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March 5, 2009

Giusepppe D’angelo wins Italian Regional Rd1

The first round of the Italian regionals took place last weekend in Paternò, and it was multiple Italian national winner Giusepppe D’angelo that took the win. Racing for his new team with Mugen Seiki, SM engines and Matrix tyres he took the win from former European B Champion Alessio Mazzeo, the Serpent driver racing for the first time with his new JP Racing powerplant, having previously raced for Max Power. The battle for 2nd was a close one and Mazzeo just beat Novarossi powered Team Magic driver Raimondo Gilletti who ended up in 3rd.

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March 5, 2009

ABEC35 expand their race team

ABEC35 have signed three Thai drivers to their team during the recent TITC race. The drivers, Meen V., Tanit K., Charlee P. are not just impressive drivers but are also good ambassadors for the sport. They will be using the company’s full line of Type-X ceramic bearings, ceramic balls, thrust bearings and engine bearings during 2009. Meen V. and Charlee P. finished 5th and 10th in 1/10 touring A main modified class. Tanit K. finished 5th in 1/10 touring B main modified class, and TQ’d & won overall in 1/10 2WD mini class (M chassis) ahead of Atsushi Hara and Marc Rheinard. According to these drivers, the Type-X bearings really make a difference giving smoother performance, stronger acceleration and the main advantage being that the car rolls further when off throttle.

Source: ABEC35 [abec35.com]

March 5, 2009

Hudy Flat TC Set-up boards

Shown for the first time at the toy fair last month, Hudy have released their new range of touring car setup boards. Suitable for 1/10th and 1/12th scale, they are perfectly flat and so are a dependable reference surface. Exceptionally flat and with a warp-resistant surface, it is easy to clean and now comes in 3 different colour finishes, silver, dark grey and titan.

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March 5, 2009

Xceed Carbon printed Bodies & wings

New from Xceed RC is a bunch of polycarbonate products that have been pre printed with a carbon fibre look. First up is this Formula 1 body shell, supplied with helmet (not shown), for F103 type chassis’ such as the Tamiya, Cross and Tech Racing made versions. Also for the same car is a great looking rear diffuser that is easily mounted to the rear of the car. Shown previously, when branded by East, is the Civic 200mm shell that again is fully carbon printed and is supplied with carbon rear wing, as well as light and window decals. Finally for 1/8th scale bodies is the carbon print rear trim strip, which works like previous versions but looks great and costs a lot less than a real carbon version.

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March 4, 2009

CSO Xray NT1 Carbon chassis plate

Currently in development by CSO in Hong Kong, is this carbon fibre chassis plate for the Xray NT1 1/10th scale chassis. They are currently fine tuning the chassis thickness but so far it has performed very well in testing and thanks to its 60 grams of weight savings, seems to give the car better fuel economy too. As with all non metal chassis plates in gas cars, heat transfer is a concern, but testing in 20 degree (C) heat proved to be no problem for the engine and chassis. They will give the chassis its biggest test to date at the KM Cup that takes place at the end of this month in Bangkok, where the competition will be strong and the heat and humidity really high. We will keep you posted on further developments.

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March 4, 2009

EDAM Exhausts receive EFRA homologation

Taiwanese firm EDAM, who are better known for their gas on road cars such as the soon to be released 980 1/10th scale 200mm, have been in touch to tell us that two of their mufflers have received their EFRA homologation numbers. The EFRA list of approved exhausts has just been released and the EDAM .21 exhaust system receives the 2067 EFRA number, while their .12 exhaust gets the number 2650.

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March 3, 2009

Extra Vitamin C – Xray T2’009

For some time now Xray is known as one of the most proactive manufacturers when it comes to enhancing the performance of their own products. While other companies stick with a design for many years it’s a good tradition of the Slovakian manufacturer to update their products on a yearly basis. The best example is the T-line of electric touring cars, that for some time now is named after the year they are designed for. This tradition started in 2006 when the T2 ‘007 came out. At the end of 2008 the T2 ‘009 was introduced, and beside the change in name something new, at least for Xray, pleased the eyes of the strong Xray following: orange anodising.

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March 3, 2009

Xray Composite Rear Body back stop

Xray have released this new composite body back stop set for 1/10 touring cars (electric or nitro). Made from lightweight composite material, it provides support for the rear of body shell to prevent tucking under the rear wheels due to a collision from the rear, thus reducing lost racing time and increasing body lifespan. Posts are quickly & easily mounted, and can be trimmed for perfect fitting. Set of two, includes mounting hardware.

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