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May 4, 2010

Exclusive – Protoform P56-Nitro sedan body

Protoform have given us the Exclusive first look at their all new P56-Nitro sedan 200mm body. This body is designed to be a more compact race body, thus offering superior response while giving excellent down force levels. This body adheres to the EFRA “Global Body Spec” rules as well as all ROAR body rules. The large aggressive wing sits upon 2 oversize wing stands that allow for larger wing screws and quick track side adjustments. Two small molded-in shark fins support the outer ends of the wing and prevent distortion at high speed. The P56-N is ROAR approved and is on the IFMAR ‘approved body’ list for this summer’s IFMAR Worlds in Houston TX. Made of high quality lexan, it’s available in 2 weights, ‘Lite’ and an even lighter weight ‘Pro-Lite’. It comes with a protective coating for easy painting. The body has been tested and given a “thumbs up” by racers like Mike Swauger and Scott Kimbrow. The P56-N will be available on May 5/10.

View more images of the body shell here

May 4, 2010

Glyn Beal wins BRCA Sports GT Rd2

Glyn Beal sent us a report on the second round of the BRCA sports GT championship held at the Cotswold track last weekend. On Saturday morning the weather was dry and sunny, but didn’t get much practice due to painting and cutting out new GTP body shells. A big thanks to Keith from Kamtec for producing this shell in a short period of time. First impressions were that everyone liked this new shell because it made car easy to set up and quicker. When I finally got on the track in the afternoon, the car was very quick from the start and both Lee Chapman and I both set the same best lap times which was a 16.6. I decided not to do much more practice as the car was going great and then of course the rain came.

Continue the report here

May 3, 2010

Taylor James joins Team Losi

Losi have welcomed former Jammin driver Taylor James and his numerous years of top level racing experience to the team. Taylor will be joining the team for the upcoming 1/8th ROAR Off-road Fuel Nationals warm-up race in Colorado Springs, CO on May 13th-18th and will be competing in all the major races including the upcoming IFMAR World Championships this November. Taylor James will be running the Team Losi Racing 8ight 2.0 buggy race roller and the 8ight-T 2.0 truggy race roller powered by Nitrotec engines and controlled by his Spektrum DX3R.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

May 3, 2010

Salven takes West German 1/10th Rd2 victory

More than 20 years after his last visit at the track of the RMC Dueren close to the Belgian and Dutch border Michael Salven achieved victory at round two of the nitro 1/10 Western German Championship. With rain pouring down for most of the day Tobias Hepp made it a 1-2 for Serpent crossing the line just five seconds behind Salven.

Read the full report here

May 3, 2010

Axial Racing .28 Spec 2S big block engine

New from Axial Racing is this .28 Spec 2S, a 4.6cc big block engine. Replacing the original spec 1S, the spec 2S features a larger machined billet aluminium heat-sink head for increased surface area and cooling, adjusted timing for increased RPM, 37,500 vs. 36,000, and a three needle slide carburetor that includes 8.0. 8.5, & 9.0mm venturis. All this on top of the standard features which include dual bushing aluminium connecting rod and true ABC chrome sleeve construction for durability. This is a direct bolt-in replacement engine for any .21+ engine mount, and will accept most aftermarket shaft drive starting systems.

Source: Axial Racing [axialracing.om]

May 3, 2010

Mike Klausner wins 1/8th Rd2 in Austria

Last weekend the 2nd of 6 rounds for the Austrian 1/8th on road championship took place at MORAC-Graz host of the 2008 European ‘B’ Championships. The event was again dominated by Mike Klausner, who took pole position, won his semi final (no direct qualifiers in Austria) and took the final to cap a nearly perfect weekend for him.

Continue reading the report here

May 3, 2010

Nosram X-treme race 5600mAh 50C pack

The new 5600mAh X-treme race hard case from Nosram is the next generation of LiPo battery technology with amazing 50C performance. Specially developed for maximum power delivery and unbelievable low internal resistance it has been mounted in a red transparent hard case to keep the cells from being damaged during use. In addition to that the case features sub-c bulges for perfect and secure chassis fit into any 1/10th scale on road or off road car.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

May 3, 2010

Luis Cortez takes the win at 2nd Portuguese Regional

Last Sunday the second round of the Portuguese Regionals was held in the Circuito Automodelismo do Funchal. Mugen driver Luis Cortez, took the pole and another perfect win, the temperature variations having a big influence in the outcome of this event with a lot of drivers having engine trouble all weekend, getting the engine perfectly tuned was a challenge. In the main final Team Magic driver Fabio Barros drove a smart race managing the second place of the podium, while Veteran Serpent driver Alcino Camacho, after a difficult year, returned to the podium in 3rd place showing us that experience and know how is far more important than a top engine or chassis.

Thanks to Paulo Rodrigues for the report.