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September 7, 2009

Jilles Groskamp joins Team Shepherd

Shepherd have announced that European Electric touring car driver Jilles Groskamp will use Shepherd Micro Racing cars for nitro racing, racing both classes, 1/10th scale and 1/8th scale. With his experience as a professional driver he will help the German company to improve their existing products and developing new products. Jilles had the following to say:

After looking to many teams and many people, Shepherd stood out as a small team which works really hard to improve things. They are still some kind of a “newcomer” in the nitro scene but the Velox V8 is already established all over the world. I could already test it and I was really impressed. Probably the V10 project will be even more fun for myself as I feel better with a 1/10 touring car. With all the fast improvements they can realize I can test a lot of different things and get ready for the big races. I’m really looking forward to work together with them and I hope my feedback helps in creating great products.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 6, 2009

CSO Products 733 CVDs & Radio plate bracket

New from CSO Products are these optional parts for the Serpent 733. For the transmission of the car are these hard coated aluminium CVD shafts which are a lightweight and direct replacement for the standard versions. Also new for the 733 is a lightweight CNC machined 7075 T6 aluminium radio plate mounting bracket.

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September 5, 2009

KM Racing NT1 20T Brake pulley

KM Racing continue to release new products with the introduction of this new 20T aluminium brake pulley for the Xray NT1. The pulley has been hard anodised, yet is super lightweight and its design, along with finish, help prevent the accumulation of dust in the pulley.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

September 5, 2009

BRCA 1/12th Nationals – Entry open

The organisers of the 2009/2010 BRCA 12th Nationals have been in touch, to notify everyone that the entry form is now available to download. With only a month to go until the first round, the class has seen a lot of popularity already this year. You can enter for one event or the complete season but please enter as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. More details can be found by visiting the BRCA website here.

September 4, 2009

Sweep Racing EXP 10th molded inserts

Following on from the recent announcement by Sweep Racing about their new EXP range of products comes the company’s new EXP 1/10th on road molded inserts. Coming in soft pink, they are 0.3mm thicker and 1mm wider than the original Sweep inserts and are tapered so the insert sits perfectly against the tire. These changes claim to result in faster laptimes, giving quicker driver response and more consistency.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

September 4, 2009

Dempsey does double at Irish GP

The inaugural Irish Grand Prix was held over the weekend at the St.Annes track in Dublin where Keith Demspey took double victory winning both the 1:10 Electric and Nitro categories. Heading the entry for the event hosted by the country’s main onroad club, ORCA, was reigning British Champion Kyle Branson who duly went onto TQ the 1:10 nitro class with his factory Sirio powered Serpent. Unfortunately rain arrived after the first round of qualifying and the remainder of the racing would be run on a wet track.

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September 3, 2009

CRC Generation-XL 1/12th scale chassis

Calandra Racing Concepts have released their new 1:12th scale Generation-XL, which they claim raises the bar for 1:12th scale racing. In the new version, the ‘XL’ represents the original Gen-X specifically built for LiPo with other performance enhancing features. The car sports the company’s new Encore shock absorber, accepts single cell LiPos with the ability to adjust the mounting position plus a host of other small changes that make up this new car. Coming as a kit it is also available as an upgrade set for current Gen-X owners.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

September 3, 2009

Xray Asia Nitro Challenge 2009

The first Xray Challenge in the nitro class where only NT1 cars were allowed to start was held in the Hong Kong. The race was held on August 15-16, 2009 at the big track situated approximately 60km from Honk Kong City. Drivers from Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Macau, China, Indonesia, Philippines, United Kingdom, and Slovakia participated in this race whose main purpose was to have fun and enjoy racing. Juraj and Martin Hudy attended the race to provide support to all Xray NT1 owners at the race. In total, the race was attended by almost 120 NT1 drivers. This number was fantastic mainly because all drivers used only one brand of car. The race was organized by Honk Kong distributor World Model.

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