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July 13, 2010

Drake wins buggy at Monster Energy SS Rd1

Revelation Raceway hosted round 1 of the Monster Energy Summer Series last Saturday with the one day event consisting of three rounds of qualifying and the main events. In the 1/8th buggy class Adam Drake TQ’d with his Novarossi powered Losi 8ight 2.0 buggy, followed by teammate Matt Schreffler also running a Novarossi powered Losi 8ight 2.0, while Colby Poh started third on the grid with his Mugen buggy. In the final Matt used the option line to move past Adam at the start of lap one, but Adam was able to get back into the lead before the end of lap one and never looked back. The Drake won the 20 minute final by more than a lap over Colby Poh and Matt Schreffler finished third. Adam and Matt used Losi’s green compound Kingpin G2’s for qualifying and the final.

July 13, 2010

Mikie Klausner takes Rd4 in Austria

Last weekend saw the 4th round from 6 of the Austrian 1:8 Onroad championship take place at the SFMAV track near Salzburg. Very hot, perfect weather, with more than 35° air temperature and more than 50° track temperature helped produce some very hot racing action. Already in practice it looked like Mugen/Novarossi driver Mikie Klausner would dominate this event again, like the 3 events prior. With the fastest practice time, fastest lap time and winning all qualifying heats, Mikie would easily take the pole position.

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July 13, 2010

Durango DEX410R now available

Something we missed last week, but Team Durango’s new DEX410R is now available. Sharing the same Team Durango DNA, performance and innovation as the World Championship winning DEX410, it is delivered with a more ‘regular’ specification. We covered the car in the past when it was in its prototype form, but now that is has been finalised you can check out the full final gallery here.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

July 13, 2010

Video – 2010 Short Course RC Nationals

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUlOSK7reZU[/youtube]

Source: jjlove1217 [ youtube.com]

July 13, 2010

Buerge wins in West Germany, Hepp takes title

The final battle for points of the 1/10 scale nitro on-road Western German Championship at Oberhausen saw Sebastian Buerge winning for the first time this season. But even with a victory the 2009 champion couldn’t avoid that Tobias Hepp, finishing third behind Andreas Weyhoven, captured the 2010 title and the prestigious starting number “1” for the 2011 season. In the Kyosho World Cup (KWC) group West local hero Werner Vogel earned his second win and the title in the GP-Race class while Holger Wittek took the title in GP-Sport.

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July 13, 2010

Tekno RC HB D8/T option parts

Tekno RC have released a whole range of new parts for the Hot Bodies D8, D8T, Ve8 and Vorza. New Stub Axles and Diff Couplers feature hardened steel, precision tolerances & snap rings ensure worry free usage. Center shaft couplers and stub axles also come with 3 sets of drive pin holes to extend the life of each part. The new lightened LCG chassis is the ultimate chassis upgrade for your Hot Bodies D8T Nitro Truggy and is 37g/1.4oz lighter than stock and features a low CG cutout design that lowers the engine and radio tray by 1mm, with the fuel tank lowered by 2mm. CNC machined from 4mm aircraft grade 7075-T6 aluminium, it has been hard anodized for increased wear resistance and the under side edge has been beveled to help cruise over rough terrain.

View all the other parts here

July 13, 2010

HPI Blitz white C-hub and Ball end set

Continuing their release of white ESE parts for the regular Blitz trucks, HPI have introduced a complete front C-Hub set as well as ball end set. The easily identifiable and pretty cool look white parts use the stiffest material, optimized for ultimate performance. Ideal for main chassis, suspension arms and more on a racing truck.

Click here to see the ball end set

July 12, 2010

Sirio .12 Power clutch system V

Star Motor Engineering has released this CAD image of their new Sirio .12 Power clutch system V. The new clutch system features a ‘revolutionary’ design and way of working that increases the performance and acceleration of the engine. The new power clutch kit sports a flywheel with a new ‘flat design’ that is lighter than the previous version. All parts like the spring catch, flywheel nut and spring nut are made from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium for minimum weight, while the new clutch disk is hardened for durability. The kit will include a new red shoe made in a special and exclusive composite material. Expect it to make its debut in Houston for the 1/10th 200mm World Championship after which it should becomes available.

Source: Star Motor [starmotor.com]