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June 2, 2008

2008 HobbyPro Open Hong Kong

Last weekend say the HobbyPro Open race run in Hong Kong and it was open for 1/8th and 1/10th scale 200mm classes. With practice on Saturday affected by rain, the 100 racers that showed up on Sunday had to use their qualifiers to fine tune their set-up. Following the qualifying it was Samel Chiu that TQ’d 1/10th while in 1/8th scale it was Luk Chi Hung that took pole position. The main finals saw the win going to Dirty in 1/10th scale ahead of Chan Kain Man in 2nd and Lau Yiu Kei in 3rd, while in the 1/8th scale class the win went to Serpent racer Cheung Kin Ming ahead of Team C racers Luk Chi Hung and Choi Kam Man in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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May 31, 2008

Kawada M300RSX 1/12th scale V2

Kawada have announced the follow up to their successful M300RSX 1/12th scale chassis, with the release of the Version 2. With most updates centred around the rear of the car, the new features include an updated 1/4″ rear ball diff, a new motor mount suitable for brushless motors and a new motor mount support that adds stiffness following the removal of the top carbon plate seen on the previous version. Finally, for improving the handling, there is a newly designed rear upper brace as well a high traction carbon fibre chassis plate.

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May 30, 2008

Atomic RC High Grip Formula tires

Atomic RC have released these new High Grip Formula tires for use on Mini-Z chassis’. Featuring a radial tread pattern, this helps gain more rear grip under acceleration, while swapping the tires to have the tread pattern the opposite direction will give the car a different feeling. Available in 2 high grip models, silicone rubber and normal rubber, these tires have been extensively tested, and work best on carpet and RCP surfaces respectively.

Source: Atomic RC [rcatomic.com]

May 30, 2008

Reedy Race of Champions – Videos

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Team Associated have been in contact to share some great videos from last weekend’s Reedy Race in California. The first 3 videos are from each of the triple A-mains in Modified (A-main 1 above), while the last 4 show the action from round 8 of the Invitational class with the last showing Heat 4 which sees Hirosaka, Hara, Rheinard and Hohwart battling it out for the win.

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May 27, 2008

Serpent Centax-3 WC Clutch system

Serpent have introduced a new WC version of their Centax III clutch system and updated 2-speed gearbox system. The updated transmission uses the same pitch as before but has an improved tooth profile, which combined with a wider spur and pinion gear, gives better contact for better durability and power delivery. The steel clutch bell housing has also been updated with the pinions no longer forming the structure of this area but are instead attached the steel threads on the new bell. This ensures that the gears spin true and are much more resistant to any flexing in this area. As a result of this new bell, the front 2 bearings in the clutch have been changed and are now smaller in diameter compared to previous versions. The new WC transmission cannot be used together with the original spurs or pinion gears. A full range of spur gears (54T-56T, 59T-61T) and pinions (16T-18T, 21T-23T) are available separately.

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May 27, 2008

Team Magic R8 Concept Car V2

Team Magic, who are developing a new 1/8th scale on road chassis, have shown images of the second version of their R8 prototype. After extensive testing, they have made some design changes to make the car more competitive and easier to drive. The big changes have been made to the front end, fuel tank, chassis, radio plate and numerous other small parts. Though not yet ready for production, TM believe that the car is getting better and better with each test.

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May 26, 2008

East R-spec GP Touring car wings

East R-spec GP Touring wings

Central RC have announced the release of these 2 new GP touring car wings from East, makers of the East Civic released a short while ago. The R-spec wing comes in 2 versions with spec 1 being better at high speeds and in fast corners, this very rigid wing also helps on corner exit. The spec 2 wing (seen above) gives better corner entry and offers more grip and stability on corner exit.

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May 26, 2008

2008 Reedy Race of Champions

The 2008 Reedy Race of Champions was held at the weekend at the Speedworld Raceway in Roseville, California, the first time the race has been held at this venue following the closing of the previous facility. As usual there were 3 classes at this years event, the blue ribboned Invitational class that uses the now famous Reedy Race system consisting of races for points, and the 13.5 Turn class and Open class, both of which consisted of the usual qualifying rounds and triple A-mains. Qualifying for the 13.5T class saw TOP racer Kyle Bergstrom take the pole position from Losi driver Larry Fairtrace in 2nd and Jason Ertracter in 3rd, while in the Open class it was again a TOP on top, with Kevin Jelich taking top spot in front of Associated driver Christer Andersson in 2nd and Randy Caster 3rd. The 13.5 Turn finals saw Losi driver Larry Fairtrace take the overall win from pole man Bergstrom who ended up in 2nd, with EJ Evans putting another TOP on the podium in 3rd. In the Open finals Kevin Jelich managed to maintain his top spot from qualifying and take the overall ahead of Christer Andersson in 2nd and Jimmy Jacobson rounding off the podium for Tamiya in 3rd. In the Invitational class it was a close battle between a number of drivers but in the end Hot Bodies racer Atsushi Hara had the most victories to just beat out Masami Hirosaka by 1 point to take the overall crown. Hirosaka, who was racing the new prototype Yokomo was himself only just ahead of last years winner Marc Rheinard who took the final step of the podium for Tamiya in 3rd spot.

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