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September 7, 2010

Shepherd Titanium screws & aluminum pivot balls

Shepherd have introduced a new range of screws to their existing product line. These premium titanium screws are machined from the highest grade raw material and compared to the standard screws, these titanium versions are about 45% lighter and lower the overall weight significantly. Available in 3×6, 3×8, 3×10, 3×12, 4×8 & 4x10mm countersunk versions and 3×6, 3×8, 3×10 & 3x12mm button head versions. They are also available as complete sets for the Velox V8 and the Velox V10. To further lighten your car these new aluminium pivot balls are CNC-machined from premium German aluminium and nickle plated to increase wear resistance and lifespan. The weight saving is about 60% compared to the standard balls and they are available in D6 short, D6 and D7 versions.

View the pivot balls here

September 7, 2010

Olly Jefferies wins Schumacher BTCC finale

Fresh from winning the recent BRCA Halifax national, Olly Jefferies continued his wining ways by taking victory at this season’s Schumacher BTCC finale. Qualifying in changing conditions the Associated driver was quickest in every round of qualifying and set a new track record for the West London GP layout. He lined up ahead of young Tamiya star Elliott Harper and Schumacher’s Chris Grainger for the two leg finals. A clean sweep of both A finals gave Olly the overall victory and some valuable track time in preparation for the final BRCA national being held at West London in two weeks. Chris Grainger finished second ahead of his Schumacher team mate Colin Price. In the Pro stock class James Hart took the win for Schumacher with Malcolm Hall taking the stock class. Being the final round of the series the championship was decided in favor of Chris Grainger in Super Touring with James Hart taking the Pro Stock title and Zak Finlay was confirmed as stock class winner.

A full report can be found on the Schumacher site here.

Source: BRCA [brca-tc.co.uk]

September 7, 2010

Yeah Racing Transformula F1 conversion kit

New from Yeah Racing is the Transformula F1 conversion kit. Designed in collaboration with Worlds finalist and organiser of the Japanese F1RCGP series, Hideo Kitazawa it uses the assumption that the link system is more effective in high speed impacts and offers better control in bumpy conditions than the current t-bar system that is used in the majority of F1 chassis’. This single kit allows you to convert your car between the kits standard T-bar and the linkage system to find the one that best suits the track. The kit features an all new chassis, battery plate, servo mount and motor mount and it has been built using 2.5mm carbon fibre that utilizes a pivot-ball linkage rear suspension which allows for independent adjustment for chassis roll, bump and alignment. The motor mount and T-bar mount are machined from 7075 aluminium to strengthen the model with the best performance. The kit fits with F103 front arms and F103/F104 differential so users can easily convert their existing car to this new model.

View more images of the conversion here

September 7, 2010

Eric Dankel wins Trofeo Novarossi

The Trofeo Novarossi race took place last weekend at the Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano. With a relatively low turn out of 65 drivers across 1/8th and 1/10th scale, there was nice weather and some great racing. In the 1/8th scale class it was Eric Dankel who took the TQ spot with his Novarossi powered Mugen. The German driver carried his pace into the final and won ahead of Christian Cavicchioli in 2nd and Andrea Lorenzi taking 3rd. In the 1/10th scale race it was Walter Ossola that was the top qualifier but problems in the race saw him finish well down the order. It was Manuel Antinori that took the victory with his Xray chassis in front of Mirko Fuganti in 2nd and Christian Costanzo 3rd.

View the final results and more photos here

September 7, 2010

Edam Racing tool range

Edam Racing have released their own range of tools. Available in the usual hex wrench sizes of 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm & 3.0mm, nut spinners in 5.0mm, 5.5mm & 7.0mm as well as reamer and exhaust spring tool make this range very complete. For easy identification of the hex and ball hex tools, the size is indicated on the orange anodized aluminum part of the handle with machined stripes. All the tools are available separately or in the Edam tool case as a complete set.

Source: Edam [edam.com.tw]

September 6, 2010

Michal Orlowski & Piotr Okonski win Polish buggy Nats

Last weekend saw the final round of the Polish National Off-Road Championships run for 2wd and 4wd at the big clay off-road race track in Warsaw. The leader of the championship standing in the 2wd class, ETS Hobby class Champion Michal Orlowski, drove the newly released Tamiya TRF201 and took the race win on its Polish debut and with it the championship title. Second place was Patryk Rbarczyk Artur Kramza in 3rd, both drivers running the Associated B4. In the modified 4wd class Piotr Okonski, driving the TRF511, won the championship in front of another Tamiya driver Damina Zalewski. The final podium spot went to Associated B44 driver Artur Kramza.

View the 4wd podium here

September 6, 2010

Fabio Boero wins 2010 Italian title

The fourth and final round of the AMSCI 1/8 Off Road Italian championship was held last weekend at the D&R Dirt Race RC track in Castelnuovo Calcea, Asti. The final saw the fight between Xray driver Riccardo Perin and Davide Tortorici with his Hobao for first position with the former taking the victory. Fabio Boero, who had been sitting in 3rd place by the mid part of the race, brought his Mugen/Reds combination home to claim the final step of the podium and more importantly the 2010 Italian National title. Tortorici took 2nd spot in the final championship standings with Perin in 3rd.

Image: RC Gazette [rcgazette.smugmug.com]

September 6, 2010

Yokomo YZ-114SPB charger & discharger

Yokomo have released the YZ-114SPB, a performance fast charger and discharger. Able to charge the usual range of batteries including LiPo and LiFe, you can monitor the balance of the pack by checking the voltage in each cell through the now built in balancer port. It can be run on DC12V or AC100V, is supplied with all the cables you will need including the temp sensor and comes in the standard silver version of trick looking carbon version.

View the carbon version here