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October 19, 2011

Kyle Branson wins British season finale

The 9th and final Round of this years BRCA 1/8th circuit Championship was hosted by the Mendip raceway in Weston Super Mare. With all the main drivers present, the fight was to secure 3rd place in the overall GT1 Championship after the title was decided in favour of Kyle Branson at the previous round with a perfect score of 6 wins from 8 rounds. Tim Wood was also in an secure position in second but relinquishes his title which he had owned for the last 3 consecutive seasons. The GP2 title for drivers with a lower driver skill ranking would also be decided over the weekend with Jason Thompson having the chance to overtake current leader Greg Fairlie.

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October 18, 2011

Elangears camber gauges

More new products from newcomer Elangears with the release of these simple to use camber gauges. Available in orange and black, these compact and lightweight gauges features pre set angles to quickly and conveniently check the camber of your on car. Comes pre set with 0, 0.5, 1.0 & 1.5 degree angled corners.

View the black version here

October 18, 2011

Capricorn Lab C801 spur gears & springs

New for the Lab C801, Capricorn have released these new 2-speed spur gears made from a carbon/kevlar compound. The new construction makes for a smoother transmission as well as making them more durable. Also new are a pair of blue front springs to add to the current range of tuning springs.

View the blue springs here

October 17, 2011

Capricorn LAB C801 European Edition kit

Capricorn have released a new LAB C801 European Edition kit. The new set includes a number of updates including a black hard coated main gearbox shaft plus new and larger one way housing for increased durability. Other updates include carbon fibre rear upper wishbone mounting brackets and new aluminium front upper suspension brackets. Finally there are eccentric bearing inserts, for adjusting belt tension, and a new exhaust mounting spring.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 17, 2011

South Swedish Indoor Cup Rd1 report

The opening round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup was held on an indoor track, close to Gothenburg. 26 drivers attended it in the Modified class on the fast high traction track. After three rounds of qualifying Michael Nilsson took TQ followed by Daniel Carlsson and Mattias Johansson. In the opening final there was a goof race between Michael and Daniel with the latter making a big mistake going on the straight which allowed Michael to take home this leg pretty easy. Leg two again saw some nice moves in the opening minutes from the top runners. The leg was decide with around a minute to go as Daniel begun to catch Michael with the latter making a mistake allowing Daniel to slip through and going for the win in the second leg. Leg three would decide the race victory and Daniel followed Michael closely for about two minutes into the race waiting for an opportunity to pass. The the heat of the race Michael hit a corner marker allowing Daniel to pass only to become passed by Michael the lap after. With 30 seconds to go Michael was held up by traffic badly, allowing Daniel to win not only the third final but also the meeting.

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October 16, 2011

CSO MTX-5 CVD shafts & hardcoated chassis

Asian company CSO release two new option parts for the Mugen MTX-5 1/8 scale on-road chassis. Available are lightweight CVD swing shaft set CNC-machined from high-quality spring steel. The parts are hardcoated for best possible durability. Also available is a 3.2mm aluminium chassis plate. The CNC-machined option part features a hardcoating and an engraved scale on the bottom to estimate the fuel level.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

October 15, 2011

CSO NT1 2.0mm radio plate

CSO got in touch to show us their latest option part for the Xray NT1 nitro on-road car. The plate is cut from 2.0mm carbon fibre and allows for more torsional flex of the whole chassis assembly for more front end grip end less understeer.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

October 14, 2011

Xray T3 2012 Spec kit

Having written about Xray’s T3 2012 Spec touring car before we can now show your first pictures of the Slovakian company’s contender for the 2012 season. Based on the successful T3 platform and therefore fully compatible with the majority of spare and option parts, the 2012 Spec features an all-new graphite chassis and top-deck designed for increased overall traction and improved on-power steering. Also new are the front and rear upper bulkheads that now feature three camber link mounting positions and that allow for a quick change of the linkage length and roll centre positions using shims. Along with the new upper bulkheads go new shock towers for increased on-power steering and improved high-traction handling, new harder steering blocks to prevent tyre temperature issues in high-grip conditions, a 4-spring servo saver for increased steering accuracy, and a new leaf-free gear differential that is lighter and smoother compared to other differentials.

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