Serpent have released these new shock caps for their S811 Cobra buggy and truggy. Made from 7075 T6 aluminium, they are further hard anodised to be more durable with less wear in the pivot area. Laser engraved with Serpent logo.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The 2011 Contact Tyres Trophy took place on the wonderful Fiorano track in Italy last weekend, with 80 drivers in 2 classes 1/10 and 1/8 taking part. Because the weather forecast expected rain for Sunday they decided to complete the race in 1 day, on the Saturday. A sunny day made the race very nice for all the drivers under the perfect organization of Mr Angelo Gesualdi and his family. In the end on 1/8 Class TQ for Mugen/Novarossi/Contact driver Robert Pietsch. All the Contact Team showed very good lap times running mainly Light rims with 32sh front tyres and 35sh rear tyres. Simon Kurzbuch ran a very good qualifying supported by his brother and Contact Switzerland distributor Rolf Suter. In 1/10 TQ went to another Contact driver Jerome Renaux driving his Xray/Max/Contact combo. Jerome was using Contact Carbon rims with 37sh front tyres and 40sh rear tyres. The 1/8 A-final saw Pietsch have an accident at the start but lap after lap with an average time of 14.9 seconds he was able to make his way back to the first position, never losing it again. In 1/10 the main final saw a close battle from Jerome Renaux and Davide Gallesi. At the end Gallesi won driving a very good final, while Jerome had to make 1 fuel stop extra, having miscalculate his fuel strategy.
Source: Contact [racing-cars.com] / Image: Minicar Fiorano [minicarfiorano.it]
Having brought you everything from the CAD images, to the first photo, to the pre release shots taken at the toy fair, we felt we couldn’t miss the final product images of the S350 BK-1 from S-Workz. No extra information you didn’t know already, but you can now look at the final car which is about to hit the market.
The 6th and final round of the hugely popular Schumacher supported Kick Energy Ardent Racing Winter Series took place over the weekend and once again the Schumacher team guys put on an excellent show. It could be said that this series has been the premier in the country attracting some of the best National drivers in both Modified and Stock classes. A big congratulations has to go to John Dawson and his crew for giving the drivers a great venue in which to race and show their talents. The final round saw Schumacher team leader Chris Grainger having his best result of the series so far with an excellent 3rd place in what is not a favourite surface of his! Chris is super happy that we will be soon venturing outdoors and is optimistic that the new Mi4CX can keep him on top of the podiums once the proper racing starts. It was Associated driver Olly Jefferies that took the Modified class victory ahead of this year’s TITC winner Andy Moore in 2nd.
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GB Modelsport has announced the introduction of the full range of Revolution oils from Power Save Racing. Each type has been specially developed to suit specific applications and bearing types and are supplied in a generous and long lasting 25ml bottle. Revolution Yellow is designed to suit high speed ball races such as wheel and differential bearings. Reducing frictional losses this oil will prolong bearing life, whilst improving performance and help deliver longer run times in nitro and electric powered models. Revolution Blue is ideal for lubricating hard working thrust race bearings, improving durability whilst reducing maintenance. And finally Revolution Red is designed for very high temperature applications and is particularly recommended for use with clutch bearings.
Source: GB Modelsport [gbmodelsport.co.uk]
The 1st Round of the 2011 JBRL Electric Series was held at Hotrod Hobbies, California with 280 drivers turning out for the event. Team Durango drivers Hupo Hönigl and Jörn Neumann were in attendance to participate in 2WD, 4WD and Pro 4WD Short Course. Gerd Strenge was also their to support both drivers. It was a very long day of racing with 2 Rounds of Qualifying and 1 Final. In 4WD it was a close battle between Hupo and Jörn for the TQ spot, with Jörn taking the TQ spot. In Pro 4WD Short Course the brand new DESC410R was the car to beat. Again Jörn took the TQ, 2nd place Hupo and 3rd Chad Bradley. In 2WD Frank Root took the TQ spot by 1 second over Jörn with the Prototype DEX210 and 3rd Mike Truhe. 4th place was teammate Hupo also with the Prototype DEX210.
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Shepherd are happy to announce that former Swiss Champion Marco Müller will continue to race for Team Shepherd in the coming year. The first big event of the season will be the World Championship 1/8th Scale in Miami and Müller will travel together with his Swiss team-mate Simon Kurzbuch to represent Team Shepherd. Additionally Müller will attend the Euros A in Luxemburg as well as all rounds of the Swiss Championship. He had the following to say about the deal:
It’s a pleasure for me to continue with Team Shepherd in the upcoming season. Teamwork and collegiality is very important for them and I would like to thank them for the great support they are offering. I’m really looking forward to starting the season with the World Championship in Miami.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Acorn Racing have announced the signing of one of Thailand’s top drivers Benz Paphon to their factory team. With a total of 10 years racing experience and multiple wins in his RC career, Paphon will use his vast knowledge and experience to take race wins and help in the development of Acorn Racing Products. Paphon recently tested the all new Acorn M.A.D Series LiPo 6000Mah/65C at the TITC and was impressed by the power generated by this series of new cells. “These new cells from Acorn Racing certainly make me a lot more confident” say Paphon. “On top of Acorn Racing I will like to take this opportunity to thank my dad and current sponsors Futaba, Yokomo Japan, Speed Passion, Hobby Haven Malaysia, Maxima Fuel and O.S Engines.”
Source: Acorn Racing [acorninnovations.asia]
