now use their 1/8th and 1/10th scale chassis’s as well as Capricorn engines, tires and fuel.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
CRC have released their new battery for 1S racing, the 1S 4200mAh 65C Shorty. This new pack is built for the new CRC Gen-Xi and gives plenty of runtime and power for spec racing in 17.5 and 13.5 turn. Also, great for 4 minute oval racing, the small sizes allows multiple battery positions. Dimensions are 69x47x18.5mm it is ROAR legal and no effected by ROAR’s new short battery rule.
Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]
The Annual U.S. Indoor Championships in Cleveland has now completed it’s 32nd year of competition. Known as the original hotel race, the Champ’s midwest location has always drawn the racers from the surrounding area, the midwest, mid-Atlantic and northeast, places strong with indoor road racing in the fall and winter. While the race has seen it’s ups and down in turnout, the champs has always had strong competition and a club-like feel. For the 2011 version, CRC had another successful weekend, again capturing the TQ spot in 4 out of the 5 pan car classes. In addition CRC cars and tires took 4 out of the five victories, a strong performance.
Read the full report here.
Mugen have made some running changes to their line of on road and buggy starter boxes, the Pro Starter B3. The new boxes now feature a new handle which places the glow connector at an angle for easy access and to prevent it interfering with the bottom of the car. The boxes can now also readily accept LiPo packs.
View more images of the B3 here
