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February 16, 2009

Honigl & Trauner win Vienna Winter Champs

The Vienna Off road Winter Champs were run last weekend by RC Carpet Fun at the Arena Nova in Vienna and the event attracted 117 racers over 4 classes, 2wd, 4wd, truck and 1/18th buggy. In the 4wd class it was multiple European Champion and Tamiya team driver Hupo Honigl that took the top qualifier spot with his new 511X. In the race, the Austrian had an easy leg 1 win, but finished 2nd in leg 2 to setup a last leg battle between himself and Peter Pinisch, but Honigl was able to come through to win the final leg and overall title, with Pinisch taking the runner up spot, while German racer Bernhard Bachmann took 3rd overall. In 2wd it was a clean sheet for Rene Trauner who took the TQ spot and then won the first two A-mains to secure the overall with one leg left to run. Hupo took the win in the 3rd leg, but 2 bad runs in leg 1 and 2 meant he was out of contention and so Roli Hauleitner took 2nd and Peter Pinisch 3rd. The truck class was won by Roli Hauleitner, with Kreil Martin 2nd and Peter Wirthner 3rd, while in the 1/18th class Hupo Honigl won from Oli Holczer in 2nd and Andreas Knott 3rd.

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February 15, 2009

RT Symbio Mugen MBX-6 body

Reckward Tuning have released their Symbio body shell for the Mugen MBX-6. As with other shells in this line, this body shell will allow you to use all conventional performance air filters available today on the market and is supplied with Symbio decals and window masks. The shell is made from 1mm thick high quality polycarbonate and comes transparent pre cut with the base, tank cap, engine position and antenna all milled out.

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February 13, 2009

Team Orion Starter boxes

We pictured them during our coverage of last week’s Nuremberg toy fair but Team Orion have now officially released information on the two new starter boxes that have been added to their nitro product range. Complimenting their new Alpha range of engines, their is a choice of a Race Version or the larger Pro Version. Both are powered by a powerful 775 motor with the main differences apart from the visual look being that the Race model is make of rugged plastic while the casing on the Pro version is made of metal. The other key difference is the Pro starter box can be powered off a 12V battery. Both are available to suit both onroad and off road engine configurations.

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February 12, 2009

American HardCORR – Traxxas Slash

What started as what appeared to be “just another” racing class turns into a new hot trend as it seems: the four letters “CORR” (Championship Off Road Racing) take the RC-Car racing scene by storm and once again it was Traxxas that started it all. This time with the help of the Slash called 2WD racing truck. How will it perform in the European winter?

Read the full review here

February 11, 2009

Drake & Truhe win Psycho Nitro Blast

The Psycho Nitro Blast race was held last weekend in Atlanta Georgia, and the crew presented the racers with another crazy and challenging layout. In the 1/8th truck class it was top qualifier Adam Drake, running the Losi 8ight T 2.0, that took the win from CEN racer Gene Hickersen, with Losi team mate Mike Truhe in 3rd. Mike Truhe had a better time in the buggy class, taking the TQ spot and going on to win from Ryan Lutz, who was running the prototype 801X, while Berry Pettit finished 3rd for Mugen.

Thanks to Adam Drake for the report.

February 10, 2009

Answer RC Carbon composite clutch

Answer RC were in contact to let us know about their new 3 shoe carbon composite clutch. Developed after many months of testing on materials to offer the best performance and longevity, these carbon composite shoes offer excellent performance on loose or slippery tracks where a smoother engagement is needed. As with the other Answer-RC clutch sets these come with 3 complete sets of springs (0.9 1.0 and 1.1mm) for you to adjust the clutch to best suit you and your driving style. Suitable for pretty much all 1/8th buggies and truggies on the market.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

February 9, 2009

Capricorn RC Serpent 960 EP Conversion update

Just 2 weeks ago we showed you the EP conversion for the Serpent 960 by Italian company Capricorn RC. They sent us photos of the first production parts for the project, which have been made from carbon fibre and they include the chassis plate, which no longer needs to be metal like on the gas version of the car, as well as radio plate, motor mount and battery plate. We expect more information in the near future as tests of this new project begin.

Source: Capricorn RC [capricornrc.com]

February 4, 2009

Landfill Raceway Championship Rd1

Landfill Raceway is the biggest off-road track in the Caribbean and recently received a huge makeover with better jumps and more banking on the corners and so far this facility is a state of the art off-road track with great night lights, huge covered driver stand, covered pit space and a concrete pit lane are just some of the features. Last weekend was the first race of the Landfill Raceway Championship and it attracted more than 60 entries in both Buggy and Truggy classes. In the 45 minute long Buggy final it was a battle from the start with TQ Juan Torres and Eliud Hernadez battling it out for about 10 minutes until both cars hit mechanical problems allowing n-road Mugen Team Driver Andy Báez to take the win in the end by a lap from his recovering teammate Juan Torre, while Losi driver Manuel Vázquez took 3rd position having bumped up from the B Main. In the Truggy class Miguel Cotto driving a Losi took the TQ and win followed by José Rodríguez in 2nd position and Jaime Negrón in third, with his Associated.

Thanks to Zobeida Ocasio for the report