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July 7, 2010

Capricorn WC 2010 733 clutch & Fuel filter

Capricorn have released their new World Champion Edition 2010 Centax clutch for the Serpent 733. Its light weight and size ensure maximum acceleration and increased top speed. The shoe plate, shoe and bell has been revised to further improve the clutch performances. Supplied with two red clutch shoes, 2 bell bearing kit and 2 thrust bearings and only works with the original Serpent pinions. Capricorn have also released details on their all new fuel filter, which features a transparent body and cleanable filter.

View the new fuel filter here

July 7, 2010

Johnathan Dobney wins Rd5 of British Nationals

The 5th round of the BRCA British 1/10th 200mm Nationals took place over the weekend and National Champion Kyle Branson sent us this report. The weather for Saturday was good, with around 60 drivers entered over the 4 class’s we were sure to get some good traction. My car was good for most of Saturday, at the start there was a little lack of traction but that was sure to come up, I made a few adjustments to my car to make it a little better during the day and I managed to set the fastest lap on Saturday with Johnathan Dobney not too far behind, there was a couple of drivers that had a little issue with traction roll but my car seemed to be fine. On Sunday the weather was fine in the morning with a fair bit of cloud in the sky, Qualifying was underway and in the first round my car felt a little better than the previous day, I got TQ 6 seconds ahead of Johnathan Dobney in second and Joe Kerry in third. In the second round I managed to improve my time by 4 seconds again ahead of Johnathan in second around 6 seconds behind still, in the third and final round I managed to improve on my time a little more to around 1 second, this put me on TQ 7 seconds ahead of Johnathan in second and John Zottl in third.

Continue reading the report here

July 6, 2010

Apolaro & Tosolini win Novarossi Challenge Rd2

The second race of the Novarossi Challenge was held this past weekend at Controlfreakz Raceway in Chaplin, Connecticut. 3 days of sunny and warm weather saw seven heats of racing action in the 200mm and 1/8 Open classes. In 200mm Sedan it was Dj Apolaro taking the TQ and win in the 45 minute final with his Serpent 733 with Contact Tyres, Novarossi power and Xtreme Fuel. Ken Ives Jr finished in second position with George K taking the final podium position after bumping into the A final from the B. 1/8 Open saw Joaquin de Soto Jr and his Serpent 966 with Jp-Gimar power defend his TQ from last years Novarossi Challenge. However he was unable to best his prior track record. In the final it was Chris Tosolini’s Serpent 966 with Jp-Gimar power and Zac project tires taking the victory after 45 minutes followed by Richie Siriano in second and Andrew Nicholas finishing off the podium after bumping up into the A final from the B.

View the 1/8th podium here

July 6, 2010

Henriques wins Portuguese EP TC Championship Rd3

Round 3 of the Portuguese EP TC Championships was run in Torres Novas last weekend with 29 drivers attending the meeting. In the Modified class, it was Francisco Henriques (above) got the top spot at the end of the finals, but it was a very close race with the winner decided at the last corner of the last A final. Hugo Miguel took 2nd and Nuno Gancho was 3rd. In the Stock Class, it was Bernardo Cosme that emerged the winner followed by Ricardo Gama and Bruno Castela.

Source: Jorge Simões

July 6, 2010

Xray NT1 aluminium front middle shaft holder

Xray have introduced this aluminium front middle shaft holder for the NT1 that includes composite bushings and 6×13 high-speed ball-bearings. Composite bushings secure ball bearings in both sides of the hub carrier allowing perfect fit and smooth operation to ultimately impart much higher lifetime compared to bearings installed directly into aluminium. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, this ultra-strong front middle shaft holder construction provides very long life and durability.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 5, 2010

RC Devil pan car front braking system

German pan car makers RC Devil have sent us information on a new front braking system they are working on. Suitable for their range of pan cars, and we presume others as well, this system is currently in testing and we will expect to receive more information when they release the final version in the future.

View more details of the braking system here

July 5, 2010

Nicholas Delia takes IRMCC Championship title

The last weekend of June saw the final race of the Maltese season, the IRMCC Cup. This was an Open race to all club members in both A and B classes for Nitro 1/10th scale. The IRMCC Club closed the season by presenting trophies followed by a BBQ on site in a very friendly environment amongst all members. The race was won by Mugen driver Nicholas Delia, followed by Shepherd driver Gustave Cuschieri in 2nd and Ramon Cassar for Kyosho in 3rd. Championship trophies were also presented for the main series which consisted of 9 races of which best 8 would count. Nicholas Delia took the title in the A class winning 6 races with 2 races in 2nd and taking 6 pole positions to wrap it up. Karl Fench took 2nd overall and Ian Micallef 3rd.

Source: Simon Models Racing Team

July 5, 2010

Capricorn RC NT1 wheel hubs

New for the Xray NT1, Capricorn RC have released these new wheel hubs. Made from anodised aluminium, they feature a -0.75 offset and have been lightened through the use of machined holes on the on the outer edge. Sold in a complete set of 4.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]