M Mod have released this brass battery plate, joining Serpent in manufacturing a heavweight battery holder to bring the cars center of gravity lower. Suitable for the Mugen MRX-4 range, the new plate is 54 grams and a direct replacement for the original kit version. The advantages of more weight lower in the car is that the car can corner faster, yet due to the batteries central location in the chassis, it doesnt slow direction changes.
Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]
Last weekend saw the first 1/8 scale Classic 4 hour endurance race take place on the famous Howald track in Luxembourg host of the 2004 European 1/8th scale Championships. Ten teams from France, Luxembourg and Germany where present with a variety of cars such as the Contact 300 , BRX4 , MM2 , Mantua as well as the prototype Sling chassis. After an intense race it was Team Contact, racing the Contact 300, that emerged victorious with 571 laps, with 2nd place going to team Wau Wau with the BRX4, the fastest chassis on track but 33 laps down on the winners. The final spot on the podium went to the Les Uns Connus team, racing the Monaco model chassis only 4 laps behind 2nd position. The newest DXF chassis, that we showed you 2 weeks ago, missed the event, its designers too busy getting the car ready for launch in early 2008 to race it.
Thanks to race organiser Christophe Deliege for the report.
Last weekend saw the International Indoor Championships, or IIC as its better known, take place in Las Vegas with the event attracting the best EP drivers in the World. The race was open for 1/10th scale touring car and 1/12th scale with different classes for rubber and foam in the touring class as well as Modified, 19T and Stock in each scale, in total there were 8 classes. The blue ribboned events are the modified classes which attract the most factory drivers and in 1/12th Mod it was current European Champion Andy Moore, racing the new Cyclone 12, that dominated proceedings taking the pole position and in the final the win, coming home ahead of German driver Marc Rheinard in 2nd and top US driver Josh Cyrul in 3rd. In the TC Mod Rubber class it was Xray racer Paul LeMieux that claimed the TQ but in the final he was outpaced by former World Champion Marc Rheinard racing for Tamiya, Paul came home 2nd with another former World Champion Atsushi Hara, racing for Hot Bodies, in 3rd. The TC Mod Foam class saw the pole position go to Corally driver Chris Tosolini, but once more the pole man lucked out and it was Xray driver Teemu Leino that came through to take the win ahead of Tosolini in 2nd with another Xray, that of Paul LeMieux, in 3rd. There was plenty of great close racing in the other classes and you can see all the A-main results below.
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Corally have released some new parts for their 190mm EP touring car, the RDX Phi, including this new 2mm carbon fibre chassis plate. It has much more flex than previous versions giving you more steering on track, less problems in warm temperatures and more grip in the corner. Also new for the Phi is a new rear 1.0 mm thick anti-roll bar which is the softest in the current range of the various anti-roll bars. It’s made of black coated spring steel and is available as a complete set or anti-roll bar only.
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Corally have released the WC edition of their World Championship winning SP12X, 1/12th scale chassis, having previously only been available as a conversion set. The car which took David Spashett to the 2006 World title comes complete with the US rear axle, wheel hubs, and World Champion front suspension as well as Xtra stiff 2.4 mm thick graphite chassis which features no cut-outs. As a bonus the WC Edition comes with a free Corally t-shirt and screw driver.
Source: Corally [corally.com]
Serpent has released this pair of rear wing mount inserts for use with the 1/10th scale Protoform Stratus. Suitable for both the 190mm and 200mm body shells, the lightweight clear plexiglass inserts fit neatly into the wing mount towers and because they are threaded they replace the nuts that come as standard with the body. Once mounted they provide protection from the mounting screw being pulled through the body in the event of a crash. This not only prevents retirements due to the wing coming off but also saves you money, as the wing mounts are no longer destroyed.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The 10th and penultimate round of the British 1/8th scale Nationals were held at the weekend at the fast Halifax track in the North of England. Qualifying saw Serpent driver, and round 9 winner, Mark Green claim a close TQ ahead of team mate Tim Wood only 1 second behind, with another Serpent racer Richard Hicklin in 3rd. The start of the final saw Green lead away with Wood following very close behind until a broken piston ended his chances and allowed Hicklin up into 2nd position where he stayed for the rest of the race. Jason Frost moved into a podium position which he held for 20 minutes until a blown plug dropped down the order. Several big collisions mid pack involving Andy North and James Connolly meant that Mugen racer Andy Hastings came home third to collect his best result for over a year behind Hicklin in 2nd and Mark Green in 1st. This result meant that Mark Green claimed the 2007 National title ahead of Andy North in 2nd with 3rd position still up for grabs in the 11th and final round in Brooklands.
Thanks to Andy North for the report and photo.
Argentina is the host country for the 2007 IFMAR 1/8th scale World Championships and as the elite of the RC World descend on the country’s 2nd city, Cordoba, we bring you our event preview.
This year’s event takes place on a recently completed track at the Complejo Ferial Cordoba, the same venue as used by the Argentinean round of World Rally Championships. Favourite for this years event has to be the 7-time World Champion Lamberto Collari of Italy, the Kyosho driver will be trying to further cement his legendary RC status with an 8th IFMAR World title. Lamberto was present at the warm-up race in March but despite a good qualifying he had radio problems in the final, which meant he retired after only 50 laps, a problem I’m sure that will be sorted in time for this year’s main event.
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