RB Products, the French engine manufacturer, has released a new combo deal for touring car racers. Featuring the company’s latest V12 R3 .12 engine, that we wrote about previously, the combo includes the 2604 polished inline pipe and short conical manifold providing you with even more power while keeping its usual drivability.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
The 2nd round of the South Swedish Indoor Championship (SSIC) took place last weekend at the Väst-8 track in Gothenburg where young Serpent team driver Niclas Nilsson was the star of the 50 car field TQ’ing in Modified class while in the 27 turn class it was a win for another Serpent S400 driver Oliwer Garant. Racing on the tight and technical track, Nilsson took 2 A-main Modified victories to claim the overall win ahead of team-mate Christopher Södergren in 2nd and Associated racer Mathias Larsson in 3rd. In the 27-turn finals it was Garant that took the overall victoy by winning all three finals finishing in front of Robin Haugnes in 2nd and Joakim Taxén Swahn in 3rd.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
More new stuff from Team Titan with the release of their new drive shaft replacement tool. Designed for use with most 1/8 and 1/10 on and off road drive shafts with a 3mm pin, this tool offers a fast and easy way to replace worn drive shaft pins with just this tool and a hammer. Although not included with the tool, Team Titan also sell 3 different versions of 3mm pin – 10.8mm for 1/10th On-Road, 11.8mm for 1/8th On-Road and 13.8mm for 1/8th Off-Road.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
New for the Serpent Centax 3 clutch are these one-piece 2-speed pinions. Made from steel, instead of the standard coated aluminium, they are much stronger than the previous versions as well as more durable, having a better resistance to wear from grit and sand picked up on the track. The 2 pinions are now combined in one piece of metal, instead of 2 separate gears that are screwed together, and this now simply screws to the clutch bell for a very secure and true clutch assembly.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Serpent are reporting that their Argentinian team driver Juan Ignacio Matticoli has won the 2007 Argentine National Championship for 1:10 200mm. Held in the La Tablada province of Buenos Aires, the National Championship attracted the best drivers from across the country but it was Matticoli, driving a Serpent 720, that won the two day competition in dominant fashion, winning the 45-minute Main Final by 5 laps ahead of Mugen driver Adrian Castro in 2nd with Kyosho racer Enzo Branciforte 3rd.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Team Titan have released the latest version of their Blitz Lola for 1/8th scale on road, with the release of the 06. The new body has been designed for large high speed tracks and has more down force than the previous Lola 05 while you also have the choice of 2 weights, 1.0mm standard and 0.8mm lightweight versions. The bodies are supplied with side stiffeners and decals and are FEMCA homologated.
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We received a report from the kick off the Norwegian indoor season, which as always starts off with the weekend race in the SAS Radisson Beitostølen hotel. Beitostølen is a ski resort 3 hours drive from Oslo, the capital of Norway. The 1:12 class was dominated by Adrian Berntsen who managed to stay ahead of the older and more experienced drivers. Adrian totally dominated qualification and the finals, to easily take the win and leaving the Dahl brothers to fight for the runner up spots.
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We received a report from the recently held New York State Championships that were was run by the Fanatic Remote Racerz of New York, who were able to not only build the club to a level of racing that the Region needed but are able and willing to build our sport of RC in general and do what is necessary and make any and all sacrifices to make sure that our sport survives and succeeds. The NYSC as it was dubbed pulled out some of the fastest guys in the Region that were able to make the attendance for the day. The day moved at a pace like no other and proved to be a formidable tuning day for all combatants for the title of State Champ.
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