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April 9, 2008

Vita Tuning Hobao & Losi parts

Vita Tuning have released information about some new parts that they have made for Reckward Tuning for the Hobao Hyper 8.5 and the Losi 8ight. For both cars there are new 2-piece quick change engine mounting blocks that have been machined from aluminium and allow the user to remove and replace the motor without needing to re align the gears. Both engine mount sets are supplied with the required fasteners. For the Speed 2.5 clutch, Vita have also produced a new set of 3 aluminium clutch shoes.

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April 9, 2008

Team Orion Wasp CRF REV 21

Team Orion have announced that their long awaited Wasp CRF REV 21 buggy engines will be delivered to distributors this week and should hit the shops on the 15th of this month. Made in Italy for Team Orion, this new 5 port long stroke buggy engine has undergone a lot of testing by engine developer Adrien Bertin, as well as team drivers Ryan Cavalieri, Philipp Guschl and new signing Joern Neumann, and is now ready for release. One feature that sets this motor apart from its competitors is the patent pending crankshaft design, first seen in the original CRF 12 engines, that gives better fuel delivery to the main chamber of the engine making for smoother power delivery and better low end torque. The engine is supplied with a lightweight Bordeaux red cooling head is lightweight and for best performance, it comes with Swiss made bearings throughout with the front sealed for better endurance in off road racing.

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April 8, 2008

Adam Drake dominates SoCal SS Rd1

We received a brief report from round one of the 2008 Southern California Saturday Series, that was held at Pro-Line’s track in Banning, CA. Team Losi racer Adam Drake TQ’d both the buggy and truggy classes and went on the win both as well. In the buggy class, he won from Kyosho’s Cody King in 2nd and Hobao driver Jeremy Kortz in 3rd, while in truggy, it was the Kyosho pairing of Levi Jackson and Ryan Lutz that rounded out the top 3.

April 8, 2008

Miguel Matias takes Rd2 in Portugal

The 2nd round of the Portuguese 1/8th scale buggy Nationals was run last weekend at the Torres Vedras track, near Lisbon. Following the Semi finals it was Kyosho factory driver Miguel Matias who would start he main final from pole position, while the winner of the B Semi was Rodrigo Luis, who would start in 2nd. In the main final Matias set the fastest lap of the race, and after 45 minutes he was able to take the victory from the Hong Nor pairing of Rodrigo Luis in 2nd and Fernado Almeida in 3rd.

Source: E Modelismo [e-modelismo.com]

April 7, 2008

Bas de Konink wins Truggy.nl Rd1

The first round of the 2008 Truggy.nl Cup took place at the weekend on a temporary track on the beach at the Hoek van Holland. With 5 heats being run over 2 classes on a 360 meter long track and semi finals to decide the final starting order for the main final, it was Stefan Petrich that would start the Master class on pole, while Marnix Bul was the pole man in the Student class. The Master final saw some really close driving amongst the top 3 and all finished the 30 minute race on the same lap with Bas de Konink taking the win by 3 seconds in front of Marc Kreisig in 2nd and pole man Stefan Petrich ending his race in 3rd. The Student class was won by Jeffrey van der Vaart, with lady racer Brenda Schutten in 2nd and Lars Verkerk in 3rd.

Source: Truggy NL [truggy.nl]

April 7, 2008

Reckward Tuning Mugen & clutch parts

Reckward Tuning in Germany has announced that they will begin to sell optional parts for the Mugen range of on road and off road cars, with more brands supported in the future. The first releases include front and rear chassis braces, which are suitable for the Mugen MBX-5, MBX-5R and MBX5-T that have been made from high grade aluminium for creating a super stiff chassis. For the Mugen MRX-4R and MTX-4, there is an aluminium radio box that is easily mounted to your car’s radio that helps protect your radio equipment in the event of a crash. Also new to their range of products are hardened 13T & 14T Speed 2.5 clutch bells, suitable for off road clutches with 26mm diameter.

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April 6, 2008

TKO Radial/Thrust Clutch bearings

TKO Competition development have introduced a new radial / thrust design bearing (5x13x4) for use in the clutch of Losi 1/8th scale off roaders. The Patent Pending bearing has 2 seals, one blue and one black, with the blue seal facing the front of the car. These bearings have a higher RPM rating than standard 5x13s and are capable of withstanding high radial and axial loads for improved performance and life. Their 5×10 bearing has also been updated with these 2 different coloured seals.

Source: TKO [tkocompetitiondev.com]

April 5, 2008

Germany wins in battle against Holland

Last weekend at the Purmerend artificial surface track in the Netherlands was the revenge race of the Germany versus Holland event, that last year was taken by Holland. This years race was held under changing weather and some good drivers from both countries were in attendance to battle for their country’s pride. The race saw some close fights throughout the field but in the end it was Daniel Reckward that took the win, followed closely by Tim Bremicker in 2nd while 3rd spot went to Marcell Guske and these positions were enough to give the win for Germany.

Source: RMV [rmv-deutschland.de]